The Basics of Finger Spin - Part 1
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- Spinners play a key role in all teams, at all levels, across all format, with many of the most successful bowlers of all time being spinners.
Bowling spin is something we think everyone should try, and the basics are often overlooked in favour of teaching everyone to bowl seam.
In this video Ed takes a look at the basics of finger spin bowling, including grip, wrist position, and how to generate those all important revolutions on the ball. As a former first class spinner it's great to hear Ed going back to basics and covering some of the key points that all spinners rely on to execute their skills.
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When you have watched this, then please watch Part 2, which covers off the Bowling Action here - • The Basics of Finger S...
This is not some random tutorial it's a proper guide.. too good for TH-cam.
Very kind of you Keval. Glad you found helpful. Thanks for your support.
By far the best spin tutorial I've ever seen
Yes you are right
But i want some other knowledge
For left arm spin
How i get perfect my run up which give me rythm please make a video on spin run up
@@satyamsingh6567 No problem, I'll be releasing videos of the different parts of the action soon, make sure you subscribe to stay updated. Thanks
Kindly upload a video on run up and body position for left arm orthodox spin bowling.
I've watched a ton of left-arm spin videos on youtube now, and this is by FAR the best one. Very clear, very instructive...perfect. Thank you.
Wow! That’s so kind of you to take the time to leave that comment. Really glad you find it useful! Thank you for the support
OH MY GODDD!! This is the best off spin bowling tutorial I've ever seen!! I had major issues about my wrist position, but now everything's clear! Thank you so much!!
Looking forward to see more tutorials, cheers!!
Kazi Mahim glad to hear it!! Make sure you spread the word to your friends and let’s get this ball rolling
@@InFormCricket how i get perfect rythm in run up
Becz my all things is good but run up problm
@@InFormCricket can we use thumb to spin the ball with index finger or thumb is for just support
@@Jaihindustan17 thumb is for support, but sometimes can stop ball from leaving fingers smoothly. So ideally don’t have top of thumb touching, but if it gives you more confidence to spin ball with solid grip then use thumb for support.
Thankyou so much for this tutorial. You taught me more than what my academy did in years of training. 👐
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment! Really glad you found it useful!
Thanks a lot, just started back age 47 after 18 years out, as a left armer my natural delivery has always spun the ball into a right handed batter so I'm gonna work on this as an alternative delivery to add to my options, very well explained, thank you.
brilliant video, so helpful
Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment!
Best tutorial i have seen for the beginner left arm 🙌🙌🙌
The best cricket based channel I have ever seen..may god bless you..but sad news is why are you stopping?you are such a masterclass coach!and your content is also good.. please try to make more videos like this! Last video was uploaded nearly 1 years!you are really lag behind than other you tuber
Thanks for this. I am trying to find time to film some more. Thank you for your support.
One of the best tutorial I have ever seen for beginners
Hi Mohammad, thank you so much! So kind of you to take the time to comment. All the best
I m left arm spinner and u guide really well...
When are we getting next variations for left arm spinners?
'45 degree' answered all the questions I had over the years! Wonderful. About the wall, I have asked permission from the rentee 'i like to paint 🎨 some itsy bitsy red dots over the wall' 😂
Haha! Maybe best to use a ball that won't leave any marks! 🤣
Sir can you make a video about weight transfer on front leg while releasing the bowl...and also about spot bowling..for spinners..🙏🙏🙏🙏..you are amazing ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for this Aniket! I will be doing various videos of the different parts of the action soon, make sure you subscribe.
Subscribed already sir...just waiting for your new video...on action
thank you for your teaching brother coming sunday my match iwill try your steps
Onc of the best tutorial that I'have ever seen👋🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
Thank you so much for your support! Glad you found it useful
Such useful and informative video!
You corrected and answered so many mistakes and questions I had in such simple manner.
Love you brother❤.
Thank you sir but can you tell me how I can get big turn good drift and dip on the ball and I face some problems with my action
Thnx sir, for sharing your cricketing knowledge with us and once again thnx for clearing the doubts for the wrist position
Always welcome, glad you found it useful, please let me know if there is anything else you are struggling with.
