Sounds like you've found a good coach. Stick with him.
why my coach is awesome
i sent him a email with a problem about cupping my wrist and i am pulling it some times ( i think i am squeezing it with my fingers but) he respounded the next day with a great response i think it made it click a little bit
It is true that if your arm muscles are tense because of cupping the wrist, your swing will not be as loose and you will tend to pull the ball. Another possibility is that, if you are turning your hand during the release in addition to cupping your wrist, the ball will naturally go left of target. (You can demonstrate this while sitting at your computer without a bowling ball. Cup your wrist and turn your hand, and you will see that your hand is left of your arm.) I would suggest experimenting with keeping the arm as loose as possible while cupping...and with rotating the hand as little as possible while cupping. Also, cupping less may help with either problem, while still giving you a higher rev rate. Let me know how it goes, and we can certainly work on this on the 22nd.
Thanks...
-Tom
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 12:41 AM, noah mcmillan REMOVED MY EMAIL wrote:
Hey just checking in wanted to make sure Friday feb 22 at 11 is still a good time also i have a question and i am not sure if you can help me thur email but i have started to cup my wrist to work on adding more revs but i seem to be pulling the ball i believe its me squeezing the ball is that a mind over matter thing or is there some secert to it if you are able to help me with that id really appreciate it thanks
Noah
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Sounds like you've found a good coach. Stick with him.
Bob
"There truly is such a thing as a bad night and when these doomed evenings arrive you can't avoid them. But there's a bright side to this, it's that bad nights won't kill you, and sometimes will make you a little smarter."
yeah he coaches a pba pro also =D but he's a really good guy the first time i went i brought 150 dollars not knowing how much itd be he gave me like a 2 hour session with him free i paid 5 bucks for lane time =D hes a cool dude
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Ball Speed : 17mph Rev Rate : 300-325 PAP : 4 1/2
Balls : Hammer Taboo Deep Purple Roto Grip Shatter Roto Grip Scream Hammer absolute hook
Avg 182 high game 291 High series 709
bowling 2 leagues and everyday i can
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I don't mean to troll, but I wanted to chime in that I just got in touch with a local coach and he replied back in an email a list of questions that I did reply back to. Wish me luck that this coach is just as cool as yours!
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for sure man i dont think he could be AS cool but i am sure he could be coolOriginally Posted by unclemantis
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Ball Speed : 17mph Rev Rate : 300-325 PAP : 4 1/2
Balls : Hammer Taboo Deep Purple Roto Grip Shatter Roto Grip Scream Hammer absolute hook
Avg 182 high game 291 High series 709
bowling 2 leagues and everyday i can
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Sweet. Well I have not heard back from him. I don't have the money this weekend but I will sometime mid week next week. I am sure it will be money well spent. He uses cameras and stufffor sure man i dont think he could be AS cool but i am sure he could be cool
In the Bag: Hammer Nail, Smoke and Fire #13 RG (2.53) Diff (.055) - Bowling a 189 Game
Open Average: 171 High Open Game: 226
Tweener; Deep; Medium Loft; Low Backswing ; Speed: 12 MPH
yeah it is well worth it i came back to bowling after 4-6 year break and didnt realize how much i forgot and how much i wasn't doing he fixed 3 things and my forum got better just lesson to what he says dont be hard headed =D
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Ball Speed : 17mph Rev Rate : 300-325 PAP : 4 1/2
Balls : Hammer Taboo Deep Purple Roto Grip Shatter Roto Grip Scream Hammer absolute hook
Avg 182 high game 291 High series 709
bowling 2 leagues and everyday i can
Member ID: 9407-9357
You bet! He is the pro and I am the client
In the Bag: Hammer Nail, Smoke and Fire #13 RG (2.53) Diff (.055) - Bowling a 189 Game
Open Average: 171 High Open Game: 226
Tweener; Deep; Medium Loft; Low Backswing ; Speed: 12 MPH
Speaking from a coaches point of view, many times we see things we'd like to change on a bowler, but we have to consider what level the bowler is at, and what the most important things to work on first, that will show almost immediate results. When you find a good coach stick with him/her because lesson #2, 3, 4, 5, etc, they're going to work on more advanced techniques they couldn't tell you at the beginning. As you progress, there will be many small "tricks" that the coach may impart on you to help you to make small adjustments while you're bowling. Good luck to both of you and let us know how things are going.
Bob
"There truly is such a thing as a bad night and when these doomed evenings arrive you can't avoid them. But there's a bright side to this, it's that bad nights won't kill you, and sometimes will make you a little smarter."
Noah, now you know why "early turn" is such a prevalent issue with bowlers.
The coach and bowler relationship reminds me of boxer shorts. You have to keep trying them on at times to find the right fit. I've had Gold coaches that I didn't mesh with and others that fit me well. Sometimes coaches are not as adaptable to a bowler as we would like.
Bob, I've found this true with kids also. As long as I tell them what steps I will teach them later, they practice more.
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