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A two-handed approach can be combined with the seldom-used backup ball release. Shown here: a left-handed backup ball release (Eric Jones, 2023) causes a hook in the same direction as would be made by a conventional right-handed release. Traditionally, in two handed bowling, two fingers are inserted into the ball with the thumb left out.
When a ball is rolled by a right-hander, the ball will hook from left to right. The bowling ball can be drilled for a left-handed bowler. The exact same principles of hooking a ball are applied on a backup ball, except the hand rotates clockwise for a right-handed bowler and counterclockwise for a left-handed bowler. [6]
The non-bowling arm should also be inside or close to the line of the trunk. Traditionally the non-bowling arm is held vertically. More recent bio-mechanical theories have suggested that the non-bowling hand touching the bowling shoulder provides a shorter lever, permitting greater pace for quick bowlers. Shoaib Akhtar uses this technique.
From a right-handed batter's point of view, the swing is away from his body towards his right, i.e. towards the off side. This swing away from the body is the source of the name outswinger. To a left-handed batter, the swing is in towards the body and towards the leg side which from a technical point of view makes the outswinger, now an inswinger.
For an off cutter, a right-handed bowler pulls his fingers down the right side of the ball (from his viewpoint), in an action similar to bowling an off break, only at higher speed. This changes the axis of spin to make it more like an off break, which makes the ball deviate to the right when it bounces on the pitch.
Perfect strike: A strike in which the ball hits only the 1, 3, 5 and 9 pins on a right-handed release or the 1, 2, 5 and 8 pins on a left-handed release. Petraglia Scoring System: Developed by PBA and USBC Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia, the system is based on the number of rolls it takes to knock down all ten pins in a frame. Thus, a strike is ...
A left-handed bowler who bowls with the same (wrist spin) action as a leg spinner is known as a left-arm unorthodox spin bowler. The ball itself spins in the opposite direction. The same kind of trajectory, which spins from right to left on pitching, when performed by a left-arm bowler is known as left-arm orthodox spin bowling. [5] [6]
For instance, a right-handed bowler bowling with his or her left hand. Backwards approach shot : The bowler, facing away from the pins, throws the ball between his legs without looking down the lane. Marked shots : The bowler will place a marker on the lane, the most common being a small piece of tape, and the ball must cross over that marker ...