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with Stuart Barnes,
International Bowling Coach

Start Barnes,International Bowling Coach

A proven track record at elite level

Stuart has coached full time and on a consultancy level with Ireland, England, Bangladesh, Somerset, Surrey, Gloucestershire and Kent .

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He knows fast bowling inside out, so if you want to become a better bowler, I suggest you send your videos to Stuart, he will analyse them and send you back some good, simple technical advice.

Alec Stewart
Director of cricket at Surrey County Cricket Club

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To help bowl and inswinger take your load up slightly wider outside your shoulder which will naturally take your ball release point higher. ⠀
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Switch the ball around in your grip, rip ... 6 Likes

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It’s a natural tendency to focus on the outcome even though the session focus is technical. ⠀
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Here’s a drill where I took the outcome away which allowed this bowler was focus solely on his load up and his ... 3 Likes

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Photos from Stuart Barnes Cricket's post A drill you can use as part of bowlers preparation. ⠀
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Deliver the ball from each of the different colour discs with each ball looking to hit the yellow disc furthest away. ⠀
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Each disc represents a different ... 4 Likes

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Here is a drill to help bowlers feel what it’s like to stay more upright at point of release. ⠀
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This bowler is looking to be more upright at ball release, he has a habit of falling over because ... 1 Comments

Toby Morgan do you want to get the bands?

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Nice example here of a bowler using their back leg efficiently to help drive them forwards towards the target and into front foot contact. ⠀
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It’s a good thing to bend the back leg after back foot contact. ⠀
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Action analysis done ✅⠀
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Video report with voice over done and sent back to him ✅⠀
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A small package of appropriate drills also sent based on my recommendations ✅⠀
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I can do the same for all bowlers ... 2 Likes

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Striking with the heel of your foot as a fast bowler is beneficial for a number of reasons. ⠀
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1. More time spent on the front foot before ball release means more time for the body to get into ... 4 Likes

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I had the pleasure of working with @taskintazim of the @bcb_tigers_official a few years ago. A great talent who no doubt has his best years ahead of him #fastbowler
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I could never get on with using a big bowling boot myself. Preferring instead to wear a lighter shoe. ⠀
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However, I have worked with lot of bowlers that prefer a bigger and heavier bowling boot to bowl in. ... 4 Likes

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Room isolation essentials #trxtraining #bcb #chattogramm
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Older ball bowling back of a length session. ⠀
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Orange disc is back of a length, 8 metres, yellow disc is a full length, 6 metres. ⠀
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Smaller white discs are where each ball of this over pitched. ... 6 Likes

Posted: 2 months ago

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ARE THE DRILLS WORKING OF NOT?⠀
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It’s important to SEE if you are progressing, or not, whenever possible. ⠀
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This bowler bowls early 80’s mph and was inconsistent in line and length. ⠀
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Some bowling sessions just need to be outcome based with bowlers just finding a way to get the job done. ⠀
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A Yorker ‘length’ is normally around 1.4 ... 4 Likes

Posted: 2 months ago

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Achieving lateral movement either in the air or off the wicket is crucial regardless of the standard of cricket you are playing.
Here is a talented seam bowler from Bangladesh.
This session was all about presenting a better seam position ... 1 Comments

Lewis Hogg

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Posted: 2 months ago

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From the ‘star’ position at front foot contact use your back leg to push you towards the target, pull the non bowling arm elbow into your hip, drive your chest at the target, be as upright as possible at release ... 1 Comments

Ahh the stick man 😁😂

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Bowlers who are able to hit a good length relentlessly make things happen.
Bowlers build pressure by the amount of balls delivered at their optimum pace, into this area on the pitch.
Everything builds from here.
Coaches and bowlers can ... 21 Likes

Posted: 3 months ago

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