Author Topic: So who wants to scrutinize my lack of ability? (Read 3059 times)

brett_dubbin · « **on:** April 30, 2011, 02:04:06 PM »

Anyway, I got a couple decent shots on tape during our last night of league, so I figured i'd post them up for feedback. I honestly have no care in the world as to how bad or good you think I am, I simply want some feedback, possibly some things to work on, some things I can improve on etc... I sometimes lack consistency which I feel is the most glaring reason why I average 215 and not 225-230, I get "the splits" some weeks and it really hurts me from week to week, so if you actually know what you're talking about when it comes to bowling, leave some feedback, + or - thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8NfFDHOK5U&feature=channel_video_title

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl9pXzKXzVA&feature=channel_video_title

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mercjones78 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 01, 2011, 06:48:40 AM »

If you're averaging 215 in my opinion you are consistent enough a 225 average is only seperated by one spare so if your only problem seems to be splits from time to time try to work on your concentration and foci so you can stay in your zone. In most cases a 230 average and a 200 average are seperated by 2 or 3 spares because of lack of concentration which means lack of consistency. In my opinion you look like a very good bowler.

glssmn2001 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 01, 2011, 06:55:55 AM »

It looks as if you have a very controlled/muscled armswing. I think this is also the reason your head move all over while you are delivering the ball. Excessive head movement can cause inconsistencies in your game

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BOWLGNUT · « **Reply #3 on:** May 01, 2011, 07:39:16 AM »

Your setup is good and even what you do before is good also.I watch both videos and I notice some things are not the same.The first one leaning a little more causing the arm swing being higher than in the second video.If you take a look you see the difference between the two videos.Which in turn cause you to play catch up with timing.The arm swing off to the right as well.Stand a little upright and follow thru. The positive thing is where you stand with 2 balls that is good.Have you look at yourself on these videos? Other thing is it may look funny but take a nerf football and toss it to a basket with a mirror in front to see if your arm swing is the same. Once other thing is to take the good as well as the bad. If you throw a split don't let it bother you just wipe it out of your mind and go to the next frame.Good thing that you should do too is to take notes no matter how bad or good you bowl on the lanes.Write down what the ball is doing where you stand etc.That way when you bowl on them again that you have a idea on adjusting to that pairs. I like to see a different angle like the side or front.From what I see give me limited feed back.With a better look from another angle can help. I'll look at the videos a little more and give you more feed back then.

brett_dubbin · « **Reply #4 on:** May 01, 2011, 08:15:09 AM »

thanks for the replies. i have actually looked at these videos a lot as im probably my own biggest critic haha, in the one video you hear my buddy say "thats a terrible shot" which i say pretty often some nights even when they carry.I will try and get some different angles and more looks to compare to these 2 on wednesday night. thanks again.

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Bigmike · « **Reply #5 on:** May 01, 2011, 08:39:08 AM »

Take a look at your positioning of your feet in relationship to your swing. Before you even hit the ground with step two, your back swing is behind your hip starting to go up (52 second mark of the 2nd video). This is a sign of being real early with your timing. Early timing leads to muscling the ball thru the bottom of the swing to catch up. The more free your arm swing is thru the bottom of the shot into the lane, the better your carry percentage goes up.

If I was giving you a lesson, the thing I would really have you do is work on the timing of those first two steps. Step one should be very small almost a shoe length at the most with ZERO ball movement. Step two should be slightly larger as you are trying to build momentum going to the line. Push the ball outward or upward but not downward. The ball should still be above your waist at the end of this step.

A good skill drill is to practice the first two steps in front of a mirror. This way you can get immediate feedback. If you want to see some before and after, work in some side views also.

Give that a try and see if it starts to improve your consistency. Shoot me a PM and let me know how things work out.

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Hogsharley · « **Reply #6 on:** May 01, 2011, 08:44:14 AM »

Brett. You look pretty good to me. Hard to pin point anything wrong in the video though it was only one angle. What I myself see with good bowlers, like yourself when it comes to splits, is more of either not moving when the lanes transistion or you get a little fast or slow with your speed (usually too slow). If you're just missing your mark, you already know what you're doing wrong.

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brett_dubbin · « **Reply #7 on:** May 01, 2011, 02:00:22 PM »

bump. anyone else?

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brett_dubbin · « **Reply #8 on:** May 02, 2011, 01:53:57 PM »

bump for more feedback

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