| If you are a cricketer and want to improve your | | | | confuse the batsman. You may want to start with a |
| bowling technique, especially with your pitching, then | | | | few short balls followed by a full length delivery and |
| there are a few methods you can try. | | | | hopefully either get a leg before wicket or bowl him. |
| The line is one important consideration as this | | | | This is another thing that requires a great deal of |
| dictates how much room the batsman has to play | | | | practice and can only be achieved once you have |
| with. As a bowler, you should ideally focus on bowling | | | | absolutely full control of the ball. |
| towards the off stump and really concentrate on | | | | Remember, bowling isn't just about speed. If you are |
| bowling in the 'corridor of uncertainty'. This means | | | | a fast bowler then in order to achieve optimum |
| that as long as you keep bowling in this region, you | | | | speed, you need to perfect your line and length first. |
| will always be putting pressure on the batsman to | | | | This can take several years before you can |
| either play a shot or get caught, or if he misses then | | | | confidently bowl at a quick pace, start off slowly |
| he will get bowled or caught behind. It is not easy to | | | | perfecting your run up and building up the power |
| bowl a good line but this is something that can only | | | | gradually. If you want to look at good line and length |
| developed with lots of practice. | | | | then your best bet is to look at Australian bowling |
| The length at which you bowl is also very important. | | | | legend Glen McGrath who has been one of the finest |
| Ideally a 'good length' is a delivery one which does | | | | examples of line and length bowling. Furthermore, |
| not allow the batsman enough time to hit the ball for | | | | don't forget to look at your run up and try to tweak |
| a big shot. It should not be too close to the bat but | | | | this so you are confident of getting the right amount |
| not too far away either, this means that when the | | | | of pace and power in your follow through. Some of |
| ball bounces it can either turn, or pitch in whichever | | | | the world's best bowlers do this by counting the |
| direction it is required to. | | | | number of strides so they don't under or over |
| As a bowler you can use the length to your | | | | stretch themselves. |
| advantage by bowling a various line of deliveries to | | | | |