CardShark613
12-16-2015, 11:30 AM
So I have a recently fractured rib. It was my last game of the season and a sweep was going to bring us up a pay grade so I didn't want to be blind. I didn't think I was going to be able to successfully bowl but I wanted to try in practice.
Whoa! It opened my eyes. Worrying so much about not hurting myself or giving myself a jolt of pain, caused me to RELAX. It forced me to have a fully pendulum arm swing, with no shoulder drop, and not muscling the ball. Just the simple act of relaxing, and especially not muscling the ball, changed my ball reaction in such a positive way that I was just amazed.
While I don't suggest everybody bowl with rib injuries, it really helped me solidify my form and release. But maybe this story can help reiterate how important it is to be relaxed and how a nice smooth release always is more effective than muscling the hook.
I swear my ball movement almost doubled
Whoa! It opened my eyes. Worrying so much about not hurting myself or giving myself a jolt of pain, caused me to RELAX. It forced me to have a fully pendulum arm swing, with no shoulder drop, and not muscling the ball. Just the simple act of relaxing, and especially not muscling the ball, changed my ball reaction in such a positive way that I was just amazed.
While I don't suggest everybody bowl with rib injuries, it really helped me solidify my form and release. But maybe this story can help reiterate how important it is to be relaxed and how a nice smooth release always is more effective than muscling the hook.
I swear my ball movement almost doubled