Hi all, I'm trying to practice swinging it in the nets, but obviously I'm gonna go through new balls pretty fast as they're gonna get very scuffed up bowling in the nets and not keep their ability to swing for long. So I'm looking for a way to doctor a ball to make it swing reliably and be more durable. It doesn't matter too much if the swing is hooping round corners, or even if it just swings slightly, what's important is that I can see the visual cue of it swinging so I know I'm getting my wrist in the right place and can practice swinging it both ways.
Here's a video of someone doctoring a tennis ball by covering one side in electrical tape, thus making one side heavier and allowing it to effectively reverse swing.
Perhaps using electrical tape on a cricket ball could also work, but does anyone know a tried and tested method of getting a cricket ball to swing for practice?
Super glue, varnish, vaseline, electrical tape, roughing one side with sandpaper etc? Any ideas?
Thanks!
Here's a video of someone doctoring a tennis ball by covering one side in electrical tape, thus making one side heavier and allowing it to effectively reverse swing.
Perhaps using electrical tape on a cricket ball could also work, but does anyone know a tried and tested method of getting a cricket ball to swing for practice?
Super glue, varnish, vaseline, electrical tape, roughing one side with sandpaper etc? Any ideas?
Thanks!
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