I totally get how you feel, I've gone through the same process of reevaluating my expectations on my video making and animation production. When progressing on a hobby starts to feel more like an obligation than something you enjoy, just like you said, you need to reevaluate and not force your hobbies! Hope your summer has been going well, Sam!!
@@rimmer_skimmer7663 I had a few big events out of state that I had to attend, as a result I missed a couple. I also noticed that a lot of my just story and bowling videos underperformed. I think this is because the quality decreased as I tried to push out 3 videos a week. I also started to get burned out so I took a break. I’m currently in the works of two very labor intensive and high quality videos along with a few more. I appreciate your viewership and am glad you are enjoying the videos. More coming soon!
Hey fellow student pilot here, about how long did it take to get your license? Also, how much studying did you have to do? I’m having trouble with the studying part of it lol
It took me 5.5 months to get my license going from November to April of 2021. I did probably close to 100 hours of studying. Throughout my license doing online MzeroA to get my written done.
From the video it looks like your right hand is the dominant hand, should be opposite. Your left hand should "control" the backswing which also create more control over the ball, and increases your grip 😁 This is something i also working on actually😅
Hey check that out!! Looks so much better already. Seriously. When you’re doing 0 and 1 step drills try and hold your finishing position in a lunge and stay in that position until the ball is off the lane. This will help your brain notice what your hand is doing independently from the rest of your body. Otherwise some great sweeping improvements here, good stuff man!
also to reduce the loft of your shot just change where youre looking on the lane for example if you want no loft at all aim where the boards begin right after the foul line then half way between the foul line and the dots, half way between the dots and the arrows then finally aim at the arrows for maximum loft
Your timing is getting a bit better, still gotta roll it more but i know you’re working on that already. I also think you’d benefit from standing a little closer to the foul line and making your first 2 steps a lot smaller, like a LOT smaller. What this will do is encourage your feet to accelerate as you reach the line, which will in turn make your timing a little later and also help you project your ball farther down the lane before you see motion. It’s awesome to see someone committed to this very long and arduous journey all on their own.
And as you progress I urge you to focus on footwork, form, power, and finish BEFORE you put any of your focus on targeting. As your style changes you will continually lose your ability to consistently hold targets until those new techniques become muscle memory. Don’t worry about accuracy and score until your physical game is to a point where you are just making small tweaks, rather than massive changes.
@@malcolmjacobson9634 I really appreciate the feedback and viewership. I’m excited to say that I got a special bowling pass and I’m now bowling 3-6 times a week 6 games each session. This video was filmed two weeks ago. I have also gotten in person feedback from some really good bowlers. You should see these changes in the next video
I think one thing that will help your bowling throw is to think "you are supposed to ROLL a bowling ball, not throw a bowling ball" It's plenty ok to have some loft even in your normal throw, but you're definitely throwing the ball out onto the lane. The reason that your plastic ball hooks as much as it does is much more related to how you're throwing the ball more than the oil and/or lack of oil on the lane.
I’d like to know more about what kind of clay you are using and, especially, what kind of glazes you are using. Are you using an electric kiln or a gas reduction kiln? Beautiful work. Some gorgeous glazing.
I used cone 10 B mix and they were bisque fired in an electric kiln and gas reduces for the final firing. As for the glazes I no longer have access to the brand but I know the final was a shipwreck blue and most of the greens were green tea! Hope that answers your questions.
As for your bowling, you need to get behind the ball more to get some more speed. It looks like you are getting around it too much. Your hand at the end of the shot should not be above the ball but rather to the side of it.
Your biggest problem at this stage is your release. You need to roll the ball off of your hand at the bottom of the release. Currently you are forcing through your release. Your wrist is not flexing at the bottom. Your right shoulder is over rotating in the horizontal plane and it's causing you to come around the side of the ball. m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6LEDZ3nt06M.html&pp=gAQBiAQB
Fat Cats is kinda crazy. The other day I saw this guy and girl come in to rent a lane. She wore a really skimpy outfit and he took pictures of her for half an hour. They never bowled and went home after the photos were done. I went again and the lighting made it so I couldn't even see the arrows. However it's 10$ for 90 min so it's a great opportunity to work on my form!
