How to Hook a Bowling Ball Using Ball Speed 

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Can you guys do a video on grips and conventional vs finger tip ball drill options?

I think I throw way too hard and that’s why my ball doesn’t hook. I’ll try to slow down, thanks for the tips guys, love your channel.

Nice tips. I had been trying to change my release gesture to control my rev, it worked little though. So I started to focus on controlling the ball speed rather than the rev, and it seemed better. I'm so glad I didn't take the wrong direction to improve when your video pops up. I have kept following up with your channel for three more months. You guys are awesome and I'll learn more from you.

You guys rock! Thank you! Bowling has Been my passion and stress release for years. I can remember trying to learn the modern game by slowing down VHS tapes of shows… I was always a traditional straight arm square shoulder stroker… Because that’s what Fred Borden taught me… But it’s just not Enough to compete… At least for me… so I changed To a crank style...worked my ass off and doing well...then.. enter RU-vid, you two, and a few others that have really saved me many hours of frustration trying To figure it out myself…Which by the way big fan of you both...Not many sports have stars like yourself with good character… I believe our sport is almost exclusive in that way… Anyway it’s so much nicer these days to be able to watch Bowling whatever I want on RU-vid… Or some advice on things I’m struggling on via online. Thank you for helping me so much through your videos… You’re making a difference and I get excited to try a new technique you propose… I can’t wait until it’s safe and I can get some in person quality instruction… Stay safe out there thank you for all you do

I'm still pretty new to bowling and learning from the owner of my local pro shop, and slowing myself down has been one of the main things my teacher has had me focus on. Especially since I just switched to The Parallax effect for my main ball, and it has been making a world of difference.

Ball speed is how Bill O'Neill just won the PBA Playoffs - he used a strong ball and kept ball speed up to get a touch less hook and come in straighter. Beautiful.

speed control is very necessary and that has become more clear to me as i have bowled in more tournaments. I've also really only bowled at one house, but i have been very quick to adapt to different houses and patterns fairly quickly. This year I have been participating in the junior gold events, and ive realized that i need practice on different oil patterns. However with covid that is very difficult to get. I think that using speed control is very hard and the only way i can really do it is if i move up on the approach and take out a few steps which forces me to walk slower, but with larger strides. I love your channel, keep up the good work!

I had a knee replacement and am just getting back to bowling. Starting with foul line drills which is new to me. I usually roll up the 7-8 board on house shot but now I am standing far left and seeing break at 8-10 board. Totally out of my comfort zone but it is because ball speed is at 50%. This has been great for my game understanding and proves out your points to me. Thanks for the great vids.

Good video. Speed control is something I've been working on and I've gotten a lot better at it. This video really helped a lot.

Great videos. Always helping my game

Great video, again! One thing to consider about ball speed control, and why it is so important. There are 4 elements you can control (not including the line of play) when you release the ball, that are generated by your approach. They are: speed, revolutions, axis tilt, axis rotation. Of that 4 elements, the only one that is relatively easy to adjust is the ball speed. All others are much, much harder to control and repeat constantly. So, you can do yourself a lot of good by learning a few exercises to control your ball speed and become a much versatile bowler. One of the easiest ones is just moving your feet at the start of the approach forward (slower ball speed), or backward (faster ball speed), this is just one example. Good job Brad and Kayle, keep them coming! :)

Just want to take some time to comment. Ever since I started watching yalls videos, I have been improving in bowling but still not were I want to be just yet. I finally hit over 200 score in just a couple of months getting back into bowling :). Thanks for sharing and teaching and can't wait too watch more videos!

I've had time to watch a few of your videos today and I learned alot! I have a fast and high rev shot and main issues I have is hitting right or having it hook a ton and go to the 4/7 pins. Going to try working on keeping to the inside of the ball and stay same pace or slow pace and keep same rev and see how it goes.

Awesome tips, thanks so much

Thanks Brad and Kyle, the fundamentals are so important.

You guys need to put the camera to the right side of the lane when you throw the ball. Because with it on the left side of your body blocks the ball going probably about halfway down the lane we can't see it. So Kyle you need to stand on the left and put the camera Where You Are. Thanks for the video this is a fantastic video ball speed means so much in a game of bowling. I unfortunately can't seem to feel my ball more than 15 miles an hour so I am always standing left. Which isn't a bad thing I love hooking the ball that's what I'm good at

Thank you for this video. Although, this is something I should have thought of. I don't know what my rev rate is, however I can move a 15 pound ball at upwards of 20 MPH, one handed. Scoring computer at my local bowling center shows only speed. Sometimes I have trouble getting to the pocket when rolling straight down the 5 board.

