how do you throw a hook in bowling?
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Its kindda hard to explain.... I just do it, naturally, lol...  First off you need the right type of ball (house balls are usually plastic and are great for throwing straight at the pins, but they're not meant to hook.)  Go to your local pro shop for advice on an entry-level reactive ball....  Reactives are drilled for a hook...  After you get the ball properly drilled, more than likely they'll watch you throw a few and offer a few tips, or you can sign up for a few lessons...  Lessons are a great idea to improve your game and so you learn right the first time without trying to undo bad habits later...  \n\nThe best way I can explain it is I used to keep my thum straight and then twist it as i release it, I then read in a  bowling magazine that a more consistent release is to keep your thumb in the 9-10 o'clock position for a right-hander (for lefty it would be 2-3), and just keep your hand in that position the whole time...  As you get more advanced you can learn other techniques to get more/less hook...  but this should get you started, gl, enjoy\n\n~Em~
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For yahoo pool..\nWhen shooting the cue ball, use the left mouse button to move the cue stick \n     around the cue ball. When you have positioned the cue stick where you want,\n     click and hold the right mouse button. Pull back on the mouse until you have\n      the desired power (displayed on the right side of the table). Let go of the right \n     mouse button to take your shot. To move the cue ball when you have ball in hand,\n     simply left-click the cue ball and drag it to the desired spot and drop it. \n     For more precise aiming you may use the arrow keys to line up your shot as well.
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*** Asumption of a Right Handed Bowler - Reverse if left handed ***\n\nStand with your middle to of your left foot (slide foot) on the middle dot (The Big one), holding the ball at hip level.\n\nPush ball straight away from you when you take your first step.  Ball should swing naturally, and should not be forced during delivery.\n\nAs you continue through your approach, release the ball toward the head pin and follow through with your hand, such as you were going to shake hands with the head pin, with your thumb up in the air, bring your arm all the way up to your right ear.  Your follow through is the most important part of your delivery, as it tells you where the ball is going to go.\n\nThe ball should travel near the third arrow, or just right of it and should hit the pins just to the right of the head pin.\n\nThis should get you off on the right start.  Good Luck.
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you have to roll it into a ball and smash it onto the hook if they are croppy nibbles just poke the hook through if its pasty add cornmeal to it to thicken it up
1035016
first you pick up the eight ball and you will throw it
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For yahoo pool....\nWhen shooting the cue ball, use the left mouse button to move the cue stick \n     around the cue ball. When you have positioned the cue stick where you want,\n     click and hold the right mouse button. Pull back on the mouse until you have\n      the desired power (displayed on the right side of the table). Let go of the right \n     mouse button to take your shot. To move the cue ball when you have ball in hand,\n     simply left-click the cue ball and drag it to the desired spot and drop it. \n     For more precise aiming you may use the arrow keys to line up your shot as well. \nTaken from the How To Play link on the main page for the game.
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I can't believe there is a curling category and not bowling!!! What is up with that?!?!?\n\nAnyway, help on your spares....This would be good for you too scrappy. Of course you want strikes, always. There is no secret for leaving easy spares. You leave what you leave. You work on spare shots. If you know people in high places (or work in the bowling alley ;-D) you can set up spares yourself.\n\nIf not, here's what you do. Corner pins are the hardest single pin conversion. More specifically, the ten pin for righties, the seven for lefties. Instead of throwing your ball at the pocket on your first ball, practicing shooting the ten pin. Never mind that it's a full rack...just shoot the ten. On you second ball, you can either choose to shoot the pocket for a conversion, or practice on the seven pin.\n\nRemember, just because you have a full rack standing, doesn't mean you have to knock them all down! Another good idea is forget keeping score. It only plays with your mind. Just get out there and through some good shots. \n\nIf you have problems converting the ten pin, here's my suggestion. You need to learn to be able to read oil patterns in lanes. This takes years...be patient. But you need to be comfortable in looking everywhere on the lane. When reading oil patterns on a first ball, I always start my shot on the 10 board at the arrows and adjust from there. \n\nFor spares, I do something a little different. When I shoot anything on the left side, I look about three boards to the right of the pin on the curtain on the machine. I know my ball is going to break and pick up that single.\n\nFor anything on the right side, particularly the ten, I look at about 2 inches in front of the pin and focus in on the shadow of the pin....and I throw that ball as hard and as fast and as straight as I can. \n\nI hope this helps you a little bit. If there's anything else you'd like advice on, feel free to email me. gojenni714@yahoo.com
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I always put my index and middle fingers together and wrap my thumb around the bottom of the ball with the other fingers bent. then you let it slide off the fingertips as you release. WiCkeD PiTcH!!\n\nI think some spread the fingers but I get more speed and control when together.
