Sidearm Thrower Cricket Trainer

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.

A really great way to get some good quality training with literally anyone as a training partner. The sidearm itself is designed extremely well, with a very comfortable handle and good quality materials. It does take a few tries to get used to the trajectory and speed of the device. In the beginning expect a few beamers and make sure to always practice with adequate protection. All in all, a great device perfect for the intermediate cricket player and especially useful in the current climate where experienced training partners and good facilities aren't always available.

This is a great product for my son so he does not overuse his bowling arm between match days. The action needed to use it is very different to bowling. Therefore I would only recommend this for accomplished bowlers. Otherwise is could affect your bowling action.

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

My 12-year-old son wanted this to help him and his friends practice their batting in the cricket nets and he seems very pleased with it. No complaints!

Great training aid suitable for good level club cricket coaching.As yet I haven't been able to check whether a regular dog thrower would do the same job but at a lower price but this item has been a great addition to coaching toolkit.

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

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 .