Great spin tutorial, can you also explain the different variations that a finger spinner can bowl? Some of them I know are top spin, arm ball, slider, under cutter...
Thanks for your comment Maroof. Main variations from off spinners are subtle, like the arm ball (quick through the air, seam up straight so ball can swing), or the ball that slides on (misses the seam on bounce), which is basically an under cutter. Other variations are produced by using different areas on the crease, as well as changing the height of your arm on release. Hope this helps.
Just chanced upon this gem. Having got back into cricket after a decade, all my off spinners come out as undercutters "the flying saucer". When you said about seamer wrist cocking position it all made sense.
Hopefully I can relearn off spin. Im getting good rpm, its just the seam angle is all wrong.
So glad it’s helped. Thank you for watching and commenting. Try to watch part 2 as well
Thanks for the video❤ sir how can i bowl in my spot all bowls?i mean i want to hit 6 balls in my spot but it doesn’t happened to me..only 3-4 balls hit on my spot..how can i focus it sir?60%it happens to me for nervousness💔
Thanks for the comment Fahim. That is usually a lack of focus, which therefore means you get distracted, and your body tenses up and either don't complete action (full toss), or hold ball too hard in hand/just use bowling shoulder to bowl (drag down short). Try and find a routine that is repeatable. Having a repeatable action, and a solid routine that helps you remained focus really helps with consistency. Hope this helps.
Best spin Tutorial ever seen. Great and thank you
Hi Arun, that’s so kind of you to take the time to comment. Thank you for your kind words and support.
Very good tips . Thank you for this video
Glad I could help Kamran, make sure you check out Part 2 as well!
That's great tutorial for spin bowling awesome. This is extraordinary tips, make sure you also make drill video on net practice for spin also
Thanks Sher, will make more videos in future to help in net practice.
Very good video mate. Spot on with the points on dip and getting the seam with the ideal balance between top and side spin
Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and to comment. Really glad you enjoyed it and thanks for such positive feedback.
Can you please tell me when you upload new one?I really waiting for your reply..you are really a good coach and need to upload some more videos.
If you subscribe and turn on the notifications, you’ll be notified when we release a new video. Thank you for your kind words, working on new content
Really helpful 😃 thank you so much for the video 👍
Bro the this video was very very helpful like the way u explained about the seam variations & rotation helped me alot 💯💯
Thanks Yash, great to hear!
Great tips. Thanks alot
very nicely explained sir.. Thank You
Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment Ajay
Really amazing video and soothing voice. I had some doubts about grip and the landing position of the ball. It's all clear now.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. Really glad you found the video useful!
Really informative video. Thank you✨🥰
Thank you for taking the time to watch the video and to comment. I’m glad you enjoyed it
Very Nice Information 👍 Very Nice Video , Thank You Sir 🙂
Thank you so much for the kind message Suniet. I’m glad you find it useful
Very helpful video for young finger spinner
Thank you Jay, glad you found it useful
I was your 600th subscriber and now u have 800+ subscriber. Congratulations
Thank you Rafael! 600 was a good feeling, amazing to get to 800. Thanks for your support
Thanks a lot, learned a lot from this video and the explaining is superb much love to you bro!!!
Really glad it helped you Sukhitha! Thanks for the support
@@InFormCricket Can you post a video bout how to bowl in a field I get how to spin the ball but I don't know how to rotate my wrist while bowling like you say in the video it'll be a great help if you can post a video like that
@@sukhithadharmasinghe6051 we are working on that video. Make sure you subscribe so you are notified when we release it 👌🏼
Thanks for detailing the mechanics of spin. These spin series videos are amazing 🙏
I didn’t get the concept of thumb pointing the right side of chest. Is it just before the release ? Could you please explain a little more. Thank you
Hi Rahul, many thanks for taking the time to message. It is where you want your thumb to be at the very top of your bowling action. So when you have your bowling arm straight up, tried to have your thumb in that diagonal direction. Hope this helps
Good tutorial on spin bowling...very useful ✌
Glad you enjoyed Arul! I'm creating part 2 now.
Hello im trying but not able to do the rotation part not able to fully utilize my index finger
What a guy. Cheers mate.
