How to curve a bowling ball for beginners

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[@dylans567]

Who else is watching this because they’re about to go bowling but they haven’t been bowling in a long time

[@Lynhenoikhe]

Dont expose me like this

[@Sword_Animations2024]

me I used to know how to hook it but not anymore

[@thechannelofrandomvideos3256]

Me

[@polaroidandroidjeff6383]

*Never*

[@calvinnl2451]

I don’t wanna get embarrassed by my friends in OMG LITERALLY 15 MINUTES HELP ME I DONT KNOW HOW TO BOWL ANYMORE

[@dan8532]

I don't worry about leaving splits when I bowl. I'm too busy throwing gutterballs

[@mrgarilla6692]

Me too

[@Maximus90277]

@@mrgarilla6692 fukin newbs

[@rasheedmatt5982]

Facts

[@litoly3216]

I know how to almost never get a gutter

[@oliviahash2603]

Same

[@IdontKnow-jt2oz]

Are you saying Wii Sports bowling didn't train me for irl? Years of academy training wasted.

[@micahdagoat8]

omfg lolllll

[@killswitch00h53]

🤣

[@darcybrummett7004]

I’m a much better Wii bowler than in real life. In Wii you don’t have the weight of the ball.

[@Quality_Guru]

I joined a lousy bowlers league and proceeded to watch your videos. I ended up receiving an award for the men's most improved bowler. Now my wife and I can't wait to bowl again next winter. Most likely you will never meet me, but I owe you a great deal of thanks. May the the blessings of the Lord chase you down and prosperity jump into your waiting arms.

[@Tenpindoctors]

Very happy to hear! Congrats and thank you!

[@dub6019]

Ngl, the blessings of the lords sounds like a dog meeting you for the first time in a while

[@dwpalme2670]

Liar

[@cxntzz1729]

I literally finished from bowling and this pops up in my recommended, I’ve never ever searched a bowling vid in my life, and the first time I go bowling this shit shows up, fbi is getting a bit too obvious

[@MatanuskaHIGH]

It’s not the fbi is your social media apps and google and KZbin. They use your camera gps, and microphone to collect data on you.

[@waywardviking2088]

They are watching you. That I can confirm.

[@dasun13]

You probably used Google to search the bowling alley on directions and they use that information to come up with their suggested videos to all of their apps

[@wms72]

I was taking a walk with my friend and was telling her about the journeys of Lewis and Clark. She had her iPhone on, but wasn't using it. My phone was off at home. When I got home and turned on my phone, a video about Lewis and Clark was in my feed!

[@RoughRaiders13]

I was at work one day listening to Pandora and a Bloodhound Gang song came on. A coworker came over and asked if it was Die Antwoord. I honestly had never heard of them before but the coworker talked about them a little and said I should check them out. I got back to work and that was the end of it. I NEVER googled them, or KZbin'd them or anything. Later I got home and pulled up KZbin and there were not 1, not 2, but 3 Die Antwoord videos in my recommended list. It was creepy to say the least.

[@j.g.mcbell9494]

I bowled competitively as a kid. Started in leagues when I was 8 or 9. I got sponsored by a bowling alley to be on their travel team. I’ve won NY state and regional championships, both individually and as a team. After you learn how to curve the ball, it’s impossible to throw it straight. I’ve tried, but I actually don’t even know how to release the ball anymore without some kind of spin. I was taught to release the ball like you’re “shaking the hand of the pins”.

[@moosploum6689]

Hahaha yeah I have that problemen too my spare ball what goes almost straight has a little curve of 2 a 5 boards

[@ProductiveChi]

Went bowling last night and ended up coming last lol That won't happen again.

[@cjthegreat8447]

Same I will get better and not make the same mistakes I did

[@ogminimoose1190]

I know the feeling haha

[@marcel5282]

It’s not that simple bud

[@charlescraw2927]

Well make sure you don't come last...everyone should finish equally

[@sar0samah]

me too

[@kennythao9558]

Crazy how fast I learned and got good at curving the ball in one night. Never tried curving because it looked difficult but I told myself to try and now I know how to. Got my score from 70-120 to 171. Curving is more consistent.

