Do left handed people really have a natural hook to their ball?

[75lockwood]

I don't think anyone has a "natural" hook, it's something that is developed, left or right handed. sure anyone can spin there hand and make the ball hook, but a proper controlled hook is not "natural"

[dutchlefty]

Hei, I'm not of the opinion that we, lefthanders, have a natural hook. Never heard that theory her in Norway either. Must be the same for both, either left or right handed...

[martinezsam2495]

Leftiess :d

wooooooh
lefty power!

[J Anderson]

I think the most unnatural thing is to throw the ball dead straight. Unless its throwing a bowling ball period. From my short time coaching, most kids seem to put a little axis rotation on the ball. Some times its a little hook, sometimes a backup ball, sometimes a lot of hook, but its almost never consistently straight.

[MisterSinister]

I have not noticed a natural hook for left handers, but there's something else I've noticed. A lit of female bowlers seem to have a natutal backup hook. I know of at least 5 or 6. Anyone else notice this?

[blong4133]

My sister is a lefty and she's always had a little tail on the back end of her ball....even when she was using plastic balls.

Granted, she doesn't exactly throw darts, but I did always find it strange how she's always had that little snap at the back end.

[J Anderson]

I have not noticed a natural hook for left handers, but there's something else I've noticed. A lit of female bowlers seem to have a natutal backup hook. I know of at least 5 or 6. Anyone else notice this?

Yep, I would guess that women are twice as likely to throw a slight back-up ball. I don't know why but would guess that there is an anatomical reason for it.

[75lockwood]

Yep, I would guess that women are twice as likely to throw a slight back-up ball. I don't know why but would guess that there is an anatomical reason for it.

Apparently there is a difference in the female wrist structure that allows them to throw backup more "naturally" don't know if this is true (read on Wikipedia, has no citation)