Where does it come from?

[manee]

I have made a question index in the first post.

Here is another one, what causes the timing of swing to the ball (ie. late swing or early swing)?

 

[Sureshot]

I don't think anyone has ever answered that question successfully, have they?

 

[Almost_Austwick]

As SS said, I don't think anyone really knows but at a guess its going to be a combination of a lot of factors, from the ball itself to atmospheric conditions and even the location.

We can make guesses but there a lot of parameters to be considered.

 

[FreddieFan]

What causes drift for spinners?

I believe this is called by an aerodynamic phenomenon called the Magnus Effect (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_effect) where the rotation of an object alters the pressure of the air around it which can 'pull' the ball in the air. I believe the direction is dependent on which way it spins - leg spinners drift it into the right hander, off spinners away.