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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: LoganS on May 02, 2012, 07:28:37 PM

Title: Missing right
Post by: LoganS on May 02, 2012, 07:28:37 PM

I seem to be missing right quite a bit lately and I have no idea why.. What are some of the causes for missing right?

Title: Re: Missing right
Post by: MI 2 AZ on May 02, 2012, 07:33:42 PM

I think before some of the more knowledgeable bowlers here (not me) can help you, they are going to need some more information on you.  Most importantly, are you RH or LH?

Title: Re: Missing right
Post by: bcw1969 on May 02, 2012, 07:49:09 PM

If you are right handed, dropping your shoulder(just one among many things) could cause you to miss right.

Brad

Title: Re: Missing right
Post by: avabob on May 02, 2012, 08:12:18 PM

A lot depends on you style.  I am a long, slow four stepper, and when my feet get a little fast one of two things happen.  If my arm swing stays in pendulum I will miss right.  If I muscle it to catch up with my feet I will miss left. 

Title: Re: Missing right
Post by: LoganS on May 03, 2012, 01:39:56 AM

Yeah I forgot to mention I was right handed sorry..

Title: Re: Missing right
Post by: dizzyfugu on May 03, 2012, 01:46:56 AM

Quote from: bcw1969 on May 02, 2012, 07:49:09 PM

If you are right handed, dropping your shoulder(just one among many things) could cause you to miss right.

Brad

Second that. Check your balance at the foul line - it might either be a sluggish body posture, which lets you drop your shoulder, and/or some footwork issue, maybe slightly fast feet, so that you have to move your upper body and compensate for the lack of overall balance - in a consequence, you keep your hand too long in the ball, and you follow the swing with your whole body. Maybe just straightening your shoulders and keeping an "chin up" attitude solves the problem.

Title: Re: Missing right
Post by: dmonroe814 on May 03, 2012, 06:11:41 AM

You might be pulling your ball to the right on your push away which will bring it behind you and projecting it to the right.  Moving your feet too fast will cause a timing issue.  You may also be trying the get more revs on the ball, but if your wrist is not cupped, you will just push the ball past the break point.

Title: Re: Missing right
Post by: stopncrank on May 03, 2012, 01:20:14 PM

Also, how open are you in your stance, before you take your first step? Are your feet parallel with the boards, or pointed towards the right gutter?

Check to see also how open you are after you throw a shot, take time to not move after the shot and look at your slide foot in relation to the boards on the approach-ie is it parallel with the boards, or is your toe pointing towards the right gutter?