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Swing king

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Topic: Swing king

Posted By: glaisbowler
Subject: Swing king
Date Posted: 26 April 2007 at 6:04pm

hi there

im a good swing bowler

but does anyone no how i can make a swing king

from a tennis ball at home

please help

Replies:

Posted By: Kerm
Date Posted: 26 April 2007 at 6:24pm

Tape over one side of the ball and it should swing.

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Kerm

Posted By: Pietersen Fan
Date Posted: 26 April 2007 at 10:43pm

or get summit sharpe (adult supervision required lol) and make one side smooth by cutting the fur off, and pull at the fur on the other side to make it more fuzzy

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Posted By: W.G.
Date Posted: 27 April 2007 at 6:19am

All well and good, but can anyone tell me exactly why you would want to?

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When you win the toss - bat.
If you are in doubt, think about it - then bat. If you have very big doubts, consult a colleague - then bat.

Posted By: Kerm
Date Posted: 27 April 2007 at 11:37am

To get the basics of swing and seam position without using a real ball i'd imagine.

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Kerm

Posted By: W.G.
Date Posted: 27 April 2007 at 11:40am

Then why not use a real ball and get used to weight/feel too? I find all these new fangled contraptions odd.

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When you win the toss - bat.
If you are in doubt, think about it - then bat. If you have very big doubts, consult a colleague - then bat.

Posted By: Max Power
Date Posted: 27 April 2007 at 12:22pm

Can't you get one off ebay for pennies?

Posted By: Brandon
Date Posted: 27 April 2007 at 12:33pm

Just put tape over one side of the ball. Swings like mad.

Posted By: Bennos
Date Posted: 27 April 2007 at 3:07pm

Ive never heard of a swing king.. but I am going too make one now =)

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Zapp

Posted By: glaisbowler
Date Posted: 27 April 2007 at 10:45pm

wat wud the tape do exactly

Posted By: Kerm
Date Posted: 27 April 2007 at 11:20pm

putting tape over one side of a tennis ball basically makes it a swingball, causes one side to go through the air slower then the other side which will make the ball swing, it helps teach you to keep the seam straight and exagerates the swing to make it more obvious how the seam position is.

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Kerm

Posted By: Northern_social
Date Posted: 28 April 2007 at 2:30am

Originally posted by W.G.

All well and good, but can anyone tell me exactly why you would want to?

'cos some people want to add a little spice to backyard cricket by getting the ball to swing, well at least that's why i would want a tennisball to swing.

Posted By: W.G.
Date Posted: 28 April 2007 at 6:08am

I'm sorry, I find the whole discussion quite hilarious.

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When you win the toss - bat.
If you are in doubt, think about it - then bat. If you have very big doubts, consult a colleague - then bat.

Posted By: Roscoe
Date Posted: 28 April 2007 at 7:05am

Electrical tape works well. If you apply it in strips the taped half should be nice and smooth.

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Posted By: NZ_Fast
Date Posted: 28 April 2007 at 8:44am

Mainly used for Backyard cricket from what ive seen and used it for, if its done well you can swing it like a metre (or more) either way. Thoroughly entertaining trying to slap outside off only to have it swing miles down leg.

Posted By: 143no
Date Posted: 28 April 2007 at 8:52am

I cant be doin with all these new fangled ideas.

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