I HAVE TO GIVE UP BOWLING.....OR Do I?????

I can no longer bowl right handed due to a knee injury. This is the beginning journey of becoming a left handed bowler.
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[@tonytokablunt]

Good Luck man! As a pretty healthy right handed bowler I've been considering trying left handed to keep things balanced and this was great inspiration in doing so. Good luck on your left handed journey!

[@InsideTheLanes]

@@tonytokablunt thank you!

[@malana2009]

Sup bro.... Hell I'm on the same damn journey, due left knee issues. My benefit is that my wife is left handed which can get from here and I batted both sides of the plate in baseball.

[@InsideTheLanes]

It's definitely going to be alot of work but is doable for sure!!

[@manaflala]

Dude hit up Luke Rosdahl, he’s done the transition. 🤙🏾

[@InsideTheLanes]

I will have to do that!

[@squidly2112]

Oh, dude, I have forgotten all about the gyro-ball .. I have one of those somewhere. I used to use it for strengthening for golf. I'm going to have to find it. Thanks for that!

[@InsideTheLanes]

@@squidly2112 glad to help! Thank you for commenting!

[@Torgo1969]

Good luck to you. I'd be a sad man if I had to do this, and I've only been bowling for 2 years.

[@InsideTheLanes]

@@Torgo1969 thank you! It will definitely be a journey!

[@avos5]

I switched to lefty for a while to teach myself how to bowl 2h without the 1h muscle memory fighting back Took several months to even get up in the 160 range, and spares were a big challenge. From my experience, the hardest part is patience. Giving yourself the long runway to remember that you're effectively relearning how to bowl and not getting upset about how good you used to be

[@InsideTheLanes]

@@avos5 thank you for this insight! It will definitely be an uphill challenge

[@matthewcline4001]

I just made this switch, might be temp, might be perm. After about 12 league games im sitting at about a 150 average from a 220. My ball roll looks amazing but im still working on footing. The biggest problem is you develop all that strength when you're young and like 100lbs. Now I'm 280lbs at 6'2 and im putting a lot on my right knee. It's more of a mental challenge than anything. You have to ask yourself how much you love bowling to commit to it. The only advice given to me --- get a 13lb plastic ball and use that for awhile to gain mastery of the release and timing without having to feel like you're hurling a boulder.

[@InsideTheLanes]

@matthewcline4001 thank you and great to hear! Will definitely keep that in mind!

[@mperry0913]

Found this on my YT recommended today. Like others I see in comments, I can relate. Not necessarily with wrist or arms, but I have osteoarthritis in both knees. I gave up bowling about two or three years ago. I used to be an avid 200+ avg bowler way back in the day as well. Once I get my knee replacements I plan on going back to the sport I love. If I had anything to offer suggestion-wise, the only thing I can think of, was to ask if you recorded yourself doing those drills right handed. You are used to right handed style bowling, release point, etc, maybe do a set of drills right handed and record them, that way you can compare to the left handed style? Good luck and I can't wait to see the progress!

[@InsideTheLanes]

@mperry0913 thank you!! Never thought of that!!! Great idea!

[@InsideTheLanes]

@mperry0913 also thank you so much for the subscribe! Thank you for taking a chance on us!

[@mperry0913]

@@InsideTheLanes Not a problem! I look forward to seeing more! :)

[@deadpolymers3416]

I bowled 1H right handed from 5 years old until 45 or so. Switched to 1H lefty for about 2 years to give my right wrist time to heal. Went back to 1H in 2019, wrist still hurt. After lockdowns with bowling centers closed for 6 months,I gave it until 2021, then switched to 2H lefty. 3 years of 2H lefty under my belt now, and I’m closing in on my old average again. My best advice is don’t get frustrated. You’re going to suck at first.

[@InsideTheLanes]

I'm ok with that! Thank you for your comment!

[@squidly2112]

Yikes! .. I can't imagine trying to learn to bowl left handed. I can't do much of anything with my left hand. If I were doing that, they would have to pass around protective gear for anyone near me as we would not know where my balls would be going. Would be a dangerous situation .. 🤣🤣.. Good luck man! .. I hope you do well !!

[@InsideTheLanes]

@squidly2112 thank you! 🤣

[@JunkMail001]

LETS GOOOOOOOOO !! CANT WAIT TO SEE YOU IMPROVE !!!

[@InsideTheLanes]

@JunkMail001 thank you!! Hopefully it's a steady rise!

[@timmonaghan5907]

Consider buying a kettlebell to workout left arm swing. It will help you get ball speed up to level you had with right arm. Knowing you'll have less traffic on left side you'll need to factor in less transition than you're used to as a righty. Consider taking an old bowling ball in your backyard and throwing on grass repeatedly. This will help with building more speed and stamina without having to pay for practice time at lanes.

[@InsideTheLanes]

@timmonaghan5907 good tips! Thank you!

[@TraumaER]

Bowl 2 handed instead. Not worth resorting to going single handed on the less dominant hand. Your average will tank and so will your enjoyment of bowling.

[@InsideTheLanes]

Thank you for your comment! I've tried 2 handed, unfortunately for me, it doesn't work. It just doesn't feel natural.

[@TraumaER]

@@InsideTheLanes good luck in your journey. It won't be easy.

