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Thanks a lot👏🏾👍🏾
You’re welcome!
Great 👍🏽 info
Thanks for watching!
What muscles do you need to make stronger, with what exercises, to get your hand under the ball properly.
After all, it’s about 7 to 8 pounds that you have to hold in your hand and with me, my hand goes over the ball every time.
It’s is really less about muscles as it is about technique. Sure it is important to make sure you are throwing a ball weight that you can use without pain, and once you have that, hammer down the technique with the two drills coach Shady shows in the video and you will be on your way to getting your hand in a better spot at the point of release!
@InsideBowling Technique in what way ? It seems like it’s straightforward wrist bending, otherwise the ball will break the wrist backwards on the downswing.
@The Therion the ball should be almost weightless in a free swing because it’s falling due to gravity, not being pulled down to the release.
@Will yes but the cupped wrist is in the way of where gravity wants to move the ball…that’s why it will bend the wrist backwards if you relax you wrist…
Great advice. Thanks guys. Getting my hand in the right spot is something I have been struggling with and I don’t do foul line drills as often as I should because I’m not sure how many times to do it or how to keep my hand under/behind the ball. I realized after watching this video that I haven’t been bending my elbow enough in the follow through. I’m hoping to get better at releasing the ball properly and getting a few more revs on it. Thanks again, love what you guys do. 🙂
Thanks Coach, will incorporate into my practice session today.
Awesome!
Couldn’t get Choogs to throw a two handed shot? :p
Hahaha
The coolest part about this video is that I bowled states in that bowling center in 2019
Cool!
Another tip I may try to incorporate, once I get to practice again.
I nearly jumped of out my chair when I saw Mr. Machuga! I always admired his style and smoothness.
Thanks, Coach Mike!
Thanks for watching!
“Bent elbow component” was discussed initially, but can you please expand on that? When to bend, how to unload it? Thanks
Does this apply to the Machuga Flop?
So many videos lately on hooking it seems……..this is a good one coach! I like the bent elbow and cupping my wrist on the backswing and then uncupping slightly at the release point. However, my wrist is not consistent enough. I try and point my index finger straight towards the ground. I still wanna be able to circle the lane if needed……..my first coach said to never bend your elbow. Go figure.
This video completely ignores the most important element in hooking a bowling ball; namely, getting counter-clockwise rotation on the ball. This does not happen by simply getting the fingers under the ball, although this is an important part of the release.
It’s pretty easy to adjust hand position and start doing what you want with the ball once you get this stuff down.
@Kman J Yes I agree, but a lot of bowlers don’t seem able to do it very well.
This is something I specifically struggle with in my game, doesn’t really matter what I do with my hand positions in setup and during the swing, I end up on the outside of the ball and mostly over the equator. I’m a decent player, have the ability to change my roll and tilt with hand positions, but when I go through my downswing, instead of tucking inside, I just end up on the outside. I’m a lefty with about 350 revs, coach always tells me that’s enough for a lefty, but I feel lost when I have to move inside and struggle creating shape on longer stuff. Even just getting up the back of it would be welcome, but I can’t seem to get there on the lanes
i have all kind of trouble with thumb release and ball speed. have tried all kinds of releases 2hand no thumb with thumb etc. I am 60 years old any suggestions
I’m a converted one handed to two handed bowler. I would say it’s going very well for only being my second week. Issue I’m having is I’m having a full roller with oil going right over my finger holes and thumb hole. I know. That needs plugged. Haven’t done anything USBC related yet. Do you curl the ball up into your forearm or do you just rest it in the palm of the hand?
i use to be a no thumb bowler til i learned wheelchair players have to park at the foul line which made that not work anymore for me