Slow Ball Speed And Your Bowling Ball Path

bowlingball.com, Originally Posted: 10/1/2014; Updated: 9/10/2022

If you have slow ball speed and wish to swing the ball more than normal, such as when the lanes breakdown and begin to hook and you need to widen your delivery angle, then lower your bowling shoulder about one inch in your set-up and maintain that level throughout your approach and delivery.
This technique can help you feed the ball into a wider delivery angle path than your usual path when the lanes are oily and because the ball skids easily down the lane near the 2nd arrow, as example.
You might want to consider bowling balls with less aggressive coverstocks, with weaker drilling layouts, and with symmetric core designs so you avoid too sharp of back end hook, particularly if you have a relatively low ball speed.
Avoid rotating your fingers too much at the point of release. Over rotation with your bowling fingers encourages too much axis tilt.

A low axis tilt by decreasing finger rotation will keep your axis tilt low and the ball will roll in a forward or end-over-end direction which will help you control your hook.
Bowling balls with high Differential ratings and high track flare potential will hook more than lower track flare rated bowling balls.
The combination of a medium or low track flare ball coupled with a mild coverstock will give you sufficient skid to help you when your speed is slow and the lanes begin to hook.
Lower your bowling shoulder slightly, use less finger rotation, and select a ball with a stable ball motion if you wish to control your delivery path.
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