Faulty armswing

There are four things, which can go wrong during the action of armswing

Squeezing the ball: This creates undue and unnecessary tension in the muscles of
your wrist. It will impede free movement, reduce chances of a good release and
affect the accuracy of the shot.
Failure to transfer the weight of the ball to the non-bowling hand: Naturally,
the weight of the ball will take its toll of the muscles of your bowling arm as you
strive to keep it from falling. Once your muscles are tense, it is difficult to relax
them soon enough for the armswing and release.
Bowling hand takes on the ball weight: The drop of the ball is the first foot of
travel of the ball after the pushaway. If your bowling hand is in charge of all its
weight, you will be retarding the swing of the ball, which should fall only due to
the pull of gravity.
Interrupting the backswing: When a player does not allow the ball to reach its
full extent of the backswing, he will interrupt the natural swing of the ball. Do
not assume that the ball has to be thrown forward. Let gravity do it with a
pendulum swing

All these four faults, which hinder a players efficiency, are caused by not adjusting the
stance and release of ball in accordance with acceleration due to gravity. The same force
that helps us stay on the ground can help you bowl well and consistently.
So relax those fore arm muscles and get ready to master the free armswing. The
principle of simple harmonic motion will do the rest.

Starting from close to the body

What separates a consistently accurate bowler, with a long season of success from a
mediocre one? It is usually his calm attitude towards the game, a relaxed but alert stance,
and a synchronized fluid set of movements.
He begins his bowling from his comfort zone. It means he holds the ball in the position
most comfortable to him and continues other movements with the same practiced ease.

- 29 2004, HowToBowlStrikes.com