Great advice guys. I literally have to take a deep breath after stepping onto the approach and telling myself “relax” and most of the time it helps.

My trick I started using is really focusing more on my balance arm. It allows me to just forget about trying to throw the ball and letting me focus on my position and form at the line.

One thing I have noticed over the years is to stop thinking about each piece of the delivery. If I think to much about push away I usually mess up my feet. The same is true of swing. Keep up the informative Videos.

I'm a coach working with kids, I usually tell them to "make a full length approach with a full swing, but throw the ball as slow as you can". This usually makes them relax a lot and loosen up the swing big time.

I’ve watched a lot of bowling tutorial videos over the years. A lot! The best advise was from Randy Peterson about creating a pendulum arm swing using gravity. Gravity being the key word here because it’s a constant, it never changes. I’ve never heard anyone else talk about it. I wish I did sooner. 😁

I can’t wait until you guys bowl a tournament. I enjoyed the ins and outs of bowling tournaments.

I’m so glad I watched this last night. I had push away and timing issues today at league. Focused on just dropping the ball into the swing and was able to battle my way to a 716 series after a 185 in game 1.

You’re describing my swing. I’m thankful to you guys for your videos and information. They have helped my game a lot

Practiced this yesterday and implimented the relaxing of my hand/shoulder during set up it in league today. I found myself putting more ball weight into my off hand which helped relax my ball hand fingers and thumb. Shot a solid 590, 13 pins above avg, and felt much smoother throughout my approach. THANKS FOR THE TIP

I literally needed needed these tips. I’ve been in a slump and I definitely feel like I can use these to my advantage and get back to where I need to be.

Really appreciate this video. I feel like I am always pulling my backswing which breaks my wrist. Going to try Brad’s tip to let it hang. I had a coaching session with Mike Jasnau and he used Brad a lot in video comparisons for my game.

Got interested in bowling recently, you videos have been very helpful and entertaining! Keep up the good work

Great info! I tend to fall into aiming at my target, not letting the ball roll. Looking back, I've been way too tense during my set up. Can't wait to practice this

Great video. I just realized the other day that I wasn't bringing the ball further back on my swing and I started seeing more pin action when with the higher back swing. Then you guys came out with this video. It started to make sense to me. Thanks keep up great job.

Great job Brad. you nailed it with the lag, enabling the slide for the great release.

Older, arthritic guy here, facing loss of accuracy, revs and ball speed. Using lighter, weaker stuff and still struggling, especially after the heads are drying out. Will practice, concentrating on the tips you discussed here. Thanks for the encouragement and advice. Best of luck and much success with your channel and your bowling!

Good stuff and thanks for the content! Excellent job as always

Great video guys!! I have been struggling with my approach. Steps too slow, too fast, uncomfortable release....you name it !!! LOL.. This makes so much sense. Can't wait to give it a try !!! Thanks !!!

Another tip that worked for me: smile!! It releases endorphins which helps you relax. I have a big shit eating grin on my face when I am standing on the approach, and over short game shots in golf.

Love this video just what I needed to hear as I am working to free my swing from the bandage that is my current swing... thank you guys

Let’s go!! Needed this help before tournament coming up

great info!! i haven't gone bowling since i was a kid, but i work out with kettle bells. the tip about lag makes so much sense. thank you for the explanation of technique-- can't wait to try it out at the alley :)

Great video, this is something I need to work on, appreciate the tips!

This was one of the more interesting tutorials on your channel. I think a lot of my issues stemmed from trying to apply force on the delivery. It felt like a natural thing to do, but now when I watch other bowlers who are really skilled, their timing and flow is starting to make a lot more sense.

thanks.. exactly like u said.. after 5 months doing bowling, i noticed that the ball will always uncontrollable if i tried to push more power into the swing..

My coach and I just worked on this last week thanks for the great explanation it does work I have more ball motion going to be 55 in August thought my days of creating revs was over but think again. Thanks a lot

Hey guys, great video. I love your videos. When Mika koivunieme was here in the states I got some lessons from him, we became friends. He taught me to start humming softly at the start. Then when you hear yourself humming getting strained then you know that's where your swing gets muscled.

Watched this video many times over last 2 weeks and today I actually executed it over 2.5 games in league. I’d call it the set and go option. Instead of trying to find a time to start my push away I just get set for 1/2 a second dropped in and leg it swing. It enabled my feet to be in time and allows me to stay down at the line. Just have to let the ball hang up and wait on it. :) Thanks for that Stuff !

