How To Hook A Bowling Ball With Different Releases

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[@Sssupernick101]

I just like how kyle just throws the balls without any approach an just spares like it's nothing .

[@feddyvonwigglestein3481]

There's a LOT of work to be done in the bowling sphere with terminology pertaining to releases. I was told so many times that you want to 'go through the ball' and 'getting around it is bad'. And yet I see the pros completely getting around the ball. And then I come to find out, when I'm on house shot I do indeed want to get around the ball. The issue isn't what you do with your hand necessarily, it's what you do with your arm and the position of your elbow. Which I believe you guys did cover in a previous video. The lack of people's ability to properly communicate what they mean led me, personally, to a lot of confusion and frustration for a while before I started to truly understand the proper mechanics of a good release.

[@danielvelazquez8255]

I think “getting around the ball” means you started to rotate before your arm was pointing straight down. I noticed he didn’t begin rotating until his arm was already on the upswing.

[@machinethesun9243]

Elbow is still close to the body and only the wrist turns, no chicken wings.

[@acodrake]

Just the tip of having my hand facing up made a big difference in my practice yesterday .. I love that no matter how long you bowl you can always improve and get better

[@jeffromaine142]

This really helped me a lot. As a "stroker" using a GEM and/or UFO Alert, I've had issues with consistency and not pulling the ball left when trying to increase my rev rate (like I threw it when I was younger). When I followed this direction for strokers, I was able to take my 152 average and roll a 193 and 229 at league. The first game was around average, but I was trying to get comfortable with the release. Thank you for the great tips provided on the channel.

[@jvmiller1995]

I went to this last year on advise on the art of bowling (if memory serves). My high game in 25 years of bowling was a 279 that I had done 5 times in the past. But last year in Feb during open bowl I had my first real shot for a 300. I ended up with a 298. 6 weeks later on the last night of Wed night I hit my first 300 on league and got my ring. Then on a unsanctioned summer sport shot league just 6 weeks later I did it again 300 #2. This time I went 17 in a row on a long flat pattern. (very proud of this even if not a sanctioned league) I went over 700 but only a little. Then a few weeks later I had a 724 series. Just keep watching all of these good bowling channels, Ronald Hickman Jr. is a very technical channel & Jr Raymond. These all helped my game as well as Brad & Kyel. Keep watching and practicing as much as you can. You will be getting 300's by the end of the year. My other secret was getting a arsenal of balls. Lanes change and having a range of balls from weak to heavy is key. Even on dryer lanes I can still throw close to my favorite part of the lane. Having multiple balls is a lot like having a bag of golf clubs, A lot like golf sometimes you need the driver and sometimes you need a sand wedge. Best of luck!

[@bretdonovan4346]

Huge fans of both brad and Kyle keep.up great work

[@bertcano]

You can spend hours and hours trying to do something when practicing, but sometimes all you need is "palm up" and "palm left (or right)", and it clicks. Thanks d00dz! Can't wait to try this stuff out!

[@daverosinski3663]

I use the up the back approach when I'm throwing cross lane to pick up spares. The ball goes straight with just a little hook at the end. I account for the hook when looking at the release point. This has really improved my spare game.

[@kristenanderson5273]

Very helpful, guys. You explain how to hook a bowling ball in a way that is so easy to understand. Gonna work on these different releases next time I practice.

[@Kristor333]

Coaching is back! Can’t wait for the upcoming season vlogs!!!

[@tall_midget17]

Nobody gonna talk about how Kyle makes the spare without even trying to get it? 5:51

[@DavidDragonhammer]

I still been bowling with my style longer than you 2 been alive,over 40 years,and it isnt how everyone else plays,and my ball slides down the lane then hooks,whether dry lane or oily ,does the same,I use the last 2 fingers and my thumb on right hand ,and its wicked to see it go.

[@scottythompson940]

Cool tech bowling brad and Kyle about bowling styles I bowling straight and put little bit of hook to my bowlling ball

[@attackonzach]

I needed this, being able to change my release is something I'm still working on as a beginner bowler who is just now taking up the sport in his 20s. Gonna be taking this to my next practice and league games and working on it

[@jvmiller1995]

