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willypbowler1

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high track problem!!
« on: March 13, 2010, 03:00:06 PM »
I have been battling tracking over my thumb hole for quite some time now and I have finally decided enough is enough. I need some advice from you guys on here on some basic things to do to change my axis tilt/rotation...not sure which is the problem....I am a high stroker low tweener, not sure on exact rev rate...not really sure what information i can give to help but if anyone can help me out i would appreciate it very much...Thanks in advance!
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Re: high track problem!!
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2010, 07:20:01 AM »
I dnt really know drills or how to tell you to do it over the internet but i have managed to manipulate my tilt/track.

#1 - coaching (if affordable/available) to you is an option then thats usually helpful... but not every area will have a great coach i''''m sure.

#2 - first I would make sure you understand how tilt is achieved (if you do know then skip this). picture your hand in the ball and your fingers and thumb are going to throw the ball like this, at the release point, fingers at 6 o''''clock and thumb at 12 o''''clock. where would your ball track be? right over the thumb hole and between the fingers right? ok well in a perfect release that would mean 0 degrees of tilt. now picture your hand in the ball but this time your hand is "tilted" toward your ankle/leg...(the bottom of your hand is faceing your ankle/leg during the release) where would the track be this time? away from the fingers and thumb, right? now you can picture in your mind what tilt really is and how it happens.

#3 - try and start with some of the ball facing AWAY from your body. for instance, if your holding the ball in your stance, try to tilt the ball to the right or away from your body (60% to the right of your arm, 40% toward your body) this in effect "should" create tilt if you were to hold this position throughout the swing and release. Its not really a drill and im not a coach but this helped me understand it.

I hope I helped somewhat. It can be frustrating when you clip or even thump a hole on a bowling ball and you feel like you''''ve tried everything.
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dizzyfugu

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Re: high track problem!!
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2010, 10:32:30 AM »
Another idea: Check whether your wrist breaks back during release, esp. if you track high.
If the latter is the case, this release tends to raise the track further - in the most extreme this can result in a full roller style, with the track between thumb and fingers. As a remedy, a firm straight or even cupped wrist should lower the track again a bit.
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Re: high track problem!!
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2010, 10:39:42 AM »
what kind of layouts do you have on your equipment? I have a high track and can avoid clipping by keeping the pin an inch above my midline. Also I had a t-road pearl that clipped both my finger and thumbhole. I drilled the middle finger deeper and it moved the bowtie far enough where I did not clip anymore (unless I threw a really bad shot). I would try those solutions out first on a ball you are not afraid of experimenting with before changing your release.
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Stan

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Re: high track problem!!
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2010, 10:39:51 AM »
Another way to lower your track is to change your lateral finger pitches.  Now we are not talking about inches, but just enough to get it off your thumb hole.  Go to a quality pro shop and discuss this problem with them.  They should be able to adjust your pitches and move your track slightly lower.

If you are a full roller, then you would have to alter your release also.

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Re: high track problem!!
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2010, 02:54:50 PM »
Are you sure you're not a full roller?  Does the ball start out quiet, then thump the thumb hole, then become quiet again?  If so, you're a full roller with a semi-roller layout.  Your track is starting out between the thumb and finger holes and flaring across the thumb hole to the other side.  You would have to either use a full roller layout or change your release.  Full rollers release the ball with a clockwise rotation of the wrist instead of counter clockwise.  --  JohnP