Been doing this little trick for years now. I have a 4 step approach. So I sing the Rolling Stones song "Satisfaction" on my approach. Specifically, I'm singing, "I can't get no." And last week I had my best series ever with a 199 average. Low was 197 and a high of 202.

Great video fellas..eventhough there's some of us who have been bowling since we were a fetus..This tip is so underrated! I used the older video (the push away) as a great reminder. Appreciate you guys taking the time to help us be reminded of the basics, we tend to forget.👍🤟👏👏

Wow this felt really helpful, thank you!!

I always felt like I was doing something wrong when I feel that lag. Thank you for explaining it.

I came back to bowling after 21 years and I've used you guys to help get me back in the swing of things. After 40 games I'm average 175. Is 15 less than what I used to average but almost back so thank you guys.

FYI, your momentum and "lag" you are talking about, is EXACTLY the same in the golf swing actually. I have been playing golf at a high level for almost 30 years. I am a scratch player who holds records at a couple of courses. You will find that in most sports that require a swinging type motion, that effortless "lag" is extremely important, not just for accuracy but for power as well. It's a matter of building and storing potential energy (creating kinetic energy) and then releasing that energy at the right time. In the golf swing, that energy is actually released automatically at the bottom of your swing arch (if you let it happen naturally and automatically). I believe the bowling swing is very much like this as well. Just like your bowling swing, in a golf swing the thing everyone wants to do is "pull from the top", and it is not an easy thing to overcome. Even pro golfers are still often plagued with this natural tendency to want to "get things going" and pull from the top. I can see where the bowling swing is EXACTLY this same situation and I fully understand why it is important NOT to allow that to happen. I have gotten pretty good at not pulling from the top in my golf swing (only took me 10 million practice balls to do it) but I am working on it now with my bowling swing, and I still have a tendency to want to pull from the top, even though I have trained myself well not to do it with my golf swing. It is just a natural thing your brain wants to do. You have to train it not to do it. Great videos guys!!! .. just love your stuff!

Great video guys ... so important. Thank you so much

I don't know if this will help me or not (62 yr old bowler), but this explanation is the best and most understandable to me. I will certainly try to incorporate these concepts, into my bowling. Thanks for this in-depth yet easy to understand explanation.

Great advise, something I really need to work on this summer..

I just met you guys out here in NC and told you I got my first 300/800 after watching one of your videos. This was the one! I've only been bowling 3 years but have put in countless hours and 15-30 games a week. I'm an engineer so can over complicate things, to say the least. Something clicked when I saw this video. I definitely think your video is broken because I haven't shot any more 300's and/or 800's!😂 Although I am EXPONENTIALLY more consistent. Even my bad days have been 625+ since watching this. Crazy thing is when I'm throwing the ball relaxed, my speed and revs go up significantly. Once again, I'm a long time fan and I think you guys are some of the best ambassadors for the sport! Keep at it! May see you guys in KC in September if you're doing the KC open.

I bowled a lot of years before I found out not to pull down and generate power during the downswing. So I finally just let gravity do the work and make the ball drop, and when my arm was about at the 6 o'clock position, that's when I used my muscle power to accelerate my swing forward through the release. It helped a lot. Everything is a work in progress. These videos have helped me a ton. Am I a good bowler now? I'm not even in the same time zone with any of these pro bowlers. But every bit of info helps make me a tiny bit better, and that's really appreciated.

Guys, when coaching Usually the bowler will have played another sport, using the similarities of attaining a long flat spot helps them to understand what is needed in bowling. Thank you for bringing this to light!

Great tip. Thanks guys.

I think this ties in a lot with "overthinking" the shot. Trying to do too much, forcing all these stuff, it can happen because of all the thinking and focusing. Relaxing, letting your arm move naturally, not thinking about it so much, really helps get into the zone you're referring to in this video.

Excellent tips, guys! I definitely struggle with grabbing, often resulting in poor timing at the release point and more often than not missing inside my target. Will keep this in mind when I am back on the lanes.

Man I always miss you guys at the alley. I come after you leave🥲hope to meet you guys

Good information as always.

Took me a long time to learn. For me, it was always the start of the swing that got me hung up. I actually drop my ball a little in my swing right before I step to help me to not freeze my arm.

Very good video, brad is great at explaining things

Wow! At the beginning of this video you guys looked like a Masters finalist and a PBA Singles Champion standing there!

When you talk about loose at the start I think of that wiggle thing that Barnes does with his arm when he lines up.

Thanks for the great tips ! You identify many of our (rank amateurs lol) faults with helpful info to overcome. One question- How does a backswing get head levrl or higher without “muscling” when the push away is only belt or lower chest high ? Thanks !

