The dad who volunteers as an under-12s assistant coach and whose shoulder gave out two seasons ago
What it is
Coaching throwing aid used from grassroots to elite level, delivering balls at speeds from 88km/h to upwards of 136km/h.
Why we picked it
A dad who bowls to his kids in the backyard runs out of shoulder long before the kids run out of enthusiasm, and a Sidearm lets him deliver 130km/h deliveries all afternoon without wrecking his rotator cuff. It is also the one bit of kit that makes him useful at training again once he is too old to bowl a full spell.