Woke up this morning depressed, in tears, but watching this video with my 2 favorite guys really put a smile on my face. I'm still working on hooking the ball, and it's a slow work in progress. Man, I wish I lived closer to you guys. I know I've said this so many times, but I can't say it enough, I would love to get a coaching session with you guys someday. Btw, just out of curiosity, why don't you guys ever do the "heart" thing when there's a comment you like? In past Brad and Kyle videos, there were lots of comments you "loved," but I haven't seen any "hearted" comments for a long time. Anyway, thanks guys, love you!

Thanks a lot its help me a lot👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍👍👍

Great video guys. I may have stolen this for my coaching page. ;)

Boys cover Wrist Flexion its amazing to me that no one talks about this but is so important for revs not to mention every pro uses some form of this. I studied the pro release for a year, practiced daily, and just couldn't seem to grasp it. 200 average bowler. Then I came across a Japanese coach, and another and another all of them talk about wrist flexion. Once I saw their demonstration of what this is, with no English subtitles mind you, I finally understood what was happening and my revs went through the roof.

Brad's face at 9:55 LOLOL

Hi guys, I had a interesting question, well for me, on this video you uploaded 3 weeks ago. (Jason Belmonte Bowls One Handed AGAIN!| 2020 PBA Playoffs) If you have time to answer, I would really appreciate it!! Thanks guys, keep making good content like this!

I wish you two had been around 30 years ago when i bowled in 3 leagues , job requirements stopped that and age and physical conditions stop me now. But i love your videos .

Good stuff that is how earl anthony won so much is speed control

I agree with what is being said. Though, I see a lot of people keep their ball speed slower than they should to stand furthur left as a righty. You should also do a video to promote speed. Speed and revs both promote pin carry on their own. Reading the lane to figure out what combination you need is key

I'm always happy! My head tilts to the right when released. Is there a solution?

point taken , gives me something to work on . thanks so much

Love the confuciusIsm guys. So hard to swing easy so easy to swing hard.

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I had a really low rev rate about 18 years ago, practically a straight bowler. Back then I was throwing the ball at around 20 miles per hour. A former pro bowler coached me and one of his recommendations was for me to lower my ball speed to maximize my bowling ball's capabilities. I was so suprised how easy it was for my ball to hook when I dropped my ball speed to 18 miles per hour. Even more surprised how easy it is for my ball to find "the zone" when my ball was hooking like that. Right now, I'm probably at 16-17 miles per hour and my ball is hooking just fine.

This video was made for ME! I always feel like I'm in slow motion when I try to slow down...lol

Ball speed is full of complex discussion. My speed for a strike is usually 13 - 14 mph. When I look at it, I observe the angle of my ball reaction. When I throw it about 15 mph or higher, I miss the head pin. This video is a great example of what I have been working on.

I think I heard Randy Peterson talk about how some pros slow everything they do down when they are trying to throw the ball slower and speed everything they do up when they're trying to throw the ball faster

The Dave Ferraro dots game is an excellent drill for this

This is my current issue. I'm a big guy with long arms and legs, and I'm definitely speed-dominant. When I'm practicing on burned-up open lanes, there's enough hook that my high ball speed doesn't cause any issues. But the minute I get on fresh league conditions, getting the ball back to the pocket is a pain in the ass, and my average drops in an ugly way. I already know I'm supposed to slow it down, but it's hard to do it consistently. Even when I'm really trying to bowl slower, I'm 2-3 MPH faster then most of the other guys in league. It's tough. I'm considering hitting my ball with surface because I'm having so much trouble with slowing it down.

I'm kind of confused about hooking a ball and hand placement when you release and start do you have anything that shows a slow close up view you get the spin from twisting your wrist

Can you do a video of how to set up a bowling ball Arsenal when you know the pattern

Thank you so much for this!! I just started bowling for the first time a couple of months ago, and was trying to find my disconnect between my one step drill to my full approach. During my one step drill could hit the pocket most of the time, but when I would try my full approach my ball was not reading the lane at all. This makes so much more sense now!! I have to stop trying to yeet the ball down the lane on my full approach. Thank you again and Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

That had been my problem for most of league this year until our state's shutdown, throwing too damn fast. That's the biggest reason why I've been in a funk for half the season. I stubbornly finally admitted to myself that throwing max effort for every shot is not sustainable and not repeatable for all 3 games. Even though I kept reminding myself beforehand to "slow it down" (New Edition style), but you get hyped up and still try to throw it 80 mph. As with most sports, when you try to throw your hardest, you over throw. When I over throw, I have a tendency to yank on it and throw it down the middle and not get it out to my optimal break point. The revelation came and I had that eureka moment when on the tv broadcast where Francois Lavoie threw his 300 vs Sean Rash and the announcer said he's "just pure-ing it out of his hand." Then all of a sudden, instead of trying to force it, I let it come off naturally (pure-ing it) and boom, back to back 600s from a 175 average bowler, including losing a perfect game in the 10th. Meanwhile noticing that my first ball average speed went from 13.5 to 12.5 mph. I wholeheartedly agree that speed control is a very important aspect of the game. Granted, someone that can throw 20 mph usually have a little more forgiveness as far as slightly missing the pocket with sheer power and pin action. But for the guys that throw less than 14mph, it's crucial to their success.