Look, I’m Mr Grab, it’s like a thing for me… but once I figured how to not pull down on my shots, I really stopped grabbing it most of the time. Pretty much when I grab it I either hold onto the ball too long when I push off or pull down on my swing. Now, at least I have a symptom of what is happening I can self appraise and at l can attempt to get myself on track. Just fixing this aspect on my game alone was a huge breakthrough, went from 201 to 218 almost overnight. Meaningful practice is a wonderful thing!

3rd, love your videos, they help me so much

Thanks guys for a very informative video! I always strain a muscle or two trying to force the ball down lane. The first few weeks I do great I’m relaxed and bowling really good. I always blow up my average by doing this which is fine but the lane conditions at the house I bowl in change from medium oil to light oil. This drastically changes the way my ball hooks into the pocket. So I start forcing my throw. Should I get a ball with less hooking potential?

I’m so jealous that he keeps using the zen soul because I want that ball so much and can’t wait till it comes out 😂

This is the best Brad and Kyle video so far.! Learning to relax your hand effortlessly is a large milestones/accomplishment for a Bowler. As a golfer there is a similar sentiment, which suggests that you hold the club as loosely as you can, and it works! I believe that what they’re getting at here is that you have to learn to let the ball go on the backswing so that you can allow it to release on the forward swing effortlessly, and consistently, with speed!

Awesome description

Really good to hear/see you teach finesse. I am a Canadian five-pin player who used to drill 10-pin balls in a mixed house. I played both five and ten and my experience is that I could never be effective in the same day playing 10-pin first and then 5-pin. My 10-pin ball was 15.99999 lbs and the maximum weight 5-pin ball is 3lbs 10 oz. The reason is that the body needed more sensitivity to feel the lighter 5-pin ball. My point? If you can teach your body to be natural and relaxed with ~3.5 lbs, being natural and relaxed with a 10-pin ball was much easier. I also also used to coach that you should be able to feel a tug at your shoulder if your arm was really swinging naturally. But .... you guys are the actual pros ....

Hey Brad&Kyle, firstly you guys are amazing, seeing you guys struggle but keep going gives a high school bowler like me motivation to not give up. Secondly, I would really appreciate it if you guys could add some advice for the taller people.(6’6” btw)

Kinda similar to using the earth’s gravity for your swing. Also I felt that swing on league night when I threw around 150 in the first two games. At some point during that 3rd game, I felt that natural swing coming towards me , and I had 8 strikes in a row before leaving a stone 9 to end the game, finishing up with 269. That game alone got to my average at 180. I was way below my average the first two games, but got to my 180 average after the 269 game.

Breathing is super underrated I find, I always seem more relaxed from a exhaled breath

I stumbled into figuring this out a few weeks ago. The way I thought about it is as soon as I feal the go weightless in the back swing I use the pushoff to move my body forward. As the body goes forward it pushes the ball into my hand. Then I just stay tucked under the ball and guid it to the release point. I gained 2.5 mph and more revs and almost no strength. Was doing great then my slide shoe stopped sliding lmao. Can't wait for league.

I think you may have just fixed my issue with pulling it left. I feel like I have to use more hand to get extra power and rev. I'll be at the unlimited bowling tomorrow to work on your tips. Thank you both.

I was a scratch bowler back in the early 90s, but I quit and started playing golf. The key to a good golf swing is to make a proper backswing and then just letting the swing happen without forcing it, also you need to drop your lead shoulder a bit to create as long a flat spot at the bottom as possible. When I recently started bowling again, I just naturally started rolling the ball the same way. I'm not quite back to my old average, but I feel that when I'm back there, I'll be a lot more consistent.

I gotta get back into bowling now that I’ve had my 12 surgeries

I used to be real low on my stance, but now I'm upright and then get low on my slide. Before I was only seeing part of the lane now I feel like I see further down lane and I can hit my target better. My best strikes are the ones that feel effortless

I got rid of my push away all together this year. Best thing I have done. I take the approach keep my elbow in and palm turned up hand under the ball. Then as I start my approach I just drop the ball. I let it swing back not raising it much higher than the natural swing plane. Then as I come through the ball I will verry how much I rotate my had just before release depending on condition but I try to stay more behind and under the ball. Then my big thing that helped my accuracy too is trying to keep the ball as close to my slide ankle as possible. Both of these things changed my game for the better. I had a recent injury and not able to finish summer league but I was doing a 4 game trio on a sport shot this summer and I had my second ever 300 and only six weeks after my first one,

Great video guys it makes sense 👍

Less grab = less chicken wing. Less chicken wing = better leverage. Great Video guys. This comment is making me hungry.🤣

I got to make sure that I need to remember that got to get used to the rhythm practice my bowling swings and taking four steps.

