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10 courses. Course 1 is free.

Short courses on each part of the action, from the run-up to release. Course 1 opens with any free account.

Academy course 1: Fast Bowling, From the Ground UpFree
Course 1
Fast Bowling, From the Ground Up
10 courses

The Pitchwolf Academy is 10 short courses on fast bowling. Most take one part of the action, from the run-up to the release, and each one follows a bowler as he fixes one flaw.

  • Course 1: Fast Bowling, From the Ground UpFree
    Course 1 · 1 lesson
    Fast Bowling, From the Ground Up
  • Course 2: Know Your Engine
    Course 2 · 1 lesson
    Know Your Engine
  • Course 3: The Run-Up: Bring the Speed
    Course 3 · 2 lessons
    The Run-Up: Bring the Speed
  • Course 4: The Gather: Don't Spill It
    Course 4 · 3 lessons
    The Gather: Don't Spill It
  • Course 5: Back-Foot Contact: The Collision
    Course 5 · 2 lessons
    Back-Foot Contact: The Collision
  • Course 6: The Delivery Stride: Earn the Split
    Course 6 · 2 lessons
    The Delivery Stride: Earn the Split
  • Course 7: Front-Foot Contact: Block and Rotate
    Course 7 · 2 lessons
    Front-Foot Contact: Block and Rotate
  • Course 8: Trunk Rotation & Separation: The Bowstring
    Course 8 · 1 lesson
    Trunk Rotation & Separation: The Bowstring
  • Course 9: Arm Swing & Release: The Final Link
    Course 9 · 1 lesson
    Arm Swing & Release: The Final Link
  • Course 10: Built to Last: Injury & the Anti-Fragile Bowler
    Course 10 · 2 lessons
    Built to Last: Injury & the Anti-Fragile Bowler

What a lesson looks like

A lesson is a feed of cards. Each card has a picture or a short clip and a few lines to read. Quizzes check that it landed, and solving them opens the next lesson.

Course 1 · Where Pace Really Comes From

Meet Jimmy, 17. He runs in quick and has the whippiest bowling arm in his club.

But he has been stuck at 106 km/h for over a year.

The first card of course 1, as it shows in the app.
Jimmy surrounded by conflicting advice, looking lostA muscular teammate and a sprinter both bowling slower than JimmyTwo run-up speed graphs: the muscular teammate's and the sprinter's
More cards from course 1.

Course 1 is free

Fast Bowling, From the Ground Up shows where pace really comes from: the whole body builds it and passes it up to the ball. It opens with any free account. The other nine come with a paid plan, and with the 7-day Advanced trial.

Start course 1 free

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