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Originally Posted by 376LS3
I doubt it was a placement issue because it happened on both lanes. I was just completely dumbfounded. How do you throw 3 pure balls, and leave 8 pins? 9 pins, I understand because that means the ball is driving hard. But 8 pins???? Lol!
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Yeah, you're probably right. The "stone 8" is known as the only true tap in bowling (for right-handed bowlers anyway), so I was probably just searching for an explanation. Sounds like the lane gods just decided to give you a few
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Originally Posted by 376LS3
Ive had a case of the pulls several times, and still get a couple of them a week. What really helped me out with that was going with a figure 8 gravity swing. Then it forces your arm out to the right making it impossible to pull left. Everything now and then I try and muscle the ball which breaks the figure 8. If I just relax and remember to let the ball do the work, it works 100% of the time.
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I've experimented with that swing in the past and it can be effective. However, with me bowling just one night per week and not practicing at all, a swing change is tricky. The biggest reason for my pulls is that I have an unfortunate chronic habit of turning the ball over by rotating my forearm. If I do it before fully releasing my thumb, the ball heads left of my target. So I have been trying to focus on keeping my forearm square to my target line and using my wrist like you're suppose to. But every so often my habit rears its ugly head, and lately it has resulted in splits more often than not...