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Dang that Christian looks hot af

I am 68, right handed, and have been bowling for 45 years. I have thought about this problem over the years because in the early 1980s there was a guy named Paul on our league. He was the type that would kick the ball return. One night he went into the bathroom, punched the towel dispenser, and broke his wrist. So he changed to left handed until the next season. Similarly there is a really good bowler on my current league (230s) who got shoulder surgery. During recuperation he bowled with his left hand and his right arm in a sling and he was still really good. On the other hand there are non-young bowlers on my league who have successfully changed to two-handed. So my theory on the matter of changing hands is if you are permanently changing I would move to two-handed. But if it is temporary I would change to left-handed.

You two are hilarious

Zen master vs phase 4

Where did that one old guy go? He disappeared...(jkjk love ya dad)

Well just from I saw I can see avg 150 next week or so coming

What's the stock finish on that ball?

more like the left track amirite

Throwing the ball directly into the right gutter, followed by "WTF was that!". That reminds so much of when I first switched to lefty. lol Slow down, calm down with the backswing, and don't try to rip on the ball so much. You're not in a terrible position to start, and your timing is pretty good. Your throw falls apart with the huge backswing. Right now your biggest problem is that you're just wailing on your down swing, and because your back swing is so long, you're hitting on the ball and getting around the side of it half way through the downswing, instead doing it at the release point. So I suggest you work on keeping your swing as short as possible... and when it feels short enough, make it shorter. Your backswing is always higher than it feels. Even if you quit helping as the ball passes your knee, the ball will still get plenty high enough. Shorter swing will help prevent you from hitting on the ball so early. I'd also dial back the release from a 10 to about a 5 or 6. The shorter swing, plus a more relaxed release, will go a long way to making you more accurate, and have a more consistent release.

Get a little lower and flatten the wrist more

Coming way over top of the ball

Looking better than the first video!. Still looks like you're trying to muscle it with the arm instead of wrist. I remember back in the day I had a coach show me the 'shaking hand' release and let the ball do the hooking. I'd slow down the approach, let the ball swing all the way down and just use the wrist, releasing w/ the hand shake if that makes sense. Practice at the line and let the ball just release normal, slowly, and let it hook, then after a while, I think the twisting or muscling of the ball will go. Just an idea, but you know I've commented on your other videos too. lol Keep up the great practice!

Not a bad start!

Don’t try to hook it so much. Start flat wrist

Would you consider trying two hands?

Something that may help try to make sure the ball and left shoulder is direted to the 4 pin. Or your desired breakpoint. Im a lefty that slides on my left leg also. I understand the frustration of pulling the ball most times.

Bowl 2 handed instead. Not worth resorting to going single handed on the less dominant hand. Your average will tank and so will your enjoyment of bowling.

If I were you, I would not "rip through it more" .. If you watch the release of the best pro's in the world, they are very much up the back of the ball, not around it. They keep their hand on the inside of the ball throughout the swing and into the release. I think you should stick with what your left hand is naturally trying to do already and just refine it. I have been working very hard to keep my hand (and elbow) on the inside of the ball. As I have been getting better at doing it, my consistency, my ball speed, my rev-rate, my scores, have all been increasing tremendously. I believe getting "around" the ball (as you call it, "ripping it through") is a bad thing, especially for anyone who has any significant ball speed at all. Women and elderly get around the ball because that is the only way they can get hook at all. You definitely have an elbow bend for your release (a touch too much in my opinion) so it is evident to me that (a) you have speed, and (b) you can easily generate rev-rate. Learn to use that rev-rate properly as you re-learn to bowl left handed. Get your index finger pointed to the floor and hand behind the ball at release. I think you may find you will be a better left handed bowler than you were right handed even. Just my 2 cents .. I wish you well and hope you are able to really perfect the left handed bowling!

Oh, dude, I have forgotten all about the gyro-ball .. I have one of those somewhere. I used to use it for strengthening for golf. I'm going to have to find it. Thanks for that!

Yikes! .. I can't imagine trying to learn to bowl left handed. I can't do much of anything with my left hand. If I were doing that, they would have to pass around protective gear for anyone near me as we would not know where my balls would be going. Would be a dangerous situation .. 🤣🤣.. Good luck man! .. I hope you do well !!

Can someone help me identify that green and red storm ball thats in the intro (on the right side of the screen)??? Please and ty!

Your gonna mess up both knees and have a hard time walking. I’d lose weight, bowl less and walk more. Then if that didn’t help me, I’d take up billiards.

I just made this switch, might be temp, might be perm. After about 12 league games im sitting at about a 150 average from a 220. My ball roll looks amazing but im still working on footing. The biggest problem is you develop all that strength when you're young and like 100lbs. Now I'm 280lbs at 6'2 and im putting a lot on my right knee. It's more of a mental challenge than anything. You have to ask yourself how much you love bowling to commit to it. The only advice given to me --- get a 13lb plastic ball and use that for awhile to gain mastery of the release and timing without having to feel like you're hurling a boulder.

Great video! Coming along pretty good being a lefty . Seemed like you were getting the hang of it as the games go by. I know methods vary from bowler to bowler. For me I have had back issues since I was a teen, and could never really bend over to roll the ball. So I usually lofted it a few feet to get it out there and get it to hook. Watching your technique, it seemed like grip could be an issue? I saw several times where as the ball was on the downswing, it seemed like you double/triple bounced it. Example at 4:02 you threw it out and it came back great. Next shot it seems like the ball fell off the thumb early and it bounced. That's the only thing that stuck out for me. I think the more games you have under your belt, the better it'll become overall. You'll top 150 in no time.

