How to stop chucking as a fast bowler?

Moh899 · #1 March 31, 2014, 05:26 PM

Anyone with any kind of tips on how to stop chucking while fast bowling? I got kicked outta my local club without any coach for chucking while bowling. Some of the internet tips i got was to meet a coach who can fix this but i dont think i can find one in NY. any tips from anyone?

al-Sagar · #2 March 31, 2014, 10:01 PM

start bowling legitmate deliveries .....

Gowza · #3 April 1, 2014, 01:49 AM

go through your run up at a slower pace and make sure you focus on that elbow and keeping it straight, it's tough to give much useful feedback without being able to see you bowl but obviously if you're chucking then it means your elbow is flexing and the only way to fix it is by zeroing in and focusing on that elbow and making sure it doesn't move. so as i said earlier my first suggestion would be to do some drills but at a much slower pace than normal then when you've done that quite a few times start to move through the motions a bit quicker until you get used to doing it at full pelt.

repetition is the key, the best way to train your body to not chuck is by practising a legal method as much as possible, the more repetitions you do with the correct action the more your body will remember (muscle memory) and the easier it will get.

Moh899 · #4 April 1, 2014, 02:44 PM

thnx bro. i'll try that

Gowza · #5 April 1, 2014, 04:49 PM

Sit down and work out where in your action starts and what happens after that, if you can get someone to watch and tell you where the flexing occurs that would probably help.

Moh899 · #6 April 1, 2014, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Gowza
Sit down and work out where in your action starts and what happens after that, if you can get someone to watch and tell you where the flexing occurs that would probably help.

thing is, its hard to find that someone in nyc. Not a lot of people know about cricket here.

Gowza · #7 April 2, 2014, 04:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Moh899
thing is, its hard to find that someone in nyc. Not a lot of people know about cricket here.

what about someone at your local club? or a family member? i'm not suggesting that that someone needs to be a qualified coach but it could be very helpful to you if there was someone who could watch you and pin point the moment your elbow flexes. without knowing when that flexion occurs it will be difficult for you to rectify it, unless you want to completely re-model your action which i wouldn't suggest doing.

Moh899 · #8 April 2, 2014, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Gowza
what about someone at your local club? or a family member? i'm not suggesting that that someone needs to be a qualified coach but it could be very helpful to you if there was someone who could watch you and pin point the moment your elbow flexes. without knowing when that flexion occurs it will be difficult for you to rectify it, unless you want to completely re-model your action which i wouldn't suggest doing.

thnx for the tips again. my local club wants performance as they are a team who competes with others. i checked they just tell me to keep the hand straight. unable to do that. but thnx for your time.

Gowza · #9 April 2, 2014, 04:08 PM

hand? as far as i'm aware you're allowed to flex your wrist, just not the elbow...

Moh899 · #10 April 2, 2014, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Gowza
hand? as far as i'm aware you're allowed to flex your wrist, just not the elbow...

they said in bengali: tomar haat soja rakhte hobe..tumi chucking koro.

Vua · #11 April 2, 2014, 05:55 PM

Hit the ball towards the ground.
Watch Lance Klussener bowl.