Bowlers: Hook ball vs Straight Ball

[50cent1228]

master the hook

 

[dmcowen674]

Instead of KISS it's HSSS

Hook for Strike, Straight for Spare

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: Adaman
Hook ball of course. How many pros do you see bowling a straight ball?

Hook isn't too hard to learn really either. Helps a lot to have a fingertip ball when practicing, but you can do it with any bowling ball. Either using one finger hole, or not using any finger holes at all. Plus, throwing a hook ball is much funner

I don't use the holes for my hooks.

 

[chr6]

i hook, and have bowled a 300.

2 fingers in the ball, and i hook for spares too, i stink at the straight ball

 

[KK]

whats a backup ball

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: KK
whats a backup ball

Hooking the ball the wrong way. Most of the time I only see kids and women throw backup balls.

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Instead of KISS it's HSSS

Hook for Strike, Straight for Spare

Not really. You throw the same ball every shot, just from a different spot on the floor.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: MDE

Originally posted by: KK
whats a backup ball

Hooking the ball the wrong way. Most of the time I only see kids and women throw backup balls.

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Instead of KISS it's HSSS

Hook for Strike, Straight for Spare

Not really. You throw the same ball every shot, just from a different spot on the floor.

Not for corner pins. You might change to a non-hooking ball and throw it the same way, but most good bowlers either straighten the ball up or use a ball that won't hook for their corner spares.