You Asked: Do you have any tips I can use for myself as to staying behind the ball longer? I keep the hips left and the elbow to the inside but right at the release I come around the ball, tried throwing a backup ball and it backed up, lol. Just can’t seem to get that feel to stay behind it all the way.
We Answered: If the ball goes behind your back during the arm swing, it is very difficult to stay behind the ball at release. The ball goes behind the back for many reasons, but one of the most common ones, for a right hander is walking left to right from your starting position. By moving the body to the right the bowler can walk right to left which will keep the ball from going behind the back, thus allowing the bowler to stay behind the ball at release.
Start with the extreme fix. Move 20 boards right of your starting position. Keep your target and entry angle the same on the lane. Walk right to left to get to the correct location at the foul line. After 20 deliveries doing that you will be close to finding the correct amount of boards you need to move right from your starting position. Usually it is between 8 and 14. Keep us posted on how you did!
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Excellent! I saw a girl swinging behind her back then turning around the ball too much. (I tend to do it too, but two-handed and I drift left.) I thought of the backswing, but had no clue that drifting could have an affect! Useful to know.
I was told about the pulling of the arm at release, bringing of the arm around the back in the backswing and the drifting piece. Until I actually saw the video, I had no clue that I was doing so much on the approach! Now, I know what drills are needed to fix! Ron, Diandra, Jason and Andy…..Thanks so much for your time and efforts! Continued success to you all and will be seeing you when you come to Dover De again!!!