Thanks Adam! Hope you found the video of value.
That's a very very good tutorial i found in youtube thanks for the video ❤️🔥
Thank you for taking the time to watch the video Vinit, and also leave a comment. I am glad you found it of value.
@@InFormCricket appreciate sir👍🙏
Plleeees tell when cricketer's do jym morning or evening / and what types of workouts they do
Awesome tips thanks
Glad it helped you, thanks for watching and leaving a comment.
When i do bowling practice in nets
In starting my finger make good grip on ball and good rotation but after some time my finger get free means losse and i can't rotate the ball
After bowling after some time? Maybe because you get tired?
This helped a lot to clear doubts thank you 🙏 Keep posting such relatable videos for spinners... Can you post one for drills and spot bowling to improve spin bowling it will help. 🙏
Thanks Manish! I will be doing a couple more videos in the future, so keep an eye out, thanks for your support!
sir how to get more turn my problem is my hand comes from left side of my had slightly right arm off spin
Thanks for the comment Rithish, your front side of your body is important. You must rip down with your front arm, to create momentum towards the batter, as well as rotation of your body, to help your finger get over the top of the ball on release. Make sure you are fully rotating, with your shoulders moving vertically, not horizontally. Hope this helps
@@InFormCricket ok sir how should the top part of the body worko as you said please can you clear my doubt
@@rithishreddy6915 make sure your front arm goes up and out towards the batter, then come down close to your hip. Your front up finishing behind you will help your body pivot. Try and make sure your bowling shoulder is pointing down the wicket after you’ve bowled the ball.
@@InFormCricket thak you sir
Excellent explainability
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. I’m glad you found it useful and that I explained it well.
Great tips
Sir guide something's about run up of the spinner
It is in the plan to do. What are you struggling with?
@@InFormCricket my problem is my run up is to slow and when I release the ball i feel very uncomfortable
@@InFormCricket how steps run up i have to take?
@@help_to_find1 It's a common issue, if you don't have enough momentum in your action, then it'll be hard to rotate your body to get the spin and pace on the ball. Use your run up and jump into the crease to gain momentum. In regards to how many steps, this is preference. But you don't want it to be forced, you want it to be rhythmical, like you are running on clouds, and not running the 100m against Usain Bolt. This is preference, Graeme Swann use to run in, and Nathan Lyon starts off by walking, and accelerates with a couple of steps to go before his take off. Try out some different methods, but you want to make sure you are accelerating at least two steps before taking off. Hope this helps.
@@InFormCricket say something about when give flight delivery to batsman how to release the ball
Best one .Thanks a lot
Thank you so much Abhilash!
Very much informative. Nicely explained everything. Do we expect left arm spin bowling and fast bowling videos in future.
Thanks for your comment Vinod. We are trying to work on releasing more videos to hopefully bring you more value in the future. Thank you for your support.
Sir pls suggest any drills to correct the wrist
A lot of it is trial and error, experimenting, trying different wrists positions, getting a feeling for different angles of your wrist. Having the body awareness of knowing the angle of your wrist is on release can help you put different spin on the ball. Have fun playing around with it. Maybe try to use a two coloured ball to check the spin on the ball and which way the seam is pointing mid air.
Should i grip the ball really tight like Swann and Ajmal or loosely also should I use the wrist
Your grip is down to individual preference, and whatever feels naturally to A) get spin on the ball, and B) allow the ball to come out at the top of your bowling action, so you don’t bowl full (release early) or a drag down (release late).
Just be warned that if you grip tight and have a tense wrist and forearm, then you fingers won’t be able to flick as quickly and your wrist won’t be able to release, so you could lose out on spin.
Excellent video!
This is the best video ever for left arm spinners
But please make a video of runup and full action
Thanks Yash! It is on our list of content to do, so keep an eye out!
thank you sir for this nice video.
have some queries----
1> now a days in T20 matches spinners are taking charge with brand new balls. any
tips/ video for new ball spin bowling?
2> what will be the strategy against left hand batters for left arm orthodox spin bowlers?
