What should happen at back foot contact when bowling?
You should be tall, and you should not lose the speed you built. Back foot contact height and momentum preservation is worth 11 points of 100 on its own — the heaviest single criterion in the pace model. The back foot should land roughly parallel to the crease, heel-first or heel-to-toe. Two criteria, 16 points.
What each band looks like
Back Foot Landing Orientation
5 of 100 · filmed front-on
Looks right
Back foot roughly parallel to the crease, heel-first or heel-to-toe landing.
Can manage
Slight angle across the crease.
Needs attention
Back foot landing across the crease or toe-first.
Back Foot Contact Height & Momentum Preservation
11 of 100 · filmed side-on
Looks right
Stays tall on the back foot, minimal knee collapse, quick smooth transition into the delivery stride, momentum clearly continues forward.
Can manage
Some collapse or a brief hesitation/pause at contact.
Needs attention
Clear collapse, heel strikes hard and acts as a visible brake, bowler loses momentum into the delivery.
These are the criteria as amp scores them. Reading your own footage against them is free and always will be — what amp adds is doing it the same way every week, so the change between one session and the next is a number rather than an impression. Apply for the pilot.