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place your ball exactly where it was and your buddy has to play his where it stops. i did that this year and my ball ended up in the hole.  what luck hey
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It's going to take a lot of practice before you are consistent. Just keep that in mind. \nLine up a little farther away from the service line to give yourself room for the jump. You can either toss one handed or two handed. The trick is to toss high and a little in front so that you have time to do an approach and meet the ball. The approach is almost the same as a hitting approach except you stay facing straight ahead. So toss, do the approach and hit. Good luck!
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The way I use it is by just throwing it out there, near cover.  Then, I slowly hop it back, in little scoots, like 6-inch jumps at a time.  Each time I hop it, I reel the line to keep it tight enough to feel the slightest disturbance.  When you do, set the hook!
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A good way to improve your catching is to lie down on yer back and have someone throw a ball down at you in different directions. Try catching the ball with yer hands. If you don't feel safe with a person droppin down a ball to while yer on yer back because it feels awkward or whatever the case may be lie down on yer back and throw the ball up in the air and catch the ball with yer hands in whatever direction it falls. You can also try this with yer back against a wall and have someone throw it at you. Do not move yer back in any of these drills.
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It's not really a trick question, if the answer is just "throw it straight up," but I can tell you from experience that throwing a ball straight up as hard as you can does NOT get as much velocity as throwing it semi-horizontally; it's just too awkward of a motion, you can't quite get the same force behind it, since you can't use your body as effectively.\n\nA way that you CAN throw a ball as fast as you're capable of, and still catch it, is to throw it against a hard surface that it will bounce off of, so that it comes back to you.  Works great with tennis balls, not so well with baseballs, though they do bounce some...
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To hook a rubber worm, you need a "worm or bass" hook. Let the point of the hook go through the nose of the worm a little bit, then curve it downward and draw it out of the bottom of the worm. Then.....midway back on the worm, run the hook / point up, back up through the worm. Let the point go through the top of the worm.....the curve of the hook should be near the bottom. work the hook back and forth through the worm to make setting the hook easier. And when done, take the point of the hook which should be just above "flush" with the top side of the worm and take a small piece of the worms "skin" and cover the very tip of the point. Now, remeber to use a "bullet" sinker with the worm. It would be put on the line before the hook gets tired on. THe point of the sinker should point away from the hook. you can let this sink slide freely on the line / use a toothpick and lodge it in place at the noce of the worm or move it up the line and lodge it in place a two-three feet from the nose of the worm.  Oh....geeze...I forget. the nose of the worm should cover the hole of the hook the line gets tied to. Also, when done correctly, the worm will look "natural" along the distance of the hook. The hook should look like an added "belly" to the worm. the worm should look smooth an natural........I hope this helps.
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If its unlimited, obvisouly throw it as high as you can. If its 6-12 ft, find a good height that you can constantly hit while throw strikes, thats tougher as a pitchers, its like putting it on a tee for the hitter. Technique wise, i pitch with a backspin on my pitch.  Hold it with all 5 fingers, have your hand face the batter, the ball toeards second, flick your wrist dfor the backspin, thats one way to do it. You could also hold it in your palm, ball facing the batter, and throw it that way, with that you can spin the ball for a bit of a curve. Those are some ways i do it. Good Luck!!
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Take the loop end of the snelled hook, place it around the little piece of aluminum, and pull down with the hook.  It is spring loaded, so it may take a little force. \n\nPlace the hook into one of the slots, low enough for the spring to apply enough resistance to hold the line tight.  \n\nYou're done.
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I place the dart between my thumb and  fore finger, aim and toss.