No criticism...just trying to distinguish between truly important objectives and overrated objectives.

Back to my friend... He had been on the pro tour and had once tested as the 3rd or 4th most accurate player on tour.  Based on hitting mark at arrows.  He did not make it.

He now runs a very comfortable proshop and does well and wipes out many local stars and tour pros when they come in town.

He believes he could make it now but has gotten comfortable with an every week living and lifestyle.

He believes his "new" way of bowling has pushed him to a new level!

REgards,

Luckylefty

same here!  

REgards,

Luckylefty

I personally think it depends on the game you are playing. If you are playin down and in on 10 board, I think accuracy is very important. If you are playing area, the break point is more important. I am a tweener. I usually like to play 12 to 5. I can throw 14 to 5 or 10 to 5 and still strike. The break point is still on 5.  If I play down and in, say 10 and break on 10, I strike, throw 8 and break on 8, I will end up light. I think as long as you are accurate enough to get to the pocket, thats all that matters.

Dj

A part of accuracy is getting to the same place at the foul line every time. But I would doubt that if someone got up to the foul line on 5 different boards that they could it the same spot at the arrows as well.

It does no good to hit the same spot all the time (or within one board of it) if you don’t have an effective roll on the ball.

Most bowlers if they concentrate real hard on hitting a spot tighten their swing up and end up “placing” the ball on the spot. They would be better served to loosen up their swing a bit getting better roll on the ball and not be quite as accurate.  

The really good bowlers, not just house hacks like me, can keep their arm swing loose and still be accurate even on flatter conditions that require accuracy. It is easy to get loose and drill a spot on an easy house shot. It is quite another thing to do it on a flatter sport type pattern.

And any of you who think they hit a 1 board spot more than 90% of the time are kidding yourselves.

alot of times bowlers, myself included think we just have to split boards in order to be accurate. it's just not the case. sure i would like to split what i look at in half every time, but i realize it is not gonna happen. using one mark, say the arrows is fine is your playing down and in. you can get by with it. when you cross boards, you have to have at LEAST two points on the lanes to be accurate. this is why so many people spray the ball on the back. this is where line bowling is so helpful. it actually allows you a little area up front provided you hit your target down the lane. if you use just the arrows as a target and you are crossing boards, how do you truly know what board you hit on the back without using a reference point in that same location? this is one of the lessons i worked on with coach ron clifton. i was pretty accurate as lnog as i was playing down and in, but when i crossed boards my accuracy left me. read ron's articles on bowl4fun.com about line bowling. it sure did help me. peace, stopncrank
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