This is a good topic which many bowlers cannot do. Unfortunately, they don't tell you how to slow down. You need to move up on the approach, hold the ball higher in your set up, and walk slower to the line. This will slow you down without disturbing your timing.

What recommendation is there for the disabled (I use a wheelchair) bowler who can't achieve 9 mph? How slow should one go... 7 mph? And how does one get it up to 11 mph without tipping over?

No one better to study than Prather when it comes to manipulating ball speed. He appears to me to have the best touch and control in the game.

My problem is I can't throw the ball fast enough to hit the pocket on a consistent basis. Many shots hit Brooklyn or miss wide on the left side of the 1 pin. If I move left sometimes I get a good shot and hit pocket but a lot of the time I don't get good shots. Once in a while I put together a great game (topping 200 or even 230 to 250). But it would be nice to be more consistent.

I like to tell my buddies that throw it hard to "wait on it" when they can't get it to bite up. If you have someone really focus on waiting until the ball is directly under your shoulder to hit it I find it tends to slow them down a bit and ultimately have a better roll on it.

I have big question! Maybe you guys can make a video of it.. when you guys cup the bowling ball, does the muscles you use to cup the ball come from your hands or your forearm? Also, if you guys use your hand muscles to cup it, do you stiff them in a cup position? For me, it’s hard to cup the ball and keep a lose arm swing.. please help!! 😀😀😀

I’m always hooking left of the head pin. Doesn’t matter where I stand. Seems like the only time I can hit the pocket is to stand right and think ‘roll straight’. So I have my hand behind the ball with no wrist turn and top spin with my fingers.

Is the membership worth it?

Do you have any tips on helping to calm so you don't increase ball speed my biggest issue

So you guys have in person students... I bowl at that same alley... how do I get lessons with one of you?

If I have a slow ball speed you said i can still hit the pocket good how can I do this i leave alot of corner pins

With me, I have low revs and I’ve been constantly told to stay up and in as a leftie. Thoughts on that??

I am a stroker with a slow ball speed 13-15mph with 80 axis rotation 280 rev rate is that common for a stroker to hook a bowling ball

I kno brad said something about forcing the release and not being relaxed at release. What do you guys do to focus on being relaxed and comfortable at release instead of feeling like you’re forcing something?

One trick i learned, from my youngest son, is counting my steps in my head on the approach. Count slower to move slower and faster to go fast. Works better for me than moving forward or backwards on the approach.

So how do you get the mph for each shot?

I've just started bowling again after 22 years and things have changed so much and I can't get my speed down I'm at anywhere from 16 to 20

So what is the easiest way to speed up and slow my ball speed?

When I been constipated for 3 months 😂 9:13

how do i get more consistent on where i throw my ball?

Off topic, I really appreciate you cutting that 70's stache off Kyle, it was a little creepy 😳.

Woulda been nice to see the actual mph of the shots

What's the intro song?

As a 2-hander, how much is your coaching subscription going to apply to me?

Hi guys, just taken up bowling again after 14 years. Wow hasn't the game changed . My rubber ball looks good in the garden bed. But I got a hybrid prism,intimador, galaxy elvole and a savage life balls. I am struggling to hook the ball because of ball speed. My feet are too quick and my hand doesn't stay underneath the balls. Ave. 170 . Occasionally a couple 200s but struggling to beat people. HELP please

For someone not as gifted with "touch" just keep the speed the same and move your feet up or back accordingly. No rule states your toe has to be at the foul line at release...

74 and can't throw it faster than 11mph But I have plenty of hook any suggestions average 190

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but how do you decrease the speed?? less back swing or what?

What weight is that ball

I throw my ball just a tiny bit faster than norm duke around 13-15mph at the fastest, but my balls barely hook for me sometimes, I used a lot of really strong equipment but sometimes even my stronger stuff doesn't hook, what am I doing wrong?

Use plastic in a house shot and try to make it read the lane. Just roll the ball with the elbow wrist and hand in place.

I don’t see any link for lessons

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I will reiterate, you will make me a pro bowler yet. I would have won my tournament yesterday if I would have slowed the ball down when i moved left, especially with the fresh oil.

Did Kyle Sherman suddenly got taller ???

Do you know why my ring finger hurts when i throw the first ball in league?

I want chines one

Go tell Belmonte that you have to slow ballspeed down when moving left. Lol

Managing speed is easily My biggest problem.........

It's not good if I can't watch the ball go down the lane. You tell me what happened but I don't get to see it.

After 2 months or so of lifting weights I have started struggling with speed control and ball finish. Now to put this in real life.

imagine your rev rate being that slow the ball doesn't come back to pocket on that shot at 7:30

Good but to much talking. Describe what needs to be done. Less commentary.