How to strike more in bowling | proper entry angle to optimize pin carry

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  • @Tenpindoctors
    @Tenpindoctors5 жыл бұрын

    Both ways strike 100% of the time if done perfectly unless there is a bad rack. But trying to get the ball to finish splitting the 8,9 make the stone 9 8 pin and 4 pin more likely if your angle is off just a bit. Or worse the dreaded 4,9. If your angle is off a bit when trying to create 1,3,5,9 deflection you cannot stone a 9 pin. You wont 8 pin or 4 pin unless the racks are bad most times. Either are fine to try and create but I choose the 1359 option for the reasons stated above.

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    @hillarypatriciaalvarez7707

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @sandmandave2008

    @sandmandave2008

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm with you on 1 3 5 9. Most stone 8's are just pure tap. I recorded dozens and dozens of stone 8's on the tour broadcasts. I saw two ways the stone 8 happened. 1. The 2 pin got stupid and sort of laid out on it's way to the four. The bottom of the pin literally moved the 5 pin to the right just before the ball hit it. Now the 5 pin was out of position and did not have the proper angle to hit the 8 pin, and basically went straight back. 2. I saw several times where the ball hit the pocket and the head pin bounced off the 2 pin and ricocheted very quickly back to the middle and it ended up in between the ball and the 5 pin. At this angle both the head pin and the 5 pin went straight back, missing the 8 pin. Love your videos JR.

  • @MyGuaraguao
    @MyGuaraguao Жыл бұрын

    Great great explanation of how important is the exit of the bowling based on the angle of entry.

  • @myobacctsgirl
    @myobacctsgirl5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this, explains a lot. I'm a straight-ish bowler, 11lb ball due to permanent back/ shoulder injury. Inside L foot stand on 25, bowl on 15 board, often leave the 5 pin on a bad night. It's a love hate relationship I have with ball deflection lol

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    No problem. Thanks for watching

  • @ejomelia1816
    @ejomelia18165 жыл бұрын

    The content being produced continues to get better and better!

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @JonnieHollywood
    @JonnieHollywood2 жыл бұрын

    Yes!

  • @SonnySpinola
    @SonnySpinola5 жыл бұрын

    I love your vids, they give more insight into the things I do or need to think about. If you had a L.O.F.T iron on sleeve patch, I'd definitely get for my league night shirt!

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    I have stickers but no patches unfortunately

  • @CoachScott61
    @CoachScott615 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the diagrams, puts alot in perspective

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    No problem. Thanks

  • @kingsantana424
    @kingsantana4242 жыл бұрын

    Awesome very helpful especially after I steady leave 10 pins like it’s nothing smh thank you

  • @bowlfitlove
    @bowlfitlove Жыл бұрын

    Sooooo helpful. Are these charts posted anywhere. I’ve always searched for diagrams that help explain what happens when you leave a single pin. How do I get these charts?

  • @joemorales3035
    @joemorales30355 жыл бұрын

    Very informative, thanks!

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome. Thanks for the comment

  • @j-dub3294
    @j-dub32943 жыл бұрын

    Perfect explanation. Wish I was scoter to take lessons

  • @nathansmith7653
    @nathansmith76532 жыл бұрын

    How do I get setup for a proper launch angle when my break point is supposed to be around board 9 or 10, but not sure how to start getting that angle

  • @dj_let_me_be_great594
    @dj_let_me_be_great5942 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a ton

  • @majormeteor
    @majormeteor9 ай бұрын

    I don't know if this is universal terminology but splitting the 8 - 9 is a high flush. They are the most visually appealing strike watching the 3 - 6 - 10 get caked. I can only get those 1 or 2 times a night and if you are off a board and a half high, you are getting the 4 - 7 -10. I hit the pocket all night, but with my accuracy, the best I can hope for is to hit the pocket around the 16 board and hope I drive the ball enough to carry the 10 pin. Mistake avoidance is every bit as important as hitting high flush. Many nights I alternate between leaving the 4 pin or 10 pin.

  • @TheGreatConstantini
    @TheGreatConstantini3 жыл бұрын

    Is there somewhere we can get those diagrams?

  • @user-su6xh7yk9h
    @user-su6xh7yk9h6 ай бұрын

    I would love to see a video with what a 6 degree entry angle actually looks like on the lanes. That seems so small.

  • @rijien1984
    @rijien19845 жыл бұрын

    Hi! It would be great if you can do a video to discuss how to adjust entry angel, so that we can do correction mid-games to get more strikes. Thanks.

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'll work on putting something together

  • @rijien1984

    @rijien1984

    5 жыл бұрын

    JR Raymond thanks a lot!

