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    I feel like I am making progress, but I am still confused about the release. The problem I have is the finger Position. I understand that on the down swing I'm supposed to have the thumb at 12 o'clock, and the finger should be at 6 o'clock. However, I am confused about the quarter turn. Does my thumb come out first and then the fingers rotate? Or do I rotate And then take out my thumb? also, I know what it feels like to release a softball or a football And let it roll off my hands, my fingers. I just don't know what it feels like with a bowling ball yet. Any suggestions?

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    Ideally the thumb comes out first just before the slide ankle. The turn and release off the fingers should occur rapidly and by the time the hand reaches around the end of the slide foot. Everybody is different so don't worry about being perfectly precise.
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    What it comes down it is I just don't have the feel for it yet. I have used the softball and the football to practice the feeling of rolling a ball off my fingers, but I just don't understand how it translates to a bowling bowl and how it's supposed to feel with a bowling ball.

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    Try rolling the ball without your pinky or index finger touching the ball and keep the thumb flat and relaxed. When it starts to feel like you have a car on your fingertips you're getting there.
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