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well... I am not a Guru (gurus are those "skinny-type not-eating-enough looking-as if-they-have-intestinal obstruction-all-the-time )

I'll just tell you what I found for myself (took me some time but hell it works):

Hand position and free armswing ar the key in my opinion combined with a good timing in your release.
So what do I mean exactly?

You told us you want a different reaction and your local "guru" says you don't have enough hand in your ball.

Well, I don't know how you bowl (got a vid?) but in general and this seems to work for everyone I would suggest:
- try let the arm swing freely without much force in your pendulum
(of course you need to get along and if you think you do so already forget this)
- try to keep your hand behind or under the ball in different positions to create different reactions
 (even if you use a wrist brace you can make a lot of adjustments just by changing where you put your hand when you hold the ball: more under or more to the side of the ball; assuming you keep your handposition; Just try around a bit - that's what's training good for!)
- release is not release! I can rev the heck out of the ball and I can also shoot a low rev straight ball by opening my wrist (if you use a wrist brace/-support this won't help you I know but...) you can also change the change the amount of revs by changing your "follow thru":
  This will take a bit longer to explain:
I assume the ball comes off your hand nice and smooth and you don't have to "grab" it or otherwise the drilling is not 100% as it should be. So when the ball leaves the thumb (or the thumb gets out of the ball ... this is better to understand) you give the ball rotation with the upward movement of your arm while the ball still hangs on to your fingers.
At this moment you can make a strong arm movement to increase revs! Just angle your elbow up to your shoulder at this moment and you will decrease ball speed while increasing revs and so increasing hook. and when you need less hook you can keep your arm straight and just do the normal follow thru.
I know this is not a common thing and I guess some people will have to chime in and say whether my idea of change in follow thru is good or not.

Another possibility to increase revs is to "grab" the ball... well not grab it in the common sense! I mean let it go freely of your hand but again the moment the thumb is free just angle in your fingers. (I admit I can't do that... I just can't control it... but I know a lot of people revving the ball not only with the arm-upswing but also with their fingers! I also read an article referring to which finger to use to create more lenght or early roll! only pulling on the ball with the ring means more hook and using the middle only means more lenght... I read this... again: I can't control it... so I keep my hand under the ball and let it go... similar to what Pete Weber does)

Again a matter of timing!

so here are my three possibilities for you to change reaction:
- armswing ( the moment the ball is of the thumb - pull your arm up)
- fingers  ( the moment the ball is of the thumb - pull with your fingers)
- hand and wrist position play a big role! more sideroll or more forward roll change ball reaction also..

You will have to try around to see what works (keep in mind people are different and what works for me might not work for you ... and what doesn't work for me might just be fine for you like the thing with the fingers)
... and I guess others will chime in and give better advice as I can just tell you what I found on the net and in books and found out for myself.

Wish you the best!
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