Hi Anirban, it is sometimes harder to grip a newer ball, white balls are easier than red balls to grip, but still make sure you have a grip that you feel confident and in control with, so you can still spin the ball. Make sure you're trying to spin the ball, see how the pitch reacts, and make sure you are hitting the stumps every ball, as this puts the batter under most pressure. 2) When the ball is spinning into the batter, it is technically easier for them. We must either try and make them against the spin into the off side, so they create a gap between bat and pad, allowing the ball to pass, or we make them play across the ball square onto leg side, when we are hitting the stumps. Using your field is very important. You can also go around the wicket, to try and pitch the ball in line with the stumps, and get LBW. Hope that helps.
I am a right arm off spinner. But I my ball is not rotating in 45' Degree. Can you give me the answer.How can i use my wrist?
I'm a left-armer. I have tried using a red and white ball and noticed that when I hold the white side on the left and pointing the seam toward the left 45 degree, the white side actually ends up on the right side in the air, and the seam pointing to the right. I think it has back spin. Why does it flip over? What is going wrong?
Thanks for this. Feel free to send us a video on Instagram and we can take a look!
It's a very good video bro. And it’s far better than the other tutorials available on TH-cam. Thanks for making this video. Hope your channel will become very big❤️.
Very kind of you to leave a comment like this! Definitely planning on more videos, just had challenges with covid and also been very busy coaching in person! Thank you for your support
@@InFormCricket You are most welcome❤️
Brilliant content, thank you, I’m struggling because (although I’ve never previously thought about it) I always use my thumb (right handed bowler) as the main adder of spin. I’ve tried the technique you suggest (on my sofa), and while it feels less affective, I know it must be better, especially watching examples in real matches, how do I change? I must watch more videos of spin bowlers to improve (this is my first ever) You’ve made me reconsider my whole technique. (It’s made me reconsider how I use the seem, I’ve previously always gone seem up and made my wrist add the ‘angles’ especially as I like to make the occasional ball go away) Thought provoking, but no promises, but I will try. Go 🤙
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. Don’t worry, there’s a lot of trial and error with bowling. Seeing what works, what doesn’t. Some people like their thumb on the ball as it provides more support, and bowlers feel more in control. Nothing wrong with it, just got to understand the limitations to these things.
Thank you
Glad it helped you Vikas
Can u pls post advanced finger spin practises ?
Will definitely bring out a more advance video - anything specifically you want covered?
How I can bowl leg-spin by my finger? please make a video regarding this topic.
Will look at this topic in the future, in the mean time, grab a ball, have your hand by your side, with your palm facing forward, and then rotate your hand with the ball towards your other hand, while keeping your palm facing forward. Catch the ball with your other hand, and repeat.
Sir I'm a very quick action bowler, a very quick arm bowler(leg spinner) like rashid khan. This quality is natural. So shall I be a bowler who bowls both his leg break and googly from back of the hand, like mystery spinner as my arm speed is quite high. So batsman would be confused to pick me. Sir plz give your advice
Always make it hard for the batter to pick you! But variations need to be accurate, that's the real skill. Be relentless in your accuracy, then batters will be under more pressure to pick your deliveries as they will be threatening the stumps. Keep things as natural as possible. Good luck.
Best one🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank you Sudhanva!
Sir I m right arm off spin bowler, I can bowl with left arm spin also but not generating much pace and spin so what I can do for this
Hi Awais, remember to use your whole body to spin the ball. Transfer your weight forward onto your front leg to release the ball, and make sure you pivot 180 degrees. Have momentum through the crease, in the bowling action, and towards the target, this allows your pivot and rotation of your body to be quicker, meaning your bowling arm can come over quicker.
Plz help for home drills to achieve consistency
Consistency comes from having a repeatable action and also focus on each delivery. Work on your fundamentals, make sure your release point is high, transfer your weight over your front leg, drive your head towards the target, rotate your body. Good luck
@@InFormCricket I am doing shadow practices and single wicket bowling can you please help me to watch my video so that I can improve on areas if any errors are there .
