cane
01-05-2013, 10:03 AM
Hi all,
New to 'real' bowling (screwed around with cosmic bowling growing up, never serious). I decided to give it a real shot and picked up a Misfit and some shoes.
I've taken the misfit out twice, the first outing scores were 108, 125, and 90. I couldn't get any revs on the ball, they were straight as an arrow.
The second outing started out similarly, with 130, 107, and 110. I decided to squeeze in a 4th game but my thumb was super swollen, so I decided to give it a shot without my thumb.... 182!! I was putting a ton of rotation on the ball, it was hooking in beautifully!!
However, long term, I want to learn how to use the thumb. Without the thumb my approach is clumsy, and I feel thumb-in will serve me better in the long run. Does anybody have any suggestions to transition back to using the thumb and getting the same revs? Maybe take a lesson to avoid developing any bad habits? I just can't figure out how I'm able to put a ton of movement on the ball without my thumb, but with my thumb it turns into a straight house ball shot.
Thanks for reading!
New to 'real' bowling (screwed around with cosmic bowling growing up, never serious). I decided to give it a real shot and picked up a Misfit and some shoes.
I've taken the misfit out twice, the first outing scores were 108, 125, and 90. I couldn't get any revs on the ball, they were straight as an arrow.
The second outing started out similarly, with 130, 107, and 110. I decided to squeeze in a 4th game but my thumb was super swollen, so I decided to give it a shot without my thumb.... 182!! I was putting a ton of rotation on the ball, it was hooking in beautifully!!
However, long term, I want to learn how to use the thumb. Without the thumb my approach is clumsy, and I feel thumb-in will serve me better in the long run. Does anybody have any suggestions to transition back to using the thumb and getting the same revs? Maybe take a lesson to avoid developing any bad habits? I just can't figure out how I'm able to put a ton of movement on the ball without my thumb, but with my thumb it turns into a straight house ball shot.
Thanks for reading!