A Bowling Tip for Beginners On How to Hold a Bowling Ball
How to Hold a Bowling Ball
First I would like to thank you for your interest in bowling and how to hold your bowling ball.
Proper knowledge is an important key to doing things the correct way. Before I can go into how to hold your bowling ball I must explain that there are a few different grips in bowling. (I will list them below.)
The different grips in bowling.
1. This conventional grip.
2. The semi or relaxed finger tip grip.
3. The full or stretched finger tip grip.
There are other more advanced grips but in the beginning stages of bowling you will not need them.
A beginning bowler should start out with the basic conventional grip, and then incrementally progress into the more advanced grips, the semi and full finger tip grips.
Now how to choose your ball and how to hold it.
This is if you are new to bowling and do not have your own bowling ball.
First go to the rack of balls at your bowling center and try to find a ball that the thumb hole is not too big and not to small. Then put your thumb all the way in the thumb hole of this ball and then lay your hand, or the span of your hand, palm flat over the ball so that the second crease of your middle and ring fingers are about � inch over the first edge of the finger holes on your bowling ball.
Most of the time the balls on the rack will not fit perfectly. That is how you find the proper thumb hole and span. Then make sure the finger holes on this ball are not too big and not to tight. This is how you find a ball off-the-rack at your local bowling center. It is advised that you buy your own ball as soon as you are able.
When holding the ball you would put your fingers in first about 1/4 inch above the second crease and then your thumb. Make sure your thumb is in all the way. Turn your bowling ball so that your hand and palm are under the ball. Hold your ball to your side at about waste level. Then you would go through your approach (it is advised to learn the 4 step approach) and as you release your ball your thumb comes out first and then your fingers.
You should have a slight angle to your wrist, not quite a 45 degrees. It should be more like a 20 to 30 degree angle. This gives the ball that inward rotation. This angle and rotation should be directed toward the one pin, also known as the head pin. Your wrist and arm should be flat. In addition, the ball should roll off your hand. You do not want to go over the top of the ball or circle it. This is the basic principal behind releasing any of the basic grips.
You should start out with the conventional grip for your first ball and as you progress you would then go up to a semi. Then you may want to get the stretch grip, but it is not used much these days.
Well Good Luck And Practice is the Key.
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