@@Substitute_Sam yeah thats a great price. im from the UK and there is a place thats £8 for nearly all day but its really dark with crazy lights and shit music so its a trade off. like you say good way to work on stuff without caring about the score
I remember when i first started bowling and did actually alot similar to you. Threw the ball quite far, my timing was very off and i barly had any balance. I think the best thing you can do is focus on getting more control over the ball in the backswing. Can see you're dropping the ball alot in the backswing, and that can create inconsistency. You're also using the same pair of shoes i did, in the beginning. And honestly, you should replace them with shoes that give you the opportunity to slide. Sliding will make a huge difference, although sliding isn't necessarily used by everyone..Jesper Svensson for example. I would also suggest to throw the ball from the foul line, just practising the release and rev. I know it's super boring, but sadly needs to be done. But the most important...don't waste your time caring about the result on the lanes. I know it's frustrating to not hit the pocket, or not strike a lot. But if you give it time, and focus on the important stuff...the strikes will come. I talk from experience. My grammar is probably terrible, but it is what it is. I'm not english😅 But i hope it helped, a little bit at least. Good luck! PS: I wrote a list for myself to know what i should focus on. But remember to always focus on a single task at a time, not multiple at the same time. That will only make it worse and more hard for yourself. This is my list (i'm two handed aswell): - Shoulder must be directed towards your mark - Slow steps - Don't force in the backswing (don't push the ball down, let it fall) - Straighten arm when releasing the ball - Locking the ball into your body while swinging - Imagine your arm as a line. When you start the backswing, your arm should always be ''inside'' the same line all the way to release. [i can explain this further if it doesn't make sense] - Relaxed in the backswing
Something I have noticed with a lot of research and practice off screen is that when I release the ball that high it gives me the opportunity to wrap my arm around the ball creating poor rotation. I also take huge steps because I start from so far back. This creates a lot of room for inconsistencies. I have been working a lot at a fat cats during their late hours. This gives me the opportunity to not car about the results and just practice my form for hours. Thank you for the feedback and watching the video! Changes coming soon.
@@Substitute_Sam It's not necessarily "wrong" to throw the ball high and far. But the height you get here is probably a "bit" to much. Sadly bowling has a lot of elements, and it takes time to master it. Excited to see your progress over time^^
Bowling alley jobs are weird. If you work a more specialty position you work damn near every position. When I got hired as a pro shop operator i quickly found myself mostly working front desk, running brackets for tournaments, dj-ing for birthday parties, and even rarely helping out mechanics in the back. Bowling centers are also frequently plagued with an immense lack of communication and respect between departments just because of the scope of how different the jobs really are. No one in one position understands the workload of another, and finding staff to consistently keep mechanics and PSO’s in the building is difficult and puts the whole center under stress. If you ever find yourself in western Washington head up to my center and I’ll give you a lesson for a video Channel comment #2🎉
I remember they used to make me run laser tag at one point haha! Bowling alleys seem to just be run super flakey from what I can tell, but maybe that’s just Utah. I appreciate the offer if I ever head up to Washington. I have practiced a lot off screen doing 1 step and 3 step drill along with a change in release. Hopefully there will be drastic changes in the next video! Thank you for the comment and support!
@@aidanhughes6252I’m a coach, I teach people for money, he asked for tips in a previous video and I’m following his journey😂 no hate or ego here homie, just want to help the community
This is the eternal issue with two handed bowling. You often will find that the lanes are too dry for the amount of revs you put on the ball. If you use one hand the ball won't hook as much. Other wise, you need to take a giant step left and throw right. All the marks on the lane are for targetting from the foul line to the range finders if you have them about 40' down the lane.
This is something I actually noticed after filming this video. Watching RU-vid and doing research I noticed: 1. My revs aren't even correct. My hand wraps around the ball when I release super high 2. I can step towards the left in which I never knew I could do. The advice I got before of standing mid and pointing to the 2nd arrow on the left only applies if I don't have a super high rev rate. I always see bowlers in the PBA stand super left probably because of their revs. Now I'm working on keeping my hand behind the ball and improving my form.
Lane conditions have nothing to do with his issues. His release is completely wrong. He is spinning the ball not putting revs on it. Big difference. He is being lazy with his hand.
I'm certainly no coach (and for darn sure not one for two-handed), you said that the conditions were dry, clearly you made a necessary equipment adjustment to a ball with lower hook factor, and you did your absolute best with what you were given, but honestly, it does look like the big elements to practice here are consistency and loosening up. Your shot looks well-practiced, and I think if you had the opportunity to practice properly on a fresh pattern, you'll go a lot further in boosting your consistency, since the outcomes of shots should get more predictable. With that said, do try to loosen up, it'll help make your shots a bit more consistent, less variation in your aim from where you want it to where it's going. And of course, make sure your equipment works with your rev rate and ball speed on the pattern(s) you play, once you do get a consistent shot. As for toxic leadership, been there, done that, got the t-shirt. It SUCKS. You do everything you're trained to do, but other people just decide that they don't like something about you, and they happen to have power over you, so you get screwed over. I hope you can find something better, clearly that place isn't it.
