How do I get more Revs?

[Keithalw]

I was wondering what I could do to get more revs... I am lil odd at bowling as I am right handed but land on my right foot. For the life of me I have tried to change that but can not. My ball speed is roughly between 12.75-13.75. I have noticed since we got a new pro shop guy he switched my insterts to a way smaller size cause the other guy had them way big and I didnt know much about all that. Either way is there anything I can do to get more revs?

[Ball99999]

How about accelerating through the release point?

[striker12]

another thing you could do is cup your wrist and on the back swing uncup jsut alittle and when coming back down try to cup it again and do was ball99999 sead accelerate and on the release snap your wrist and u will put alot of rev on it

[The German Shepherd]

Revs can be most easily achieved by concentrating on two things:
- As you have already read, you can accelerate through the ball as you release;
- Concentrate on coming up the back of the ball more as you release it. This will give you more "end over end" revs which adds power to your shot.

Jay

[billf]

All these suggestions are wonderful but won't work. I've tried with a friend/fellow bowler who until this past season landed on the wrong foot. This young man has Cerebral Palsy so it was a long, slow process changing his landing but he worked his butt off and accomplished it. He finished 3rd in our PBA/sport league this summer.
Landing on the wrong foot robs you of all the leverage and power needed to get beyond a basic speed and rev point. Have you tried practicing using the 1 step release? Add a step? What have you tried?

[Hot_pocket]

I know a couple of right handed right foot slide bowlers they are pretty good bowlers but i do notice they get alot out side roll and generally play straighter up . But try adjusting your hand position different ways while practicing to see what works for you.

[Hot_pocket]

http://youtu.be/8S8n9CGjBwY this was actually posted in the video area first

[Keithalw]

A buddy of mine and a old timer there has been helping me and one my biggest problems was coming over the ball or my wrist breaking alll through my swing so I got a brace and that pretty much fixed those problems but hot_pocket is right i pretty much play straight up... usually straight up 5 or 10 board down and in.

Bill I have tried the one step approach and even my usual four step approach. I know that its prolly me not giving it time or what not but it throws my timing out of whack bad. I been told by the old timer that Ive come a long way how I am now. I asked him bout the left foot landing he said itd be pretty much breaking my self down and starting all over that of course I wouldnt be as good as I am now right off the bat but says that generally it would give me the leverage you was talking about...

[The German Shepherd]

All these suggestions are wonderful but won't work. I've tried with a friend/fellow bowler who until this past season landed on the wrong foot. This young man has Cerebral Palsy so it was a long, slow process changing his landing but he worked his butt off and accomplished it. He finished 3rd in our PBA/sport league this summer.
Landing on the wrong foot robs you of all the leverage and power needed to get beyond a basic speed and rev point. Have you tried practicing using the 1 step release? Add a step? What have you tried?

While billf has some good advice about trying to learn to land correctly, I will need to (for the first time) disagree with him regarding whether or not the above suggestion willor will not work. Even if you are landing incorrectly, you can still learn to stay behind the ball and come "up the back" more. I likewise have known some bowlers who landed wrong footed (one in particular from Elmira New York some years ago named Dan Kalec) and were able to turned the ball well. For sure you should try to land correctly and billf's idea about building good footwork is extrememly important. I would suggest that you try the other ideas listed in this thread as well.

jay

[JaMau24]

Well, I will say it again. You really should learn to throw off the correct foot. If it takes you a while, then so be it. Start by just standing at the foul line, with the correct (left) foot in front, your right foot kicked out behind you to the left (like you see for a traditional bowling form), and just throw the ball with your arm. Don't move your feet. Then as you get used to it, transition to just walking slowly up to the foul line, and throwing off your left foot. Then as you start to get good at it, perform your approach at your desired speed. It won't be a quick process, but stick to it, I'm sure you can do it. Also, consider getting a coach or some lessons if you can't figure it out on your own.

I'm sure there are good bowlers who bowl off the wrong foot, but they are the exception, not the rule. I would say it's imperative you do everything you can to fix it.

Also, while Jay may have seen bowlers that can get around the ball landing on the wrong foot, I would go as far to say that they could definitely get more revs if they were leading with the correct foot. Getting good revs on the ball isn't just arm and hand, the whole motion and form is very important.