[@treau3131]

I am going to the doctors for an MRI today for my right elbow. I will find out if I need to bowl left handed for the year or just need to isolate my elbow for a few more weeks. It's been 6 weeks and my elbow feels completely unstable and lots of pain when I straighten it out all the way. I felt a pop in the elbow during warm ups 6 weeks ago and lots of pain and kept bowling. I have practiced left handed quite a bit when I was younger and I can do it. Just need to practice. Thanks for the video

[@InsideTheLanes]

@treau3131 be sure to subscribe to follow me on this journey!! Next video will release this weekend!

[@rhegafd]

If I had some advice it would be to not worry about your release at all in any way. As someone who came back to bowling 6 months ago from a spinal cord injury (I was out for 15 years) and had to relearn how to walk, I too went straight to a no step approach and tried learning the yoyo release. It didn't matter one bit once I tried to work it into a basic approach bc of balance, body position etc. Once I stopped worrying about my release and started worrying about having a fundamentally good bowling throw (slide, balanced, where my body was aimed, head over my slide foot etc), the release literally fell into place with almost no effort. I wish you the best of luck in this journey. To be clear, Im not being critical of you at all. Just hoping I can save you some time on your journey.

[@InsideTheLanes]

@rhegafd thank you so much for the info and I will definitely work on that!

[@treau3131]

If you have a moment can you talk about thumb fit? I went from squeezing with the tip of my thumb and a thumb that was not tight to the point the ball feels heavy. I moved to a really tight thumb and squeezing with the flat of the bottom of my thumb and the ball feels much lighter. However I still feel like the ball wants to fall off my thumb . How does your thumb fit and do you squeeze at all?

[@InsideTheLanes]

@@treau3131 great question!! We will address this shortly! Stay tuned!!

[@InsideTheLanes]

Andrew here! So, when it comes to proper thumb fit, you have it correct! You want your ball to fit snugly, and you want no bend in your thumb, putting forward pressure towards the front of your thumb hole. If you feel like you are slipping out of the ball, I recommend using white thumb tape that goes into the ball. When placing this tape in the ball, be sure to place the round edge of the tape towards the opening of the hole with about a 1/4 inch space from the top of the hole. Always put the tape driectly in front of where the pad of your thumb is in the thumb hole. Add more tape as needed until you get a snug feel in the same spot of the thumb hole!

[@treau3131]

@@InsideTheLanes Thank you so much for your reply. It helps me understand more clearly what I am attempting to do and I am on the right track. Bad news is I just got results back from my MRI on my bowling elbow I injured in warm ups first ball of practice before league. I have a completely torn ligament and one that is holding on my a few threads. So I will have to have surgery. SO I guess my year is done. Time to bowl left handed :) Thank you and take care.

[@squidly2112]

If I were you, I would not "rip through it more" .. If you watch the release of the best pro's in the world, they are very much up the back of the ball, not around it. They keep their hand on the inside of the ball throughout the swing and into the release. I think you should stick with what your left hand is naturally trying to do already and just refine it. I have been working very hard to keep my hand (and elbow) on the inside of the ball. As I have been getting better at doing it, my consistency, my ball speed, my rev-rate, my scores, have all been increasing tremendously. I believe getting "around" the ball (as you call it, "ripping it through") is a bad thing, especially for anyone who has any significant ball speed at all. Women and elderly get around the ball because that is the only way they can get hook at all. You definitely have an elbow bend for your release (a touch too much in my opinion) so it is evident to me that (a) you have speed, and (b) you can easily generate rev-rate. Learn to use that rev-rate properly as you re-learn to bowl left handed. Get your index finger pointed to the floor and hand behind the ball at release. I think you may find you will be a better left handed bowler than you were right handed even. Just my 2 cents .. I wish you well and hope you are able to really perfect the left handed bowling!

[@InsideTheLanes]

@squidly2112 after watching the video back myself, I completely agree with you. I have a few new drills that we will be filming for the next part in the series! Thank you so much for commenting!

[@grownbabygolf1676]

Can someone help me identify that green and red storm ball thats in the intro (on the right side of the screen)??? Please and ty!

[@Ftbllsznisovr]

Storm nova would be my guess

[@InsideTheLanes]

@@grownbabygolf1676 Storm Nova

[@grownbabygolf1676]

@@InsideTheLanes ty bud! Good luck with the switch

[@InsideTheLanes]

@@grownbabygolf1676 no problem! Thank you!

[@lonestarpatriot876]

I spent 7 years away from bowling due to injuries to my knees, back, and hips. I was walking with a cane at 43 years old. I went on a personal mission to fix what doctors said could not be fixed. I started stretching for 3-4 hours a day, dialed in my nutrition like never before, strength training, and cardio every day. I worked my tail off and am now not only bowling better than I ever have, but I also am in the best shape of my life at 50 years old. The human body can do miraculous things. Doctors can be wrong often. They also have a monetary reason to keep you coming back to them. I did what they said could not be done, and I did it without them. Instead of telling yourself what you can't do, start believing in what you can do.

[@InsideTheLanes]

@lonestarpatriot876 that is amazing!! Glad to hear!! Thank you so much for your story and comment!!

[@RB-pc7tg]

Your gonna mess up both knees and have a hard time walking. I’d lose weight, bowl less and walk more. Then if that didn’t help me, I’d take up billiards.

[@InsideTheLanes]

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[@agoo7581]

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[@RB-pc7tg]

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[@RB-pc7tg]

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