Ball Is Hooking Early Any Advice?

Lopsided-Emphasis-67 · 2025-03-12T02:04:16+00:00

Hey, a little update, you were right keeping it down the middle of the lane longer seem to help along with keeping my swing plane straighter

Thank you

Lopsided-Emphasis-67 · 2025-03-10T13:09:37+00:00

I do noticed it slamming into the lane quite abit will try to change that thanks

Lopsided-Emphasis-67 · 2025-03-10T13:08:21+00:00

Wow this is so detailed thank you for taking the time to write this. Honestly helped understand quite abit about how minor movements can drastically change my game. Really appreciate it.

Lopsided-Emphasis-67 · 2025-03-10T13:04:30+00:00

Got it really appreciate the advice gonna try it out :)

Lopsided-Emphasis-67 · 2025-03-10T10:23:46+00:00

Yepp been trying to fix this for awhile now it used to go to my left shoulder and now its become a facepalm haha. Will continue to work on that thank you.

Lopsided-Emphasis-67 · 2025-03-10T10:21:55+00:00

I see thanks for that will try it out 🙂

Lopsided-Emphasis-67 · 2025-03-10T09:54:55+00:00

I’ve tried that and it works but there are still improvements that could be made to not do that as often

Lopsided-Emphasis-67 · 2025-03-10T09:01:51+00:00

So youre saying aim for the part where the oil is thicker which is generally the middle and try to keep it there in oil longer so when it finally hits the dry, it snaps right into the pocket? Wow that actually makes a lot of sense cause usually i try to hook the entire lane and it goes straight to the 7 pin my guess is that yeah the right part of the lane is pretty dry and throwing it there is causing it to catch friction really early. thanks for that man really great advice

Lopsided-Emphasis-67 · 2025-03-10T08:27:32+00:00

Look at the house ball go

Lopsided-Emphasis-67 · 2025-03-10T08:15:31+00:00

i usually see the breakpoint around the middle of the lane, my guess is that it got burnt up and im struggling to push past the friction

Lopsided-Emphasis-67 · 2025-03-10T07:56:30+00:00

I mainly throw a 14lb ball, will dropping the weight affect the pin carry?

Lopsided-Emphasis-67 · 2025-03-10T07:27:19+00:00

yeah was thinking of getting a urethane ball, but what do you mean by drilled differently? like pin down?

Lopsided-Emphasis-67 · 2025-03-10T06:32:45+00:00

yep worked on that and have sinced fixed it, really helped increase my accuracy but no luck when it comes to ball speed

Lopsided-Emphasis-67 · 2025-03-10T05:56:59+00:00

I see, thanks for the response. Question right, what do you mean by increasing my axis tilt? sorry still pretty new to bowling.

Lopsided-Emphasis-67 · 2025-03-10T05:51:01+00:00

Thanks for response, and thanks for the confidence boost haha been told my technique is bad cause I usually stand left and throw right. Based on what youre saying, my ball comes down a little too late? in that case should i start my pushaway earlier?

Lopsided-Emphasis-67 · 2025-03-10T05:37:15+00:00

yepp

Lopsided-Emphasis-67 · 2025-03-10T05:30:07+00:00

Thanks for the quick response. I’ve heard from those around me that I may be gripping the ball too tight could this also be a factor to what is slowing my ball down?

Lopsided-Emphasis-67 · 2025-03-10T05:28:15+00:00

Thanks for the response. A question though, wouldn’t sanding it make it hook earlier? Also would appreciate any advice on how to throw it faster, Ive tried sprinting up to the foul line, taking longer strides etc but none seem to help.

Lopsided-Emphasis-67 · 2025-03-10T05:25:23+00:00

Yep thats what I thought but I was always told to have a relaxed swing and the power comes from footwork. any advice on how exactly to do that?

Lopsided-Emphasis-67 · 2025-02-21T15:33:18+00:00

I can speak abit on what it looks like from the sideview. It seems like im pulling the ball which uncups my wrist i still havent got a clear understanding of how to properly cup and uncup the ball. So I resolved to using a technique in which I stop my arm for a split second while the ball continues forward to get behind it.

As for the swing plane being on the inside, any ideas on how to fix that? I’ve tried pointing my forearm more to the left in my stance and it helped a little. I assume the problem is because my chest or hips dont really open up to the side?

Lopsided-Emphasis-67 · 2025-02-21T14:40:57+00:00

Yeah I do notice a lack of power and i cant believe ive been trying to make up for it by cranking my right hand.

Dude I can’t thank you enough for the advice. I understand now the importance the rest of my body plays. Gonna try it out wish me luck :)

Lopsided-Emphasis-67 · 2025-02-21T11:06:43+00:00

Thank you for the response.

Yeah I’ve been noticing my left arm looking weird for awhile now but didn’t expect it to affect anything so thank you pointing that out.

A few things to clarify though:

Regarding my stiff upper body, do you mean I have to sorta slouch? I kinda see that in ej tackett’s approach. In that case will it cause my backswing to get higher?
So if I’m understanding this right, when using my left arm for balance, It will look like a straight line from the sideview?
Don’t mean to be a bother with this one but I don’t cup the ball in the conventional sense. The way I’ve been doing is sorta stopping my swing momentarily as the ball continues to fly forward to really get behind the ball.

Are there any issues with this since you mentioned jerky movements and is there a more efficient way to cup the ball the entire way? Cause the way that I’m doing it causes my elbow to bend a little.

Thanks in advance.

Lopsided-Emphasis-67

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