roy munson
09-24-2009, 09:58 PM
Hello all,
Let me start off by saying I haven't bowled in a league... much less bowled at all in the last 7 years.
My friend asked me to join his team in a usbc league.
Ok so the first 2 weeks I used my friends old ball, a 16 lb columbia rpm, it may not be columbia.. but I do remember it was an rpm. Also I figured the first 2 weeks would just be a "refresher". The first week I bowled a 431 series with a 179 high game, the second week I bowled a 381 series, during the second week I noticed that my wrist was"braking"..that and I was crossing my arm and also sometimes I would just hang my ball out immediatly after release. I figured it was just the ball becouse the fingergrips were not my size..so I shook it off...
Ok now here's were it gets interesting......
I went to the local pro shop, and after talking to one of the guys I decided to get the storm furious.
Its a 15 lbs. Ball, with a weight hole maybe like 2 inches away from the finger holes. I also picked up a wrist gaurd.
Ok so on my first practice ball, I got caught up on my slide and lofted the ball about 4 feet...not a good start...
My first game I had the wrist gaurd on bowled a 147.. or something like that I forget to be honest, you'll know why after I explain the next 2 games.
Ok the second game I still had the wrist gaurd on and bowled 8 opens in a row.. the 9th frame I rolled an 8... hitting the head pin to the left... at that point I ripped my wrist gaurd off..and proceded to pick up the spare...then with the wrist gaurd still off, I struck out the 10th to finish with a 119..
The third game was almost an exact copy of game number 2.. I couldn't consistently hit anything and struck of the 10th....
As for my approach, I'm never consistant with were I stand, I can't hit any marks I set, I've gotten a few comments such as, my speed is to high, my rev rate is way to high ( with out the wrist gaurd), I should let. The ball do all the work.... I don't know if any of you have seen the movie tin cup... but there's a nice rant about how his swing feels like an unfolded lawn chair....well that's how I'm feeling... and now that my 9 games are up... my scores count for next week and I don't want to to let my team down.
I should also note that my friend bowled a 118 his first game... he carries a 190+ avg... he told me that the lanes were tough... and that he couldn't figure them out...
Oh I forgot to meantion I use the "hand shake" method when I release the ball.
Any help would be great.
Let me start off by saying I haven't bowled in a league... much less bowled at all in the last 7 years.
My friend asked me to join his team in a usbc league.
Ok so the first 2 weeks I used my friends old ball, a 16 lb columbia rpm, it may not be columbia.. but I do remember it was an rpm. Also I figured the first 2 weeks would just be a "refresher". The first week I bowled a 431 series with a 179 high game, the second week I bowled a 381 series, during the second week I noticed that my wrist was"braking"..that and I was crossing my arm and also sometimes I would just hang my ball out immediatly after release. I figured it was just the ball becouse the fingergrips were not my size..so I shook it off...
Ok now here's were it gets interesting......
I went to the local pro shop, and after talking to one of the guys I decided to get the storm furious.
Its a 15 lbs. Ball, with a weight hole maybe like 2 inches away from the finger holes. I also picked up a wrist gaurd.
Ok so on my first practice ball, I got caught up on my slide and lofted the ball about 4 feet...not a good start...
My first game I had the wrist gaurd on bowled a 147.. or something like that I forget to be honest, you'll know why after I explain the next 2 games.
Ok the second game I still had the wrist gaurd on and bowled 8 opens in a row.. the 9th frame I rolled an 8... hitting the head pin to the left... at that point I ripped my wrist gaurd off..and proceded to pick up the spare...then with the wrist gaurd still off, I struck out the 10th to finish with a 119..
The third game was almost an exact copy of game number 2.. I couldn't consistently hit anything and struck of the 10th....
As for my approach, I'm never consistant with were I stand, I can't hit any marks I set, I've gotten a few comments such as, my speed is to high, my rev rate is way to high ( with out the wrist gaurd), I should let. The ball do all the work.... I don't know if any of you have seen the movie tin cup... but there's a nice rant about how his swing feels like an unfolded lawn chair....well that's how I'm feeling... and now that my 9 games are up... my scores count for next week and I don't want to to let my team down.
I should also note that my friend bowled a 118 his first game... he carries a 190+ avg... he told me that the lanes were tough... and that he couldn't figure them out...
Oh I forgot to meantion I use the "hand shake" method when I release the ball.
Any help would be great.