  • @johndoyle2939

    @johndoyle2939

    4 жыл бұрын

    Regent Gan kzread.info/dash/bejne/daOVvKZ9ipqndqQ.html

  • @bobtaylor7635
    @bobtaylor76354 жыл бұрын

    I am wondering what I need to hit as a left handed bowler

  • @gregsgot4
    @gregsgot45 жыл бұрын

    The 1-3-5-9 still makes sense after all these years......

  • @IAmTheEggMan111
    @IAmTheEggMan1115 жыл бұрын

    Great conversation topic. I would point to Jason Belmonte and his carry percentage as evidence that a higher entry angle is superior. Jason carries more hits than anyone and his entry angle is also on the higher side of the tour

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    Is it though? Or is it the higher speed and rev rate?

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    I will say that the higher entry angle creates more off the wall hits

  • @IAmTheEggMan111

    @IAmTheEggMan111

    5 жыл бұрын

    JR Raymond - I don’t believe his results are due to speed. Over the years Belmo has made a deliberate decision to reduce speed, which has resulted in an increase in entry angle. Granted, he may have reduced speed in order to improve repeatability and may not have been due to wanting more entry angle. Nevertheless I don’t believe speed can account for the great carry percentage. More likely it’s the angle

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    His reduce in speed was to get his ball to read the middle of the lane better. In his early years you could basically shut him out by flooding the mids. Now theres nothing he cant do.

  • @williamfreitas7016

    @williamfreitas7016

    5 жыл бұрын

    Belmo’s strike percentage would be at least half if his messengers didn’t save him. That messenger is the result of the higher entry angle. Without that messenger though he would leave more ten pins than any two bowlers on tour combined. Of course he combines entry angle, speed and rev rate better than anyone.

  • @evantinney5524
    @evantinney55245 жыл бұрын

    Jr love your videos, the solid eight is caused by the head pain getting twisted when it hits the tooth pain in such a way that it actually hits the 5 pen sliding E5 pain a little to the right then the ball hits it driving it straight back that's leaving the solid eight, just look up the video solid 8 in slow motion anyway love you videos keep up the good work

  • @evantinney5524

    @evantinney5524

    5 жыл бұрын

    The video is by team stat Pro 8 Pin leave in slow motion, I wanted to give credit where credit is due that's how I learned about it

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yup I misspoke

  • @evantinney5524

    @evantinney5524

    5 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoy your videos keep up the good work especially when you have the camera set up when you're bowling regionals very informative

  • @dwayneandersoncoach9304
    @dwayneandersoncoach93045 жыл бұрын

    JR, I would think most 9-pin leaves are due to too much hook and not enough roll. If you want the shots most time the ball leaves the deck behind the 8 pin, which means the ball was still hooking more than it should have been rolling. A lot of hook players balls are still hooking into the pocket (pin location) instead of the last phase (rolling). I see this myself when my ball gets to far out and comes back hooking at the improper angle, thus leaving the 9. Your thoughts on this?

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    It's most times because of entry angle. Sometimes because the ball never gets into the roll phase but alot of times just angle

  • @kjemradio
    @kjemradio5 жыл бұрын

    As a left handed bowler, seems like I'd have to aim more at 1, 2, 5, 8 to get the same results. Would this be accurate?

  • @alexblake8732

    @alexblake8732

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah id say so

  • @Monk-Amani.

    @Monk-Amani.

    3 жыл бұрын

    Duh!

  • @horseshoe_nc

    @horseshoe_nc

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, for us southpaws, it is a mirror image, as far as pins. Right hand pocket is the 1-3. Left hand pocket is the 1-2. When they talk boards, we can use the same numbers, just from left to right, instead of right to left. Their five board is the 5th board from the right gutter. Our five board is the 5th board from the left gutter.

  • @JonnieHollywood

    @JonnieHollywood

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, of course.

  • @IAmTheEggMan111
    @IAmTheEggMan1115 жыл бұрын

    JR do you think that there is an optimal rev rate range for generating the best carry? What do you estimate that would be?

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    That I wouldnt know. That seems to be a higher the better type of thing

  • @IAmTheEggMan111

    @IAmTheEggMan111

    5 жыл бұрын

    Agree

  • @golferace2
    @golferace25 жыл бұрын

    First thing I ever learned, is your ball only hits four pins. 1 3 5 9. I agree higher percentage. Thanks for the information. Good stuff.

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    Appreciate the comment

  • @mikebuck3252
    @mikebuck32524 жыл бұрын

    both my places have off set pins. One is terrible. Different rack every time.

  • @elleryparsons5766
    @elleryparsons57664 жыл бұрын

    Or I See one pin slides but still stays up been there seen it.

