Biomechanics of Fast bowling

Here is my 2 cents on fast bowling. The basics of why we create momentum, maintain momentum and then convert that into roational and angular momentum and hopefully some ideas on how to improve those metrics.
If you would like to learn more about the basics of movement click this link - the-foundations-of-movement.teachable.com/p/foundations-of-movement
Credit goes to those mentioned and their knowledge they are putting out there.
I'm always open for discussion and by no means do I feel I have nailed this topic and some of the nuances. Please ask any questions.
Apologies for my error the lats attach at the lower ribs and the Thoracumbular 4-8
Many thanks
Coach Campo
If you have any questions please feel free to email me on [e-mail]

[@SoftwareEngineerMK]

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[@mcsportscoaching2177]

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[@Rex-wn3yf]

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[@mcsportscoaching2177]

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[@veerakarthikeya4534]

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[@mcsportscoaching2177]

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[@haydenwallis8018]

Brilliant video. Thanks for sharing.

[@ramrakesh9029]

Before my speed 100 kmph now 130 thanks

[@shabdahir4867]

Absolutely fantastic. Thank you for uploading this video.

[@mcsportscoaching2177]

No problem shab. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@mayankchaudhary7873]

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[@mcsportscoaching2177]

Glad you liked it!

[@shreshth9000]

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[@Audaciousnomad]

This video is amazing and very helpful... I played the video at 1.25speed and it sounded better at that speed.. love from INDIA ❤️

[@MastersPaceRevolution]

Great. At the end of the day Pace does Matters.

[@adeeltanoli304]

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[@mohammadzaid5292]

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[@mcsportscoaching2177]

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[@adeeltanoli304]

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[@shreshth9000]

Sir your content is really good pls provide a vedio on lateral flexion or body alignment how to correct it and some drills thanks

[@ianpont3709]

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[@surajrai4347]

Awesome video! Very insightful and informative! Thanks a lot!

[@mcsportscoaching2177]

Thanks Suraj! Glad you enjoyed it

[@ianpont3709]

Hip/knee dominance is a weight lifting term firstly (which is where this has been borrowed from) and secondly can also be altered or changed. The 'spring' stiffness applies to mainly plyometrics/sprinting (which is where this has been borrowed from) rather than 'pushing' the base of the action into position - it should 'drop' (stumble reflex) - so is completely the wrong feeling. With final regard to back foot contact 'time', Dale Steyn & Shoaib were bowling similar speeds (both sideways bowlers) but Shoaib spent twice as long on back foot contact into ball release than Dale. Some of this presentation has merit and is accurate, but I feel large parts of it are simply repeating what others have copied & pasted from other sports - often without any validation. A few of us have been coaching quicks for more than 25 years and we see the confusing nature of much of the theories on the internet based on 'pseudo science, which has been created by some coaches to make them sound 'clever'. I am not saying this is the intention here, far from it. I would just be ultra cautious where each source is coming from and whether those sources have actually 'produced' any fast bowlers at all.

[@ianpont3709]

@Marcus Campopiano appreciate everything you have said. I am always cautious when it comes to lifting things from other sports as has happened with 'certain' coaches. Fast Bowling is not like any other sport, although javelin is possibly our closest cousin. I am also aware of that video from luffs you linked in. Again, I am cautious as this simply measures what current bowlers do and NOT what they SHOULD do. If we have 'perfect' modelling we can show whether those bowlers are efficient & effective. Saying quicker bowlers 'tend to run in faster' isn't evidence that is the right way to generate pace. In fact, the fastest possibly of all, Jeff Thomson, used to jog in because he generated his speed from hip rotation and range of movement. Plus of course, increasing speed in one area impacts on the coordination & timing in other areas. So faster approach can actually lead to SLOWER ball velocities and vice versa. I feel cricket has an entire generational journey still to make. In the last 25 years of working with this stuff I still feel we are in the dark ages when it comes to understanding of how to create speed safely and correctly. But at least people have finally started to talk about increasing speed after a lifetime of saying it isn't coachable...

