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montymont

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fingers on ball during release
« on: October 31, 2008, 04:57:52 AM »
how should you have your fingers during your release especially if you are throwing a hook?

 

leftyinsnellville

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Re: fingers on ball during release
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2008, 01:00:14 PM »
In a fingertip ball...coming out after your thumb comes out...coming out on their own as you're swinging up and through your release.
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Re: fingers on ball during release
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2008, 01:06:08 PM »
How to Hook a Bowling Ball.

This might answer your questions.
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Dan Belcher

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Re: fingers on ball during release
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2008, 01:10:18 PM »
2:15 into this video, there's a slow motion view of two different releases that really give you a good idea of how you should come out of the ball for different amounts of hook.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_YWf2iMI4g&fmt=18

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Re: fingers on ball during release
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2008, 04:21:47 PM »
Here's several videos of releases in slo-mo:

http://www.bowlingdigital.com/bowling/bld2/824
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