speed control
I talked about my friend's speed. now mine.
I saw these tonight while bowling. my first game I roll at speeds around 14.4 to 15.5. nice arch right into the pocket. 206 game.
next two my speed jumps up to 17 to as high as 19. still good games for me. but avg of 55 pins less.
third game, still in the 17 to 19mph range but bowl a 196.
seems like my shoulder is tight on the first game no matter how much I try to loosen it before bowling. then right after the first game, I am throwing with more speed but with the same foot work, starting point of the ball, from what I can tell same back swing.
any tips on how I can have more constant speed
really need to set up an camera and go bowling by myself, see what I am doing and let yall see what is going on.
That much uncontrolled variation in ball speed most probably comes from muscling the ball. Make sure that you support the weight of the ball on your non-bowling hand during the push-away, and then let gravity take over - just let the ball fall. Work on posting each shot to make sure that your timing is good, and you should see a much more consistent ball speed.
Normally my non bowling hand stays under my ball until I take my first step (push off). Next time I bowl. I try to see if I can video it and figure out if I am muscling or not
A couple shots from your first game and then a couple from your 2nd/3rd for comparison would be good to see.
honestly most of it is mental, in my experience, i used to get pretty amped up bowling in league or just practice, which i still have the tendency to do in practice (i'll roll 10 games in an hour), but when it comes to serious league play i have to force myself to slow down before every single shot.
"watching pros throw countless strikes in a you tube video, is like watching
super models in bikini's eating cheeseburgers on the hood of a pickup. sex sells"
TEN games in one hour,,, I didn't know a pin machine was capable of doing that!! LOL.... (Originally Posted by Shaneshu87
Maybe all strikes,,,, right?
Don't walk on Thin Ice!
not when i'm going at that pace lol i have to run it league style but it's great for conditioningTEN games in one hour,,, I didn't know a pin machine was capable of doing that!! LOL.... (
"watching pros throw countless strikes in a you tube video, is like watching
super models in bikini's eating cheeseburgers on the hood of a pickup. sex sells"
think you might be right about the mental. think I may have got excited that I bowled over 200. then started trying too hard. foot work may have picked up a little or started muscling the ball.
last time i did 10 games it took me 3 hours
when i try to fit 10 games into an hour i'm not rolling for score, i'm just trying to set that muscle memory in place, by the 10th game i'm beat and just going through the motions, conditioning is not just for "Real" sports lol
"watching pros throw countless strikes in a you tube video, is like watching
super models in bikini's eating cheeseburgers on the hood of a pickup. sex sells"
up to lately it has been accuracy work. now it is just figuring out my speed.
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