Just remember elbow tucked. I seen a 25 pin jump in average when I started always keeping my elbow in. That means your hand is flat and facing up until the very end of your swing. Them you keep it that away during delivery if you want to tighten your angles and run long with a skid flip action. Then you are after extreme rotation or or a early hooking ball then same thing elbow in palm up but after the ball reaches the bottom of your swing plane you will simple rotate your hand in to shake hands with the headpin as they say. But you rotate your wrist not your arm and you do not do it until the end of your swing. You do not want the elbow ever to be sticking out no matter what type of release you are doing. keep it in and tucked as close to the body as you can get. Then your go-too normal ball will be somewhere between palm flat up the back of ball and shaking hands but still elbow turned in throughout the swing. You should never have to force a ball to hook. Use a poperswing and it will come natural when using a fingertip reactive ball drilled correctly. Like anything practice and more practice until it is muscle memory for all 3 and you can change it up whenever needed. So many new bowlers try to force a ball to turn by having the elbow out and coming around and even over the top of the the ball. They do this because it is about the only way to get a plastic housse ball to hook and it becomes bad habit even when they get a proper reactive ball. A proper reactive hook ball is drilled with up to 3 oz of side weight so they will turn without the help. You have to under the ball to get proper rotation and carry pins. The only way to achieve this is keeping the elbow in and tucked. Best of luck to you as you develop your game. Remember bad habits are hard to break! So learning prop technique from the start is important. Keep watching Brad and Kyle and you will be bowling 300's soon enough.

[@mohdfitriabdullah3670]

@@jvmiller1995 thanks for your honour knowledge 👍

[@t209ify]

I guess I’ll keep my comment to myself about the no look spare shot by Kyle, nice 💯💯💯💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@ToolingExpert]

Thanks Team! One of the BEST, concise release instructions yet created maintaining the Princple of Simplicity. Keep it Simple all you geniuses out there!

[@davekaplan4781]

Love the way you guys break it down! Kyle, I will work on keeping my elbow tucked and thinking about my palm facing the wall. At the shop where I bought my ball I had a quick coaching session to check the fit, the guy told me there’s one thing I need to remember if I want to hook the ball… which I'd like to learn… ‘trigger finger’. End with your thumb up and index finger pointing. I started ok but struggled to get it.

[@marynorton7640]

I really enjoy watching your videos!! I'm learning quite a lot from them!! Keep up the great work!!😁😁

[@ccomito1223]

Can you guys address wrist strength and position in super slow motion with lots of detail?? Should I attempt to "forearm curl" my ball to stay under it? If I can't is my wrist too weak?

[@BassRacerx]

get your fit checked! if your wrist/hand is hurting you most likely have a bad fit or might have too much weight.

[@dastock1]

Hello Brad and Kyle, I watched this video this afternoon and then went bowling and tried the releases , I would like to thank you for this info as it worked out great , I thew much better and more strikes, It will all improve once I practice more with this release. Thanks again for the tips and keep on doing what you do.

[@michaelbutny7020]

Great Video!!!!!!!!! This is exactly what I have been working on.

[@peterthebowler]

Great topic. This is the most important aspect of bowling and hitting the pocket properly. No ball looks good if your rotation isn't proper to the angle of attack you are playing, lane condition, your speed, etc.

[@nkxzombietrix1897]

Looking forward to this lesson!! Happy Holidays everyone!

[@cw6798]

So..... I hadn't bowled in about 10 years until this past week. I was in a league in Denver. Nothing serious but I two Strom balls. Then a straight ball I can't remember the brand. I was taught how to hook this way. A friend would always say release like your shaking someone's hand. That worked great for me. Also if you don't bowl for 10 years. You realize you got muscles you don't use everyday.lol Great video guys.

[@ScenarioschrijverPlays]

Thanks guys!

[@williamgriffin6256]

One hand, no thumb bowler here. One thing I have been playing with is turning the ball either way in my hand with my fingers in. If I rotate the ball cw, I stay up the back more. If I rotate the ball ccw, I get around the ball more. What exactly am I changing when I do this? Mass bias?

[@mafsouth]

excellent tips

[@homerlex]

So, is the "normal release" just somewhere between the "face palm" and "wall palm"?

[@vegeta_finalflash5785]

the tuck definitely helps me to get around the ball

[@melissabowers6268]

I was suticasing it to make it hook, which takes more precision and then also more room for error. When I was bowling this weekend, I was focusing on handshake to the right (I am a lefty) and it worked without me having to throw it like a upside down football release on suitcase style. I even had people ask if I was a pro I was doing it so well this weekend at the lanes. But this is great. I can think the same way. Face palm for straight, wall pointing rotated hand only on the same line for hook. My biggest problem was crossing over. Do you all have any tips for avoiding arm crossover?

[@SteveSmith-mx1bu]

Thank you for this definitely on my practice list

[@mikelambrecht7267]

Hi guys I've been bowling since I was 10 years old I was taught to keep my hand behind the ball straight up know..I have a robuys hand with free fingers try to get a positive roll on the ball, I just got a new hammer scorpian for Christmas

[@chiclids]

That’s an awesome tip even though I’m a left-hander I pretty much do the handshake release and flick my finger and I noticed my ball just hooks straight to the pocket. It really depends where I stand.

[@jaywhite983]

So this is great info for non pros thanks. Can you do a video explaining what lane conditions or lack of ball moment would best suite or be what you would would possible use each on thanks hope you happen to see my comment am respond.