  • @preppypunknyc
    @preppypunknyc5 жыл бұрын

    Is there anyway you can post that diagram you created. I think it will be a handy tool to have a around.

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    Email lifestractioncontroljr@gmail.com and I'll send it to ya

  • @exitar1
    @exitar12 жыл бұрын

    I thought you just had to get the ball to the 17 1/2 board and you don’t have to worry about the entry angle

  • @JonnieHollywood
    @JonnieHollywood2 жыл бұрын

    Good explanation but HOW do we correct an incorrect pindeck entry angle? 🤔

  • @mreid08
    @mreid085 жыл бұрын

    MO Pinel talked about this last week, but he didn't say much about the possibilities of bad carry splitting the 8-9

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I think theres more to it

  • @Monk-Amani.

    @Monk-Amani.

    3 жыл бұрын

    MO Pinel doesn't say much about anything ,anymore. R.I.P. HIGH ON THE 1,2 & 1,3 and pray.

  • @JusticeExplorer
    @JusticeExplorer Жыл бұрын

    Is it fair to say that if you’re leaving too many 10 pins, it’s better to actively try and split the 8-9?

  • @Zardoz125
    @Zardoz1255 жыл бұрын

    I really wonder how many bowling centers actually check their machines to see if the pins are offset on a regular basis.

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'd be curious as well

  • @TheGreatConstantini

    @TheGreatConstantini

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well, our bowling alley I know doesn’t. The barely Maintain anything. Ive seen more balls come back with craters in them. They only oil occasionally. You have to clean tons of crud and dirt off the balls. A guy I was bowling with last week asked me “Do you think they check pin setters” and I replied “Well, they certainly don’t vacuum the carpeting or clean up sticky drink spills...so what do you think” he chuckled for two minutes.

  • @machinethesun9243
    @machinethesun92435 жыл бұрын

    I got a new ball that rolls long, and I'm suddenly seeing a lot of stone 9's. It's been bewildering, thanks for the drawings, helps to understand what's happening. Not sure exactly how to fix it though.

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    Try a little surface. Hit the ball with a 3000 pad and take the shine off if its shiny

  • @chrish7336

    @chrish7336

    7 ай бұрын

    Per other coaches I have seen, other options may be to slow down your ball speed or flatten out your throw angle. EX: If you normally throw at 18mph, try teaching yourself to through at 16mph. This will allow the rotation on the ball to start biting earlier getting it into its roll earlier on the lane. or Instead of hitting the 30 board (12') and breaking at the 10 board (45') Throw at the 20 board (12') and break at 10 (45'). This will give time for the ball to start into its roll and catch a slightly narrower angle hitting the pocket. There are many adjustments that can be made, it's a matter of what Adjustment you can control the best and what works for you.

  • @22Catch22
    @22Catch225 жыл бұрын

    Just as often, the 1 pin deflects off the 2 pin and the 1 takes out the 5 pin "before" the ball and results in stone 8s or 9s.

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    Actually that's how it happens most times. I misspoke in this video

  • @joemorales3035
    @joemorales30355 жыл бұрын

    Hi JR, what us your stance on bowling ball weight? Many of the guys in league are going to 14 lbs and they seem to love it.

  • @jayvallandingham2406

    @jayvallandingham2406

    5 жыл бұрын

    #14 is a good weight with the technology of the balls we have available today. The cover stock keeps the ball from deflecting. It's also has a lot less wear and tear on your body. There's nothing wrong with a #14 ball just try not to mix and match with heavier balls in your bag. It will mess with your timing.

  • @joemorales3035

    @joemorales3035

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jay, appreciate your advise.

  • @jayvallandingham2406

    @jayvallandingham2406

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@joemorales3035 your welcome:-)

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    I havent done much study of weight differences

  • @jayvallandingham2406

    @jayvallandingham2406

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Tenpindoctors there's be studies done with balls weighing 14 to 16 pounds and the #14 doesn't lose much energy going through the pins.

  • @exitar1
    @exitar12 жыл бұрын

    I thought that the stone 8 that the ball doesn’t hit the 5 pin

  • @dsrad85
    @dsrad855 жыл бұрын

    This is good JR... my thing is how many bowlers are actually looking to split the 8-9 every shot? It’s impossible. Hitting the 1-3-5-9 makes way more sense from a physics standpoint.

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    My point exactly. Thank you!

  • @elleryparsons5766
    @elleryparsons57664 жыл бұрын

    Small Advice Watch out For the 3,10,7 or the 7,5,10.those are Nasty pick ups.

