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Strapper_Squared

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back to basics?
« on: February 23, 2005, 03:15:13 AM »
Over the past couple months I have been playing around with a different release, switched from 5 to 4 steps in an attempt to get a little better timing, worked on obtaining a "free arm swing" and more knee bend, and made some other adjustments (pitches, etc.).  For a while, I was throwing the ball fairly well and it seemed as everything was coming together, but lately it seems as though I'm starting to fall back to some old habits, which when combined with all the new stuff is really turning out to be a nightmare...  a couple small things = big trouble.  I hate to "throw away" any progress I may have made, but need to simplify and concentrate on a couple things at a time.  I think the 4 step approach (and timing) is fairly well ingrained now, so I'll probably keep that.  The stronger release, free armswing and knee bend are giving me fits...  which do you all think is the most important to focus on and which do you think can be set on the back burner until later down the road?

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mrbowlingnut

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Re: back to basics?
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2005, 11:27:56 AM »
Keep the free swing and work on timing form there, i went to Bill Hall for about 9 months could not afford him plus with all his trips to russia could not get good feel for his changes anyway. So i have kept the grip changes which is he is awesome at figuring out and the 5 step approach i was a 4 step before but for me setting the ball in the swing so fast was too tough for me. With 5 step it is easy effortless and natural i just walk start the free arm swing and let the ball do the work. Remember too many changes too fast are usually much more than the muscle memory and the brain can remember when you are used too an old method from many years of repeating. I will grab my ball set myself up within a few seconds clear my head look at my mark and just go whatevever happens from there i will live with until the next practice session. I bowl two leagues  week and one practice seesion a week i find it easy too do when the pba show is on i watch it on monitors and just work on one or two things Bill Hall worked on with me a week. I kept all the worksheets and just reread them and work on mechanics from there or sometimes if everything feels good i will shoot spares only the entire 5 or 6 games i practice. It always make it fun when someone asks you if you need help because you cant hit the head pin because you are shooting ten pins and do not realize what you are upto.

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Re: back to basics?
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2005, 11:45:29 AM »
There is a limit of how many changes you can incorporate at the same time. If you get thinking about too many things you become mechanical, looking to make positions, rather than letting the swing flow.  

My personal limit is 2 changes. One early swing thought/change and one later.

But it is probably best to try and improve one thing at a time.

But as Sawbones said if the change is significant the odds are you will get worse before you get better. You have to unlearn the old way and make the new way feel natural. That could take literally thousands of properly executed techniques before they become a habit.