[@SnookFamilyStudios]

Would you guys be willing to share some exercises that will help strengthen the muscles associated with the control needed for the multiple releases?

[@SirJoelsuf1]

Jeez, Brad nearly SPUN it at 7:00. Closest thing to being a spin biscuit without actually being a spin biscuit, damn.

[@user-zr9wc4ow5j]

Hi guys, I really like your KZbin channel and I learn a lot from you! And I have a question for you... Is there any way I can participate in tournaments even though I live in Israel?

[@chunipwong4669]

Very helpful, I don't know I need tuck my elbow. Great video

[@jensmillgard]

Good tip. Great clip!

[@bdatwood76]

This is absolutely something I can try. I do have a question though. What is the difference, if any, with the pinky being spread out, or next to the ring finger.

[@Arstine]

A piece of white tape from center of fingers to thumb would be great for showing these things better. That's what I do when I shoot video of myself practicing.

[@rg46979]

The best tip I ever heard was to create a decent-sized V between your pointer and middle finger (when in the ball), and as you come through the swing, your pointer-finger should be facing towards the pins (or like you said, pointing up against your forehead after follow-through). Along with getting your thumb out of the ball first, thinking like your bowling ball is a yo-yo and your "flicking" it down. Do kids play with yo-yo's these days? lol -- anyway. Over-exaggerated, but it helps to develop the mind-muscle connection.

[@aw-stk]

My release is real different can't wait to post on the galaxy s23 ultra when the time comes.

[@markholland8953]

Getting more up the back of the ball was something I wanted to work on during 2020. I didn't get the chance because, well, you know.

[@tonyguerrier2258]

Can you please explain the "feel" of the release. Are you letting the wrist "break" or "flop" down (some call it the yo-yo)? I'm having problems finding that feel and not getting proper roll. My hand keeps leaking to the outside and I'm getting more of a spin like it's on a top.

[@skategeezer1810]

I always concentrate on my thumb at the release. My thumb at three o'clock early roll up the back. Thumb at one o'clock later hook. Thumb at twelve to eleven o'clock later hook.

[@marynorton7640]

Hey guys!! I've noticed that you change the thumb hole on your balls, is this something that makes it easier to bowl with different balls?

[@skylershelton8584]

I have the tendency to pull the ball when I get around it, ideas on how to solve this?

[@chasbari]

Yes, hand position.. but.. layouts make a huge difference. When your Pro Shop Operator isn't good at dual angle stuff and ends up laying everything out so that you have a bag full of proverbial five irons, you can end up overdoing things and developing bad habits just trying to get the ball to move when someone else with minimal hand but the right layout is shaping the shot and hitting. Now, if we were back in the non dynamic pancake weight plastic ball era, it would give everyone a baseline of relative comparison. It would be easy to see the difference between a full roller, semi full or spinner release. Now, it's all confounded by dynamic cores and dual angle layouts. When you finally get a ball in hand that doesn't overlap everything else in your bag, then releases start to make sense again.

[@jaxonroach5122]

Do you use fingertips or regular? I am a beginner and I don’t know which is better

[@jasonschaal8968]

Kyle, is up the back difficult for you?? or do you not use it very often??

[@chucksims6332]

What are some signs that you are letting your elbow or your arm in general drift out?

[@videll7kelly]

I doubt you will respond but I am trying to figure out how to pull a ball back with your arm extended... I have the bent two hander release....... Just hoping

[@drparenti1000]

I tried tucking my elbow but after a few games, my shoulder started hurting. My average is low 190’s and the way I normally bowl is by starting at the middle dot and standing perpendicular to the lane.m ( yes, sideways!). I throw over the first arrow and I don’t know why it works, but my ball hooks right into the pocket and strikes most of the time. I’m a lefty. Any thoughts?

[@tomhalliley8546]

When will Kyle be back bowling again?

[@elmioutdoors]

huge fan it helps improve my game just with a little less talking more showing.... This video had slow motion video along with a few more throws was great to see it instead of hear about it.

[@jamesc1698]

Hey Guys… Can you SPARE 🎳 a couple of minutes to Answer a question? For some reason when I release the ball on the lane I’m getting a “Double Bounce”… I’m not trying to over throw the shot. What causes this ? Fixes ? Or is it okay ? Appreciate your feedback! Thanks, Jim

[@ThePokersurfer]

So it's a palm motion and no finger manipulation for the curve???

[@rickerickson9723]

Great teaching video! With regard to buying merchandise, I have sent 3 emails on question on merch I received as a Christmas gift and no response. Not real good customer service whoever is handling your merchandise sales.

[@jbeardsley323]

Even as a 2 hander I take alot away from these videos.

[@SuperOzzie]

Kyle just picks up the spare like nothing

[@mikelambrecht7267]

Ohh drat I'm 71 years old