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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Cyril The Syrup on April 06, 2013, 04:54:11 AM
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For the best part of the last 10 years I have been a lofter , mainly due to late timing and some back issues (Now fixed) a few years back that made it more comfortable for me to loft the ball. Typically I loft to about 1 foot before the arrows. Now Im finding that I am become sore in the wrist forearm and elbow. I need to get the ball down much earlier and roll it more, but I just cant change my timing etc, to make this change. I have brought my target closer to me (looking about half way between the arrows and foul line) but it hasnt helped much.
Would appreciate any tips or advice on how to change this.
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You're probably "hitting" the ball on the upswing, which means your thumb is not exiting at the bottom of the swing. One thing you have to do (I had similar problem) is to bend your knee enough so that your hand is much closer to the floor. The second thing is you need to learn to trust your hand release.
A side consideration is a question about how well your thumb actually fits and is "knuckling" involved. You thumb should be almost flat in the ball and the thumb hole should be tight enough to allow you to hold onto the ball with minimal effort. The thumb should never be so loose that you knuckle it to hold onto the ball. Because this is not mentioned in your problem statement, I have no idea how well the ball fits or [i[seems to fit[/i]. Maybe you should get a good coach to help you through this concern and investigate the potential causes.
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try to roll the ball off your big toe off your slide foot. target closer to the foul line. dont muscle your arm swing.
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How much lateral pitch in thumb hole? If you have alot of under palm pitch this would cause your thumb to exit later combined with any squeezing would result in loft. Maybe pitch your thumb more away from palm with a snug fit and no muscling/squeezing would help?
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KNEE BEND
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900dj is thinking exactly what I am. Changing the lateral could assist in feeding the ball into the lane. Couple that with solid footwork and you should have a solid in which to begin teaching yourself your new release technique.
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Look at the foul line and try to put the ball straight down onto it. Make the foul line your target, not the boards or pins.
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This may not help you because you have late timing. What I try to do is imagine that you are a pilot and want to land your plane (ball) onto the runway (lane). Most airports use a 3 degree glide angle, so the approach is a very gradual drop in altitude not a sudden drop where the passengers will lose their lunch.
Start with keeping the knees flexed, not locked. Have a bit of tilt at the waist and try to get lower with each step of your approach.
Happy landings.
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If you currently target the arrows,target the dots.
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check your pitch on thumb or enlarge the hole for earlier release.