Hi,
What are your thoughts about the latest video from JR Raymond on how to properly squeeze a bowling ball in your approach?
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Video: How to Properly Squeeze a Bowling Ball
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Re: Video: How to Properly Squeeze a Bowling Ball
Excellent. It's a revelation for many bowlers.
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Re: Video: How to Properly Squeeze a Bowling Ball
Ignore the giant bruise on the pad of his thumb from squeezing it the way hes telling you not to.
Do as I say, not as I do. Perfect.
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Re: Video: How to Properly Squeeze a Bowling Ball
Re-watched it and noticed the bruise. Maybe he got tired of the pain and is now squeezing the right way. Could see how that bruise would bring about a lot of questions from his students.MegaMav wrote:Ignore the giant bruise on the pad of his thumb from squeezing it the way hes telling you not to.
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Re: Video: How to Properly Squeeze a Bowling Ball
LOL I noticed that too.MegaMav wrote:Ignore the giant bruise on the pad of his thumb from squeezing it the way hes telling you not to.
Do as I say, not as I do. Perfect.
He recently published a video on his new CLT drilling technique that he claims "offset" the thumb and gave him a cleaner release.
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PAP: 5.5625 x .625 up
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AR: 55º
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SPEED: 17mph at release
AR: 55º
AT: 17º
Re: Video: How to Properly Squeeze a Bowling Ball
Read some of the comments below the video. Somebody did point out the blister. JR admitted he wouldn't teach someone to throw it the way he does.
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Re: Video: How to Properly Squeeze a Bowling Ball
I actually started doing this on my own a long time ago because I would get big blisters on the back of my thumb on the first knuckle from gripping the wrong way. One of the few times I've found that I'm doing something considered the "right" way.
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Rev Rate 420s
Ball speed at release 17
Axis point 6 3/16" and 1" up
Tilt 17 degrees
Rotation 70 degrees