Not to be a nerd but to get the best chance of a strike you need to hit the pocket at an angle that you can only achieve via hooking the ball.

When you start quoting Ron Swanson, I’m stop listening. Completely stupid.

@@Wild_Bill57 have you ever heard of a joke bud

@@sass174 it is a joke buddy

@@Wild_Bill57 we all care…thanks for sharing

i don't think you understand the difference between the two shots

In this he means he's playing straight, it basically means he is using less of the lane

A curve that doesn't hook as much. Me and my cousin say a straight curve meaning it goes straight down the lane and curves in at the end.

if you use a non-house ball(a ball not from the place but bought) it will hook anyways. i use the rip cord and i bowl straight with my wrist flat and the ball does the hook on its own.

come on man just go away

@@odotOng You seem very upset for no reason bud

he meant straight roll approach, not the ending. bowling is split between 3 rolls ont he lane.. the slip which is the oil on which the ball moves forward, no spin because of the oil. then at 40 feet, the oil stops and th eball is allowed to spin again. which generates the hook. then the roll out which is th eball going straight to the pins after the hook. what he means is straight from the first 40 feet. many bowlers would tell you to send it diagonnal, but he'ssending it straight instead, he never ment the hook nor the roll out.

​@@dndbasement2370he didn't say that.

Same

Yessir!

well said

True

Not actually true. A legit straight ball (like a spare shot) has a tendency to deflect and give you weird leaves. Pocket 7-10s come to mind

@@deshthewraithLoL I forgot about light hits

He is playing straight

For me its the opposite, sure i can take my hand out of the ball and throw anything straight, but the ball roll is not nearly as dynamic, and it becomes unpredictable (at least for me) when i dont give my ball some head oil so it doesnt start hooking the moment it hits the lane

THIS

Eh, depends on your rev rate and who else is bowling.

@@volo1826 yep depends on what’s being thrown plastic, urethane both carry down bad so I go big hook on a house shot always have unless it’s lane 1 sometimes I have to shoot up 2nd arrow on lane 1 it just depends on what the lanes call for I’ve had it where lane one was 2nd around lane 2 I was hooking the whole lane throwing two different balls and two different lines I bowled a 600 that night only person to shoot my avg that night

1000000000% agree

Ball crosses 7 or 8 at the arrows and only gets as far left at 6 down lane!

I totally agree. His "straight" is still better than my hook

@@TheHouseBowling seems to be 4 or 5 at the breakpoint.. or maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me 😂

@@tylerm7408 yea agreed

The only straight ball you need is for spare shots only.

Chances are this isn’t house shot. This place only puts out a house shot once a year and it’s for a fundraiser event that they do. Otherwise they always have some type of sport shot

I feel like playing straighter makes me more susceptible to 10 pins at a righty and I get wayyy less when I’m playing more angular

Could you please break this down for a new bowler? I understand most of it but some of the terms are foreign to me

@@Ghostacc956 so I am a two handed bowler so I have more revs (speed and curve) than a lot of other bowlers so I can move in and play in the middle part of the lane and get my ball to the right (how Packy does it in this video just opposite because I’m right handed). But I’ve bowled tournaments on sport shots where I’ve been able to play straight while others can’t or have been able to play inside while others can’t and have led the tournament because of it. With sport patterns too, they have a low ratio (lower than 4:1) which in bowling means you don’t have a lot of miss room. The lower the ratio, the harder the sport pattern. This all depends too on how the oil is broken down by where bowlers are playing it, also depends on bowling centers and lane surfaces (because centers have different types of bowling lane surfaces). On house shots too, lower rev players will typically play straight around second arrow (second arrow closest to the gutter) so when that area gets broken down by all the bowling balls going down the lane, I can use that end point of the pattern from their transition where it’s dry to throw it there and give more miss room

thanks for that information

Same. The way I bowl is unique and people sometimes wonder how the hell I bowl like that. I bowl from left to right with my right wrist flicking upward right. And 99% of the time I’m touching the edge

@@BbyRays13 wow I bowl the same way. I thought I was the only one

That’s what she said

That’s not entirely correct.

Not bad

Great transition! I’ve never bowled a 700 series because I haven’t transitioned well. I’m just starting to learn how to transition. I didn’t understand what a flat ten signaled versus a ringing ten. I knew a 4 pin signaled too high in the pocket, that’s about it.

@@DonaldDump2024 4 pin is half an inch/board too high or coming in on the 18 board. It's almost perfect. In that situation a bit more speed is all it takes or half a board with your feet to change the angle in the front of the lane. Many people think the pocket is between the 1 and 3. It is not. It is 2.5 boards right of the center of the head pin. So the ball will cover almost half of the head pin rolling into the pocket. High revs do make the pocket larger, however. Which is why people can now carry half pocket hits.

@@travishanson166 Thanks for helping educate me!

Yeah, I look at Pete Weber’s hook shot versus his dad’s straight shot. Pro bowlers with very different shots. Bowling has changed a lot which I think adds interest to the game.

Then don’t be gay.

Try doing the opposite. I promise you will increase your overall score.

I have a bowling buddy who does that. If he leaves the 7 pin he throws from the left gutter across the boards to the right gutter and hooks it back to the left and knocks out the 7. He turns around with a big grin on his face. The straight bowlers would scratch their head, "How does he do that? Why does he do that?". 😂😂 i enjoy it.

Finally a good answer. These comments are ridiculously incorrect.

I'm the opposite

Until the track breaks down.

Eh I'd argue the opposite. If you miss a little left or right when hooking there's always the chance it'll come back or at least hit pins. If you miss so much as a board right when bowling straight sometimes that can mean the gutter lmao

Lol it’s the complete opposite dude

Well when you're hooking the ball it's also harder to get corner pins out lol

@@briandoyle9829 dude who cares as long if your hitting the pocket than yea

@@derekford7230 what does that have to do with my response to what he said?

But one not as much as the other :)

Good point. Targeting a straight shot is easier for me although I do enjoy the challenge and looks of throwing across the lanes and watching it hook back into the pocket. I just wish I had more confidence in hooking it. I threw a 265 game 4 weeks ago with my new Hyroad and immediately put the ball away. Even though I threw 9 strikes in a row I never felt confident with it. I haven’t used that ball since. I have an admiration and phobia about hooking it. 😂😂

relax lol

It isn't the 70s anymore grandpa... not throwing rubber anymore either... 🙄🙄🤦🤦

@@marcrenaud4290 Ha, that made me chuckle. You are right. Technology has come a very long way in bowling.

Straight should only be used when shooting spares.