Slick, smooth, and fast bowlers who got featured in the list of pacers with the cleanest bowling action.
Shane Bond, one of the real pacers of the 2000s, continues to be admired by many for having what is possibly the smoothest action of any pace bowler ever. Bond's skilful hand rotation and high jump allowed him to consistently come very close to hitting the 150 mark.
Anderson's action required him to bend his back and involved a lot of late power generation. Still, he continued until he was forty years old.
The first name on Steyn's list of bowlers with the smoothest bowling actions is Allan Donald, also known as "The White Lightning." With incredible speed, Donald would charge in, give it a good jump, and release the ball.
McGrath's action was a little awkward over the years until he changed it in the late 1990s. He maintained a much more upright stance and consistently struck the 134–140 mark with ease. McGrath barely moved until the very end.
The Dale Steyn bowl was a work of moving poetry. He didn't have a very long run-up and a very big jump. It's hard to imagine that he could hit into the late 140s, though, given his ball release and the rapid swing of his non-bowling arm. Several international and local bowlers would mimic his action, if with much less conviction.
His release of the ball was carried out with the same movement as his run-up, his right hand really letting it go.