[@Fabian-jw5ih]

If you also want to know how to make 10BTC a day, call me o WhatsApp 😂 Somehow expected that at the end of your comment

[@elcee7800]

Great video, JR. Your SIMPLE, to-the-point explanation is very clear and understandable for beginners. Too many people giving too much advice hurts a potential bowler more than anything. Big thanks to you for making me finally understand!

[@allenlibrojo1210]

Hello JR. I've been following your uploads ever since I accidentally bumped into one only less than a year ago. And so far, I am finding the way you impart the fundamentals, way up to the scientific complexities of bowling (and what may seem to many as simple as learning to ride a bike) very easy to ingest, digest, understand and remember. I had been on and off with the game since the mid sixties (7 or 8 years old) up to the present. Started with duckpins, eventually to tenpins. I have seen for myself the developments and changes from equipments, to the actual science of the modern day swing and release over the years. From shellac coated pine-maple wooden lanes with exposed ball return tracks, to synthetics. From hard rubber balls (my first ball was a 9-pounder Manhattan Rubber) to urethanes and reactives. From two hole drilled balls (thumb and middle finger) to the present 3-holes. The methods by which you chose to apply and demonstrate the lessons and techniques to be in concert with the changes are excellent. A job very well done.

[@leonthenice3568]

Just when I had given up on searching for a video that's truly made for beginners. Thank you!

[@mixinmagic5995]

Went bowling last week for the first time in around 15 years! Absolutely loved it. I just tried keeping my arm straight as possible and aimed for the middle. Had no idea about curving!

[@odyssey327]

Enjoy and learning a lot from your series. Please keep up with the good work JR.

[@ricardotrujillo9451]

Thank you, this did help. Recently my family started by bowling and we enjoy.

[@shawnpahl]

Great video!! I got fished in! You really know what you’re talking about and you have a great presentation

[@safc88]

I finally learned on Sunday how to hook properly. Even with a plastic ball i can hook it pretty good. Can't wait to to keep practising more now.

[@WWS5097]

Brought to light what I was curious about, thanks for the tips in this video.

[@mikeoneill7360]

Being on this earth for 58 years, I didn’t know any of this until I watched this video, very grateful, thanks…..

[@michaelhaigh4192]

Thanks for the tip. Just recently took up bowling after about 20 years of not doing it. Have seen the curves on Facebook videos but at least you've explained how to do it. Shall try this next time.

[@steveisrome1719]

Subbed. Just got into bowling and your teaching style works for me. I bowl 2 finger and currently my biggest inconsistency is releasing the ball in the center lane so when it catches, it's curving from mid to left as opposed to right to mid. When I release it though 8/10 times I can tell the second it hits the lane if it's gonna strike or get the 2-5-7pins lol. Looking forward to watching all your videos

[@saiverx]

Thank you for uploading these videos, JR!

[@stetto]

JR, thanks for this. Switching from no thumb to using my thumb so i can move to a heavier ball. This is extremely helpful for the switch!

[@arcadesunday4592]

Thanks for such a "quick / easy" method to curve the ball. I can't wait to get out there and try this !!

[@CLAelev1]

Once I started delivering the ball with my finger holes being in the 9 and 3 o’clock position (and saluting on the follow-through), my game improved dramatically! The two-finger offset differential produced the spin, along with proper arrow alignment resulting in pin 1-3 sweeping!

[@The_TJV]

👍👌

[@lizardlickfan1]

Very helpful. I need to see more of your videos and practice my game cause currently it's terrible.

[@AnkurVashishtha01]

Finally got the answer why we need to spin. Before learning anything, the first and most basic thing to teach is why to learn it. And you taught it in the very beginning. Amazing. Thank you.

[@vickikiaos2566]

Very simple tutorial. I'm going bowling in a week and I'm going to try curving it like in the video. Thank you!!

[@StonyRC]

VERY useful for a beginner - was a great help for me. Many thanks.

[@kendellbedenfieldjr9936]

First- I bowl straight and rarely do I get splits. Second - Thank you for actually taking time to verbalize the proper form as well as illustrating it. I've watched a bunch of videos for this and it never got thru. I cant wait till this COVID crap is over to try this.

[@gvet47]

I bowled straight too but it is a straight angle and it drove the pins clear back off the deck. Loved the real wood lanes but some were like taking an oil bath.🤣

[@JJtheilluminator]

Thank you very much. This helped me understand a lot more about the do's and don'ts.

