I've been observing PBA bowlers but I notice most of them lean forward quite dramatically after their 2nd or 3rd step (4 step & 5 step approach respectively) but at the last step they'll come back up.

Now i remember reading not to lean forward greater than a certain degree. So does that rule only imply to the moment of release then?

Is leaning forward only appropriate for open shoulders? Thanks

Comet,

Leaning forward, up to 10 degrees forward is sufficient to raise your backswing without opening your shoulders.

Chunky

Hello all. There is a qoute from Fred Borden's book on this web site that discusses this issue that might be helpful.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kennmelvin/tTiming.Htm