need some help with what has happened with my bowling.

[striker12]

i think your tendons are getting over worked depending on what u been doing lately u def are a cranker thats just my guess tho

at cloverleaf im a crackers but in belleville im a power tweener because i cant cross as many board or the ball will not catch hook because of my speed .

[Tampabaybob]

I'm glad you said that this video was shot "before" you made changes to your balance and foot speed. I was getting ready for a "slow down and get balanced" thread. Send us a new video so we can see the changes.

I also use different weight balls. This can work to your advantage on some conditions you'll run into. To slow down when you're using the 14# ball slow your feet down, raise the ball in your stance about 6". That should lower your back swing and your feet should get there at the same time. Be sure "NOT" to use any muscle from the time you take that first step until the ball is next to your slide foot. That's your "explosion Point" . Not the entire swing. THINK SMOOOOOOOOTH.

[striker12]

I'm glad you said that this video was shot "before" you made changes to your balance and foot speed. I was getting ready for a "slow down and get balanced" thread. Send us a new video so we can see the changes.

I also use different weight balls. This can work to your advantage on some conditions you'll run into. To slow down when you're using the 14# ball slow your feet down, raise the ball in your stance about 6". That should lower your back swing and your feet should get there at the same time. Be sure "NOT" to use any muscle from the time you take that first step until the ball is next to your slide foot. That's your "explosion Point" . Not the entire swing. THINK SMOOOOOOOOTH.

thanks bob i will get a new video soon just need to get some money first because my balance is abit better not as bad as it is in this video maby 1 of 4 shots i would lose balance because of bad body postion.

[Tampabaybob]

As a rule of thumb, "If you fall to the right, your feet are too fast. Fall to the left and your feet are too slow" Remember this when you bowl. Usually if you slow your first step down just a hair that will slow you down. Some people might take me to task on this, but I believe it's easier to slow your feet than your armswing. So keep the arm swing alone, and adjust your foot speed. If you think about the motion of your body in relation to the ball swing, you'll see where it makes sense to do this. When your feet are too fast, YOU are getting there before your ball and you have to PULL the ball through with your arm, throwing you off balance.

[striker12]

As a rule of thumb, "If you fall to the right, your feet are too fast. Fall to the left and your feet are too slow" Remember this when you bowl. Usually if you slow your first step down just a hair that will slow you down. Some people might take me to task on this, but I believe it's easier to slow your feet than your armswing. So keep the arm swing alone, and adjust your foot speed. If you think about the motion of your body in relation to the ball swing, you'll see where it makes sense to do this. When your feet are too fast, YOU are getting there before your ball and you have to PULL the ball through with your arm, throwing you off balance.

thanks bob i just wrote this down on some paper to keep this in mind and read over it more, i do fall to the right sometimes and the rest i normaly stand up to soon but i cant really put much pressure on my left ankle because of what last season of me hitting my ankle with my spare ball.

[Tampabaybob]

thanks bob i just wrote this down on some paper to keep this in mind and read over it more, i do fall to the right sometimes and the rest i normaly stand up to soon but i cant really put much pressure on my left ankle because of what last season of me hitting my ankle with my spare ball.

Yeah that really hurts. I think we've all done that at one time or another. If it's something that typically worries you while you're bowling, buy an ankle wrap at CVS or Walgreens and use it for protection. I noticed on your last step/slide you lean quite far to the right. That position will typically put the ball further away from your slide foot, but if it's too far out you run the risk of pulling the ball unintentionally. For instance if you slide on 20, your ball should be hovering over the 10 - 15 board at the bottom of your swing.

[striker12]

Yeah that really hurts. I think we've all done that at one time or another. If it's something that typically worries you while you're bowling, buy an ankle wrap at CVS or Walgreens and use it for protection. I noticed on your last step/slide you lean quite far to the right. That position will typically put the ball further away from your slide foot, but if it's too far out you run the risk of pulling the ball unintentionally. For instance if you slide on 20, your ball should be hovering over the 10 - 15 board at the bottom of your swing.

yeah it is a problem to me because i dont want to hit my ankle again and i was the stupid one to keep walking on it at the time and still bowled the next day because i was in a turnny but i never felt no pain till 2 weeks later live and learn, yeah im trying to get it in abit so then i dont keep pullibng the ball because i do the abit and trying to stop it, but its better then it use to be where i use to pull the ball at least 5 frames a game but not i pull it maby 3 times over 3 games not including spare shots where i need to work on spares.

[striker12]

today i had a great day throwing my 15lb freeze today my timing was perfect i did miss target to the left 2 times my feet where turned the wrong way when i slid. but my throw is very nice i did get some videos that where good on the elft lane only the right lane hard to get because people where standing in the way.

[mxjosh]

Im no expert but your follow thru is all over the place. I've never seen anyone move their arm side to side or in a circle. Your spare shot follow thru looks much easier on your arm. Ik u are somewhat of a cranker but it appears u are muscling the ball. Your arm is not relaxed. Its tense thru the whole swing. Its difficult to repeat the exact muscle movements repeatedly. I don't shoot anything like you so Idk if a cranker is supposed to muscle the ball everytime. Just seems hard to repeat.

[striker12]

Im no expert but your follow thru is all over the place. I've never seen anyone move their arm side to side or in a circle. Your spare shot follow thru looks much easier on your arm. Ik u are somewhat of a cranker but it appears u are muscling the ball. Your arm is not relaxed. Its tense thru the whole swing. Its difficult to repeat the exact muscle movements repeatedly. I don't shoot anything like you so Idk if a cranker is supposed to muscle the ball everytime. Just seems hard to repeat.

if you read under the video this video is old not the way i bowl anymore but reason for arm swinging so much was getting use to arm being lose and free but also because of my shoulder my arm can not go full back and forth i will get a updated video on just need to edit it and put all of them together the video i have is of last satiday when i got 8 in a row and got a 234 game.