Bowling Form Problems

[noeymc]

also try to bend your knees a little more and you will need to change your mark on the lane

[atambohmer]

it looks good, one thing i did notice was when you release the ball your swing does not continue up, you appear to be trying to place the ball instead of rolling it. try swinging your arm back and forth while you sit there, get it used to the free motion.

other than that, your looking great. yes your not scoring quite as good, but a 151 the first time you try a completely new style is unexpectedly good. keep at it and have fun!

Yeah, I see that now. I'll work on rolling it.

[75lockwood]

Yeah, I see that now. I'll work on rolling it.

Glad to help

also try to bend your knees a little more and you will need to change your mark on the lane

This is true, you could still do with a bit more knee bend, but you are making some nice progress, as for the mark, have you tried starting further out?

[atambohmer]

also try to bend your knees a little more and you will need to change your mark on the lane

Alright, I understand that I'll need to change the boards I start on, but being lefty, would you suggest I move further left or right?

[75lockwood]

Alright, I understand that I'll need to change the boards I start on, but being lefty, would you suggest I move further left or right?

move your mark left, going straight up third arrow into the pocket doesn't provide enough entry angle.

play around with it, experiment with different lines, i personally play 2 boards right of second arrow (right handed) and move left as the lane breaks down.

[atambohmer]

move your mark left, going straight up third arrow into the pocket doesn't provide enough entry angle.

play around with it, experiment with different lines, i personally play 2 boards right of second arrow (right handed) and move left as the lane breaks down.

Alright, cool. I'll move left further and see what that does. Thanks for the input.

[Tampabaybob]

Watched both of your videos and you definitely have made an improvement on the second one. The biggest thing that jumps out at me is your finish position at the line. Try keeping your left leg behind you with the left toe on the floor. This is your balance leg and should hep stabilize you at the line and give you more leverage. Also from a balance point the right arm should be straight out, thumb facing down, from your body at the line. When you finish your release, you should be able to hold that balance until the ball actually drops off of the pin deck. Also watch that right slide foot, you don't want to have it pointing too far to the left. Try to have it as straight as possible. If you check some of the videos of the pros you'll notice they are almost all perfectly straight at the line with their slide foot. Pointing a little left won't hurt you but if it 's pointing too far, it'll mess up a good start swing plane.

Good luck, keep practicing and keep us updated.

Bob

[atambohmer]

Watched both of your videos and you definitely have made an improvement on the second one. The biggest thing that jumps out at me is your finish position at the line. Try keeping your left leg behind you with the left toe on the floor. This is your balance leg and should hep stabilize you at the line and give you more leverage. Also from a balance point the right arm should be straight out, thumb facing down, from your body at the line. When you finish your release, you should be able to hold that balance until the ball actually drops off of the pin deck. Also watch that right slide foot, you don't want to have it pointing too far to the left. Try to have it as straight as possible. If you check some of the videos of the pros you'll notice they are almost all perfectly straight at the line with their slide foot. Pointing a little left won't hurt you but if it 's pointing too far, it'll mess up a good start swing plane.

Good luck, keep practicing and keep us updated.

Bob

Hey, I didn't get a chance to read your advice before I went bowling again, so I'll work on it next time around. But I did make another video and I'm pretty happy with the improvement I made from last time. I still have things to work on, but the swing feels more natural now. Here's the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN5SM...ature=youtu.be

[75lockwood]

Hey, I didn't get a chance to read your advice before I went bowling again, so I'll work on it next time around. But I did make another video and I'm pretty happy with the improvement I made from last time. I still have things to work on, but the swing feels more natural now. Here's the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN5SM...ature=youtu.be

Looks great you are definitely improving, keep up the good work and you will get there!

i noticed that as the video went on your arm swing began to get a bit more free, but you should work on keeping it beside you, if you want to add power or speed later on, having your arm cross your body like it is can cause consistency issues.

[atambohmer]

Looks great you are definitely improving, keep up the good work and you will get there!

i noticed that as the video went on your arm swing began to get a bit more free, but you should work on keeping it beside you, if you want to add power or speed later on, having your arm cross your body like it is can cause consistency issues.

Yeah, I noticed that when I watched the video a few times but not when I was bowling. I'll probably be more aware of it now, though.