I have been struggling mightily with grabbing the ball. Very inconsistent release, and when it's bad the ball will go flying halfway down the lane. It's frankly embarrassing. I've been fine for no-step, one-step, three-step drills. But when I do my full approach I fall apart, and especially once I'm a couple games in it gets worse I started using beige turbo tape on my thumb and that's helped with a consistent feel on the thumb. My thumb would get sweaty and tacky, which was causing some of the sticking, which then lead to swelling. So using the tape fixed getting the ball off my hand, but I've also been struggling to get a consistent spin on the ball and stay under it. This video helped me fix that! Or at least vastly improve. The visualization of keeping the forearm toward the pins did it for me. Really helps keep everything tucked. I've always heard keep the pointer toward the pins or make a V and keep that toward the pins, but I couldn't visualize it staying that way through the swing. Now I'm making sure to start in that position, but thinking about the forearm pointing down lane during the swing helped! Great timing on the video for me. I bowled last night and had a much much better roll 🎉I almost didn't watch it because there are so many videos on this topic, but this one was different! Everything clicked for me after watching this and practicing it The shoulder back tip helped, too! I realized in my starting position I haven't been starting with my right shoulder and foot back as far as I used too. Moving that back in the starting position helped it stay that way throughout the approach
Thank you Brad and Kyle for the amazing content. I’ve improved from the information I’ve taken away from many of your videos. I will be using these tips this week. You guys ROCK!!!!
Thanks for your tips videos. I hadn't bowled in years, before starting again recently (using only house balls and rental shoes), but your tips have certainly helped. When I used to bowl once a week two decades ago (using only house balls and rental shoes), my average was about 140 and I'd be pleased when I managed 150 or 160. The highest I'd ever scored was 186. Two weeks ago, I decided I'd like to start bowling regularly, started watching RUclips videos, including some of yours, went to an alley near where I live. Yesterday, I went a bowling alley I'd never been to (mainly cos I wanted to talk to the PSO about getting ball and shoes) and managed a new high score of 201 (with a house ball and rental shoes). Now that I have my first ball and shoes, I'm sure your videos will b helpful in learning how to hook and become a more consistent bowler. Thanks for your videos!
You guys do such a good job of explaining things. I have been working on hooking the ball properly ever since 2020 when I first started using a fingertip grip. Next time I practice, I’ll work on what you talked about with the tape and keeping the shoulder quiet.
The tape tearing alone was worth the price of admission alone 😂 Great caching tip. I was on the struggle bus all summer yanking my shots. Stuff like this will fix that
Haha, that’s funny with the tape. Last Saturday on youth league I had a peewee bowler who kept throwing the ball with her hand backward. So I came up with what I thought was a brilliant idea, I had the parents draw a smilie face in her front part of her arm (actually they drew a kitty).Then I told her I wanted her kitty to face the pins when she shot the ball…thus forcing her to reverse her arm to the correct position. It worked like a charm. The dad said he had tried everything to get her to correct it but we did it in 1 day with a little ingenuity. Great minds think alike :)
Kyle, your VEB has the most backend I've seen on RUclips. My VEB doesnt seem to be able to finish very hard or get much backend unless I get it to the dry pretty early on a house shot. Im thinking it might have to do with your pin down layout? I would be interested to see you guys compare a pin up and pin down layout of this ball and what makes you guys choose the layouts for the balls that you do. Thanks for everything boys!
Great vid, completely speaks to me especially after last sat. Was getting tired, completely lost control, wrist whipped, and felt like it snapped. Definitely sprained my wrist.. ughhh (sigh).
I was doing the chicken wing with my arm and was averaging 150 thinking i was the shit because i just started bowling competitively a few months ago but realized i was inconsistent so i started straightening my arm and my average has dipped below 120 bowled an 86 in league the other night. Its been rough but im determined to get better.