After not bowling for 25 years and taking up golf in the meantime it's amazing how similar they are.

Man couldn’t have come a better time when I’m trying to increase my back swing length. Thank you!

Changed my game. Ty

Hey guys, thank you for this video. Last night in league I found that when I relaxed and let the swing happen the ball location improved. Any chance you can make a video and explain and show how you release the ball? Specifically the "relaxed" or "yo-yo" or "snap" release. I'm really struggling to get shape or the correct spin on the ball, it seems like when I try this I'm throwing really flat. Thanks

I do love this tip I could use just a little bit more help. I know I am super grabby on and on the way back. I have yet to hear or understand how does it feel when the ball is released into the push away is it hanging of your thumb fingers etc.. because at this point is when I usually get grabby with the thoughts that I am going to lose the ball on the way down into the backswing

Great video guys, I definitely needed this. Do these concepts loosely translate to the two handed style?

Such good advice... I just wish there was a way my kid could feel that forcing the down swing... so hard to break someone of it.

Lol you're so relaxed you fouled, great content though :)

The lag is pretty pronounced when I do a one step drills and I didn't know if that was a good thing or a bad thing so thanks for talking about lag. Next practice I'll focus on it, allow it to be there, and see if it helps give me a bit more speed.

For me, when I need to fix or work on my backswing, it usually comes from working on the push away and timing.

Cool video talk to tech bowling Brad and Kyle

Wow its like you were watching me at state bowling lol i was struggling with my grip in the ball and the ball falling off my had so i bet everything was super tight and forced and thats why I couldn’t get the ball to do the same thing twice

if you watch Norm Duke bowl he literally waggles the ball back and forth in his push away to keep his arm loose.

Brad ur right! u know who does that all the time when on the approach chris prather he always does that

“Fuck it and chuck it.” is what I tell myself when I realize I’m trying to create power/rev.

working on this next time i practice

I find that if you let the ball swing naturally after your push-off (loose arm) you'll get a consistent pendulum swing and gravity helps eliminates that variable.

Hi guys, I'm new to your channel and have noticed the BLUES banner. I'm originally grim Bethalto (metro east) and just wondered where you guys are at? Thanks for the videos...Tim

thx your share bowling from Macau

thanks for the advice.. i usually force my way down.. and result my ball didnt hook as much i want...

Very interesting you guys chose this topic. My ppl's have been telling my to stop grabbing and pushing and this brings things into thought. I have a problem with high back swing which causes slightly more lag time and my feet are always trying to determine my release and I start grabbing at the ball to force it through. I've got my work cut out for me moving forward. Thanks and keep the great content coming guys !! 🔥🔥🔥

One thing that perplexes me a bit is that the 1 handers that throw high revs tend to have their elbow bent (like EJ) before release and I feel like you have to muscle your swing to get in that position. I understand why it creates higher revs, but when I think about it, I don't feel like it's a loose and natural action.

Wow, I ha e been struggling the past 2 weeks and I'm pretty sure this is why. I have been pulling the ball back instead of swinging it. Thank you, timing couldn't have been any better.

Thank you

I'm getting back into the sport after an extended break, and one thing I just learned is that I've been stopping wrong my entire time; I've been planting my whole foot instead of balancing on my sole to slide, then using my heel to break. Additionally, I tend not to get very low, and instead toss the ball from about a foot up. Are there any drills specifically for improving slide balance and posture, or would you just suggest doing one-step for that?

To Brad's point, it's so important to breathe at your ready position. Some of my best bowling comes when I take a deep breath then exhale before I take my shot.

Finally you made this video . I been waiting for this . I bowl around 13 mph . I have no idea how people bowl 18 mph when the ball is so heavy

Y’all should do a video on ball weight for new people. The advantages and disadvantages of different weight balls

I am just getting into bowling again, and trying to learn to hook the ball. I bought a 15lb reactive resin Burner, but I am struggling with the weight. My left hip starts to hurt severely, and I cannot seem to get my wrist and hand to do much because it’s too heavy. I’m 180lbs and 46 years old. Should I go with a much lighter ball to start, or just keep working with the heavy ball until I get stronger?

Second I think! :D Thanks for the video y'all! Haven't seen one like this in a minute, glad y'all are still helping people learn. You rock!! 💯💜😎

Zen Soul good.