[@detsportsfan18]

I finally learned how to hook it properly a year ago and am still trying to be consistent with the correct form & motion. Much appreciated!

[@crazyclown2650]

You don't have to throw a hook ball to be an over 200 average bowler. All that you have to do is aim it properly and throw it as hard as you can. I do this technique all of the time and it works. The pins fly all over the place when I throw the ball. This guy in the video threw the ball soft and in a way that he knew it would leave a split.

[@jollyrogerhobbies2386]

@@crazyclown2650 Hard isn't always the right way and good for everyone. Control is more important than speed. In this video he was going slow on purpose to demonstrate the proper technique. Besides, throwing the ball as hard as you can does nothing if you can't put the ball in the pocket. Control first, speed later

[@xjmccann]

Thank you! This video was extremely helpful. I am about to join a bowling league and am still learning how to hook the ball.

[@russguerra7391]

Good teacher. Being good at something doesn’t mean you can teach it. You’re good at teaching because you know how to dumb things down to people that don’t have all of the knowledge that you have in your head

[@rogerengley4357]

wonderful coaching . Thanks for your help!

[@garbageboi3949]

As a person who is just starting bowling and is going to be on a team for it at school in 2 months this was a good video so that I can practice before bowling starts

[@sbc6297]

I've never felt so confident bowling before c: Good video

[@togetherart2034]

I wish I knew this back when I was on my bowling team. This is an amazing tutorial

[@kimberlytaylor2303]

Just subscribed! Loved your easy going manner and simple explanation. Baby steps for me but I wanna get there!

[@Jawbreaker877417]

i throw whats known as a "backup ball" pretty successfully and im a league sanctioned bowler. just do what feels right and use the arrows to adjust as needed as the oil breaks down

[@Dplaysitcool]

KZbin is really throwing out some random suggestions lately! And I love it!!!

[@mprest10]

Great video as usual JR!

[@kyanite9846]

Great tutorial! This is really informative.

[@aybee63]

Thanks for dropping by my house to make this video JR!

[@metuberob]

ah that's why it hurts when i curl the ball. thanks for demonstrating the right approach.

[@antairsofts]

not trying to be cocky but i learned to do this on my own it helps a lot definitely worth learning

[@gibbycash9180]

Bowling is life love the game on a team this helped cause got a curve bowling ball thanks

[@timstoytalk]

Great information. I was in leagues in the 60's and 70's, had a 180 -190 average in Mens scratch league. My work kept me from leagues so I took a break. Now I'm retired and want to start again. I have a plastic ball and threw a curve from the second board but now the curve is gone. The local pro said the lanes have changed from wood to a composite which is why my curve is gone and I will need to upgrade my ball. I also see that few pros are throwing a curve but throwing a hook. I'm hoping you have some lessons on throwing a hook. I live in California so I cant go to a bowling alley...only video bowling :( !

[@potatokaiyote]

Bowling every sunday with my coworkers. I wanna make this interesting hehe.

[@exoressdelivers70]

Thank you for this information.

[@random3rsifO_O]

I come back to this video every 2 months or so to just prove to myself that I improved fast!

[@ezmoney79]

I don't bowl very often but it's fun , I'm going to try that spin technique. Thanks for the tip

[@BasedNeptune]

Noob

[@racrx7]

That’s me, a beginner! Thx for the help☺️👍🏻

[@BasedNeptune]

Noob

[@blenderc]

Founding Father i probably shouldn't have laughed at this but that's great

[@racrx7]

If Only you’re easily amused 🙄

[@BasedNeptune]

@@racrx7 and you're a noob

[@racrx7]

Founding Father, yeah, so what’s your point? That’s why I watch these videos. What, are you a PBA pro or something?

[@goodluck-sx8zf]

I bowled my best games 5 hours from my home lanes and they were the old school wood lanes. 269, 274, and 250. Average of 264 for the day. Drop your thumb at the bottom of the swing an pull straight up thro. Giving a full swing for release. Consistency. You'll find out cool I can hook. Now control it.

[@CleanWithConfidence]

Great video!

[@pritsie]

Great tutorial! Im gonna impress my co-workers this monday. Or I am going to fck up my wrist!

[@dudleypetitfrere]

😂😂😂

[@blowurn0se]

Pritsie how’d it go?

