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How to make a bowling ball hook

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by trifectarich, Jul 29, 2009.

  1. Birdscribe

    Birdscribe Active Member

    You can -- but you don't want to. It's called a backup ball and it will cause you more problems than it will solve.

    That's not true, Petrie. The way a ball is drilled plays far more of a role in how it will hook or not hook than the weight. I can give you a 16-pound ball that will hook more than a 10-pound ball because the heavier ball is drilled with more weight on the right side and/or where the fingers are drilled. That's why PBA-level bowlers may have a dozen different balls of the same weight -- just drilled differently.

    But you're right in the general action of throwing a hook. Another variable in the equation is the amount of finger action you put on the ball at the moment of release. That's where the majority of break comes from: the fingers.
     
  2. Petrie

    Petrie Guest

    Hey, I *did* have a disclaimer ;)
     
  3. Gutter

    Gutter Well-Known Member

    This is how you do it:

    http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4142534&categoryid=3060647
     
  4. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    Coming from a guy named "Gutter," I'll take my chances. 8)

    Seriously, that's pretty awesome. I'll have to give that a try.
     
  5. Chef

    Chef Active Member

    Just act like you're throwing an underhanded softball........same motion......flick of the wrist and everything......

    A gentle 6-7 board draw......wouldn't call it a hook....has produced a high game of 237 from ye olde chef.
     
  6. Fly

    Fly Well-Known Member

    A properly fitted, drilled and weighted ball is almost as vital to get a proper roll on the ball as is any hand/wrist action- which Birdscribe stated above. I gave up the game for the most part when I got married and moved several years back, but I did enjoy it (other than going home smelling like a bad chimney and needing to shower because of the cigarette smoke).

    Best average in a short-summer league was 194, but never could get above 188 for a full year. Had a PB of 16 consecutive strikes (over two games, last ten of one game, first six of the next) but high game of 268/high series 716.

    And with current ball technology, weight is pretty irrelevant. I had to move to a 15-pound ball before quitting due to a wrist injury and it had as much carry/hitting power (maybe more) than the two-year old 16-pounder I had used previously.
     
  7. txsportsscribe

    txsportsscribe Active Member

    booze, drugs and bitch slap?
     
  8. Captain_Kirk

    Captain_Kirk Well-Known Member

    Ask Kevin Provencher. [/crossthread]
     
  9. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    I can't make a bowling ball hook, but I can make a shoe smell. [/sorry, but Rodney Dangerfield was the first thing that popped into my noggin]
     
  10. RossLT

    RossLT Guest

    Petrie, you still rolling with Frank?

    And don't mention my bowling skills, or lack thereof.

    :)
     
  11. Petrie

    Petrie Guest

    I think Frank (and his case) were left at the Epicenter one night :( Alcohol likely was involved...
     
  12. Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously Well-Known Member

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