Demonstrating how to hook a bowling ball

Bowling instructional video

[haleighross]

Instructions not clear bowling balls smashed the coffee table

[nixel]

I'm terrible with consistency but these kinds of videos have changed my game completely!

[TBONEnoble]

My biggest challenge with hooking the ball is not breaking my cupped wrist on my forward swing I ALWAYS end up more on top of the ball then id like to be T _ T

[Mbohnett]

I can 100% tell you right now… you are squeezing the ball to hold onto it. Finger grips are way too big, and fingers and thumb all come out about the same time. After you release, your hand collapses together rather than open. You are generating rotation by manually rotating the ball and hitting up on it rather than allowing gravity to do most of the work. Also very much on the side of the ball which will limit your versatility. I would suggest talking with your PSO about a fit adjustment. The ball should hold onto you, instead of you holding on to it. From there your can work on relaxing your hand and reducing muscle usage to maximize revolution and increase consistency. 😊

[dennisbrinkley]

The majority of people have difficulty in positioning their hands lower down and under the ball. Instead the hand is on the top of the ball at the point of release.

One technique is to throw down and extend your wrist forward ( like Spider-Man shooting a web), releasing the thumb and enabling the fingers to impart axis rotation on Bowling 🎳 ball.

[travishanson]

This is the absolute worst way to hook a bowling ball. And the fit for the bowler in the video is all wrong.

[JuztZack]

its alright try to stay behind the ball more you will have more control

[zaziedabeast]

Finally. I understand this perfectly. I've been bowling using my fingers going forward instead of throwing like a handshake. Makes perfectly good sense why my ball doesn't spin over the top of itself.

[versacebentley]

That’s all!!! Love the slow mo, no stupid show off music. Thank u.. I’m visiting my hometown and I’m bored.. gonna take a walk n bowl a solo game.. I’ll watch 2 more times. Didn’t want to get frustrated/even more bored 1/2 way thru❤

[petMonster]

Looks way easier than it is. Been working on this like crazy and I still can't get more than a couple boards of hook. Not sure if it's me or perhaps my ball is not meant for hook.

[krzprecision]

He doesn’t have the best form but that’s the just you don’t come around the side you follow through

[ojcro]

I would recommend staying under the ball and not coming around that much. Just creates a bad habit

[ski]

Terrible example and demonstration on how to improperly release a bowling ball

[willjames]

The thumb should exit BEFORE the hand comes around the ball with the fingers still in. I am working on this in my own game. Uncup your hand quickly to to exit the ball off the thumb faster and onto the fingers for more revs.

[beaver_creek_outdoors]

Should try keeping his hand under the ball and not up the side of it 😂

[reginah.]

Thanks for slow motion. It's helpful!

[brandonhuggins]

You can still come up the back of the ball and it will hook LOVELY. That much axis rotation demonstrated in the video will get the ball to stay on line longer before making the move down lane while staying up the back will get you hooking earlier and into a roll that exits the pin deck more consistently.

[themetalcrusher]

I spin the ball like this and get little to no hook. However, if I spin the ball end over end with no finger release (same motion as turning a door knob) I get a lot of hook. Maybe my ball is not drilled properly? I've seen plenty of reviews videos of people throwing the ball I use and spinning it as shown here and getting plenty of hook.

[gregorywitt]

Mine hooks really well when I throw it on the approach!

[stedmanbenitez]

The grips in the finger are way to big