I can't seem to do it. I turn the ball to early which causes me to spin the ball too much. I have a low track with lots of flare and because of that I get a lot of over and under. My buddy told me that I will never be really good with that kind of roll. I need to raise my track and get more forward/side roll on the ball. I know without seeing me bowl its hard to offer advice but I was just wondering what some of you did to teach yourself to stay behind the ball longer.

Hello,

You can do two things. Just stay with your natural release and train on consistency. This is the most important thing with all releases. You can score well with a low track, just let your equipment get the right layout for it.Especially with over under reaction.

If you want to bring your track up, let that be your only focus for the moment.
Think during your approach "stay behind the ball" and nothing else.
In the beginning you may have to exaggerate for your feeling, because what is behind the ball for you is still over the ball in real.
Try to throw a straight ball for your feeling and see what it does.

The next step for me was, getting aware of when the ball comes off the thumb.
This is the moment you start your turn. For you this will feel real late.

It can also be a timing problem. When the ball is there before you, you will pull the ball. This you can only check by seeing yourself bowl by videotaping. For me still the best confrontation with my mistakes. Most people have a late timing, not an early, so I won't start looking there.

Just put yourself on tape. (bowling!)

I went from a spinner to a semi-roller.

Good luck and practice.

Greetings,

Antoine

Thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it. I'm off to go practice..

Oldskool2,

I couldn't agree more about getting your self on tape.  Tape doesn't lie, you may think you are doing something, but getting it on tape is the best confirmation.