FWIW:
my first guess is will stop you from applying the death grip to the ball.

you can not relax your swing when you support all the weight of the ball in your bowling hand.

from some coaching I received; have someone( any CPL will do) squeeze your biceps when you are setup. now place your left hand under the ball and support all the weight you can with your left. relax your arm and have them squeeze it again.

this is a powerful mental picture to have with you. and an eye opener. especially when you can get more revs on the ball with less effort.

not that there is anything wrong with a controlled swing but that is a young mans style for sure. as you get older it doesn't take much to wear down in a 8 game set. take that from the bin there, done that file.
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"deserves got nothing to do with it."
-- William Munny

that's all I can say. because that's as far as my coaching goes. I don't have a coaches eye for all the subtle things. but that has help me a great deal.

and it's one of Ron's tip on his page. the thing is, reading and tips and such never release a in person lesson.

the only other basic I have is knowing how many boards difference there is between your slide foot and where the ball crosses the  line. I'm at seven boards( wide hips, I not fat! I'm big boned! )

so I know that when I want to play right up the oil line at 10 I line up at 17.
what that means for the bowler is you can make small accurate adjustments.

I was also shown a great visual example along with this. playing swing shots. line up to slide at 20, hit second arrow . now place a piece of yarn at the( 20 - drift - setdown distance) board at the fowl line. drag it across the second arrow. this may be a real line for you. sometimes it goes right towards the gutter. the geometry doesn't change but you did.

lesson from guys Like Ron are the best thing you can do for your game. let us know how they go. Good luck
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"deserves got nothing to do with it."
-- William Munny

Good form and all that, but you're pretty short arent you??
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I consistently SUCK!!"

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you have a style that is very similar to mine! i am a lefty, but you have a release and form that made me say, wow, thats like a mirror of myself. you drop the ball alot later than i.

the only difference is i go with a bit more arm swing. i am also 5'6"... weird.

i notice how the ball doesn't drop til well into the second step. i agree with the 3-step comment, if you are having timing issues that is where they are coming from. your swing is rushed. i push the ball out during my first step, and it is dropping as i place my foot down.

i have alot of timing issues myself. i work my a$s off to keep that ball passing my foot right as i end my slide. if i am early, i will damn near fall over sideways *and do!*. alot of times, when i am early, my slide foot is turned in. just one of the little subtle clues to tell me to slow my feet down.

See Doc,

I've been telling him about the muscling for how long....does he listen? Nooooooo.....and he is short....but I'm shorter and high avg in the league so nobody picks on me....
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