I wish I could do the same thing and practice on sports or Pba patterns at my house. I’m not yet ready to just get on patterns and waste money. Gotta mainly work on my release and bending my slide foot forward so that I will be able to slide closer to the foul line

When you're holding the ball straight down, how does the ball feel on your thumb? I have a tendency to press too much, so I use a thumb sleeve/sock to ensure I don't get hung up. If I'm wearing the sleeve, I can't just let the ball hang down like you were.

Now you tell me not into the walls 😂 great tips !

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Thanks for this video JR, I will definitely try this! Great video as always

thanks coach... i am a tall and strong guy and i really have a problem to loose my swing this will help xD

man you make the most useful tips thanks xD

Good info gotta try this one thx

Yeah learning to relax. I habe thrown the ball behind me so many times.. lol.

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Thumb fit is so important. Spans and pitches are so important. Personal preference is so important. I personally like an oval thumb fit for this reason. Your thumb isn’t round... it’s oval shaped. As should be the thumb slug in your bowling ball. In my unprofessional opinion.

Thx JR. I really like your videos. Very informative!

This is no joke. I have been a bad rut lately grabbing at the bottom of the swing and falling off my shot. I'm guessing I'm pulling the downswing also but at this point I'm just trying to work it out. Thanks for this!!

Fantastic video JR, great content as always. How do you translate this feel to two-handers that you coach? Any chance of a follow up video for two-handers?

I always enjoy your vids...fyi is the title typo deliberate?

I have been trying to get back to form after 15 years away. I've had lessons, watched videos until my eyes bleed, and practiced a lot. This video and the one that Robert Smith released a few weeks ago on release is a perfect pair. It's one thing to understand the cup/uncup motion. But to do it right you need to understand what your muscles are doing and when. That's where the squeeze instruction comes in. You explained this perfectly. I always think about thumb nail to the back of the ball. I had not thought to apply that to my middle and ring finger in the opposite direction. It helps me roll smoother instead of lifting the ball. Thanks JR!

Every time I use pad instead or nail, I know it. I find that I end up gripping with my pad, I'm frustrated and trying to guide my shot. Good video. The first few times I tried it it felt very awkward.

Thanks JR. I will recommend this video to a couple of bowlers, I know.

Almost as good as the ex girlfriend skit on TikTok 🍿👍🏾

A couple of notes here: 1. If you squeeze the fingers outwards, as you said to stay in the ball longer to increase hook, i dont think it is done by "more yo-yo effect", but by lifting on the ball. To increase RPM via the yo-yo effect, your hand has to travel more around the ball regardless of if you squeeze the fingers or not. It's a wrist and elbow thing only. 2. About when the ball falls off the hand. Doesn't thumb pitch affect that? (meaning too much forward or too reverse).

Question, when I was taught how to b owl (20 years ago) I was taught to pinch the skin right at the base of my thumb, kind of pinch it to create almost like a seal. When you get to the bottom of the swing and straighten our your thumb, it lets go. Does this sound familiar? Should I be retraining myself?

Most helpful tip you have shared, for me at least

I'm over here in pdx, OR nodding my head. Easy to understand, no fluff, etc. Thank you very much for sharing this knowledge, JR

You shouldn’t have to squeeze or grip at all. It should just hang on your hand. All about pitches

Cool video talk tech bowling Jr Raymond

I’m left handed. It was fun throwing the alley ball, but this new ball has me learning all over again. My thumb gets caught in the ball, and it winds up in the next lane. I’ll watch this recording till I get it.

JR this video was so well timed for me. I just got my first bowling that has been fitted to my hand and I have been going through the growing pains of trying to get rid of all the bad habits I've built bowling with a ball that didn't fit my hand. I have a really bad problem with grabbing with my thumb. Thanks for sharing all of your great bowling tips with us.

Thanks bud.. Will practice this Thursday because I know I am probably over squeezing the ball for sure..

Great video JR. Most of the videos I’ve seen on this subject is to relax the thumb and don’t squeeze. I’m going to try your method of bending the thumb backwards to clear the thumb.

Outstanding information. There are not a lot of coaches who understand the bowling release. Your information is the best I've seen.

Thanks JR

Can’t wait to try this out. Gonna keep telling myself grip with your nails not with your pads! Thanks for the pro tip

Great video and very informative. I will share it

This was a well timed tip for me. I've been having issues correctly how far under the ball I can get in my release. Thinking more about the thumb should help.

What does finger pitch have to do with this? 🤔

So quick question. So you want your forward at the palm not at the knuckle ?

Excellent video. When do I have to come around the ball?

I love the "Neeyow"

Omg it's not that complicated

😂. Used Simo face

I’m a four step bowler trying to fix my footwork because I walk into my swing. My right foot does not go in front of me left foot or have a small crossover. On my second step with my left foot my it is too far to the right causing me to walk into my swing. Would it work for me to start in my stance with my feet separated with right foot back? I am thinking that would help me to fix issue to only have to concentrate on my first step to make small crossover then I my left foot could straight so my right hip and leg would not block my backswing.

Im a newbie at 60 and into this new sport for 3 months now. I get so frustrated in learning how to curve the ball that most of the time ends in the gutter. Now, i just throw the ball straight trying to find my mark between the lead pin on either side using a T zone which I’m pretty successful in making my strikes and hitting my spares. At the end of the day, the fun is so fulfilling.

It's a totally different game just like candle pin or duckpin. Why don't you just treat it that way,!

I would At least have one free fall pinsetter you wouldn't regret it. I like free fall because of the mechanical noise it makes and you can put random colored pins for fun.

I must of missed the pitch changes on the fingers or did I

If you ue t in a league, lane shine prior to...no changes. 2k, 3k, 4k, 5k all by hand..CTD 6500 angular polish...total will get you t about 4K...not much changing fo there.

Jr, I have a very hard time cupping my wrist to stay under the ball. I worry about having thumb too tight that I won't get out of it and end up falling out on the lane. I end up gripping the ball to be sure it doesn't fall off my hand. How can I get enough tape in my ball to be sure I'm not gripping it and what drills can I do at home to get comfortable knowing I'm going to come out of the ball cleanly without hanging up and falling out on the lane? I'm 60, you make it look so easy.

I’m confused. I’ve watched all you videos to not do that?

My thoughts on this: However, Messy it gets keep pushing. Every time you keep getting up . Somedays you will be paralyzed. That’s OK. Get out the next dayand keep pushing . Allow momentum to push you you forward.

Thanks for the great video, You talked about keeping your arm out in front and not let it go backwards, how does this help my swing or approach ???