number one. first and foremost. you have no set-up. you grab your gear and immediately start up the approach. try... setting in on your mark, if even for 2 seconds. i always get my hand into the ball, fingers first... and stand on my marks and focus on my arrow for a good 3 seconds. then i begin my approach. if you are too rushed, you will continually make errors for the simple fact that your body has no rhythm and gets lost. muscle memory is 95% of a PBA bowler's success. they subconciously make the RIGHT adjustments. watch some of them on TV: rarely do they even look at their feet. they get set and might glance: they know where they need to be, how deep on the approach, etc. repeating shots starts with repeating your setup.
number 2. bend lower at the knee. practice without the ball. i do it all the time: slide without the ball, and practice letting yoru knees do the work of lowering you. i have shorter arms, and i am almost 135* at the knees/60* waist to get the ball within 2" to 4" of the deck. lofting kills revs and leads to more innaccuracies.
what is your targeting system?
your span needs to be checked, pronto. i drive 42 miles to see my driller, for a good reason: he does it RIGHT.
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funniest thing i have ever read on here:
originally posted by
Bjaardker, about if brunswick sells 2nds/blems:
Yeah, they're called Lane #1s....
JUST KIDDING!!!
Edited on 2/22/2005 11:51 PM