[@rym7493]

HOWD IT GO MAN

[@RoubexChubeTV]

How do it goooo

[@neilstowe9756]

We need to go bowling

[@H0TWHEELS]

Just love to have this set up in my house 😍

[@pomogrenade3515]

very informative and easy to understand!

[@andymoreno1847]

Ive been bowling for a bit now once a week for fun. Now i want to advance my skills and will be practicing this as i am, like you mentioned, a bowler who uses the thumb. I cant wait to try it out and see if this video helps. Will try to return to this video to update lol

[@thomasmcmartin1783]

Thx i bowl a 3 i also injured my hand to i will use this tip the next when i bowl 10 pin

[@sunnyztmoney]

Lmao you bowl a 3? Literally how do you do so bad

[@thomasmcmartin1783]

@@sunnyztmoney I'm a 5pin bowler. I just suck at 10pin lol

[@richardsymms404]

Well, I decided to increase revs and tried to "come around the ball with my fingers" and tore one leg of a "Y" ligament in my middle finger. Ouch! Cannot be fixed BTW. So now I lead with my ring finger and let my fingers come up through the ball at release. Seems to work good when I have a good well-balanced approach.

[@thedenalski4038]

I bowled a 3 when I got my first bowling ball lmao

[@peteiiseasy3217]

@@richardsymms404 oh

[@DoRayMeFa]

Unsolicited tip: there are styrofoam spheres at "craft" places like Michael's, that you can drill holes into, which can be used to demonstrate and practice finger and hand techniques with something much lighter than a bowling ball. (But they cost $19. Sad.)

[@daydre2482]

Thanks, gonna go try tonight

[@trueblu8]

Excellent tutorial. 🎳

[@GrtWhtVvvV]

Even bowling since I was 5 and I’m 46 now, the simplicity of how to “hook” a ball was beyond my comprehension and strength ability until I was a teen.

[@juandeznuts]

Just remember that every lane is different. More oil means less reaction, I’d suggest sticking to one alley while learning the curve to avoid big differences in oil patterns. Once you’ve figured out the mechanics of throwing the curve then you can adjust for said patterns.

[@matthewmaciver8245]

This helped a lot thanks

[@Skyfighter64]

I try to describe my personal technique, because I have freakish wrists, is that my hand goes from supporting the ball from underneath to a natural handshake position. My fingers aren't in the ball to hold it, they are there to guide the ball and impart the spin I desire. My first experiments with spin involved using the 2 finger approach, but then I joined a league and got my own bowling ball (a purple Hammer brand ball) using my thumb for extra control became natural. Nowadays, I have an incredibly hard time making the ball go straight, but I've worked that into my routine to the point that the only shot I can't make with decent consistency is a 7-10.

[@ryanscheatzle5904]

I was lit on Cain when I learned how to bowl. 99 was a crazy year... I'm now a 200 avg bowler. Without the Cain lol

[@WWFAttitudeEraFreak]

ryan scheatzle cocaine?

[@nyebots]

Crackhead

[@jayfrancois2453]

Like you're shaking hands after the shot!

[@jasminduncanson1557]

This lesson really helped thanks

[@davidhouchens8976]

Great video. Keep up the great work

[@prestonmcalhany6534]

I found this just in time lol

[@BaldingBoomer]

Wish I could hook the ball. You make it look easy. I need a reactive resin ball. Thanks for the tip.

[@SnowUltra]

Storm Tropical Breeze is a great cheap reactive ball!

[@scotter6286]

Big help. Thank you !

[@exotickhanaarif4333]

Well this video helped me a lot. Now I am practicing it and getting better at it

[@christopherkeller6367]

I’ve been trying different curve techniques for years. The best one for me is finding a really light ball, like under 10 pounds, and just barely placing the tips of my fingers in the holes (no thumb).

[@skylermccloud6230]

Same

[@videogameplayer0552]

For me, the best technique is throwing the ball with two hands, with my dominant hand in the ball, but not my thumb, and when I throw it, I bring my hand around the ball. I can get a very high amount of revolutions doing that technique, and it allows me to hook house bowling balls.

[@Bill-en7kw]

Just realize that by using a light ball, you are losing a lot of potential energy and the ball will deflect off of the pins more. Use the heaviest ball you comfortably can. You want the ball to drive through the pins.

