New to the sport!! and new to the forum have some questions please help!!

[NYallstar]

1: Your arm seems to be going behind your back. I think this is why your ball doesn't seem to hit the same target twice. Your arm should not rotate during the swing, the inside of the elbow should be facing your target throughout.
2: For some people it is very important, others don't slide at all. You need to figure out what works for you.
3: You can throw a basic hook with no wrist rotation. Bowling coach Fred Borden calls this the money shot, partly because your thumb is pointed at the hip pocket where many people keep their wallets, also because it is very easy to repeat. That's where the pros make their money - repeating good shots! Basically you lock your hand and wrist in the position you want them to be in at release at the start of the swing. Google Fred Borden and you can probably find a clip of him teaching this.
4: Normal part of the learning curve.
5: Your walk should be as close to your normal walk as possible considering that you're swinging a 12 -16 pound ball at the same time.

thanks!

1. John is correct, you are taking your arm from in front of your body and arcing it around and behind you. Most people will tend to go froward in the same direction that they went back in, hence the yank to the left. I do the same thing so to solve that issue I hold my arm AND ball totally off to my side, elbow tucked in tight and back when in my stance. Just to be clear, when John says point towards your target, that's wherever you are aiming at (arrows, board, etc.) and not necessarily the head pin.
Also, your arm/ball are too far away from your sliding ankle. The goal is to have them as close as possible.

2. slide it personal preference. I don't slide but I also tend to throw it harder than the average person.

3. Although I am an advocate of keeping the elbow inside of the hand, the position and technique John is referring to is an excellent way to learn the feel for the basic release position.
Hold your arm at a 45 degree angle, elbow locked. Don't just read, try it. Palm up. Now pull your thumb back slightly. Notice how your middle and ring fingers are on each side of the 6:00 position? Now rotate just those two fingers to 3;00 & 4:00 respectively. See how the hand and wrist naturally rotate without any effort from you? If you do that just as your thumb exits the ball on your downswing, just before it gets to your left ankle, it will create axis rotation and therefor hook potential.

4. welcome to bowling lol

5. Ron Hatfield, Gold certified coach who works with Fred Borden on www.mybowlingcoach.com said he dreads hearing people say to slow down. As long as your walk speed matches your arm speed, leave it alone. Down the road you can practice altering the speed to help make adjustments but for now, use what you are comfortable with..

thanks guys i appreciate the point outs next time i practice ill try all of tht and video tape it for ya. im also in the process of getting a coach t help me too.

[chrono00]

also....use any other camera other then the one you used. you can barely even tell what's going on it's so blurry

[NYallstar]

its funny i reorded it wiht my iphone 4s and its crystal clear HD but when i upload it to photobucket its all chopped up and crappy! ill post them to youtube next....

[chrono00]

its funny i reorded it wiht my iphone 4s and its crystal clear HD but when i upload it to photobucket its all chopped up and crappy! ill post them to youtube next....

yea might wanna try that. I just used the webcam on my laptop when i recorded myself to put on youtube and it's plenty enough clear.