Some bowling Pointers?

Question

I just learnt how to hook the ball, my high game is 183 but its been as low as 102 as well, any advice

Answer 1

I usually focus on breathing.  It helps you relax when making a tough shot.  I breath in on the wind up, then out when I release the ball.

Answer 2

It's just a matter of purchasing your own bowling balls, shoes and equipment fitted to your hands and feet, practicing muscle memory to try ensuring every shot is the same, taking your time from address to release, timing your breathing with your steps and practicing on the lanes to experiment with your style and to bowl with the basics.

Hooking the ball, either massively or slightly, looks pretty on the lanes, may impress the girls/women, but if not accurate, will cause frustration.  I've hooked different types of bowling ball (rubber, plastic, polyester, reactive, urethane, resin and particle) since I started teaching myself how to bowl in the early 80's.  It was a matter of first walking slowly down the right side of the approach, delivering the ball right on the 1st arrow and watching it hook into the pocket last minute.  From that first phase, I learned how to bowl with a massive hook from the left side to the right gutter, then back to the pocket as well as standing in the center of the approach and using the outside line (15th board to the right gutter) with a down and in slight hook shot.

All it takes is just the basics of hooking a ball by:

1.  Stand at the approach on your starting spot and visualize your shot.

2.  Pick your target out on the lane and address the ball (either chest high for more speed or waist high for a slower speed).

3.  Breathe, then start your 1st step, then pushaway with your 2nd step and begin your backswing with your 3rd step.  With your 4th or 5th step, your release starts with the slide or plant of your sliding foot, then thumb releasing first with fingers steering your ball onto the target.  Your followthrough should look like you just shook someone's hand.

After following the basics, you can experiment with a slower speed to make the ball hook more, or delivering it faster for a straighter trajectory with hook into the pocket at the end.  It takes a lot of practice, but when you get it all down, your average will rise.  Good luck!