[@indibiningingman6510]

Life hack: If you're left-handed, hold your phone in front of a mirror and watch.

[@Dubadubadu123]

I can't believe how dumb that sounds while it actually works 😂😂

[@MrBoogs29]

Leave us Lefty's alone! Lol we got this.

[@ericgoodman9876]

Life hack: That is your first problem...Put the phone down.

[@ericgelders]

Left-handers do this mirroring already mentally all their life, don't need a phone and mirror for that, it's second nature a lot of right handers are not always aware of, because the never need to. 😉

[@indibiningingman6510]

@@ericgelders dude it's a joke

[@teri32484]

I was taught the hand shake method and I'm using this as a reashernce to make sure I'm doing it right because I'm about to bowl for a jr league

[@charlesscott2354]

This video helps a lot, thanks.

[@rotcod2886]

5:15 you said you'd do another video on how to properly do it. Where's that vid?

[@raadalsharif9202]

4:30 thank me later

[@bubie5007]

I saw your comment 2 months ago and decided to thank you later :) thank you

[@merph1s]

Thank you.

[@CruuushaL]

Saved me a lot of time

[@bumonthecorner13]

Great help I have seen hundreds of these and all spinning ever does is put the ball in the gutter. No video has ever been clear enough and this one is no exception.

[@desztan]

Great video...I hope to see the correct method from which position where the hand comes forward to the side of our leg that the hand should start turning to hook the ball and the finishing position of the hand or finger...

[@lol25879]

I just started curving the ball, I use only 2 fingers and my wrist is extremely sore, not sure if I’m over rotating my wrist or what but im definitely doing something wrong.. although I got up to a 171 which is good for me since I just started bowling

[@Noxious_Koi]

Do you use two hand or only one hand?

[@sargentsavage6911]

Who is watching this when they already know how to hook a ball

[@tomjones2348]

I gave this a thumbs up after only 32 seconds. Yes, help us beginners to get better.

[@lorenzoteves4301]

gonna try this out, great video

[@seannylong7881]

I didn’t know Joe Bastianich made bowling tutorials.

[@JINSEOK3716]

@God Bless The Internet lmao, hes prob gonna say "CLOSE DOWN YOUR FOOKIN ALLEY"

[@str8fiyah918]

I’m nine and my highest is 133! I curve good and I want to be the best bowler!

[@chis332]

heck yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JDPersonal]

I too want to be the next hokage!

[@str8fiyah918]

Thanks for hating, 11 and average 210 to 215

[@Adonis_RL]

​@@str8fiyah918 bro who was hating?

[@str8fiyah918]

@@Adonis_RL as of now I’m 13, there was a comment saying that I sucked. For absolutely no reason, I average 210 and my ball speed is 17mph, and my rev rate is 396. I’ve improved 😀

[@natedimayugaalcos7152]

I will try it next Sunday

[@sayhota]

Going to try

[@MisterVolts]

4:47 (you're welcome)

[@donavanallen9653]

Nobody said thank you

[@bigbaldguy]

Just show them some Amletto Monacelli matches. CRANK IT!

[@remigiuszstras2133]

Thanks, Will test in two weeks 👍

[@joshuazulu8844]

Cool video, very helpful

[@lisandroregino221]

I been going for a week now and I just get worse everyday 😹💀

[@rootbeer506]

Golfer checking in. Lower scores in golf are good. Your analogy was opposite.

[@iHitchiti]

That's a reach, you knew what he meant lol

[@videorecreators]

Chesterfield Michigan! I lived on 23 mile and Gratiot over there in chesterfield!

[@jbkregs2766]

These videos are excellent

[@mariozoto5777]

Saturday still up in the morning gotta get up gotta get into bed its 4 am here in the morning and I'm getting taught how curve a ball by a guy with a bald head

[@Tenpindoctors]

You're welcome

[@jollyrogerhobbies2386]

Ha! Saturday here and midnight! and I'm learning too. Start leagues in two weeks. Got my first plastic ball and had it drilled yesterday. it hasn't been thrown yet

[@oanimalinho2]

LOL

[@richardsymms404]

Hey hairy, get some sleep. Then go bowling LOL.

[@samraymond4464]

U should get a cameraman to get better angles for a better vid, so it is so much easier for tyhe viewers to see what ur doing