Why Do Bowling Balls Hook?

[jamesdalrymple79]

expert bowler, lol.....I bet

[texasbariatric]

This video is like a documentary on bowling. Bowling is a lot harder than it looks.

[decoderworld]

lol, backwards bowling seems like easy task.

[silver05M6]

Thanks for the upload, great for beginners like me!

[marsquack]

7:37 = "i told ya!"

[CodyLCampbell]

That guy at the end wears the exact same shirt as we do at our alley.

[SkiLLz0O93]

it would of been funny if the black guy at the end who threw the friction ball last missed a pin or two out of luck xD

[Dexduzdiz]

GREAT UPLOAD

[619trang85]

7:40-7:50

how did he do that?

[blower069]

the guy trowed the ball...

[jasemook]

Search up "Backwards Bowler" on youtube, he's famous on the web and he's actually good lol :D

[teejaye110]

@619trang85 thats accually his style of bowling...

[carlorowan]

0:22 lane looks sooo long lol

[flareblitz1472]

does he mean reactive resin balls?

[F41Driver]

"The difference in performance is in the balls!"

[UltimateMagician101]

rofl

[jefffan241990]

I've been bowling for 10 years, and I'm a lefty, it took 4 years for somebody to say something other then good job to me b/c nobody knew what to do with a lefty. But now I hold a 200 average and love bowling. The physics are bowling are much more complex then what they make of it on here, being 1 inch off of your mark on a pro shot can make the difference of a strike and a split. If you ever get the chance to c exactly were pros throw the bowling ball (down to a tenth of an inch) its amazing.

[robopong]

if I left the ball on the car for some days the ball will be broken??

[2514109]

no the heat inside the car will make the ball start sweating out the oil and no it will not affect the ball

[cj397]

i got a 13 pound plastic ball with the reactive shit, it's amazing. last night, games of 264, 293, 287

[Poundcakebowler]

hi james mack

[idaho79camaro]

Having a ball that has a reactive core does nothing to your game, you have to know how to throw it. I have bowled both and find that I could still kick your ass with either one!!!

[Tata996]

Not if you knew who I am.

[idaho79camaro]

Oh really who are you?

[KB24ts6]

He must be a pro D:

[juggledave]

293? really? a 3 after 11 strikes?

[cj397]

the pressures unbelievable after like the 9th or tenth strike in a row, especially when people in lanes around you notice whats going on.

and Lulz @ all you fat fuck old fucker bowling losers putting negative thumbs down on my comment haha

[juggledave]

hehe i dunno why you got so many thumbs down :S have you ever got a 300 ? and yer i would be a wreck on the last throw for sure :P

[BnCVids]

im only 15 and ive shot 300 2, your a lozer

[spiked200]

seeing this vid makes me remember when i was captain of my high school team!

[Kunzie214]

BACKWARDS BOWLER!!!!!!

He rocks.

[n2rollerblading]

man i wanted to see how marbles are made XD

[russbuzz]

Hahaha! I just love 7:29 to 7:38. The look on his face, just LOL!

[xBallinx23]

my friend hes a freshman bowls on the pro shot with me and hes averaging 214 after about 5 weeks

[ashwalyeo]

Just like to say, the whole thing of hooking is not just down the the ball, beginner bowlers seem to think they can buy a ball which just hooks, that's NOT the case. You need to put revs on the ball also and release the ball a certain way, pro bowling is 100x harder than conventional bowling due t different oil patterns and oil being pushed down the lane during play, in leagues and tourneys you have to play on 2 lanes which are never the same.

[ilynxis]

Thanks for sharing that video. I learned a lot and found it quite entertaining. :D

[MKF30]

Cool video, I've yet or rarely see I should say though any kinds of videos showing or recommending resin bowling balls for hook bowlers like me from the right side. As in from right hooking in, a lot of the vids I've noticed are from middle/to mid right. I'm going to check out my local shop to see what they say. There has to be a ball that suits me. I currently have a plastic/polyester ball, I'll save for spares.

[deesyphrr]

You see, all of these ball tinkerings and counterweights and all that makes it impossible for someone that owns a twenty year old ball to get a descent score. So now they oil the shit out of the lanes to make up for it.

[MKF30]

Yeah, that's pretty interesting. It makes up the balance : )

[mastersam93]

2 questions... 1 If when i try i can barely hook a ball is it because im using a regular ball that the alley owns and i dont whipe oil off of it after each bowl and 2 if the ball gets more distance b4 it hits the lane will it hook more cuz it spends less time on the oiled part of the lane?

[jetblkridge]

1 - Yes it is because it is a house ball, they are not designed to hook. 2 - Actually the longer the ball is on the lane surface the longer it has to react and turn if you are using a reactive ball that is designed to hook. You should check with your proshop at your bowling center to purchase a ball that will hook and see about getting some lessons to learn how to do it.

[GIFTEDTALENTZ]

ive seen some clear bowling balls. do they hook?

[choonhwee]

is it the one with the skull core? yes, that one hooks.

[jetblkridge]

It is actually a polyester ball and they are not designed to hook.

[XxCGxDAxB3ASTxX]

no. they are for spares.

