Happy to see y'all are sticking with it! Would be interested to know what advice (if any) you are getting from local bowlers in the area as you go on your journey... sometimes having someone to talk though an issue with live can make all the difference!

Good work both of you! Thank you for being good sports on the reverse granny! Since you went through it, if you want, at my next practice, I will do a handicap for a game. You get to name the handicap and I will film it for your entertainment.

Sorry to hear that your ball got damaged. It is good that they fixed it. I had that happen to me on my Black Widow 2.0. The ball return made a huge groove around the whole ball and took a big chunk out of it as well. The pro shop there repaired it, but I inspect my bowling balls after every throw now due to that.

What 2 balls are those?

You'll kinda get used to the scuffs. I bought a retired ball, the Brunswick Infinity, and absolutely loved that ball for the 15 games I got with it before it came back from the return with 70 gouges in it, ranging from 1/4" to 3" long and clear through the coverstock. I've got another waiting for drilling, but you never forget your first. 😂 This was fun watching your first experience with a personal ball. After this, you'll never want to go back to house balls! Also, you're about to get a TON of advice on here (it's the bowler way), and I suggest giving it a try. I've asked plenty of questions online, since I can't find a coach around here, and went from a 45 typical score to 170s typically and up to 211. I started bowling this January.

The biggest tips is to stand to the right try and throw ball over 2nd arrow and make sure your hand is on the side of the ball not underneath it. This will make you more accurate

practice 2 times a week and get yourselves on a no tap doubles league and have fun

Im looking forward to watching both of you guys progress. You are going to love looking back at these videos a year from now to see how much youve improved your forms and avgs. Im here for the ride, keep on keepin on.

I did some release practice myself today (Tuesday). Did 4 games where the first game was mainly warm up. The second and third were release drills at the foul line and the final game was putting it all together. I am getting much more consistent in hitting my mark and releasing properly. Keep practicing and working at it! Your muscle memory will get there! For the handicap, granny the ball backwards (facing away from the pins through the legs!).

The idea of getting lower is a good one but I would recommend being careful with how you try to implement... if possible, you'd like to try to stay away from really rounding your back and reaching with your torso to get down to the line. Ideally, you can leverage a little bit more of a knee bend and start to get your legs into the shot. It feels like bowling is all upper body but realistically a solid base can make or break you. It often looks like you're bowling on a stiff front side, with your left leg bracing you against the impact instead of embracing it and sliding to a stop (partially because of the house shoes if I were to bet). Getting the proper tempo and timing in your legs really sets the foundation for the rest of it!

Practice is indeed important! I try to practice at least one day a week for a couple hours doing drills. The final practice game, I try to use as a gauge as to see how the drills went. I am currently in the process of switching to 2 hand bowling style as my wrist and arm from 1 hand isn't doing too well. I did also notice is that when you pull left on your throw, you are tensing up your bowling arm a little too much. I would say to try and keep the bowling arm as relaxed as you can during your swing. This should lessen the pulling to the left and maybe help with it feeling weird when you release the ball on your wrist. Keep up the practicing and you will definitely see improvement! I look forward to seeing how you progress over time!

Watch other KZbin videos on your styles, drew I recommend Tom Daugherty. Brandon I recommend learning a 4 step approach finishing with your left leg also try to lose the hop and just have a smooth cadence.

Good start with the new balls you two! I also throw the VIP. The trick with that ball is to make sure it gets out to the dry (where the friction is) so the core makes the hook. If the ball stays in the oil too long, it will mainly just skid too much and not have any back end reaction. Keep up with the practice and you will get see solid progress! You both got this!

Enjoy this journey. I love the good positive attitudes and willingness to put it all out there. Good Luck