I had to give up bowling for the first time in 45 years due to a right elbow injury, although I have contemplated on starting left-handed, I may try two handed right handed at first

I spent 7 years away from bowling due to injuries to my knees, back, and hips. I was walking with a cane at 43 years old. I went on a personal mission to fix what doctors said could not be fixed. I started stretching for 3-4 hours a day, dialed in my nutrition like never before, strength training, and cardio every day. I worked my tail off and am now not only bowling better than I ever have, but I also am in the best shape of my life at 50 years old. The human body can do miraculous things. Doctors can be wrong often. They also have a monetary reason to keep you coming back to them. I did what they said could not be done, and I did it without them. Instead of telling yourself what you can't do, start believing in what you can do.

Sup bro.... Hell I'm on the same damn journey, due left knee issues. My benefit is that my wife is left handed which can get from here and I batted both sides of the plate in baseball.

I switched to lefty for a while to teach myself how to bowl 2h without the 1h muscle memory fighting back Took several months to even get up in the 160 range, and spares were a big challenge. From my experience, the hardest part is patience. Giving yourself the long runway to remember that you're effectively relearning how to bowl and not getting upset about how good you used to be

Good Luck man! As a pretty healthy right handed bowler I've been considering trying left handed to keep things balanced and this was great inspiration in doing so. Good luck on your left handed journey!

Consider buying a kettlebell to workout left arm swing. It will help you get ball speed up to level you had with right arm. Knowing you'll have less traffic on left side you'll need to factor in less transition than you're used to as a righty. Consider taking an old bowling ball in your backyard and throwing on grass repeatedly. This will help with building more speed and stamina without having to pay for practice time at lanes.

I bowled 1H right handed from 5 years old until 45 or so. Switched to 1H lefty for about 2 years to give my right wrist time to heal. Went back to 1H in 2019, wrist still hurt. After lockdowns with bowling centers closed for 6 months,I gave it until 2021, then switched to 2H lefty. 3 years of 2H lefty under my belt now, and I’m closing in on my old average again. My best advice is don’t get frustrated. You’re going to suck at first.

Dude hit up Luke Rosdahl, he’s done the transition. 🤙🏾

Good luck to you. I'd be a sad man if I had to do this, and I've only been bowling for 2 years.

Found this on my YT recommended today. Like others I see in comments, I can relate. Not necessarily with wrist or arms, but I have osteoarthritis in both knees. I gave up bowling about two or three years ago. I used to be an avid 200+ avg bowler way back in the day as well. Once I get my knee replacements I plan on going back to the sport I love. If I had anything to offer suggestion-wise, the only thing I can think of, was to ask if you recorded yourself doing those drills right handed. You are used to right handed style bowling, release point, etc, maybe do a set of drills right handed and record them, that way you can compare to the left handed style? Good luck and I can't wait to see the progress!

LETS GOOOOOOOOO !! CANT WAIT TO SEE YOU IMPROVE !!!

If you have a moment can you talk about thumb fit? I went from squeezing with the tip of my thumb and a thumb that was not tight to the point the ball feels heavy. I moved to a really tight thumb and squeezing with the flat of the bottom of my thumb and the ball feels much lighter. However I still feel like the ball wants to fall off my thumb . How does your thumb fit and do you squeeze at all?

I am going to the doctors for an MRI today for my right elbow. I will find out if I need to bowl left handed for the year or just need to isolate my elbow for a few more weeks. It's been 6 weeks and my elbow feels completely unstable and lots of pain when I straighten it out all the way. I felt a pop in the elbow during warm ups 6 weeks ago and lots of pain and kept bowling. I have practiced left handed quite a bit when I was younger and I can do it. Just need to practice. Thanks for the video

If I had some advice it would be to not worry about your release at all in any way. As someone who came back to bowling 6 months ago from a spinal cord injury (I was out for 15 years) and had to relearn how to walk, I too went straight to a no step approach and tried learning the yoyo release. It didn't matter one bit once I tried to work it into a basic approach bc of balance, body position etc. Once I stopped worrying about my release and started worrying about having a fundamentally good bowling throw (slide, balanced, where my body was aimed, head over my slide foot etc), the release literally fell into place with almost no effort. I wish you the best of luck in this journey. To be clear, Im not being critical of you at all. Just hoping I can save you some time on your journey.

I subscribed so I can see you succeed 🙏🏿

Good luck 👍🏾 🙏🏿 Don’t give up! If you love the game! Like me you’ll figure it out. I have a freind that went through the same thing and now he is back bowling. But he never gave up! It took sometime. How much time? put in the work! And time will fly by!🙏🏿 praying for you my friend! God is in your corner! No not that corner on left! The other corner on the right!😂 God is everywhere! Trust and believe Amen 🙏🏿

I need to get this and go back to bowling. I miss it so much

How about more! I miss bowling so badly

This is andrew. Enjoying the videos!

Legends don't need a second chance...

But did you win?

It looks like you threw the pin up about 3 boards further right downlane than the pin down and it was still able to comeback.

Awesome

295 😢

299

Exact same throw? The ball's movement did not change whatsoever