The Dangers of Popping Out Of The Shot

This is what happens when you don't stay down in the proper leverage position long enough while bowling on a sport bowling pattern. This footage was shot at the 2009 USBC Open Championships in Las Vegas, NV March 2009

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Sports

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• USBC-Open-Championships
• bowling
• sports

[1egodsey1]

irish=embaressing lol

[irishpogi]

@1egodsey1 It was my 6th game in succession and my left knee was hurting badly and locking up.

[JayDay111]

It wasn't speed, it was entry angle. If you notice, your ball deflected to the right which usually indicates either low speed or low degree of entry into the pocket. Your ball simply didn't have enough bite to plow through the pocket. Perhaps you should toy around with putting more "hand" on your ball or finding better angles of attack. I would also suggest moving back a bit and speeding up your swing.

[irishpogi]

The second ball I rolled [going for the spare] was what I was trying to do on the first shot.  It's obviously I rolled that ball more smoothly into the lane and I actually got my desired ball reaction.

[Booker435]

no thats called LACK of power. thats ok tho a friend of mine left a loaf plus a ten pin. now thats embarassing

[irishpogi]

sure

[BowlerScott]

would you mind critiquing a video of mone and telling me what you think?

[irishpogi]

30 years. Why you ask?

[BowlerScott]

how long have you been bowling?

[irishpogi]

Jay,

I have a tendency sometimes of popping out of it and not staying in the proper leverage position long enough. I felt myself popping up as I was releasing the ball. That in itself kills the roll and affects accuracy. I had a stronger ball with surface on the rack but the inserts were too tight on my finger. I thought I sanded them out thoroughly enough before competition but I didn't. For me, I prefer to go as straight as I can yet have the ball enter with sufficient angle.