My
buddy, Larry, hits the nail on the head again. He certainly puts
things in perspective when he emails me. Here's his latest
recommendation ---
Choc,
First,
picture me hitting my forehead with the palm of my hand like, "I
should have had a V8," as I say, “STUPID, STUPID, STUPID,
STUPID!!!” (Yes, that's right, 4 times "Stupid!")
For
years now, I've identified the fact that the reason I constantly
fight my ball "over-hooking" is because of lack of ball
speed. I've been talking and talking and talking about my slow ball
speed and the problems it causes, right?
So
now, picture me scratching my beard lightly as I say, "Hmmmmm, I
have a ball speed problem so ... I know, 'LET’S WORK ON THE POWER
RELEASE,' 'No wait, let’s change my body position,' 'Ah, what the
hell, I read something about walking one foot in front of the other,
so let’s work on that,' 'No, wait, wait, wait, let’s just try to
throw the ball flatter, that will do it.'"
What
a surprise(?) - none of these things helped me to throw the ball
faster.
Now,
picture me with a really stupid look on my face as I say, “Let’s
see, if I have a ball speed problem, wait, don’t tell me
…………………………I know, I think I should work on my
BALL SPEED?!!!!!”
The
reason my brain finally kicked in gear is because of watching a
fellow bowler practicing the other day and seeing him turn his hand
early, which pulled the ball left (Right-Hander). He was trying to
fix the problem by working on getting a higher backswing.
I
knew that he had no idea he was turning the ball early so I quickly
went over and told him. (That's so he would not continue to look in
the wrong area for the solution). What a concept - SOLVE THE PROBLEM
BY WORKING ON THE PROBLEM.
Therefore,
just like this fellow bowler, you have to work on the problem in the
right way.
To
get more ball speed you can change the height of your swing, but this
also requires changing your timing.
You
can accelerate your armswing, but that can cause early pull and you
can only do so much with just your arm.
But,
there is one thing that you can do to not only can create more ball
speed, but it'll loosen up your armswing at the same time - that's
by creating more momentum to the line with your feet.
When
I watch videos of myself I say, “Wow, I look like I'm walking
through mud." Can anybody say, “HINT,” please?
Well,
I have finally taken the hint and "speeded up my feet" and
lo and behold, I've stopped the ball from over hooking without having
to try to throw a flat release.
Now,
picture me thanking myself for FINALLY getting it. "Thank You,
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Larry!" (Yes, that's right, 4
times "Thank You.")
WORK
ON THE REAL PROBLEM AND WORK ON IT IN THE RIGHT WAY!!
BETTER
YET, GO TO A GOOD COACH!!!
Larry
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