HELP with need the ball to hook less

[steven408]

so i got my uncle a spare ball because he was missing the 10 pin, now he is throwing the ball the same way and it still hooks a bit(looks like he turns his wrist) , is there such a thing as drilling a hole for the ball to hook less? thanks in advance

[noeymc]

can your uncle lay his wrist out? suggest that 1st before spending more money and if its plastic i dont think a balance hole will help

[striker12]

have your uncle have a flat wrist and come up from behind the ball it will help with making the plastic ball not hook to much, i was told this and it took me abit of time to get to it but once you do it gets easy

[noeymc]

=D we call it different things but same idea =D wonderful world of bowling lol

[striker12]

yeah lol

[Cochese]

I used my regular ball to pick up 10 pins and I use this method and ususally put a little extra speed on it too. Usually gets the job done if I hit my mark.

[Zothen]

He can try taking his ring finger out which will take the hook out. This will be awkward at first til he gets used to it.

Zothen

[AZBowla]

I have this problem too with my spare shot. To overcome it, I line up the middle arrow with the pin I'm trying to hit and roll my plastic spare ball right through the oil so it won't hook. I loft it out there a bit too, to give it less time to catch on the lane and hook (although it doesn't hook much when it does). It's really apparent when I have my brace on, since it locks my wrist into a semi-cupped position. I missed a few spares last time due to not being used to the brace and what it does to my release.

[Brother_jd]

Plastic, plastic, plastic. Takes the hook out of play when picking up spares.

[billf]

Plastic, plastic, plastic. Takes the hook out of play when picking up spares.

Really that depends on the bowler and how dry the lanes are. Do you mean they go straight like this http://www.bowlingboards.com/threads/9622-Storm-Ice-reaction-video?highlight=plastic

[ssclary]

My plastic ball would still hook before hitting the 10, right handed. I went with a urethane, thinking that would fix it, but I still got the same reaction. I have to keep my wrist straight = flat in order to get the lone 10. There is a guy on my league team, 210 average, he can pick up his ten with any ball I give him(not 100%) but who does that. It seems more about wrist position then what ball you use. Some balls make it easier though.

[billf]

Plastic has the least hook "potential" followed by urethane. I currently throw straight at any single pin spare and use whatever ball I happen to be using for my first ball. Spread the pinky and pulling the index finger in helps but breaking the wrist back or keeping it flat helps the most.

[J Anderson]

He can try taking his ring finger out which will take the hook out. This will be awkward at first til he gets used to it.

Zothen

I thought it was the middle finger that you take out, and throw the ball using only thumb and ring finger.

My guess is that either finger works by reducing the amount of revs and axis rotation.