This was more of a swing and approach video more than a how to hook video.. You guys explained the tape on forearm and shoulder back but not hand technique and actual release.. like the yoyo technique. Great video and would love a more indepth video on "How to hook"
The chicken wing they talked about kills the power of the hook. You may be crossing boards with the chicken wing but you're not carrying, that's what they're getting at.
I would also keep a release in your tool kit that's more on the side especially at the really old high friction centers & broke down patterns, i feel brad is to far up the back all the time but is still an amazing player.
Crazy, just had a session with my coach on Monday and that's my issue right now. I've really straightened out my back swing and even have that little figure 8 working but I'm muscling the ball and not letting it drop into the swing which is forcing my shoulder forward and my elbow/hand out and to the outside. This is not an easy fix...lots of lots of swinging in my basement trying to fix it.
Ive been tryin to give my league partners tips, im 200avg theyre 130s. but one of them suitcases their ball, how do i get them to stay behind the ball, it just doesnt click for them, do they need a cupped wrist guard
I have a natural hook guys. I come up under the ball and certain balls cruise thru the pocket, others destroy the pocket. My avg. is 172. I am on a scratch league to get better and beat these guys! How come i can't control my hook? I am throwing my Hammer 2.0 hybrid and my Code red🎉 Thank you and good luck..
Yo wats up house??? I've got a challenge for you... no it's not with Daniell, but I am about to bowl for 2 hours and a few days ago I bowled 21 strikes in 2 hours. How many can you do??? Start now and I'll give you my scores in 3 hours from now.
If you are expecting a video about more revs and speed, that comes from quicker footwork and a faster arm swing, which only comes with practice and a good foundation. Brad and Kyle showed that with this video about the arm swing. It's a great video. I just wish this stuff was around 41 years ago when I started bowling.
Lanetalk sucks and completely useless. Lanes not listed and id rather pull my own teeth than manually enter every shot. Happy to see you secured the bag from LT as it supports the channel.
I wish the alley I bowled at had better oil pattern, I end up using spare ball sometimes as main ball. Simply put I run out of room. I throw a old inferno, my newest ball is a trident nemesis, and it simply snaps to much, unless I go way left throwing over the gutter and sliding almost to other gutter, and that just creates wrong angle. However first night of bowling I used the trident for 1 game, and bowled a 289. Dang 4 pin came in a little tight on head pin.
Download the LaneTalk App from all app stores! Thanks to LaneTalk for the collaboration !
i have league tonight and this video was posted at the perfect time! thanks guys
I have been struggling mightily with grabbing the ball. Very inconsistent release, and when it's bad the ball will go flying halfway down the lane. It's frankly embarrassing. I've been fine for no-step, one-step, three-step drills. But when I do my full approach I fall apart, and especially once I'm a couple games in it gets worse
I started using beige turbo tape on my thumb and that's helped with a consistent feel on the thumb. My thumb would get sweaty and tacky, which was causing some of the sticking, which then lead to swelling. So using the tape fixed getting the ball off my hand, but I've also been struggling to get a consistent spin on the ball and stay under it. This video helped me fix that! Or at least vastly improve. The visualization of keeping the forearm toward the pins did it for me. Really helps keep everything tucked. I've always heard keep the pointer toward the pins or make a V and keep that toward the pins, but I couldn't visualize it staying that way through the swing. Now I'm making sure to start in that position, but thinking about the forearm pointing down lane during the swing helped!
Great timing on the video for me. I bowled last night and had a much much better roll 🎉I almost didn't watch it because there are so many videos on this topic, but this one was different! Everything clicked for me after watching this and practicing it
The shoulder back tip helped, too! I realized in my starting position I haven't been starting with my right shoulder and foot back as far as I used too. Moving that back in the starting position helped it stay that way throughout the approach
Thank you Brad and Kyle for the amazing content. I’ve improved from the information I’ve taken away from many of your videos. I will be using these tips this week. You guys ROCK!!!!
