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Post by Someblokecalledave on Nov 11, 2012 9:55:02 GMT -5
Anyone out there bowl using the Iverson-Gleeson grip and technique? I used it for a few months when I had a finger injury - may have been a dislocation ? Found it to be a technique that was very accurate, can't say as I knew what the ball was doing that much, but I've just been bowling it back and forth to my son Joe and it seems to be coming out as a very decent top-Spinner with the same accuracy benefits that I found a few years ago.
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Post by leftie600 on Nov 11, 2012 18:53:37 GMT -5
My "3 down, 1 up" grip is essentially the same, if you take the Iverson-Gleeson grip and drop the index finger on the ball and the ring & little finger down then you have my grip.
The spinning action from my grip comes from the opposing movement of my thumb and middle finger just like the Iverson-Gleeson grip but as there is more support for my middle finger there's no chance of straining it. The killer delivery tends to be the googly more than the leg break (Ajantha Mendis uses the Iverson-Gleeson grip if you need a modern reference).
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Post by Someblokecalledave on Nov 12, 2012 17:05:25 GMT -5
Yeah that's the one that I'm using/trying - I think I was inspired by a post you might have wrote saying - why don't spinners ever mix the 2 disciplines? My younger son who used to bowl Wrist spin (and still does) seems to have taken up finger spinning while he's been recovering from an accident and he's picked up easily bowling very accurately with it and getting the ball to turn quite well. So, looking for additional methods to trick the batsman and wanting to add to my Top-Spinners and Flippers that I'm working with I thought I'd try the I/G method and it came out okay - with my son saying that it dipped loads. So maybe it's something I'll look at and keep bowling?
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Post by leftie600 on Nov 12, 2012 18:40:26 GMT -5
The things that the grip allows (my one, 3 down 1 up, thumb on):
- Sharper spinning googly
- Easy to let loose the OBS (the thumb behind the ball)
- Index finger can be used to bowl a finger spinners stock ball and arm ball (developed the arm ball last season, waiting to bring it out after Xmas...should have bowled it on Saturday)
-Ball is already in position so it is not necessary to cock the wrist
Cons:
- Stock leg break spins less
- Difficult to bowl a topspinner without a lot of practice
- Flipper is hard to get to despite the fact the grip would appear to encourage it at first glance
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Post by leftie600 on Jan 2, 2013 21:23:24 GMT -5
Here's the first of 4 pictures of my grip, note that in practice it is a thumb and middle finger grip (Iverson) but with mine the other fingers add balance and take some of the stress off the middle finger. Attachments:
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Post by leftie600 on Jan 2, 2013 21:24:46 GMT -5
Grip as seen side on. Note that if this was the view as seen by the batsman then this would be my OBS. Attachments:
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Post by leftie600 on Jan 2, 2013 21:25:49 GMT -5
Release, batsman's view. Attachments:
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Post by leftie600 on Jan 2, 2013 21:27:18 GMT -5
Release, side view. Not the best shot but you'll notice the stress between the middle finger and thumb which provide the bulk of the spin (aided of course by the wrist). Attachments:
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Post by Someblokecalledave on Jan 26, 2019 8:21:52 GMT -5
I'm checking in again to see if there's any interest in the forum. If you do come across the forum and realise there's not a lot going on don't despair check out my blogs as they are still very much active and in use and you can contact me and engage in discussion via the blog comments section at the bottom of each post. The blogs that are active that I'm contributing to regularly are... bowlingplans.blogspot.com/theoldwristspinner.blogspot.com/wristspinbowling.blogspot.com/ |
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