Need hook help :(

[The German Shepherd]

I would bet that your thumb is staying in the ball a split second too long and chances are the release is a tad late.

Funny but that was exactly what I was thinking....

Jay

[billf]

Striker, watch your video very closely. You were the same height, if not slightly lower, at release as you were in your starting stance. You didn't stand up until well past the release point. And to be blunt, that was obviously a forced loft with poor form.

[billf]

Funny but that was exactly what I was thinking....

Jay

Great minds think alike? lol

[striker12]

bill watch right before i get to the line my body dips down then back up my bowling coach got me out of it for awhile and it jsut happened again but know i will try to get a video of my new bowling style to show how much of a big different it was in changing.

[striker12]

Striker, I've warned guys that lofted the ball that far out, that if they did it again, I'd show them the door ( when I managed a center). Probably missed a bunch of spares , too, right? LOL

Bob

well bob thing is my bowling allie is a crap hole the lanes are worped and they have not fixed the lanes in over 40years but i bowl ther ejust for the fun of it but trust me that shot is nothing to what most of do there 1 lady there walkes up dose not go down low to let the ball on the lane she like side arms the ball down the lane and it just slams the lane.

but one thing they jsut did at the bowling allie they never fixed the lanes but they go and put 5 pin lanes in witch took them over 4 months to put in and it is only 8 lanes and it should of been done is 2 months thats how worped the lanes where they where braking in half taking up jsut alittle bit.

[Tampabaybob]

Striker, how about posting a video of a few frames of your approach now.......rear view and side view.

Bob

[striker12]

yeah i will do that once i go to the bowling allie cant be today cause i have to go and pay for my jrs today but maby on wed the league there is not that big soo im able to get on some decent oil and not much burnt out.

i guess i did end up going bowling today my brother wanted to go and i end up forgetting my camera and ipod at home i would probly forget my head if it was not attached to me.

[rab91787]

Well I'm about to give up unless anyone has any more ideas for me to try. I practiced all week on mini swings on to my bed and was getting nice revs and rotation with my thumb in the ball. I go today to try and duplicate that with a full swing and I either got revs with straight rotation or rotation with low revs. I tried a bunch of different things to try and get the same feel but just couldn't do it. I tried everything I could think of for two games and since I was making zero prograss I did one practice game without thumb to prepare for leagues on Tuesday. Just one game with my style I bowled a 191 with an open in the 9th. I'm starting to think that I should just put my practice time towards my thumbless style so that I can hopefully get more consistent. I wish I could have found someone to go to get a video of me trying with a normal grip but couldn't get anyone today.

[AngeloPD]

Well I'm about to give up unless anyone has any more ideas for me to try. I practiced all week on mini swings on to my bed and was getting nice revs and rotation with my thumb in the ball. I go today to try and duplicate that with a full swing and I either got revs with straight rotation or rotation with low revs. I tried a bunch of different things to try and get the same feel but just couldn't do it. I tried everything I could think of for two games and since I was making zero prograss I did one practice game without thumb to prepare for leagues on Tuesday. Just one game with my style I bowled a 191 with an open in the 9th. I'm starting to think that I should just put my practice time towards my thumbless style so that I can hopefully get more consistent. I wish I could have found someone to go to get a video of me trying with a normal grip but couldn't get anyone today.

Im in the same boat aswell. You can use a tripod to mount the camera so you wouldn't need anyone to take a video of you.

[rab91787]

Ya I have a camera that I can do that with but I'd feel awkward video recording my awful shots with a tripod lol.