Can't break early-turn habit... and other issues
Posted: May 17th, 2017, 8:36 pm
Hello everyone,
I'm new here and thought this was a good place to request some advice for how I can improve my overall form. Eventually I'm looking to increase my revs like everyone else, but I think there are inherit problems that need to be fixed before I can even get to that point. I bowled back in high school for the school's league, then took a 6~7 year hiatus afterwards because I thought I was done with bowling. Recently I've been getting back into it. I've purchased some new gear and have been practicing twice a week for a few months now. I have recordings of myself taken every now and then to see if I can spot any problem areas, and it's been working: I've spotted many, lol. Well, knowing about something and fixing that something are two different things and that's what I'm having issues with the most.
What I've noticed:
- I turn my hand early on the downswing every time. Even when I feel like I'm not, like it were a straight ball, the footage would always show that I was doing the same thing every time. I also notice that I tuck my pinkie in on the downswing for whatever reason. Could this be the cause?
- I was told that I muscle the ball on my downswing as well, causing my hand to turn, but since then I've been really trying hard to let gravity do its thing and the footage still shows my hand turning early. I just don't get it. It's quite frustrating.
- I have trouble posting my shots, as in staying in the finish position after a throw. I feel off-balance a lot. I was told to move up a foot or so from the starting dots due to my long stride. It has helped a bit, but not too much.
- The obvious is that my ball has no revs on it and barely hooks unless there's little oil on the lanes.
I've added a short video of one of my standard shots. Thank you for your time.
[youtube][/youtube]
I'm new here and thought this was a good place to request some advice for how I can improve my overall form. Eventually I'm looking to increase my revs like everyone else, but I think there are inherit problems that need to be fixed before I can even get to that point. I bowled back in high school for the school's league, then took a 6~7 year hiatus afterwards because I thought I was done with bowling. Recently I've been getting back into it. I've purchased some new gear and have been practicing twice a week for a few months now. I have recordings of myself taken every now and then to see if I can spot any problem areas, and it's been working: I've spotted many, lol. Well, knowing about something and fixing that something are two different things and that's what I'm having issues with the most.
What I've noticed:
- I turn my hand early on the downswing every time. Even when I feel like I'm not, like it were a straight ball, the footage would always show that I was doing the same thing every time. I also notice that I tuck my pinkie in on the downswing for whatever reason. Could this be the cause?
- I was told that I muscle the ball on my downswing as well, causing my hand to turn, but since then I've been really trying hard to let gravity do its thing and the footage still shows my hand turning early. I just don't get it. It's quite frustrating.
- I have trouble posting my shots, as in staying in the finish position after a throw. I feel off-balance a lot. I was told to move up a foot or so from the starting dots due to my long stride. It has helped a bit, but not too much.
- The obvious is that my ball has no revs on it and barely hooks unless there's little oil on the lanes.
I've added a short video of one of my standard shots. Thank you for your time.
[youtube][/youtube]