Five Ways to Improve Your Release – Part 2

Article Contents

• 1. Speed-dominant versus rev-dominant
• 2. Optimizing your release
• 3. Increasing your rev rate
  • 3.1. Creating more leverage
  • 3.2. Putting in the work
  • 3.3. What about the three-step drill?
• 4. Decreasing ball speed
  • 4.1. Slowing down your feet
  • 4.2. Lowering your swing height
• 5. Final thoughts

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In the first part of this series, I introduced the five parameters of the release that a bowler can improve: direction, ball speed, rev rate, axis rotation, and axis tilt. We started by exploring release direction, discussing how to improve both consistency and versatility. For this article, we’ll talk about optimizing your rev rate and ball speed.

Usually, when discussing the release, bowlers focus on rev rate, axis rotation, and axis tilt, but the relationship between your rev rate and ball speed is arguably the most important part of your game. While axis rotation and…