Bowling Tips from Diandra Asbaty - How to Hook the Ball

[@frankmarshall9042]

Thank you for keeping that short, sweet and straight to the point! Hooking the ball is plain and simple for me now!

[@Arafaer]

I`ve seen so many videos on how to hook the ball. I have been able to hook the ball quite a lot and gotten some hang of it, but not in a reliable and constant learned kind of way. But to be fully honest, the way you explained it and also showed it was better than most of what I`ve seen. Real nice and also short vid. Well done ;)

[@mtreadz1952]

Great explanation with a great breakdown.

[@ozneroll2132]

Excellent tip; thanks Diandra!

[@TruckerJoe]

Football technique was the best eye opener for me ever! 👍

[@richardevans9580]

Plain and simple. Best example and notice the absence of many confusing WORDS!! Way to go.

[@mangojack1487]

Finally - someone who demonstrates the details.

[@louiemarcsalva]

Thanks. Nice instructional video! Subscribed!

[@johnnierobles2304]

I’ll start by saying great video and thank you. I also want to comment on your free arm swing and I would like to understand this part of the game better. Your free arm swing is impressive what I don’t get is how the ball does not come off your hand at the start is there any grip pressure applied as you push away and swing the ball down into your swing and if not so what am I missing what does that feel like ? how can I work on that part of my game ? I feel that’s where I lack the most. I thank you in advance and I am most impressed watching you bowl 😃

[@DoRayMeFa]

Johnnie Robles, your pro shop operator should drill your ball so that it fits your fingers very well, so that you need to use *minimal* gripping pressure. On the initial push-off, your hand is under the ball and there is no danger of your dropping it. On the backswing, you're relying on your well-fit bowling ball. On the forward swing, you actually *want* the thumb to release the ball earlier than most people think... that's what Diandra demonstrates here. Good luck. (Sorry I didn't see your question for a year!)

[@johnnierobles2304]

@@DoRayMeFa Thank you

[@KevboKev]

I am 37 years old and have been bowling since high school. I still, to this FRIGGIN' DAY, cannot hook a bowling ball. I have tried, tried, and tried again. I have watched so many videos, recorded video of myself, practiced with a small rubber ball or football....I don't know. I just can't do it. I have no idea what the hell I'm doing wrong, but I'm certainly not doing it right! The only time my ball will come in is if it's a dry lane. Other than that, hard and straight from the outside for me. *sigh*

[@SilentBobC]

Dont give up. I cant hook a ball either but I'll try until one day the ball will be hooked!

[@jmirvinggbooks]

I just started hooking. ☺️ If I can do it you surely can! 🙌☺️🙏

[@Ironfangzu]

Kevbo Kev: High school to age 37 is about 20 years. So, you have been bowling for 20 years and have not been able to hook the ball. BUT, I'm sure in your 20 years you've bowled with OTHER people who could hook the ball. If you are in a bowling league, I bet there are guys who can hook the ball a lot. If you can't figure it out yourself, talk with people who CAN hook the ball and ask them for help. Have them stand behind you and watch you throw a ball (and fail to hook it). I'm sure they will be able to tell right away what you are doing wrong. The most common mistakes are: trying to lift with your fingers while your thumb is still in the ball, trying to hook the ball by twisting your hand around the ball, creating a spinner which doesn't hook much, and holding the ball with your fingers on top of the ball rather than under it, so you can't lift the ball at all (This is why people cup their wrists, to get their fingers UNDER the ball so they can turn their hand and lift up at the same time. Some people can generate a bigger hook than others, but EVERYONE can hook it as long as you're not doing it completely wrong. You've already been watching videos and doing drills, so you must have some idea of what you want to do. You're just not doing it right. There are many slow-motion release videos showing the release of high level pros, as well as professional instructors, who can throw a big hook. Two last things you can do is to have a friend stand behind you and take a video of what you are doing at release, and then you can compare that to what the instructional videos say you should be doing. If ALL else fails, pay a few bucks to have the pro shop guy give you a few lessons. Many pros will give private lessons to adults. You probably know a lot of the basics already. One or two lessons should be all it takes for you to understand what you need to do to execute. Oh, I also assume you are using a custom ball, preferably a high end reactive resin ball like the Storm Alpha Crux. If you are using a plastic house ball it makes it much harder to hook. It can be done, but equipment helps a ton. Good luck.

[@jayboek2854]

Do u have your own ball drilled. Finger tip ball?

[@jeffbear3075]

When I first started bowling at about 25,I could not hook the ball either.Then I found out why.The ball was not drilled to hook.I had NO idea there was a technique to drilling.And the guy who drilled the ball didn't volunteer any such info.SO.One of my team members that worked in the pro shop measured me up,plugged and re drilled it for me so it COULD hook.Then I got much better and more serious about the sport.A lot of the pro shops offer equipment to try or "demo"so you can see what it does.The employees need to ask questions and need to WATCH you throw the ball to help with drilling it right for you.Build a relationship with them.They'll get ya straightened out! See what I did there?

[@l8nightmike]

Nice

[@macaulayculkin5022]

And I'm in love.

[@MrZOMFGZORZ]

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[@mauricerichardson1310]

She's definitely cute..

[@DubReed00]

Using that football as a reference, your thumb is at a forward pitch and your fingers are reverse. Why am I being told that a reverse pitch will cause my thumb to exit the ball faster then?

[@Emolga6274]

Remember to not to try to over hook ,just a little,bit left to right is enough

[@j.francia6]

it’s hard to not over do it tho

[@sriley064]

C System 3.5 I could never use this unruly piece of trash after the first year,however i did have a poor drilling pattern on it so that could've been it

[@Jimmy-B-]

Why the rugby ball in the thumb

[@shallowlord]

If you don't have a strange ball then?

[@chrish1993]

however, now they have places you can bowl with a football..haha... great tips though.