Best thing to do is practice practice practice. I know that is an old saying but it works. Keep working with a good coach. They should be able to tell what you are doing when you throw a bad ball and when you throw a good one. One thing that I was taught as a kid would be to use the couch to practice into. Just release the ball into the couch and work on the release. Maybe try to video yourself so you and your coach can watch it so they could point things out. Good luck with it.

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time to leave South Dakota

Hey Rookie,

We all start somewhere, don't be discouraged.  One of my tricks I teach is to build a makeshift box of some sort(I used a large cardboard box w/ old blankets as a kid), learn to roll or flip the ball into the box.  You can do this in slow mo and feel the ball rotate off your thumb and then onto your fingers.  Another trick is to palm the ball and throw it into the box with 2 fingers only a few times, this gives you the feel of finger lift, then just add your thumb to the mix but try to feel the same lift feel with your fingers.  Another very important part of the release is to have your entire grip be fairly snug so your hand muscles can relax.  If you're muscling the ball it becomes difficult to create feel.  A proper fitting ball should hang onto your hand at your side with minimal effort, it you have to squeeze it, then the holes are too big.  Try taping the thumb w/ bowlers tape to create the snug feel.  To create a good pendulum swing, I suggest putting the ball into a buff a ball and let it swing freely back and forward.  You can even do this walking around the house at the same time.  This will help you create the feel of your arm free swinging back and forward a little easier.  Too much to go into...I've been coaching almost 20 yrs(see profile).  Feel free to contact me directly for any additional help.  Keep practicing and good luck.
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Rick Leong
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