Speed, Grip, and a Loose Arm Without Muscling the Ball: Bowling Practice (EP.3)

[@NPMystikal]

Hands down, the best Amateur Bowler on KZbin. For all the new bowlers out there, there is a lot of misinformation out there. Trust this guy. Keep up the great work Jason. 🔥💪🏼

[@theresaj1467]

My big issue is trying to control my swing to match my foot speed rather than the other way around. Took me doing a push away drill a couple of times to help spot the problem. Speeding up my feet helped in creating a more relaxed, free swing. I've seen a ton of bowling tutorials on here and most don't bother to break down muscling or how to achieve a free/loose swing. This video provides a great explanation of both. Thank you for sharing this.

[@markkeller9378]

Excellent to see a coaching session. The added notes on the screen are very helpful. Great job! Subscribed. My struggle is age…..havent bowled for 34 years, now everything is stiff, cant bend like you guys, lose balance…..ugh……I was a 195 bowler back in the 1980’s……having a tough grind right now trying to fix everything thats broken!

[@christakemoto5872]

Great video! Love the Radical jersey!

[@SoCalGambler]

This is the video I need! I struggle with this so badly!

[@BassRacerx]

this video was great!

[@jhawkdon]

Shot 12 at 13:23 was buttery smooth!

[@tymarmaras]

The hardest aspect for me to comprehend is how can you get through the ball while being extremely loose/free. There has to be some muscling or grabbing at some stage right? Just holding the ball to maintain position under/behind the ball requires some effort

[@13109053]

It is really hard to find the right balance. I've been using my shoulder way too much for years. I'm just now properly learning to keep my grip, letting my arm swing freely, and still follow through

[@RevItUpBowling]

@@tymarmaras I definitely struggle with the aspect as well. Obviously, like you said, we have to use some grip tension to hold on to a ball. The objective is to use as little as possible to make sure we are not decelerating the arm swing and/grabbing the ball too much. The feeling I’m looking for is to have the ball “float” at the top of the swing. If I feel that, then I know I didn’t muscle to that point. As you might know, we can generate more effortless power using loose fast twitch muscles. Maybe start with some slow no step drills and let gravity work. Literally let it fall off your hand without trying to make rev rate. Then take that feeling to your full approach. Let me know how it goes 😁

[@tymarmaras]

@ thank you for responding. I’ll work on that.

[@robertbillings4464]

I think a lot of the problems stem from their thumb fit. In most cases, fit is too loose and you have to grip to hold on. A test I do is pick up my ball with just my thumb in the ball with very little thumb bend, if you can pick up the ball, fit is good. Also, use interchangeable thumb system, since thumb fit is the most critical thing for one handers.

[@tonycerniglia4777]

Guys, hand "tilt" and acceleration will fix this. If you are behind the ball with your fingers in line with your wrist, the ball weight means you almost have to squeeze to hold. If you are accelerating the ball through the bottom of your swing, the ball stays on your hand more easily. More importantly is tilting your hand so that the index finger is at 12 o'clock and the base of the thumb is at 4 (in your setup, the palm is facing nearly straight up, like the two handers). With this position the ball has to fall off your fingers and thumb to "drop" the ball. So set your hand in this position, maintain this keeping your hand behind the ball through the swing, accelerate (moderate, dont go crazy here) and roll the hand and wrist through release to a handshake position. ALSO get the ball down and rolling... unless you are bowling somewhere with no head oil, then you have to project the ball farther down the lane.

[@johnnierobles2304]

As well as I use too much muscle I also find that the best drill for me is the shoulder release drill. Just walk up there put the ball in your hand and let it fold. Your brain will tell you when you need to release it

[@Hillmen]

I watch all the main bowling channels, just wanted to tell you that yours is one i really look forward to. You put up good content, keep up the good work and you're gonna grow. Also, I've created a drinking game where whenever you say teensy you drink. :)

[@kevinb.7503]

One question, it's obvious that prince is taller but he uses a lot of knee bend to get really low at the foul line. Does this affect his speed also?

[@michaelvaneman]

A drill I used at home to fix my muscled swing was to get into the finish position and swing a 15lb kettlebell back and forth to create the feel. You might need to hang on to something for balance.

[@RevItUpBowling]

@@michaelvaneman I love this drill too. Great suggestion

[@MrMooody]

Damn, Listen and allow the Coach to coach, Son!

[@MightyRaisin]

If I ever try to add revs the moment I start coming to the bottom of my swing I just can’t hold the ball and it slams into the ground

[@MightyRaisin]

Even when I don’t try to add revs and throw it straight I still just drop the ball sometimes

[@tonycerniglia4777]

Most likely its because you are trying to emulate the TOTAL BULLSHIT wrist motion that seemingly ALL of these coaches show. You know, the arm motion and flipping the wrist DOWN! Simply put... IT AINT HOW ITS DONE! The only way you can get close to that demonstration would require a fully cupped wrist with the ball on your forearm -OR- 2 handed where the second hand provides the physical strength necessary to cup the wrist. You want revs.... very simple, when you place the ball in your setup, put your hand directly UNDER the ball with your index finger parallel to your forearm pointing down the lane. The ball position should also be aligned with your shoulder (not in the middle of your body). If you maintain this set up then your hand will end up behind the ball as it swings through the approach. Now at release, the key is to either maintain or increase the swing speed (this is usually pretty easy as gravity and ball weight create this for you) through the bottom of the swing. As the ball begins to come off the thumb quickly rotate the hand from behind the ball to the side of the ball similarly to a handshake (this speed increase keeps the hand and fingers on/in the ball). Finally do not try to pull up on the ball (usually caused by an elbow break and is referred to as hitting up on the ball) rather get the ball down and rolling. The cover stock and weight block will generate additional rotation that most bowlers cant actually work with. So if your goal is to break pins, crush racks, messenger the back row.... this is how it's done.

[@christopherrodriguez8889]

Where are you located I need coaching !!

[@RevItUpBowling]

@@christopherrodriguez8889 I am located in Alaska unfortunately haha

[@christopherrodriguez8889]

@RevItUpBowling idk if I'm the only one with this issue but did you ever have someone with there slide foot when sliding it going to the right causing knee pain any idea to fix that

[@jacobasahan]

I think his torso is moving forward to0 much on his 4th step. Restricting the swing to be loose. He's like bowing in his slide

[@MrAllmaniac]

The bent elbow just prior to follow through defeats the purpose of loose swing … it’s right back to the muscles abruptly usually resulting in tug.

[@RegardingBeau]

If you let gravity bend your wrist at the apex of your swing, your elbow will naturally bend without having to use a lot of muscle.

[@LyIaKing]

Watch ANY slow motion of the most consistent bowlers on tour, like EJ, Andrew Anderson, Kris Prather etc. even Daria. They all have the elbow bend and it's consistent because it uses momentum, not muscle. It's the most consistent way to get high revs with one hand.

[@prccap]

He is all elbow instead of swing