Do you throw your spare shot differently?

[ghoul31]

I throw it with my palm facing up and just lay it down, so it doesn't move much.

[Koontzy]

depends on where the pin is. If its on the right side of the lane, I throw a ball with little movement, but on the left side I still have some curve to the ball. For some reason if the pin if left on the left side, I chance guttering it for some reason if trying to throw straight.

[noeymc]

i can do both for the past 2-3 weeks me ten pin pick up is 100% =D and i been throwing at it with a strike shot release but throwing it middle arrow and a decent angle to the gutter but i normaly break my wrist and speed my ball up

[billf]

If I'm using plastic for the spare I throw it the same. If I'm using a reactive ball then I throw it differently.

[DrOcktagon]

I use my strike ball for spares, so depending on the leave I may throw it straight or hook it. When shooting 6's and 10's, I actually produce a slight left-to-right movement. I'm a righty, btw.

For washouts, I stand left and throw it straight at the brooklyn pocket. For buckets and everything to the left of the bucket, I hook it. For 3's and 9's and 3-6-10's I reduce my revs and change my release to throw a slight hook. And for 6's and 10's or 6-10's I throw a back-up ball, but just barely. For leaves near the center of the lane, sometimes I hook it, sometimes I throw it straight; it just depends how I'm feeling at that time.

My goal is to eventually throw it straight at any leave that makes sense to throw it straight at. I'm still working on that.

[swingset]

Depends on the spare. Yes, on 10's I change my release but everything else either using plastic or resin I keep my same swing.

[SmilingBowler]

I always throw my strike ball on spares. I'll flatten my wrist out and walk towards the pin I'm shooting at, unless its not a single pin. In this case, I'll line my shot to hook back between the pins to the front, in case I need to kick one to take out a corner or back pin.

[ecub]

I also use my strike ball on spare, even 10 pin spares. I have a weak wrist, so I use a wrist support (Robby Reb's III), so I release the ball the same whether I throw a strike or pickup a spare. I just way left and maybe increase my speed when I go for a 10 pin spare. For 7 pin spares, I normally play a straighter shot to pick it up.

[billf]

1 & 5 pins I usually hook. Any other single pin I usually go straight, especially at tournaments. Leagues I do whatever tickles me at the time

[unclemantis]

1 & 5 pins I usually hook. Any other single pin I usually go straight, especially at tournaments. Leagues I do whatever tickles me at the time

2-8 as well?

[Perrin]

Depends on the spare. 3 or 5 or 8 I throw a strike ball 2 or 4 or 7 I move my feet but throw the ball the same. 6, 9, 10 I move my feet left for the 10 I usually have to change the way I hold the ball and the way I throw.

I need to work on Norm Dukes methods or get myself a spare ball.

[GeoLes]

Spares are simple:

Anything in strke ball path (1, 3 5, 8), strike ball.
( 4-bucket, 5, 7: hook ball straight down 2nd arrow.
( 6-bucket, 6 , 9 or 10 pin: Straight ball from left side through board 15 - 12. Just flatten wrist and let it roll over index fringer on release)


Unfortunately, simple is not always easy.

[I suck at bowling]

I throw hard and straight (one handed) at splits, 6 pins, and 10 pins.

everything else I throw two handed with my spareball.

[maximumslinky]

over the last few months i have started throwing as straight as i can at every single pin leave. i am usually using my hellraiser revenge or my brutal nightmare so the ball still hooks 4-5 boards with me trying to throw it straight but i feel like it takes alot of chance out of it and my spare shooting has got alot better.

[Zothen]

I only use my spare ball on 3,6 or 10! I will hold ball palm up and kinda loft it towards the pin making sure my hand is pointing at the pin.

Zothen

[GeoLes]

Anything in strke ball path (1, 3 5, 8), strike ball.
( 4-bucket, 5, 7: hook ball straight down 2nd arrow.
( 6-bucket, 6 , 9 or 10 pin: Straight ball from left side through board 15 - 12. Just flatten wrist and let it roll over index fringer on release


Correction: the second line should read "4-bucket, 4, 7" - rather than "5" - typo (5 pin can be gotten with straight ball down 20 or easy strike ball from 3 boards left adjustment (for right handers)

[mxjosh]

Single pin spares I just spread fingers and throw it with a flat wrist. If I try to throw my spare ball like my strike ball, I usually miss.

[billf]

2-8 as well?

At tournaments with money on the line, you're damn skippy it's a straight ball.

[ShortChanged]

I usually flatten my hand and cock my wrist down a bit, if shooting a 10 pin. That's the only time I'm throwing a spare ball. Otherwise I use the same ball on the opening shot to shoot anything else, with the same release as the opening shot. Just move my feet.