how to bowl faster with short run up and keys to bowl fast

Neville YoungCoach, Australia

You can bowl reasonably fast with a short run up, but never as fast as with a long run up, because around 15-20% of your bowling speed is created by the speed of your run up. You simply cannot reach the same top speed over a couple of metres as you can after accelerating into your run up over 10-15 metres.

There are some things that.you need to get right to bowl fast..

1. A fast but balanced run up that you can control when transitioning into the delivery stride.

2. Your back leg should be reasonable straight when you land and should not bend very much as you bring your front foot down.

3. Your hips should be ahead of your chest as you land on your back foot.

4. Your front leg should be braced and straight as you pivot over it.. A collapsing (bending) front leg will reduce your speed and delivery height and will result in lower bounce..

5. As you pivot over your front foot and you begin to swing over your bowling arm, your chest should drive forwards ahead of your hips.

6. Drag your front arm down to pull your front shoulder down, driving your chest forwards.

7. Follow through with your run up down the pitch.

Collapsing either or both your back and front leg will have a really great effect on delivery speed. Each time your leg bends it acts a bit like a shock absorber and motion and energy is lost. A collaping back leg has the greatest effect.on reducing speed.