for the past two practice sessions, I have been working on my second step of my approach (5 step approach.) I have always walked normally, but I have decided to cross over to be able to keep the ball under my head. When I do this, my balance is better and my timing is later. I am also able to increase my rev rate effortlessly due to my timing change. I have always been prone to pulling my shots, but now I can't seem to keep from sending my shots outside, particularly out to the gutter. Part of this is due to having to get the ball out to the 5 board to keep from going through the nose and splitting, and I am not use to that line. For you bowling gurus, is it normal for this change to cause a tendency to send the ball wide?

Justrico, I had a feeling that would be the answer I got, but I had to ask anyway. I didn't have a chance to get a video, or I would have posted one.

If there was a "textbook" form, how far forward should a person be bending at the waist and how far to the side should a person be leaning? When I was doing this, I noticed that, to get my head over the ball, I was leaning to the side more than usual

Ok thank you for your input. I'll try to get a video up sometime