If you guys did ball reviews for all companies. We wouldn't need any other bowling youtube channels. Awesome job fellas
their on staff they cant
Thanks for your tips videos. I hadn't bowled in years, before starting again recently (using only house balls and rental shoes), but your tips have certainly helped. When I used to bowl once a week two decades ago (using only house balls and rental shoes), my average was about 140 and I'd be pleased when I managed 150 or 160. The highest I'd ever scored was 186. Two weeks ago, I decided I'd like to start bowling regularly, started watching RUclips videos, including some of yours, went to an alley near where I live. Yesterday, I went a bowling alley I'd never been to (mainly cos I wanted to talk to the PSO about getting ball and shoes) and managed a new high score of 201 (with a house ball and rental shoes).
Now that I have my first ball and shoes, I'm sure your videos will b helpful in learning how to hook and become a more consistent bowler. Thanks for your videos!
Man, was teaching this and more back over 20 years ago, you are doing good stuff, hopefully this generation listens
You guys do such a good job of explaining things. I have been working on hooking the ball properly ever since 2020 when I first started using a fingertip grip. Next time I practice, I’ll work on what you talked about with the tape and keeping the shoulder quiet.
These 2 are the most technical and knowledgeable youtube bowlers! Love their details.
An Brad and Kyle: diesen Tip habe ich zufällig entdeckt, bin sehr dankbar dafür (fühle mich dadurch viel wohler beim Bowling)!
Liebe Grüße aus Wien
shot 741 in league last night in my second season ever bowling. you guys have helped so much!
Good god man, going into my second season too, keep it up
That’s an absolutely ridiculous score for your second season bowling- I’m gonna go out on a limb and say you’re a two-hander lol
@@duanedoty6798 one hand! Dad taught me:)
@@duanedoty6798Here we go… 😂
Great video as always guys
YEAH LANE TALK BEST
Thank you for this video. This is exactly my issue right now and will incorporate these tips into my practice 🙏
The tape tearing alone was worth the price of admission alone 😂
Great caching tip. I was on the struggle bus all summer yanking my shots. Stuff like this will fix that
Haha, that’s funny with the tape. Last Saturday on youth league I had a peewee bowler who kept throwing the ball with her hand backward. So I came up with what I thought was a brilliant idea, I had the parents draw a smilie face in her front part of her arm (actually they drew a kitty).Then I told her I wanted her kitty to face the pins when she shot the ball…thus forcing her to reverse her arm to the correct position. It worked like a charm. The dad said he had tried everything to get her to correct it but we did it in 1 day with a little ingenuity.
Great minds think alike :)
BOOM SHACKA LACKA! .. great video !!! .. I am trying to help a few of my fellow bowlers with exactly this!
One of the best tips you can find on YT that nobody else talks about. Great one B&K!
Thanks for the tip. I should try to put kn tape on forearm. Will do next Monday night
So much clarity to my games now. Thank you
Kyle, your VEB has the most backend I've seen on RUclips. My VEB doesnt seem to be able to finish very hard or get much backend unless I get it to the dry pretty early on a house shot. Im thinking it might have to do with your pin down layout? I would be interested to see you guys compare a pin up and pin down layout of this ball and what makes you guys choose the layouts for the balls that you do. Thanks for everything boys!
I have Lanetalk, but my Bowling Center is not on it or listed.
You can still add a game manually. You can’t tag us until you have the pro subscription so you’ll have to tag us to get in the contest.
Great vid, completely speaks to me especially after last sat. Was getting tired, completely lost control, wrist whipped, and felt like it snapped. Definitely sprained my wrist.. ughhh (sigh).
I was doing the chicken wing with my arm and was averaging 150 thinking i was the shit because i just started bowling competitively a few months ago but realized i was inconsistent so i started straightening my arm and my average has dipped below 120 bowled an 86 in league the other night. Its been rough but im determined to get better.
This was more of a swing and approach video more than a how to hook video..
