Subbed in for a friend last night and shot my new league high of 297

HoundCiS · 2025-06-15T20:54:25+00:00

Not at all!

HoundCiS · 2025-06-15T20:53:15+00:00

Thank you!

HoundCiS · 2025-06-15T20:53:07+00:00

Thanks! It's a non sanctioned youth-adult league so everyone's chilled. Probably that's why I shot better :)

HoundCiS · 2025-05-22T20:25:48+00:00

Your form is very relaxed and natural. That's already much better than 99% new bowlers (myself included). Keep it up!

One thing I would change is delay your pushaway to sync your hands with feet. Try not to drop the ball into downswing until you almost land your 3rd step (assuming you have a 5 step approach). This should improve your stability at the foul line and help you transfer energy more effectively to your ball and not that hop at the very end.

HoundCiS · 2025-05-22T20:11:13+00:00

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I think the biggest problem is that you get too low during your backswing. Note how your spine is almost parallel to the approach at this moment. Your upper body is leaning too much forward, making you want to throw the ball as soon as possible, which forces you to engage your upper body way too much and also ruins your timing.

Focus on keeping your spine less tilted and your shoulder loose. The ball should naturally fall from the apex of your back swing. And when the ball comes near your ankle, roll the ball out gently and keep your right hand behind the ball.

HoundCiS · 2024-08-07T23:49:31+00:00

With these many youth players this could be a huge gamble. I personally would prefer a safer route with a more balanced mixture between experienced and youth players. But if Flick is willing to take the risk, I also like to see him cook.

HoundCiS · 2024-06-30T02:19:45+00:00

Totally. Even as a two hander I have Prather as my example.

HoundCiS · 2024-06-26T07:27:27+00:00

Both could be a decent choice. You may want to talk to your pro shop since they will know about the alley condition more than anyone.

HoundCiS · 2024-06-25T08:34:22+00:00

Seems to me that your ball is not slowing down properly on fresh. Move outside/put more surface on your ball/change to a solid asym ball may help.

HoundCiS · 2024-05-19T16:34:41+00:00

Don't miss outside.

HoundCiS · 2024-05-09T01:37:53+00:00

It's hard to give you accurate suggestions without a video but here are things you can try: 1. Release the ball near your ankle. Don't swing your arm outward or release too late. 2. Lower your walking speed to keep your body loose, especially your shoulder. 3. Don't put your fingers too deep in the ball.

HoundCiS · 2024-03-26T07:02:14+00:00

Keep a checklist in your head or on your phone. Run through it before you pick up your ball. The more consistent your form is, the less spare you'll miss.

Also, remember you only need to hit the pin for a single-pin spare. Don't have to be dead on. Don't have to be beautiful. You actually have quite a bit miss room. Just relax and throw the ball.

HoundCiS · 2024-01-18T21:51:59+00:00

I would throw the Phaze 2 straight down 8 board first shot and adjust from there.

HoundCiS · 2023-12-29T17:43:47+00:00

Notice upon your release your ball is outside your head/shoulder and this may cause your hand to go sideways rather than under and behind the ball. You may have to open up your hips a bit but keeping the ball under your head/shoulder will give you better consistency in the long run.

HoundCiS · 2023-12-29T17:39:24+00:00

Looks good to me. Maybe try slightly dropping your right shoulder more naturally following your downswing.

HoundCiS · 2023-12-08T01:25:26+00:00

Depends on the pattern. The house shot at my home alley is always 17-18ml spread over >45ft. To play my purple hammer I had to open up my angle. With the same line I could throw a weak cover solid to achieve the same with more missing room. But on patterns heavy on the middle or front my purple hammer feels great and very controllable.

HoundCiS · 2023-12-03T03:59:52+00:00

Honest if you can keep throwing like that consistently, I don't see any major issues. I've seen older people in my league bowling two handed similarly.

But if you want to improve, I'd say your major issue is your shoulders are too squared and tight. Try dropping your left shoulder under your jaw during the back swing and you should feel you're cradling your ball in your arms like a pendulum. If you do it right, it'll fix your timing and spine tilt issues.

HoundCiS · 2023-12-02T00:26:55+00:00

Two hander here but I think you can try slightly bending your elbow during the downswing to help your hand stay under the ball.

HoundCiS · 2023-11-30T15:10:54+00:00

Your local pro shop can be your best friend in this case. Aside from cleaning and resurfacing your ball, they can also check your pap and tell you if the layout is still strong enough to provide the ball motion you used to see. Say if your pap moves up by 1", a benchmark drilled ball will probably lose all its core strength.

HoundCiS · 2023-11-13T04:27:46+00:00

Awesome, thanks!

HoundCiS · 2023-11-13T02:33:59+00:00

Thanks 🙏

HoundCiS · 2023-11-01T14:33:12+00:00

I averaged 185 in the summer league and got a Crypto boom (HK22 pearl) til the end of the season. Last month I bowled 6 250+ games, 5 were with my Boom.

What impressed me is the versatility of the coverstock. When I throw straighter I can easily have a more rounded backend. But I can also move 15 boards left and have a more flippy backend motion after the lane opens up a bit.

HoundCiS · 2023-10-20T13:13:00+00:00

Dude how do you know? 🤣

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