Rlease affecting ball speed?

[bowlingleaguemike]

Hello,
I have be working on a better release for move revs in my strike ball, the question i have is ive been learning to drive through the ball at release point getting my my fingers from 6 o clock to 3 o clock, as im doing that im creating alot more revs but by driving through the ball i have been also creating more speed. I was bowling around 15-16 and with my new technique it has increased to 17-19 and its throwing me off, Ive had to go back and changing my start points. is that common issue or common that it would be like that?

thanks in advance for your comments!!

Mike

[K3ntFIN]

Hi there,
Cool to see you've been able to get more speed. Did you change the swing time and approach length as well?
Anyway, it is fully normal for the ball to do "more" under these conditions. Your starting point should change, and that's something very important every bowler should know how to do, change the ball speed and starting points. Master that and you will become truly great at bowling.
The more revs you put on the ball the greater the friction between ball surface and lane, thus more reaction. You've also increased the ball speed, but that doesn't have quite as big effect as the revs.

There's a great practise you can do to become more versatile. Take your 'favorite' ball. Line up so you will be throwing along board 5 (first arrow form the right). Get two strikes in a row and move one up. This will teach you how you need to modify your shot to play different lines. Hot tip: revs, speed and rev angle are key factors.
Things start getting quite tough around the 6th arrow.

Hope this helps at all.

[K3ntFIN]

The above practise: same ball. That does not change.

[bowlingleaguemike]

thanks for the advice! and I have not changed my approach length or my swing, the only change is at release I have been driving through the ball with my finger tips after my thumb comes out, and I dont know if that is even correct on how im doing it.. been looking for a coach in my area to watch me.. but its like after my thumb comes up instead of how i use to do turning my wrist from flat under the ball to a hand shake position i now am kinda doing the same thing but im almost in like a pushing motion my fingers are pushing through but im also turn my wrist, and it feels great coming off my hand, just been giving me more ball speed.

[vgw]

The change in ball speed is pretty dramatic, and I don't think just the change in release could be solely responsible for the change you are describing. My guess is that you are speeding up your approach when you are just concentrating on the new release. You are just rushing through the other motions to get to the release. You might want to try to consciously slow down, perhaps try moving up on the approach to take shorter steps. You can try to take some videos of both your methods and compare the two to see what else may be changing. Good luck.

[Drano]

You're likely pulling the ball.. try just relaxing your armswing and just letting gravity take it.

[aussiedave]

Hello,
I have be working on a better release for move revs in my strike ball, the question i have is ive been learning to drive through the ball at release point getting my my fingers from 6 o clock to 3 o clock, as im doing that im creating alot more revs but by driving through the ball i have been also creating more speed. I was bowling around 15-16 and with my new technique it has increased to 17-19 and its throwing me off, Ive had to go back and changing my start points. is that common issue or common that it would be like that?

thanks in advance for your comments!!

Mike

More speed is a good thing if you are able to hang onto the ball - you will find you will get more "messengers" with more ball speed.
What it will also do for you is allow you to use a more aggressive ball - by throwing faster, it will skid down the lane further and smooth out the arc a little.
ad.

[K3ntFIN]

As long as the ball comes off your hand in a fashion that doesn't cause abrasions on your skin etc, you're good. There's a great video of Chris Barnes' release on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjIPW4gRsmQ check it out. Notice especially how he 'opens' his wrist just at the release to let the ball roll off the palm of his hand. No pushing or forcing the fingers to do anything odd.