Does anyone know if you can cock your wrist too much? Will over cocking the wrist make the ball not hook or what would it do? I had a bowler ask me last night and I was not sure.

Edited on 3/23/2010 11:03 AM

You will also hardly get a clean release - by tendency, you have to come around the ball lot to get it off of your hand in time. IMHO, the extra revs you can create this way just dissipates in spin... may work on pretty dry lanes, when you have lots of area to cling to, but for my taste it makes the overall ball reaction hard to predict or control.

Last year in league we had a player who would literally cradle the ball in his elbow and release it like a yo-yo with much speed. Looked impressive, but most of the time he suffered from over/under issues, creating strikes thorugh sheer force. May be the way to go on the THS, but nothing for more demanding shots.
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Yes you can..if not only for consistancy purposes but it can increase the chance of injury.   I cocked my wrist for an entire summer..bowled well in league and a few regionals and ended up tearinhg a tendon in my wrist..causing me to be out for a whole year.  More power?  Yes...if you cup it throughout your entire swing...but it's not worth it.
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