no one taught me how to bowl a hook ball.. i tried myself with a guard at first.. Well. Great results.. I can hook the ball.. but the power ain't there.. The ball i feel is moving too slow.. So, i off-ed the guard.. Now, i'm bowling without a guard.. and feel that I have more control over it.. All of this i learned it myself without a Coach.. Because I can't really afford one.. Only a student.. So Imma join the School's Bowling Club when I start school in October.. When I don't know anything, I asked in this forum and see how i can improve myself.. thats how i started bowling..