May you please allow me your mail id or WhatsApp so that I can get a mentor to discuss about my errors as because on whole TH-cam I found many video's but this is one in which things are clear from beginning to top and therefore I've watched this video with underwritten subtitles 3 times to get it better🙏🙏
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Do you know left arm
armer bowling
As a batsman ! How to check (arm /straight )bowl of left arm spinner ?
I assume you mean how do you pick the arm ball or straight ball as a batter? Definitely look for seam rotation. But key fundamentals still apply - either try to smother bounce of ball (hit ball as soon as it bounces) - therefore has no time to spin or go straight, or get as far away from the bounce of the ball to allow yourself time to adapt to spin or the straight ball. It’s also a good idea to play for the straight ball if doubt as if you miss a straight ball you are definitely out, but if the ball spins past your outside edge - you live to play the next ball.
I want you to tell me about the wrist angle to release side spin
As a finger spinner, our release position will have our palm of our bowling hand, facing the batter.
Such amazing video! Make a video on dip, flight, variations and another about Legspin.
Btw You look a lot like Jhon Krasinski! Office fan here 😁
It’s definitely on the list to make! Thanks for the compliment about John 😁
One of the problems I've never been able to solve is the post delivery stride. I stop the moment the ball is delivered from my hand. There's no follow through. And when I tend to focus more on the follow through i bowl full tosses or overpitched deliveries. My action isnt free flowing like Rangana Herath, Jack Leach, Vettori's. I need extra effort to land the bowl on right areas. I get a good spin though. But my line and length isnt consistent when I focus on the follow through. Can you suggest me some drills as to how to overcome this? I've tried many things but my body is just used to stop right at the moment the ball is delivered. And Btw, nice video
Thanks for the comment! This is a common issue so don't worry. It is a combination of a lack of momentum and not using your front arm to rotate your body. You need momentum before you enter the crease, so you keep that pace to get your body towards the target while you bowl. Your front arm rotates your body. You can do this easily by using your front arm more. Start with your front arm (non bowling arm) straight up (12 o'clock on clock face), and then complete your bowling action, but make sure your front arm finishes back up at the same position. So it completes a full circle. This helps you rotate your body fully, which helps get spin on the ball, but also helps your body keep moving towards the target, which is very important. Hope this helps.
@@InFormCricket thank you for your reply. I'll try this one out. Yeah i agree. My bowling action lacks momentum. Its a slow action mostly because im a bit overweight now. I'll try adding some momentum to my action and see how it goes. Wonder why no one ever pointed this out to me before
@@glue12324 Let me know how you get on. Just add some speed a couple of yards before entering the crease (before the bowler's stumps). A skip or something alike works well.
thank you bro for a wonderful tutorial I was a little confused on finger spin you helped me a lot
Thankyou
So glad it helped Athul. Thanks for your support. Let me know if you have any questions.
@@InFormCricket I am a little bad I english hope you don't mind it
when i am balling I am getting extra bounce.it is bouncing a lot from the stemps
is there is any method to reduce the bounce
@@InFormCricket sorry sir i hadn't said thanks to you for saying that 'let me know if you have any questions'
THANK YOU SIR
Iam a folower of you in instagram
@@athulkrishnatu bounce is caused by the pitch, having a high release point, and also hitting the seam. Axar Patel has a lower release point than Ravi Ashwin, so gets less bounce. Either try to bowl fuller or quicker to get the ball to hit the stumps.
@@InFormCricket THANK YOU SIR
I didn't understand what you ment by fuller
I am a bigginer so I don't know cricket language like you sir
please help
Myself a left arm spinner didn't find such a technical video yet.
How can we the arm ball
I'm able to spin the ball pretty much but my forefinger hurts a lot while it's being stretched.... The pain goes away after resting for a while.... But it comes back everytime.... Is there anything I can do about this...
Hi Manu, thank you for taking the time to watch the video and to comment. How long have you been bowling for? Our bodies do take awhile to become use to different movements as well as building up the tolerance in our hands and fingers for such a repetitive movement. Rest is good but always try to keep regular practice so your body can adapt. Make sure stretch your forearm and wrist before bowling as well. Hope this helps
@@InFormCricket Thank you for replying!
