Hammer
01-22-2014, 08:32 PM
I started playing deeper inside this year. I thought I would never be able to because I don't have cranker type release. I just try to stay behind the ball as long as possible until my thumb comes out and then do a little turn of my hand only about an inch or two. Maybe it works for me because when I play more up the boards my ball speed is 13.5 to 14.8mph at the pins. The location on the approach for me is anywhere from board 28 to board 35 with the arch of my sliding foot.To find what arrow for a target is best I do what Rob Mautner says to do when playing deep which is to open the hips and shoulders and then walk straight and throw to your target left(I am a lefty). Say I start on board 30. I will make my approach and throw over the third arrow from the left. From there I see where my breakpoint is and what the ball does as far as where it hits the pins. Then from the third arrow which is board 15 I will stay on board 30 and swing my shot to go between the third and fourth arrow and then work my target little by little to the right to see what the ball does and where it hits the pins. This is how I find for myself what arrow is too far for a target and what is too close for a target for a good hit on the pins.
When the lanes break down you have a pretty good area to play with when you find your sweet spot that works with your swing. The ball that works for me playing deep is my Raw Hammer Anger ball which has an RG 2.50 and a 2000 Abralon surface matte finish. The pin is below my ring finger. The hardest thing to do when playing deep is to walk straight and throw left if you are a lefty and right if you are a righty. Your brain will fight this and you will feel that you will have to drift towards your target arrow on the alley to hit it. You don't though because your open hips and shoulders will let your arm swing go towards your target arrow even though you are walking straight. The way these modern balls are made with the cores they have you don't have to help the ball to hook from your breakpoint to the pocket. You just have to find your right target arrow to hit from which board you are standing on with your slide foot arch.
When I got comfortable with walking straight and throwing left at my target arrow on the alley I couldn't believe how much hook I was getting with my ball with my swing and release. I don't have a pro swing and release and it works for me. Rob Mautner has a link on this forum that has an article he wrote for Bowling This Month magazine that is called Jumping in Deep Without a Parachute. He explains the setup and the right approach for playing deep for guys like me that don't have a ton of revs but can still play deep and make the ball hook to the pocket without a lot of hand or help if you will. You have to have the right RG and surface ball to do this though. My Anger ball has the right stuff that works with my swing and release. You just have to jump in with both feet and try it. Find the right ball for you first.
When the lanes break down you have a pretty good area to play with when you find your sweet spot that works with your swing. The ball that works for me playing deep is my Raw Hammer Anger ball which has an RG 2.50 and a 2000 Abralon surface matte finish. The pin is below my ring finger. The hardest thing to do when playing deep is to walk straight and throw left if you are a lefty and right if you are a righty. Your brain will fight this and you will feel that you will have to drift towards your target arrow on the alley to hit it. You don't though because your open hips and shoulders will let your arm swing go towards your target arrow even though you are walking straight. The way these modern balls are made with the cores they have you don't have to help the ball to hook from your breakpoint to the pocket. You just have to find your right target arrow to hit from which board you are standing on with your slide foot arch.
When I got comfortable with walking straight and throwing left at my target arrow on the alley I couldn't believe how much hook I was getting with my ball with my swing and release. I don't have a pro swing and release and it works for me. Rob Mautner has a link on this forum that has an article he wrote for Bowling This Month magazine that is called Jumping in Deep Without a Parachute. He explains the setup and the right approach for playing deep for guys like me that don't have a ton of revs but can still play deep and make the ball hook to the pocket without a lot of hand or help if you will. You have to have the right RG and surface ball to do this though. My Anger ball has the right stuff that works with my swing and release. You just have to jump in with both feet and try it. Find the right ball for you first.