Sidearm Club 2017

Academies and Cricket Coaching camps can rarely afford to have Bowling Machines. This may be "poorer" but quite efficient substitute for the machine . Once mastered , which is not very difficult to do, it can aid in throwing balls at speeds in excess if 85 mph . Specially quite good for practicing against fast and short rising balls. Saves a lot of stress and strain on the coaches / trainers arms and shoulders. An extremely simple but very effective device. May be priced a little high ; but one has to take into account the "cost of using others wisdom", perhaps :) I bought two of these for our academy here in India and now more people want it for theirs; I have even got requests from some big academies in Bangladesh .

My son is 17 and a good cricketer. Unfortunately much too good for my bowling to be a challenge for him (I think the term he likes is "dibbly-dobbly"!).The sidearm is perfect for training. It replicates slow to medium bowling for a decent club standard, and it's much easier to deliver over after over than actually bowling the ball. We did also buy a sidearm Elite, which is seriously quick. Don't imagine that the elite is better because of its name: it's faster, but much harder to control and can't replicate medium/slow bowling. I'd strongly recommend getting the club first for most cricketers, and then buying the Elite if you want something faster. If you buy the Elite first, you'll almost certainly want to buy the Club anyway.Vendor was great: prompt delivery and well packaged. Excellent experience all round.

This is an easy way to chuck some balls down. Speed is much healthier for a club cricketer compared with the other version.

The sidearm is cricketing version of the ball throwers for dogs that you will see in any local park. It is designed to give throw downs to batsmen at a faster pace and frequency than can be provided by simple throwing or bowling.I have used this now with my cricketing son since the spring and found it excellent. It's genuinely impressive to see how much extra pace can be found by this extension to your arm.One word of warning is that it does take a little getting used to and the first couple of sessions may be erratic. Several others at the nets have tried it and none have been able to make it work immediately. But after a bit of practice grooving the action (I find the trick is to throw smoothly and not flick it, while stepping forward to put some body weight behind it) it works very well and very consistently.No coincidence these are used in the England camp. Highly recommended.

We have the club version and the pro version. Both are very good and have helped me bowl at my sons with the speed they need and for a much longer time than I could manage bowling normally. It takes a bit of practice to get used to either one, but once you have got into a rhythm you can bowl the ball pretty consistently. The difference between the two types is that the pro version grips the ball tighter than the club version so it take more effort use and therefore the ball comes out at greater speed. For that reason I would definitely only use the pro in a cricket net.The club version is good for less experienced players, because it has a lesser grip on the ball and so you can bowl at a much slower pace ,but still constantly,so that the player can practice playing the same shot repeatedly. I have used the club in the garden but, as with the pro, it is probably best used in a cricket net.Overall a good cricket training product that means a person can bowl consistently without the expense of a bowling machine

It taken some time initially to get use to of it. But after that it's working perfectly. Not good for junior size balls.

Product as described and works well, although you do need to practice before using. Also, You need to be careful as every so often a delivery will come rocketing out and catch out the batsmen out. Seen a couple of people hit by such deliveries

Bought in May 2020, used maybe 5-6 times a year for net sessions, very useful since I’m a spin bowler to give people some seam and swing. Broke today in the action of throwing the ball, just below the end of the rubber on the grip, the plastic snapped clean in two causing a minor cut to my thumb. Very useful but does not have the longevity expected (have dog throwers that are fine after 5+ years with daily use, this lasted maybe 20 1 hour net sessions over 2 years).