Good choice to use Chris Prather .. he has about as perfect of form as you can get. Amazing form. As for Prather's hips, also notice that his hips are pretty square to the target, only open by about 15-20 degrees from square to the target at finish, I think this is one way that helps for him to keep his hips more level at finish as well. Excellent exercises by the way! .. very easy for anyone to do at home.
@@GarrettWongBowling - it is easy to get your hips way too wide open at finish, allowing your trailing leg to swing behind you too far (almost in front of you). For right hander allowing your right leg to get way too far to the left behind you, almost kicking (or sometimes kicking) the gutter. I have read and watched video pointing out how this is not good. Most all of the pro's, you will notice, tend to keep their hips (and shoulders) more square to the pins at finish, I believe this is one element that helps them achieve greater consistency and balance. I also believe that one cause of over rotation (being too open) comes from the tendency to want to pull the ball from the top of the backswing instead of allowing gravity to start the down swing (very similar problem in golf). I noticed for myself from working on this issue that the more I allow the ball to "fall" into place before I initiate effort into "throwing" the ball, the easier it is for me to keep these things square and also to greatly improve my consistency with hitting my marks. Anyway, I hope that helps explain my reasoning for point it out. Improving my downswing in this manner has been helping me to keep these other things in propre alignment and making it easier not to over rotate, keeping my trailing leg more behind me at finish than beside me and keeping my hips in better alignment.
@Philycheeze222 To start I would suggest between 5-8 reps per side and 2-3 sets! Depending on how that feels you can either increase or decrease that. You want to feel a good muscular fatigue/burn during the exercise and potentially a bit sore for 1-2 days following. However if it lasts longer than that or causes pain then take a rest and try at a lower amount! If there is still problems then discontinue the exercise.
@@GarrettWongBowling Will do, I often stay after school to lift weights and do running to stay fit. But this is something I can do at home as well. Great video
To start I would suggest between 5-8 reps per side and 2-3 sets! Depending on how that feels you can either increase or decrease that. You want to feel a good muscular fatigue/burn during the exercise and potentially a bit sore for 1-2 days following. However if it lasts longer than that or causes pain then take a rest and try at a lower amount! If there is still problems then discontinue the exercise.
Can you make a video about knee pain from bowling or can you give me some recommendations? My left knee which is my slide knee hurts really bad after bowling. When I bowl two days in a row it begins to hurt while bowling. It’s not a sharp pain but more of an ache that hurts really bad. I also think I’m developing shin splints. I’ve noticed my shin is hurting a lot lately also. Any information would greatly be appreciated.
Ok, I just tried doing these exercises and it was definitely a lot harder than it looked. My legs were shaking the whole time lol. Is 2 sets of 5 of these 3 exercises a good starting point?
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Good choice to use Chris Prather .. he has about as perfect of form as you can get. Amazing form. As for Prather's hips, also notice that his hips are pretty square to the target, only open by about 15-20 degrees from square to the target at finish, I think this is one way that helps for him to keep his hips more level at finish as well. Excellent exercises by the way! .. very easy for anyone to do at home.
Well said, that's a great observation! I hope the exercises help you out!
@@GarrettWongBowling - thank you, I am certain they will. Thanks!
@@GarrettWongBowling - it is easy to get your hips way too wide open at finish, allowing your trailing leg to swing behind you too far (almost in front of you). For right hander allowing your right leg to get way too far to the left behind you, almost kicking (or sometimes kicking) the gutter. I have read and watched video pointing out how this is not good. Most all of the pro's, you will notice, tend to keep their hips (and shoulders) more square to the pins at finish, I believe this is one element that helps them achieve greater consistency and balance. I also believe that one cause of over rotation (being too open) comes from the tendency to want to pull the ball from the top of the backswing instead of allowing gravity to start the down swing (very similar problem in golf). I noticed for myself from working on this issue that the more I allow the ball to "fall" into place before I initiate effort into "throwing" the ball, the easier it is for me to keep these things square and also to greatly improve my consistency with hitting my marks. Anyway, I hope that helps explain my reasoning for point it out. Improving my downswing in this manner has been helping me to keep these other things in propre alignment and making it easier not to over rotate, keeping my trailing leg more behind me at finish than beside me and keeping my hips in better alignment.
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Thank you for making videos.
No problem, I hope it helps!
Good stuff 👍
Thank you!
Great video. Can we talk about the wrist in the next video. Wrist strength is also very important
Absolutely! I will make that video in the future!
@@GarrettWongBowlingThank you, also how many reps of these should I do this each day?
@Philycheeze222 To start I would suggest between 5-8 reps per side and 2-3 sets! Depending on how that feels you can either increase or decrease that. You want to feel a good muscular fatigue/burn during the exercise and potentially a bit sore for 1-2 days following. However if it lasts longer than that or causes pain then take a rest and try at a lower amount! If there is still problems then discontinue the exercise.
@@GarrettWongBowling Will do, I often stay after school to lift weights and do running to stay fit. But this is something I can do at home as well. Great video
how many minutes/reps should you do for each of these, and how often should you do them? great video. love the focus on certain muscle groups.
To start I would suggest between 5-8 reps per side and 2-3 sets! Depending on how that feels you can either increase or decrease that. You want to feel a good muscular fatigue/burn during the exercise and potentially a bit sore for 1-2 days following. However if it lasts longer than that or causes pain then take a rest and try at a lower amount! If there is still problems then discontinue the exercise.
@@GarrettWongBowling perfect -- thank you!
Can you make a video about knee pain from bowling or can you give me some recommendations? My left knee which is my slide knee hurts really bad after bowling. When I bowl two days in a row it begins to hurt while bowling. It’s not a sharp pain but more of an ache that hurts really bad. I also think I’m developing shin splints. I’ve noticed my shin is hurting a lot lately also. Any information would greatly be appreciated.
Sure! I would love to make a video talking about that once I have the time to!
@@GarrettWongBowling thank you
Great video, thanks! I guess you shall do it on both sides of your body so you do not create inbalance from left to right in your body.
Yes, exactly! I just focused on one side in this video to demonstrate its relevance to bowling!
Ok, I just tried doing these exercises and it was definitely a lot harder than it looked. My legs were shaking the whole time lol. Is 2 sets of 5 of these 3 exercises a good starting point?
Yeah that's a great point to start at!
Where are you located? And do you do any coaching?
I am located in Edmonton, Alberta. I occasionally do some coaching when I have the time!
Awesome video. My wife's a OT and we're both gym rats.
That's awesome to hear!!