how u grip ur ball?

I meant how do you use ur thumb to grip your ball.. how is it in the hole..?

ur ball should just slide right out.. is ur hole too small for your thumb.. put in your thumb straight in fully and pull it out.. it should have minimal or no resistance... maybe you need reverse pitch drilling.. but nahh.. I dont think so..

unless you are really squezing it so tightly until you could jsut hold ur ball overcoming the momentum.. to cup the ball you dont need to squeeze the ball.. just imagine at the point of release.. you want to use your two fingers to poke right into the ball..

or altenatively.. you could try what I try to do always when I was small.. at the point of release.. try your VERY best to make your whole hand to go under the ball.. but this method will not go well with your coach because if you over do it.. you will bend your arm when you release it.. a slight bent at the point of release is ok.. power players usually do it.. but dont lah bend too much.. ahahha..

that one is called "pin"... for balls like the plastic balls.. the pin is no use.. you can drill it anywhere you like.. for reactive balls.. it is very important.. all reactive balls have a core in them.. the core makes the ball unstable hench the power for you to hook.. the pin is a reference point for the drillers to know where is the top of the core.. the head of the core lah...so they drill it accordingly.. thats the basics.. want to learn more? google.. kakaka..

google bowling ball pin location or bowling ball pin placement..

using a lower weight ball got their advantages.. some lower weight balls can flare a lot more than heavier balls.. you need to look at the specifications of the balls.. the differential rg.. the higher the differential rg.. the more flare you will have and thus more grip on the lanes..

and.. lower weight ball you could rev a lot more than heavier balls which translate to more hook.. more rev = more hook = more pin action.. however.. you hitting power goes down and down and down.. so you may not be able to strike or avoid spilts as much as a heavier ball..

usually its advisable to get a 14lbs.. they call the sweet weight or something like that.. just perfect.. but ofcourse the hitting power wont be as great as a 15lbs.. but then again.. if you buy a 15lbs ball.. you drill it.. it will maybe become 14.8lbs or 14.5lbs.. LOL!

This post has been edited by NeoSquall: May 5 2010, 09:57 AM

coach ah.. wahh.. I also not pro how to be coach? haha.. can can.. pay RM45 to sunway there.. they let you play for 2hrs.. u throw sampai you puas hati and you could call me to see what is your problem.. if Im free lah.. but I dont gurantee what Im teaching you will be PROFESSIONAL PBA style ah.. LOL!!

1st arrow? you are brave.. Im starting to throw from the inside now cause it gives me a bigger margin for error.. I use to throw 2nd arrow and go straight out to board 3-5 depending on lane condition.. but now.. not consistant dy.. sometimes gutter.... LOL!!

This post has been edited by NeoSquall: May 5 2010, 08:24 PM

WHAT THE F....? WHERE IS HE NOW?! he looks quite old right?? I dont know whether he is still using his old brunswick ball or not.. black colour one..

if thats him.. thats my coach when he went to Sabah to coach.. listen to every word he says.. he is a fantastic coach.. I really wanted to thank him for making bowling extra interesting for me when I was under him..

This post has been edited by NeoSquall: May 6 2010, 11:11 PM

YEAH.. ITS HIM!

he is a very good coach.. its worth it for the money actually because if you can pick up fast and you are serious in your bowling.. you could learn a lot from him..

when does he comes to endah parade? I want to meet him.. 6yrs never seen him.. suddenly so easily can find him dy.. LOL!

This post has been edited by NeoSquall: May 7 2010, 12:14 AM

he is famous indeed.. dont think he small fry only.. he coach national players to become what they are now.. its ok if you are slow.. he is very patient person and friendly.. listen carefully and act towards what he teaches.. my average shot up to 190 when I was under him just less than 1 month..

I didont stick to him for long because of my schooling.. when I could play again he left Sabah already.. dont even know he remembers me or not.. LOL!

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Added on May 7, 2010, 12:21 amwhat time to what time he is there?

This post has been edited by NeoSquall: May 7 2010, 12:21 AM

3rd session only.. one week I had 3 sessions I think last time.. monday wednesday and friday.. not too sure.. something like that.. took me few weeks..

main ball is the reactive ball.. reactive ball very reactive.. can hook can rev can be very aggressive.. if it hooks, its gonna be very hard for you to spare pin 10 or pin 7.. thats where spare ball comes into the picture.. spare ball is a hard plastic ball which has no core at all(or at least a pancake core).. the surface is as smooth as a baby's bottom and it will slide down your lane with no hook or minimal hook.. so in essense you are throwing a straight ball towards ur pin 10 if you want to spare it.. easy isnt?

the rate can be lower if 2 person in one session? NICE.. me and my friend was thinking to go back to him..

the glove worn by pete weber is a golf glove lah.. he do it for publicity stunt..

its illegal to use sand paper to gosok.. those international tournaments will disqualify you if they found out..

dont know.. LOL! I heard its like that last time so like that lor.. they use abralon pad.. got sell in sunway.. 500, 1000, 2000..

cant remember.

those uncles or aunties are money bowlers.. they bowl for money.. so they dont bother whatever style there is in bowling.. as long its a strike.. its ok.. LOL!

for us(Im assuming everyone is having the same view as me).. we treat bowling as our passion and we want to be extremely good in it.. its different..

woih.. u all also can help answer mah..

the numbers you see on the ball is the pounds of the ball. 9 = 9 pounds.. 10 = 10 pounds.. so sendiri pandai2 lah count how many kg is it..

you want to play hook? you then should buy something like entry level balls. Brunswick Powergroove, Ebonite Tornado, Storm Tropical series, etc.. they should be cheap.. I know Brunswick powergroove is easy to find.. endah parade selling, sunway pro shop is selling.. not too sure abotu the price.. I know got package lah in sunway.. RM400+ with other goodies.. Brunswick Powergroove.. learn from it then slowly move on to higher end balls.. at least it saves you money.. unless you are willing to spend RM500+ for a reactive ball and u learn from there which will be hard for you to learn alone..

if you still want cheaper.. you could buy Brunswick T-Zone.. RM190 only selling in sunway pro shop.. but it will be the same as the house ball.. its hard for the ball to hook unless the lanes are EXTREMELY dry.. eventhough you could hook it, when it hits the pins there is not much reaction..

it is always beneficial because the drillings will be custom made to fit your hand.. it will be easier for you to hold your ball and you will be more consistant and you will feel your ball is much lighter..

This post has been edited by NeoSquall: May 9 2010, 12:21 AM

when you ball a ball.. it states that its 15.3lbs for an example.. when you drill it.. you take away weight depending on how big your fingers are.. so in the end it will be around 14.7lbs. round it up it will still be 15lbs.. ahha.. but with a good drilling and a good fitting of your fingers.. you will feel ur ball is much much lighter than 15lbs.. this is because you dont need to squeeze ur ball to hold it in place already.. it will just be stuck to your hands throughout your whole swing..

the heavier the ball.. the more pin action you will get.. its easier to strike with a heavier ball(that is the basic understanding).. lighter balls wont go through the pins.. imagine a 9lbs ball going thru 40lbs of pins.. ofcourse the ball will deflect to the side instead of going straight into the pins..

however.. you must find a weight that you can manage.. try get a house ball.. make sure the thumb and fingers fits nicely.. stand using ur last step position(the ending position of your approach.. the one with the ur left knees bend and ur right leg is behind your body).. and then swing the ball 10 times.. see you can hold the weight or not..