  • @georgeorozco4646
    @georgeorozco46465 жыл бұрын

    Sorry had to re start your video

  • @georgeorozco4646
    @georgeorozco46465 жыл бұрын

    The audio is not on

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes it is. It's on your end

  • @michaelsaumenig5281
    @michaelsaumenig52815 жыл бұрын

    The math and data both suggest splitting the 8-9. You can leave stone 8s and stone 9s, but way fewer 7s and 10s

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    Please show this.

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    If this was the case the study from years ago would have shown this.. the physics dont change but If you can show me the data to back it up I'd be happy to look at it

  • @michaelsaumenig5281

    @michaelsaumenig5281

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Tenpindoctors It's pretty simple. At the optimal position, which is entering the pocket at 17.5 inches from the gutter, more angle means more carry. Another consideration is that the 8, 9, 4, 6 pins are all considerably easier to make than the 10 pin. Even if your theory proves true, And lets say your "perfect" shot has an ever-so-slightly higher chance of a strike.... I bet averages are higher with leaving 4, 6, 8, and 9 compared to 7, 8, 9, and 10. The marginal pins from the single pins left factor into the equation as well. If I have a 95% chance to get a strike and a 5% chance to get an 8 pin, and I make 100% of my 8 pins (which I did in the 2018-2019 season), then that's better than say a 97% chance to strike and a 3% chance to leave a 7 pin, which I convert about 92% of the time according to PinPal. Not sure there's official "data," but 100% strike rates have been achieved with ThroBot at various speed/rpm combinations kzread.info/dash/bejne/nXqq2ZiuaMq_qZc.html

  • @michaelsaumenig5281

    @michaelsaumenig5281

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Tenpindoctors Ultimately, it is nearly impossible to separate speed/revs from angle of entry. However, speed dominant players, let's say a guy playing up the boards with 19/300 rpm, pretty much always leaves more corner pins, in my experience. I mean, anecdotally, if there was a way to marginally increase strike percentage by reducing angle of entry, then you'd see more professional bowlers purposefully trying to not split the 8-9. Belmo or Wes Malott throw a lot of strikes. They also tend to split the 8-9. So are they throwing strikes because of the speed and revs, and in spite of their high entry angle? Norm Duke leaves a lot more 10 pins comparatively. Is that because of his lack of speed and revs, or his lower angle of entry? Ultimately, I'll take speed and revs regardless of entry angle.

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'll tell you this.. the best arent playing to leave an easier single pin spare. All single pins are easy at the elite level. And I'll tell you right now, very VERY few guys on tour pay attention to the way their ball exits the deck. It's not easy to see even for the best. It's easy to see the flat ten but theres a reason you will see guys wrap 10 every time on one lane. They dont see it. And that's not saying that I'm better. I am not an elite bowler by any means With this being said, if one way held a higher strike percentage then you would see more trying to accomplish it. The physics doesn't change. The optimum entry angle is the optimum entry angle until they change the weight of the pins.... one could also argue that most 1,3,5,9 hits are splitting the 8-9 but it doesnt look like it because the 5 pin takes out the 8 so quick. The ones that look cool and you literally see the 8 and 9 split by the ball generally are from a really big angle... but the fact still remains that those higher angles increase the risk of those other leaves. Whether they are easier spares or not is irrelevant.

  • @leo5208
    @leo52085 жыл бұрын

    Isn't ball speed important, too? It seems that too fast or slow doesn't allow good pin-mixing action. I'll bet some of the weird leaves I see these days are due partly to the ball blowing through the rack like a cannon ball!

  • @Tenpindoctors

    @Tenpindoctors

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes ball speed is a factor but remember it's about deflection so the higher the ball speed the less angle you need generally because deflection goes down

  • @TangoDownProduction
    @TangoDownProduction2 жыл бұрын

    What seriously upsets me is when I get a solid pocket shot and leave a 7 - 10 split. How the heck does that even happen? I blame a poor rack.

  • @TGregers
    @TGregers3 жыл бұрын

    Bowling balls be like: 😮

  • @surroundedbyjaggoffs
    @surroundedbyjaggoffs3 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes when it quiet I can hear the 10 pin laughing at me, $#* of *@#&$+!

  • @happyguycmb2883
    @happyguycmb28838 ай бұрын

    I guess there is a debate. Bowling XP video guy says if your ball covers 2/3 of what you see as you look down the lane, it will strike 85% of the time. I find it hard to believe that the light hits in your diagrams will take out the pins you claim. I'd like to see videos of those light hits taking out those pins. You know: Seeing is believing . . .

  • @xPandora__
    @xPandora__4 жыл бұрын

    I split the 8 - 9 with my ball coming off the 3rd board at the breakpoint