Ball weight for youth bowler
Posted: August 2nd, 2017, 1:41 am
Ok here's the issue, my daughter who is currently 12 years old 5'3.5" and weighs 118 lbs of lean muscle and bone, currently bowls with 12 lbs. She took a few days off after Jr Gold and this week we have begun to work on some physical game issues, mainly getting her power step out of her swing plane and smoothing out her swing so she doesn't pull the ball and releases it more from behind the ball. The Eileen's Bowling Buddies floor ovals have been very helpful with the walking.
Today she was doing great and after bowling 2 and a half games she asks me if she can try my 15 lbs ball just for fun. I told her to be careful but to go for it and oh what a smooth swing she did, released behind the ball with a few more revs and all. The ball weight doesn't allow her to pull it so swing and timing really smoothed out. I proceeded to put a hundred pieces of tape in the thumbhole and took out my phone for video and ball speed apps. Ball speed with 12 lbs is 14.5 mph monitor and with my 15 lbs with giant holes it's 13.5 mph monitor. She then proceeded to finish her third game with the 15 lbs ball and then rolled three more with great form and no loss in speed or revs. She wanted to keep going but I told her to stop because she had rolled a total of 6 games. It's been over 4 hrs now and she says nothing hurts. I am going to see how she feels tomorrow but am seriously considering increasing her ball weight. Does anyone know any similar cases of young girls bowling with heavy balls?
Today she was doing great and after bowling 2 and a half games she asks me if she can try my 15 lbs ball just for fun. I told her to be careful but to go for it and oh what a smooth swing she did, released behind the ball with a few more revs and all. The ball weight doesn't allow her to pull it so swing and timing really smoothed out. I proceeded to put a hundred pieces of tape in the thumbhole and took out my phone for video and ball speed apps. Ball speed with 12 lbs is 14.5 mph monitor and with my 15 lbs with giant holes it's 13.5 mph monitor. She then proceeded to finish her third game with the 15 lbs ball and then rolled three more with great form and no loss in speed or revs. She wanted to keep going but I told her to stop because she had rolled a total of 6 games. It's been over 4 hrs now and she says nothing hurts. I am going to see how she feels tomorrow but am seriously considering increasing her ball weight. Does anyone know any similar cases of young girls bowling with heavy balls?