The primary concern, however, in adjusting ball speed is being able to do so and maintain your timing. There have long been two schools of thought on adjusting ball speed. The fi rst is to simply raise or lower the ball in your stance. By shortening or
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djustments. Bowling is, in great part, about making ad- justments. Some are dramatic moves, some are subtle tweaks. One such subtle tweak is adjusting ball speed,
which comes into consideration when a bowler is throwing the ball well but not carrying, or the ball is coming into the pocket just a hair light or a hair strong.
lengthening your swing and main- taining your normal footwork you can increase or decrease your ball speed, respectively. The alternative is to move forward or back in your approach, using your normal ball swing. Which method do the pros prefer?
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