[@mr.leggie69]

Amazing one ❤️ Sir I have a request to you, Can you please also make a details video on spin (leg and off spin) bowling biomechanics.. Thank you 💜🏏

[@maazkhan-iq5db]

How to create hyperextentiom in elbow?

[@majidhussain3896]

Great video, however can you please clarify these points? For maximum pace should bowlers who have hyperextension in their bowling arm be front on bowlers? For maximum pace should bowlers who don't have hyperextension in their bowling arm be side on bowlers whith Bent back leg? Should side on bowlers stumble there front leg into a front leg brace? Or should they extend the leg into a front on brace? Should front on bowlers stumble there front leg into a front leg brace? Or should they extend the leg into a front on brace? The braced front leg exercises did not play properly on the video can you please show these exercises in a video?

[@LeonT97]

I watch the great bowlers slide their back foot as they go into front foot contact. Brett Lee does it religiously. Is there any benefit do it?

[@mcsportscoaching2177]

I wouldn't say there is a benefit to it. Or that you should try to do it. Its probably a carry of momentum and the foot "slips" as the weight is transferred to front leg. I'd probably say no issue if you do it and wouldn't aim to do it if you don't do it.

[@ianpont3709]

Dragging the back foot is vital in maintaining a stable base and helping drive the hips into the front foot block. Only spin bowlers are taught to lift their back foot before they bowl. But quicks want to use their hip hinge and internal hip rotation into ball release to accelerate the ball. Very few fast bowlers don't do this

[@abcdgamer9538]

@Leon T is a actually signifies perfect hip shoulder sepration .

[@gurukulamcricketacademy4059]

Yhaa good and I suggest to simplify it's easy to reach all overd get it send to another one

[@andrewwallace6677]

The research indicating that BFC should be more spring-like and less spongy is interesting, as it has occurred to me that perhaps bowlers should wear harder soled shoes - not unlike sprint spikes - as the absorption of force by a spongy trainer-like sole would damper the spring action. Any thoughts?

[@mcsportscoaching2177]

It's a really interesting point Andrew and one I thought about a while ago. I guess you have to understand they are also fielding all day too. How would the hard sole effect them over multiple days of cricket. Would you have the same shoe for the left and right side?

[@amjidkhan8464]

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[@prishanthelis1394]

Have you got any tips on staying more upright when bowling?

[@mcsportscoaching2177]

Work on that braced front leg and strong front arm. This will give you a better chance of keeping yourself more upright

[@prishanthelis1394]

@@mcsportscoaching2177 By a strong front arm do you mean keeping it strong an rigid when driving it out and down just before delivery?

[@manjunathb7703]

Can u also give me the plan to do??

[@mcsportscoaching2177]

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[@ndev92]

Starc's 160 could have been an error in the speed gun. Admittedly he did bowl 150km/h + that over. Otherwise you would have to consider these deliveries. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g37WlpR5jtCLntk&ab_channel=CricketClassics . I think another good way of looking for top speeds in bowlers would be to take the average of the upper quartile of their deliveries.

[@papajani7826]

I can't seem to stick to one bowling action ... it changes almost every week ... that's why I can't bowl fast consistently

[@mcsportscoaching2177]

Try and make everything as consistent as you can. So can you make sure you start from the same position. Then have a cone 6 yards before the popping crease. Make sure you have the same amount of strides to the cone. Then just thinking about bowling fast. Your body will regulate itself into a consistent action

[@daniilorourke3998]

Blimey I hope you're not thinking about all this when you're running in!

[@mcsportscoaching2177]

That's the challenge of coaching isn't it?!

[@ianpont3709]

Daniel... thats why we always train without a ball to embed the movements. By breaking apart the action into bite sized pieces (The 4 Tent Pegs) you can work on each part and understand how to do it. Once mastered you can coordinate it into your action. But the key is to forget technique in a match and ALLOW it to happen. If it doesn't, it means it has not yet been mastered

[@shreshth9000]

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[@UmerSajjad-it1hj]

Can you give me the analysis of my bowling action Whatsapp number iam from Pakistan