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bamaster

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Keeping my trail leg down... see my video
« on: October 02, 2006, 12:37:45 PM »
This past weekend I bowled like a turd.  Truth is, I felt like I bowled a lot better than the scores showed.  Regardless, Paul Fleming comes to me after qualifying and tells me there one thing... and only one thing... he wants me to work on.  To keep my trail leg down.

So I am looking for advice on this.

Here is a video of me from a while back:
http://www.allbowling.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=122&c=3&userid=3

Thoughts?
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Re: Keeping my trail leg down... see my video
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2006, 06:54:18 AM »
Aside from that, shot looks good.

I notice most collegiate-coached bowlers, like much of the female's we've seen on the USBC challenge, have the top of their foot rest on the approach, not the tip, or the bottom. I don't know what's involved with that, but it would seem like you would have no choice but to keep it down in that position.
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Re: Keeping my trail leg down... see my video
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2006, 02:30:15 PM »
Yeah I hear ya.  I need to practice.  

I tried it and it does feel weird. It feels like I'm squatting down.  Which might be a good thing.
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Re: Keeping my trail leg down... see my video
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2006, 10:13:02 AM »
quote:
Tony where the head goes the feet will follow. So if your head is down and you are overbending at the waist then your trail leg will be higher than normal. Standing taller at release will cause your trail leg to be lower. This in turn will allow you to project the ball out onto the lane farther. I would bet you have trouble when the heads start to go because you set the ball about 6 inches over the foul line.



Hmmmm... I've heard that saying before.  Yeah, Carol Norman gets on my case about my habit of bending over too much.  And yes, I lay the ball down early.  I used to be able to lay it down without hearing a thing.  Smooove!

I'll work on it, honest injin!
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