As I started watching these videos and pro bowling videos I kind of realized that like sure maybe the lanes dry, but any really good bowler could make it work. So I can't blame my lack of skill on the lane. As a result I am re-learning my entire release, form, and step pattern. Working at the alley was funny and I have worked numerous other jobs. Those will be coming shortly!
@@Substitute_Sam Oh no yeah, of course the more skill you gain, the better you'll be on any conditions. The point was more that you can get more meaningful, consistent practice if you can lessen the number of variables you have to deal with. If the goal is just to improve form, release, etc. then you'll get more meaningful practice if, every time you do practice, you're on the same lane conditions (or as close as possible). But it is always valuable to practice on different lane conditions if that's what you're trying to improve. For instance, I'm very consistent on a fresh house pattern and during league play. But if I go in on any random day, I know I'll score lower because I have to really determine how that pattern has broken down and then make appropriate changes. And doing that takes me longer than is ideal, so that's what I need to actually practice.
@marcoshavez173 I totally agree. I used to be in a league and it was so nice to have fresh oil every time. I just can't commit to a schedule like that. I bowl anytime from 10 am to 10 pm. Hopefully reworking my form will help but for now I see a huge dip in performance as expected.
I know there is a LOT things to learn and that it takes a ton of time, but I think I know what your next goal should be! You want your hand to be behind the ball as much as possible. This will help with so many things, but speed, aim, ball motion, and the feeling of changes you make with your hand will all improve when you get your hand behind the ball more. The coach's comment about rolling it and not throwing it comes with getting your hand behind (and UNDER) the ball. You don't need to have the ball touch down on the lane super close to the foul line (there are plenty of pros and ex pro coaches that 'loft' the ball a little bit), but getting lower and swinging the ball near your left foot will be another huge improvement to your game. Cheers and best of luck! Wishing you the best!
Thank you so much for the feedback! I had done this for 1 year so it is such a bad habit to break. I’m working on it right now and hopefully within the next few videos you’ll see some changes!
Hey boss, usbc coach and pro shop operator here. A couple things I’d like to see you do. #1: I want to see your right hand under the ball and working the bottom of it, rolling it, instead of around the side spinning it. This will give you more hand position control which will help to more consistently control what the ball does downlane #2: roll it, don’t throw it, get it to the ground and get it close to your foot, the smoother and lower you are, the more you can easily control where it goes. Do some 1 step approach drills to focus on release changes, all you do is swing and slide, your foot should reach the line right before the ball, and your hand should be under it the entire time. This should improve your game rather fast
Amazing feedback! I film the videos 1-2 weeks before I post them. As a result you won’t see these changes immediately, nevertheless, one step drills coming soon!
@@Substitute_Sam You should also try starting tall and then slowly go down when ur doing your upswing then slide into the lane to generate power and just flick the ball off your hand instead of gripping and using your elbow. I saw some improvements like your not letting go of it on your upswing, keep it up. Try also getting a irl coach that can work with you in real time instead of just youtube commenters.
I think depending on how frequently you want to upload, you could make like 4-5 minute long videos where you talk about your progress and what you've learned from your viewers, while commenting on multiple sessions, not just one. I would prefer more highlight focused videos rather than seeing every round, but that's me lol. I honestly enjoy your content either way, I'm excited to see you progress bro!!
The things that I saw was that you need to roll the ball onto the lane, this is because you're coming around the top of the ball and your hand is coming across the left side of your face (this leads to inconsistencies). To fix this you need to use your legs more and not pull up or with the ball, buying shoes with interchangeable slides may help instead of planting. Your left hand also lets go of the ball on your upswing.
Sadly, because of time and financial constraints, there won’t be any more aviation videos for a couple years. However, more videos of other things will be coming out. Thank you for the compliment!
You look like you're having fun man, that's the most important thing. You got lots of advice in the comments and I'm sure IRL too, work on it and you'll get better! Perfect game here you come!
The whole point of this channel is to show everyone that you can have fun and be bad at something, that’s just how learning works. Improvement is the goal, not perfection. Ironic though cause I’m going for a perfect score😂
Quick tip. Your swing timing is early even for a 1 handed bowler. so for a two handed bowler its very very early. You should try to have your ball at the bottom of your swing when your weight shifts onto your foot in your third step ( in a five step approach). Having your swing be later like this will mean there is less time to fill with it so a lot of the erratic / difficult to control movements in your approach can be minimised 👍 Hope this is helpful, good luck