It's been only 3-4 months since I've started bowling off spin using the hard ball.... Thank you for your suggestion❤️ Will try to do so...
Stick at it, you’ll body will adapt
This is really something outstanding!!
I want to get a live season
Is it possible to do 1:1 sir
Hi Nasim, thank you! We offer 1-1's online and in person, best if you email hello@informcricket.co.uk first.
Which is best sir finger spinner or wrist spinner
Hi Hardhawardhan, they both have there positives and negatives. If you can be confident bowling wrist spin then it’ll give you the best chance of being successful, as you can spin the ball both ways - but is much harder to bowl than finger spin. The majority of batters are right handed, so being able to spin the ball away from the right hander may be an advantage. Finger spin is more common, so if you’re looking to stand out, then leg spin would work. Hope this helps.
I remember a maxim about a good attack.
“You need to change the bowling - not just the bowler”
Very good Paul. Every batter has a weakness against a certain type of bowler. Just hope you have all bases covered in your team!
From kashmir.. Just 2 days of offspin.. And this video helps the most
That's great to hear! Good luck with your spin bowling
Sir plz tell left arm spin grip
The grip is explained in the video - but you need to spin the ball off your index finger, so play around with holding the ball, and see how wide you can get your index finger and middle finger on the seam of the ball.
Sir valuable tips
I believe that the holy grail of finger spin bowling is imparting top spin. And i don’t think you can impart top spin if your wrist is cocked or the fingers are too tight around the ball (i struggle with this myself). The way i like to think about this is, i like to feel that my triceps are rotating if my wrist is cocked my forearms get too tight and i can’t go up the back of the ball. Have seen a lot of tennis coaches say this about hitting with top spin too. You can’t impart top spin on the ball in tennis if your wrist is locked or your grip is too tight
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What happens if i spin it cross seam? Will it turn?
Hi John, good question. The spin off the pitch is created when the seam digs into the surface, grips and then changes direction. So type of surface has an impact on degree of spin, as well as number of rotations on ball (more rotations = more spin). So it can spin holding the ball cross seam, if the seam makes contact with the surface. If not it’ll skid on, like we saw when England played India in the test series. Becomes difficult for batters to predict if one spins and one goes straight. Hope this helps.
I'm yours 600th subscriber
Big milestone Rafael! Thank you for your support.
amazing
Thank you Deepesh, very kind of you to watch and comment.
Thnx dude really really thanks
Thanks a lot sir 🙏🤍
Bhaiya Mera finger cut jaa raha hi to usse me karte Rahe ya nhi
Really good video thank you. Left handed bowler here but 30 years since I played! The wife wasn’t too happy when I started practising in the kitchen and took out her precious bone china 🙃🫣
Thank you taking the time to watch, and for leaving a comment! They say you’re not a proper spinner till you’ve broken some china inside!
What a spunk Ed Young
There’s nothing to teach you Dane! Aussie over 40 extraordinaire
How bowl flyte ?
Hi Vivek, in order to get the ball above the batter’s eyeline (and entice them into a big shot), we must flight the ball. But we must still spin the ball so the ball dips and drops, and causes the batter to mis-read the length of the ball, hopefully resulting in a loss of timing and a mistake. In order to flight the ball, we must find the right pace to bowl (generally a flighted delivery is slower), and a quicker ball will have a flatter approach the batter from your release point. Try and imagine there is a piece of string half way down the wicket, at around head height, and see if you can bowl over the string and still hit a good length. Good luck.
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I bowled 3,4 bowls on the line but 2 balls so much badly because of its not my natural hand, what's tip for me if you not mind gave me your insta I'd I snd video of my that act
Feel free to send video on Instagram and I can have a look
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When next video is completely on finger spin
Working on a new videos that will help with all things spin
This video is the best thing to have come from coronavirus. Thank you covid
Thank you so much Peter for your kind words! Thank you for your support
Sir my every ball goes undercutt
This usually means our shoulders are rotating horizontally rather than vertically - try to get a higher release point, and not to cock your wrist back - like how it is explained in the video. Good luck
Dear sir
I am Indian but my English is not a good
I am off break spinner
Please your video in Hindi or easy English language
Thanks 👍