Flipper and top spinner help

[ataullah]

I am leg spinner who bowls leg break and googly but i am struggling with the top spinner and flipper. Can anyone explain with preferably a video tutorial?

[Mohsin]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cric...ls/4174048.stm

[shabbu1]

Top spinner shouldn't be too difficult to bowl.

Basically just bowl with your normal action but instead of turning your wrist anti clockwise (for a leg spinner), release it 'straight' (think of it as being halfway between a leg spinner and a googly) so the ball is spinning in the direction of the batsmen (topspin) - this should make the ball go straight on, dip and bounce higher than normal, hopefully

Flipper is notoriously difficult to get right, and then you have the problem of pitching it in the right area! Otherwise it's just asking to be hit..

Place the ball between your thumb and middle finger and exert backspin by 'clicking' the ball out of your fingers (watch the video above for the video). I would suggest releasing the ball a bit late too. Hopefully, if you've put enough work on the ball, it should 'hang' in the air from a low trajectory (much like a slice shot in tennis) and skid on to the batsmen.

[ataullah]

Originally Posted by shabbu1 Top spinner shouldn't be too difficult to bowl. Basically just bowl with your normal action but instead of turning your wrist anti clockwise (for a leg spinner), release it 'straight' (think of it as being halfway between a leg spinner and a googly) so the ball is spinning in the direction of the batsmen (topspin) - this should make the ball go straight on, dip and bounce higher than normal, hopefully Flipper is notoriously difficult to get right, and then you have the problem of pitching it in the right area! Otherwise it's just asking to be hit.. Place the ball between your thumb and middle finger and exert backspin by 'clicking' the ball out of your fingers (watch the video above for the video). I would suggest releasing the ball a bit late too. Hopefully, if you've put enough work on the ball, it should 'hang' in the air from a low trajectory (much like a slice shot in tennis) and skid on to the batsmen.

Thanks.. do u think slider is easier to bowl than the flipper?

[shabbu1]

Originally Posted by ataullah Thanks.. do u think slider is easier to bowl than the flipper?

Yep, pretty much the same idea too (exerting backspin) and a lot easier to actually pitch IMO.