Confederate,

I would say maybe try an increase in the height of your backswing if you've already tried:
-holding the ball higher in your stance
-starting at the back of the approach and building momentum
-a lighter weight (14?)

JMO

Thanks for the replies. I am already using a 14# ball and when I have moved back on the approach I usually stop that much short of the foul line which just gives the ball more time to slow down. Higher backswing I can try..

I have to work hard to keep 13mph and if i could raise it close to 15 mph I think that my carry would increase a bunch.. How much does having 325-350 revs hurt my ball speed?? I try to come up the back of the ball but probably lift the ball more than I should.. I have been trying to feed it into the lane more and not so much finger and when I can do that it seems to help some.. Any tricks to help with the change in tempo if i speed up the feet or even raise my backswing??

Any tricks to help with the change in tempo if i speed up the feet or even raise my backswing??

In my stance, my right elbow is flush against my belt with the right forearm extended. As I take my first step, I extend the ball forward and slightly upward in the direction of my intended line. The slight upward motion increases the arc which, in turn, increases my ball speed by about 2 mph. I have also tried to increase the arc by holding the ball at chest level and moving back on the approach.

However, I stopped the upward motion and the chest level approach because they screwed up my timing. There are trade offs that you make when you try to increase your speed. I decided not to sacrifice the extra speed for poor timing and less accuracy.

You should try the above and see if it works. Good Luck.

Less muscle= free swing. If you are holding the ball at least waist high and projecting the ball forward, your backswing should be near shoulder high.  If so 15 mph should be no problem, unless there is some serious muscling going on.  A normal shoulder high back swing and a loose free down swing and release should net 15 mph easily. Let the weight of the ball and gravity do the work for you.

Exactly, I do this and get 16mph steady. After a lot of games the only thing that ever gets sore is my hand from all the fingers in the ball.

I have been a bit faster lately.

Also, my coach recently commented that even though I thought I was hinging my push away was way too dramatic.

We worked on it and I had a massive striking high speed, free arm swing practice day!

I am going back for another reload as I believe the difference from where I am and where I want to be is a consistent 1/2 mile to 1 mile an hour.

Also this week I have plans for some 3 step drills and 1 step drills to free up.  They have tended to work for me in the past!

Regards,

Luckylefty

The misconception that ball height in your stance or in your backswing increases speed is incorrect.  To achieve more speed (assuming no release changes) is you need to LOWER your ball height in your stance and INCREASE your foot speed in your last two steps. 

You will mess up your timing if you increase your foot speed and ball height.  You use your feet to determine your ball speed.  So if you increase your feet, then the time it takes your ball to get to the release area must decrease.  This is why you lower the ball in your stance and also in your backswing.  High back swing and high ball position does not equate to ball speed.  Just look at Pete Weber versus Jason Belmonte.