I think you mean the axis of rotation instead of revolutions.

@@jameslong9564 I don’t even wanna know what that means, lol. I’m not talking dinner and a movie, just a casual outing doing something fun and low key, like a walk in a park or a round of mini golf. I’d like to know what his idea of a first date is, but that’s my 2 cents, heehee

I’ve been leaving a lot of 10 pins lately, but last night I only missed one out of 6. I used the 3rd arrow to go across lane, and in the past I was using 2nd arrow but I had trouble getting my ball to go straight and the ball would either miss left or go in the gutter. Been trying to get out of a slump I’ve been in since the end of summer league.

I think a lot of guys keep their right should back, which allows them to work their hand under the ball as it starts the downswing. The idea is to make your hand "fall faster" than the ball, so that at the bottom your hand has moved lower relative to the ball, rather than staying in the same place as the top of the backswing.

@@christ9359 cocking the elbow during the downswing makes it easier to get your hand under the ball. You will see that on all the slow-motion pro shots from the side.

@@jfabritz I know, but that's more to accentuate the position rather than get behind the ball in the first place. If your shoulder is forward and you try to bend your elbow, you're just going to come around the outside of the ball.

To combat urethane it seems to be throw more urethane lol

You need to either move inside or outside if where they are playing

Next video: how to stop blaming Urethane when in truth you suck at bowling 🤣🤣

Urethane bowlers improve my scores. They make the lanes nice

Throw it right at the spot, it will hook early and then lay. Let’s you use the push and wont overhook. So many of y’all righties want to chase it left and cry when you lose your bounce. Just square up and throw it right at the puddle. Sincerely, a lefty

I’d say consider balling down to a weaker cover ball if you are not going to change your hand position..

The off season is busier than you may think 😬

Every time my elbow bends in my back swing it goes out slightly and I wind up pushing the ball 4 boards left at the arrows. There're 2 things I found that helped me avoid that though. First and biggest help was locking my elbow as I start my back swing with my wrist still in a cupped position until I'm ready to release the ball. The second thing that helped was allowing the weight to shift to my opposite hand as the swing goes up and allowing the ball to drop on its own. No pulling it down or trying to shove it forward. This lets your muscles stay loose throughout the swing so you can have a relaxed, clean release at the bottom. The locked elbow keeps your arm behind it and makes it easier to hit targets consistently. Allowing the weight of the ball to naturally shift back onto your throwing hand as you approach the bottom of the swing helps a lot with timing too. I don't know how you bowl, but those are things that helped me and a few of the 2-handers/no-thumbers I bowl with that have had issues with controlling the elbow (just lock it out) and being consistent at the bottom.

@@chrisstrong3748 thanks for the tips. I'll give them a try.

I'm only 3 years younger than you and I've been doing the same for most of my life. While the ball speed is only really necessary if the lanes turn into sandpaper, EVERY bowler needs to learn how to loft. Straight up, Loft is the X-Factor in bowling today.

What does a 'mark' mean?

@@JG-tx7mtspare or strike

Happens to me all the time

Will a difference of 3 feet doesn't seem like a lot, it probably had less volume. A short pattern requires balls that would play better due to the increased friction mid-lane. I see a lot of players use urethane to help drag the oil downlane to create more hold later for reactive balls.

I think they explained before straighter more closed/tight angles would work best on cliff regardless of starting position

Could not be on the right part of the lanes I think that plays a big role also while you can be versatile with the same ball sometimes you're trying too hard to make the wrong ball work especially for us amateur there isn't necessarily one thing we can change to fix something

Might we suggest the video where we talk about 2 handed bowling

@@BradandKyleBowl ....oops. Must not have seen that one yet.... my bad. ☺️

I too do not have a lot of RPMs. If I really spin it like crazy I MIGHT get 350. Otherwise my "normal" throw only yields 200 RPM at most. What has worked for me, and I might actually post some stuff about this on my channel, is slowing down substantially. I used to throw it 17-18 MPH when I first started bowling seriously (mid 2000s). I remember needing to throw particle stuff with a lot of surface back then (Benchmark ball was the Ebonite XXXCel, my "burn" balls were the Ultimate Inferno, original Inferno, and The One) because there was NO WAY my ball would move. Then when I went back to college and tried out for my college team, I was told that not only was I throwing the ball too hard, I was also in a weird position where I was lofting it but still early on my timing. So I went from 4 steps to 5 steps, trained my muscle memory to be somewhat late on my timing, and that slowed me down to 15-16 MPH. Currently I throw a 14 lb ball at about 14-15 MPH and that is STILL too hard. If your RPM rate is anywhere under 350 you have ZERO business throwing it any harder than 15 MPH unless those lanes are made of sandpaper.