The delivery of a bowl either forehand or backhand is exactly the same except for the aiming point. The key elements are:
1. Arm: The motion is all from the shoulder like a clock pendulum. Lock your wrist and elbow during delivery. Rest on or hold your thigh with the other hand. Begin with the bowl low at a comfortable place between 4 and 6 o’clock. Your backswing is therefore not a full arc. Now swing forward releasing at the lowest part of the arc and continuing through in a straight line.
2. Legs: Start with feet parallel, together or slightly apart. Take one step directly forward about the length of your lower leg and bend down so that you release the bowl near the ground no more than two feet in front you.
3. Body: Your hips and shoulders should move straight forward. Do not bend your torso.
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For beginning bowlers this is a great basic approach to delivering the bowl, but I would suggest that as you get a better feel for the game that you will find there are many ways to deliver the bowl and that you will modify and change this technique as you watch other bowlers and experiment.
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