6th Bowling Lesson

I didn’t know what to expect from this lesson because I bowled poorly a couple of days ago. Before my lesson began, I explained to my instructor that my ball kept hooking to the far left last time I went bowling. He seems to think it was due to ball speed. I think he’s right. Maybe I was rolling the ball to slow and it had too much time to hook. That explains why it would hook past most of the pins.

I try to have a natural arm swing. I want the weight of the ball to control my back and forward swing. I’ve been told not to use my arm muscles. The problem is when I release the ball it doesn’t have much speed behind it and therefore hooks earlier than it should.

During my first couple of lessons, I thought I rolled the ball too slowly. But my instructor said the ball speed was fine, so I didn’t think much of it. So why am I know rolling the ball slower than before? Maybe I’ve gotten so use to the weight of the ball and need a heavier one.

To correct the problem, I started to muscle the forward swing a little bit to give the ball more speed. You’re not supposed to do this, but in this case it seems like a must. The ball goes further down the lane and starts hooking much later. As a result, my accuracy improved.

My scores today were 152, 101, and 170. My second game wasn’t too great, but the other two were pretty good. I got 4 strikes in a row on that last game.

Cost for today: $30.75
Total cost to date: $109.75