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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Locke on December 21, 2016, 05:06:25 PM
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Coming back to the game and my balance at release is all sorts of out of control. I'm able to adjust hand position at release to keep my scoring competitive, but I feel like I would take a big step forward if I got my balance under control.
So, anyone have suggestions for exercises to work on my balance at the line?
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how's your timing?
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Timing is fine. It's an issue of falling off shots, both left and right.
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Foul line drill?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah2LUI4Y0nU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah2LUI4Y0nU)
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http://bowlingknowledge.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=93 (http://bowlingknowledge.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=93)
And here is a link to another instructor's take of it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlSuiYPi8U8
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXPxQEVBhy0
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A video of you bowling would help in assessing your balance issues. Balance problems can come from a variety of issues. Timing is often a chief culprit, but being out of balance can also result from improper step cadence and spacing, excessive drift,too much (or too little)
vertical and /or lateral spinal tilt. If all of these check out ok, then being out of balance at the release often is the result of pulling the ball down (muscling) as the ball begins its descent from the top of the backswing at release. It is very, very important to let
gravity power the downswing. John Jowdy called this "waiting for the ball". Too often,
a bowler will anxiously pull down on the ball once their slide foot has arrived at the foul line, causing the bowler to rear up and step off with their trail foot in an effort to regain their balance. When your slide foot arrives at the line, just be patient and allow yourself to "wait" for gravity to bring the ball down. Once the ball has reached
your slide foot, then simply direct your follow through GENTLY outwards toward the
pins (breakpoint).
Good luck!
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+1 on the timing issue
I can speak from experience that if the timing is right, the balance falls into place
If I have balance problems, its because something isn't quite right in my approach
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I second what you wrote bergman, having many of the same issues that you have mentioned, as I took me quite some time to resolve these many issues as another took video of me bowling and was able to see the various causes of me having my valence issues.
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One of the most common reasons for falling off a shot is not finishing your slide under your head. Think about it. For a righty, if you slide left of your center body mass, you'll fall off the shot to the right. Physics wins every time.
Setting yourself up to slide under your head starts with the push-off and setting up your crossover step properly. It's one of the major points Mark Baker drives home in his system.
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everything they said are possible causes of falling off the shot.
If I find myself falling off my shot I run through a mental check list.
1. swing path
2. foot work
3. body position - spine angle
4. timing (I go by slide foot position in relation to my arm position parallel to the floor. Not when I start my push away.)
5. hips (must move forward in a straight line as I slide)
6. trail leg (must form a tripod)
Drills I do:
1. take a video and have a bourbon
2. I do one and/or 2 step approach drills to check my foot work and balance, and then have another woodford reserve.
3. Then practice a full approach without the ball. Practice just in case I get pulled over on the way home....
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Practice just in case I get pulled over on the way home....
Do you get pulled over on a regular basis by the police in your area? :)
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Practice just in case I get pulled over on the way home....
Do you get pulled over on a regular basis by the police in your area? :)
LOL, not for any infractions... a friend tends to bug me, and twice made me pull into a parking lot to chit chat over a nurse he likes at work....