You guys explained the tape on forearm and shoulder back but not hand technique and actual release.. like the yoyo technique. Great video and would love a more indepth video on "How to hook"
The chicken wing they talked about kills the power of the hook. You may be crossing boards with the chicken wing but you're not carrying, that's what they're getting at.
If you can do this, the release will be fine. Hard to have a bad release if you’re behind the ball like this.
Cool video talk tech bowling bowling ball
I would also keep a release in your tool kit that's more on the side especially at the really old high friction centers & broke down patterns, i feel brad is to far up the back all the time but is still an amazing player.
Yeah the app dosnt have all the bowling alleys
Its sucks
Guys... a 3-minute commercial! 0:15 to 3:15!? 😳I think this is a new RUclips record for anyone!
Crazy, just had a session with my coach on Monday and that's my issue right now. I've really straightened out my back swing and even have that little figure 8 working but I'm muscling the ball and not letting it drop into the swing which is forcing my shoulder forward and my elbow/hand out and to the outside. This is not an easy fix...lots of lots of swinging in my basement trying to fix it.
Vid from the front would be helpful let's see that tape in slow mo
Totally agree on this !
Nice video though.
K&B. What the deal with the Nu Blue Hammer? Can you put that information out. You guys are the best with the breakdowns.
Look amazing! I´ve got it!!
Axis tilt and the motion of going around the ball 45° is key for a professional release👍
Less than that, actually. Guys like EJ who can produce upwards of 600 RPMs with his thumb go around the ball 30 degrees at MOST.
Lane talk looks great but my bowlero center isnt on the list. How do you get your lane center to join?
LaneTalk FTW "David Cannady"
Kyle looking like Kris Prather👍
Ive been tryin to give my league partners tips, im 200avg theyre 130s. but one of them suitcases their ball, how do i get them to stay behind the ball, it just doesnt click for them, do they need a cupped wrist guard
What they need is some one step drills
I have a natural hook guys. I come up under the ball and certain balls cruise thru the pocket, others destroy the pocket. My avg. is 172. I am on a scratch league to get better and beat these guys! How come i can't control my hook? I am throwing my Hammer 2.0 hybrid and my Code red🎉 Thank you and good luck..
What did i win?
my bowling center doesn't have lane talk unfortunately and every bowling alley around the one i go to does.
Probably a dumb question does the work for someone who throws a backup ball?
Darren finna get on there case now for the thumbnail lol
yooo why the knee brace
Is this a continuation of the troll on Darren Tang? Basically same title and thumbnail
Yo wats up house??? I've got a challenge for you... no it's not with Daniell, but I am about to bowl for 2 hours and a few days ago I bowled 21 strikes in 2 hours. How many can you do??? Start now and I'll give you my scores in 3 hours from now.
Who holds the ball sideways like in the thumbnail picture?
I know it was Fun taking that K tape off your unshaved forearm. Lol
Hi
Really wish one of you were a two hander, would help idiots like me that don’t know how to use a thumb
🎉
Kills me evertime I see a contest that's US only :(
i want to like this channel but it takes 4 mins before the video gets going
I did not know that Pete Buttigieg's brother bowled.
4 minutes of ad promotion 🙄
Change the picture and description. Nothing about hooking the ball.
If you are expecting a video about more revs and speed, that comes from quicker footwork and a faster arm swing, which only comes with practice and a good foundation. Brad and Kyle showed that with this video about the arm swing. It's a great video. I just wish this stuff was around 41 years ago when I started bowling.
Lanetalk sucks and completely useless. Lanes not listed and id rather pull my own teeth than manually enter every shot. Happy to see you secured the bag from LT as it supports the channel.
Stop talking and bowl
I wish the alley I bowled at had better oil pattern, I end up using spare ball sometimes as main ball. Simply put I run out of room. I throw a old inferno, my newest ball is a trident nemesis, and it simply snaps to much, unless I go way left throwing over the gutter and sliding almost to other gutter, and that just creates wrong angle. However first night of bowling I used the trident for 1 game, and bowled a 289. Dang 4 pin came in a little tight on head pin.