#1 hold the ball just above waist height and push it straight out from there, instead of up at shoulder level. From there the ball is just pulling your body down when u pushaway.
#2 Timing is very late, this works very well for high power players but prob not the best for you. Push away immediately after your second step, either straight out or down just a little, not up. Along with holding the ball lower will get the ball into your swing faster causing early timing. Early timing uses a lower backswing and faster footwork to create power. Making a big timing change like this can feel very uncomfortable, if u need it get someone to stand beside you on the approach and push the ball away on the desired step. If you do it right at first it should feel almost like your chasing to keep up with the ball.

Work on this stuff first before going onto other things, Good luck.
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Hey Hannah,

First off I think your technique looks pretty decent you've got a nice sound base to work from. That said, I'd just make a couple of points:

I agree with earlier commenters about the pushaway, it's a little high, the only reason I would suggest lowering it is that if you ever need to speed up, at the moment you have nowhere to go (well, I suppose you could go higher, but not easily). It's possible that with the slightly late timing you have you're having to pushaway higher to increase ball speed. I would recommend lowering your ball to your waist and pushing away a shade earlier but this kind of thing is important to do under the watch of a good coach, changing timing can be fraught with problems if not done correctly.

The second (and I think more important) thing, is balance. Your finishing position at the foul line is a little off balance, probably because your trailing leg is directly behind you, I'd try and get this a little more to the left if you can and focus on holding that position at the line, also getting your non-bowling arm out a little more to your left too will provide a bit of counter-weight to the ball on the other side.
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I concur w/most about just bending a little more w/the knees instead of the waist so you won't be off balance at the foul line.  Looks like you almost are falling forward.  This will also help you stay behind the ball more.  I'd say start w/that.  One thing at a time until you mastered it.  That & timing.  

I don't see a bad shoulder drop at all.  The throwing shoulder always has to be lower than the non throwing shoulder other wise you'd be even more off balance & falling left or standing straigt up, like a Ryan Shafer release. It works for him, but I don't suggest that unless it's comfortable for you.  Think about it.  Your left hand goes out & to the side while your right hand comes down to the lane projecting the ball out to the pins.   I like your husbands' (Jason G) idea about seeing a coach.  Good luck!!
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