I think my ball might be drilled wrong... advice?

[Big Nick]

I know this is a little late, but I wanted to update everyone. I had my session with the local pro, and he helped me out a lot. I told him about my concerns regarding the way the ball was drilled, and he said that the way it's set up is fine. I was having a problem with my thumb hanging up due to the span being a little too long, and he fixed that, as well.

After watching me bowl a few frames, he made some suggestions on some things to change. My starting stance was too tall, and he changed the position of my hands and feet slightly at address. He also had me change my initial aim point, as well as my release point. Being a taller guy, I was releasing the ball too late in an effort to try and set the ball down smoothly. With the earlier release point, the ball drops to the floor more than before (accompanied by a thud), but the path of the ball is much more consistent and predictable. Further more, the change in hand position and release point have eliminated the full-roller I was throwing before. Now the ball tracks 1" to 1.5" inches outside the thumb hole.

All in all, I was extremely happy with the lesson and I'll be going back in a week or two for another one. Surprisingly, he told me that my fundamentals were pretty good for someone who had never been coached before. He went on to say that he covered a lot more info with me than most people get to in their first lesson, and that I'm at the stage of needing to nit-pick over the details of my delivery versus needing to unlearn a bunch of bad habits. Best $30 I've spent on bowling thus far!

[billf]

Glad to hear it went so well. Even at 3 lessons, total $90, would be cheaper than just ONE overly aggressive ball that won't be needed with proper coaching.

[Big Nick]

Glad to hear it went so well. Even at 3 lessons, total $90, would be cheaper than just ONE overly aggressive ball that won't be needed with proper coaching.

Tell me about it. Here I was thinking that I either needed the ball re-drilled or that it wasn't aggressive enough. An hour later, it's hooking more than I ever thought it would.... in fact, any more and I'd almost need another, straighter ball to be able to pick up a 6 or 10 pin.