How do I get more Revs?

[itstyler]

you will get there man. its mostly mental game. just remember that. dont over think. good job.

[billf]

598! Great job. What makes it even more impressive is how quick it has come. You will be shooting 700s soon and laughing as you look back to dreaming of 600

[Keithalw]

I figured I would check back in... I was going through some of my old post looking for something and saw this so now I am sidetracked to this lol... I didnt keep going with my left foot landing. I tried so for about a month or so and it just kind of all went down hill and I just slipped back into landing on my right foot. Since then I have increased my average and shot two 600 games. I guess the left foot wasnt for me but I did give it a shot. Just wanted to update and let everyone know.

[AZBowla]

Well if you're still looking for more rev's a couple of things I have tried that seemed to work was to curl my pinky rather than have it lay flat against the ball and also make sure your fingers are in the grips nice and deep, and keep your thumb loose and relaxed so you can get it out fast and then really spin it with your two fingers once your thumb is clear. Then again, there is such a thing as too much rev's - I found that out this past weekend. I was hitting the pocket fairly regularly but was leaving 7's, 10's and some nasty splits all night. Gotta work on that next.

[billf]

Tonight my teammates mentioned my revs were high, even for me so I paid more attention to it. Really wish I had tape on the ball and the camcorder going. I know it was in excess of 500rpm. I calmed it down once I noticed they were right.

[noeymc]

why do people always want more revs why not just move your mark and feet and keep the same release i am confused on this one can someone please clear this up

[AZBowla]

This article gives a good explanation, IMHO: http://bowlingknowledge.info/index.p...d=31&Itemid=62

[Ball99999]

This article gives a good explanation, IMHO: http://bowlingknowledge.info/index.p...d=31&Itemid=62

That article never seemed to clarify this part

"As a rule of thumb, changing the number of revs is an important skill that will allow you to change the amount of skid (length) as well as strength (backend reaction) of your bowling ball. "

[AZBowla]

That article never seemed to clarify this part

"As a rule of thumb, changing the number of revs is an important skill that will allow you to change the amount of skid (length) as well as strength (backend reaction) of your bowling ball. "

He clarifies it here:

"First and foremost, as a bowler, you need to have an understanding of how revolutions impacts both skid and push. A skilled bowler knows that several factors will increase the amount of skid. These include both ball speed and revolutions. But, in addition to skid, revs and speed also effects what we call push. Push is the distance that the bowling ball will go past the end of the oil pattern prior to reacting and making a move toward the pocket. So, due to speed and revs, the ball pushes past the end of the pattern a certain distance. More will be further. Less will be shorter. "

So if you really spin the ball up and throw it fast, it will slide farther down the lane and hook more sharply than if you just threw it normally or slowed it down. The key is to be able to read the lane and vary both your speed and rev's so that it's not too fast or slow but instead just the right amount of revs at the right amount of speed, so it hits the pocket perfectly. Much easier said than done. Anyone can whirl the ball down the lane like a tornado and have a massive, crazy and uncontrollable hook (you see people doing that at the lanes all the time), but to get the rev rate just right so it hits the pocket at exactly the right angle, well, that's an art that takes a ton of practice to master.