[ffsuperfreak]

i hate the backwards bowling guy...its dumb and looks stupid. and he'll never be better than say a 180-190 average bowler. i mean think about it if u cant see how the ball is reacting or cant see your mark how the hell are u supposed to get better

[elmauro]

get better than 10 pins down?

[ffsuperfreak]

wow...do i really need to clarify. he wont be able to maintain a 200+ average with ease like normal bowlers do.

[amerikanerMarinen]

really? his average now is 212 and his high game is 274. shut up

[ffsuperfreak]

o wow. a whole 212 average. simple. but can he do it on the pba patterns...i thought not

[amerikanerMarinen]

ah shut the hell up. you know you were wrong. not many people carry a 212 average including bowling backwards. pba? well, dumbshit, i don't think he's trying to get into the pba. i think bowling for him is more of a hobby. obvious shit right there.

[ffsuperfreak]

wow. pretty simple to get u pissed off. and ur wrong lots of people carry a 212 average. in this one league in my center i can name 20+ people with higher than a 212 average. bowling is a lot easier now. if everyone went back to using urethane and plastic then u could say not many people average 212. know ur facts

[men5m2k]

this is a interesting video! so please shut the fuck up about how good u think you are!

[ffsuperfreak]

did i ever say how good i KNOW i am? no.

[XxCGxDAxB3ASTxX]

at least he can say nobody can bowl like him.

[tylerbowler1]

if u want a lighter oil ball go wit hthe lane 1 liberator its urethance for more high hooking go wit hthe lane 1 supernova or g force

[lifesavers234]

I bought a ball that had so much hook on it that unless I'm throwing it through a literal puddle of oil it will go all the way across the lane and back to the same side gutter before it reaches the pins 95% of the time... lol

[andyman820]

maybe try rolling it harder

[r32adt3db]

Maybe if you didn't throw the ball like a little girl, you would do better.

[lifesavers234]

Maybe I should try throwing it like an asshole, does it help you?

[JTanUSA]

Uh oldschoolhummer you're wrong. They do not always new balls, one thing you have to remember is if you take care of your ball and clean it after games your ball will maintain it's awesome-ness the same as when you first bought it.

And ManiaCop, all bowling lanes are 60 feet long. From the foul line to the head pin (1).

[ManiaCop100]

does anyone know if there are a set size of a bowling ally i am just wondering cus i go to some and they look sighlty smaller then others.

[xSkipiox]

that was i good movie

[oldschoolhammer]

just remember, a brand new ball will hook more than a ball that has more than 50 games on it. All pro bowlers use new balls when they bowl on tv. Thats why their balls hook on PBA shots.

[jollyranchero]

not really...i dont know about the pros but i have a bowling ball that is older than i am and i can make it hook more than my strike ball...Its all in how it is drilled and how you throw.

[ononys]

Couldn't you give it a light rubbing with some extra fine scotch brite or 1000 grit sandpaper to re-activate the finish?

[ochelshrub01]

no, what you must do is bake the oil out of a ball and clean it off, do NOT use sandpaper, it will remofe the "roughness" of the surface of the ball

[NipkowDisk]

Pretty cool video but the computer-generated ball sure has some WEIRD tracking!

[jamiemcd1984]

do you have the full Program to upload???

[Careyluvme]

I like the video, it answered questions that I had about the bowling balls and the difference from polyester to high performance...I play ith a urethane, hopefully I can get a reacive... yes STORM is awesome, but so is TOXIC HAMMER....

[Shadower656]

i use a storm, Tropical.. it's got a good high-end kick.. but it's a weak reaction, dependant on where you bowl it.. great for begginers!

[jonpeters09]

i have one drilled very strongly and it has a strong reaction. it all depends on how you drill it and how you throw it.

[kirrrin]

Long Live The Total NV

[stephanjw]

This video is awesome, shows how bowling is really a complex support. Thanks for the upload!!

[vitamin43]

i wish they would've shown the storm factory

[sanoske312]

Its amazing how far bowling balls how come i love the show and this episode was my favorite out of all of them saved and added as a favorite thanks for uploading it

[tho7a]

great video.

thanx.

[Skatemafia4lyfe2K6]

It was funny as hell when that dude struck and Ronald turned to look at the cameraman. He looked at him like: I told you he would strike.

[UserNameAL]

lol I thought I was the only one who noticed that :D

[ForgivenR]

the red core at 2:10 is of an ebonite ice

[krazekilla224]

also the cross fire

[ForgivenR]

the crossfire has a lighbulb core

[krazekilla224]

I'm sorry.. I didn't see the red part.. The crossfire's core is there just isn't the red one

[mrcoolmage]

cool i love this show

[giedonas]

cool! nice explanation! there's even a bones clip of Jim Cripps bowling backwards in the last clip.

[apexx0r]

So THAT'S where the word "Kegel" comes from!

I would've never guessed. I figured it was someone's last name.

[aimdb]

excellent

[CicadaTehL337]

lol. he did it backwards.

[hoarp001]

search bowling style, theres a whole news report about the backwards guy....

[missjshy]

Interesting.

Thanks.

[Sasquatchy]

You know, i started watching this, and i thought the alley looked really familiar. Turns out, i bowl at that house, and i was actually practicing beside the Ronald Hickland guy today.