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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneAsylum" data-source="post: 141850"><p>hey mate, as a teenager i had great success using a bowling machine. i payed for a few hour sessions. the bowling machine isn't great "match practise" but it teaches you to play through the V with a straight bat as it generally puts the ball in the same spot all the time. the other good thing about the bowling machine is you turn it up way faster than anything you'd face in a game, ie. abotu 85 miles per hour, or glenn mcrath if you wish. sure you'll miss heaps of balls and get heaps of edges, you wont notice any improvement, but as soon as you step back into a game, you'll realise how slow the bowling actually is, you'll see the ball a lot better and hopefully get your feet in the right spot to play the shot.</p><p></p><p>if your not confident with short balls, adjust the machine to bowl short to you. if anything it'll just build up confidence. as a teenager i was **** scared of short balls especially after i copped a ball in the head. i worked on playing short balls with the machine and now i'd say the hook and pull are my best shots. i usually respond to the first short ball with an agressive shot instead of evading the ball and whether i hit it or not, the bowler usually doesn't bowl there again during the game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneAsylum, post: 141850"] hey mate, as a teenager i had great success using a bowling machine. i payed for a few hour sessions. the bowling machine isn't great "match practise" but it teaches you to play through the V with a straight bat as it generally puts the ball in the same spot all the time. the other good thing about the bowling machine is you turn it up way faster than anything you'd face in a game, ie. abotu 85 miles per hour, or glenn mcrath if you wish. sure you'll miss heaps of balls and get heaps of edges, you wont notice any improvement, but as soon as you step back into a game, you'll realise how slow the bowling actually is, you'll see the ball a lot better and hopefully get your feet in the right spot to play the shot. if your not confident with short balls, adjust the machine to bowl short to you. if anything it'll just build up confidence. as a teenager i was **** scared of short balls especially after i copped a ball in the head. i worked on playing short balls with the machine and now i'd say the hook and pull are my best shots. i usually respond to the first short ball with an agressive shot instead of evading the ball and whether i hit it or not, the bowler usually doesn't bowl there again during the game. [/QUOTE]
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