Bowling Tip Hook Ball

The bowling tip hook ball. No matter what type of delivery you use, the main idea is to be able to repeat your performance until every little feature of your game is as automatic as possible (assuming that you are going about it right in the first place).

The expert likes his strikes, to be sure, but if he doesn't happen to get them at one time or another he simply waits, for he knows that his consistent machinelike delivery will bring him his share over a period of time.

So, develop one type of ball and stick to it—don't mix them up. Because of the angle at which the ball strikes the pins, it would not do for the average bowler rolling a hook or curve to start his delivery from the extreme left side of the approach.

On the other hand, a bowler using a backup delivery (one that fades to the right), should not begin from the middle. In shooting at spares, remember to "give the ball all the alley space possible." For the 7-pin, you should begin your roll from the right-hand side.

For the 10-pin, start from the left-hand side, and so on. The 6-10 spare, for instance, should be played from the left-hand side so that the ball not only takes advantage of the width of the lane but also comes into the pins at a better angle to topple the 10-pin after hitting the 6-pin.

Always bear in mind that your percentage of scoring is increased when you play from the proper angle.

The hook ball, the best of all "strike-getting" deliveries, makes a slightly sharper "break" than does the so-called "curve," and is easier to control. Nevertheless, the latter is a highly effective pin spiller itself.

Some of our greatest stars of the past and present made their reputations with the curve ball. In general the hook is favored by most experts because it has proved to be more uniformly successful under varying conditions.

The curve-ball expert has been known to soar to dizzy scoring heights on one lane and plumb the depths on the adjoining alley. The hook devotee, meanwhile, continues to make good scores on nearly any lane or under the most variable conditions.

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