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CoachHines

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Feel bowler or targeter?
« on: February 18, 2014, 09:27:33 AM »
Are you feel bowler or a boards and arrows bowler?  Just curious
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MrNickRo

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Re: Feel bowler or targeter?
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2014, 09:54:43 AM »
For better or worse...feel bowler and proud of it.  Just not always proud of my scores.
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Re: Feel bowler or targeter?
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2014, 09:57:29 AM »
I'm a 2 point system bowler (the arrows and breakpoint) BUT I do use the "feel" aspect of it with regards to hand position at release.  The "feel" comes in when I have to manipulate the ball with that hand position.  Sometimes you have to put some "touch" on it.  I consider myself a bit of both.  Arrows and breakpoint can tell you if you're in the correct part of the lane, the rest is operator ability.

All that said, you must be able to repeat shots.

Whatever gives me energy downlane and whatever line / hand postition / ball I need to throw to strike, that's what I'll do.  I'll go up the boards if needed OR inside and hook it....but I'm not the "throw it right and watch it hook" bowler JUST BECAUSE (and for no real reason) it's "cool".  Striking is cool, wheeling it and struggling isn't....but if I need to.....I'll be ready.
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Re: Feel bowler or targeter?
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2014, 10:22:16 AM »
Feel. Because I don't know any better.
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Re: Feel bowler or targeter?
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2014, 10:42:43 AM »
What is a feel bowler?
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northface28

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Re: Feel bowler or targeter?
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2014, 10:54:06 AM »
I used to be a feel bowler until I did a coaching session at Kegel. After I threw 10 shots,  I was asked, "what are you looking at?" Like a moron,  I replied "I don't know". Since that session I use the tri-targeting method.

This system has helped get rid of "bobble head syndrome". No targeting for me, made me head wiggle around, which lead to pulled shots and spraying the ball all over.
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Re: Feel bowler or targeter?
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2014, 02:39:09 PM »
What is the tri targeting method?
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Jesse James

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Re: Feel bowler or targeter?
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2014, 03:34:10 PM »
I'm a little bit of both. When on a challenging condition, I tend to target more, and focus more.

On a typical house shot, I am primarily feel and area bowling.
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Re: Feel bowler or targeter?
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2014, 05:16:44 PM »
Going with Feel Bowler...

I can tell how I am rolling the ball if a good day or long night...
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Re: Feel bowler or targeter?
« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2014, 05:23:41 PM »
I look at the pins, so I guess that makes me a 'feel' bowler.  I tried spot bowling once and it gave me a headache.  I look at it this way, whether you look at the pins or a spot, we are all trying to repeat a shot. 
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TheGom

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Re: Feel bowler or targeter?
« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2014, 05:28:00 PM »
Totally feel, same with golf

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Re: Feel bowler or targeter?
« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2014, 05:51:14 PM »
Target. I look at the dots when I need an earlier reaction and at the arrows if the ball starts checking up on me too quick. If im bowling well I see my ball hit within a couple boards of were im aiming, if im not then hopefully its just league so it doesnt matter.
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Re: Feel bowler or targeter?
« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2014, 06:27:10 PM »
Target, but I admit sometimes I lose focus and start bowling by feel. It has little effect on my shotmaking, to be honest.
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Re: Feel bowler or targeter?
« Reply #13 on: February 18, 2014, 07:59:55 PM »
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Re: Feel bowler or targeter?
« Reply #14 on: February 18, 2014, 08:06:46 PM »
Even though I was a deadly accurate bowler, I was almost entirely a "feel" (or an "instinct") player.

I never looked at anything specific ... AFTER making a "mental line" of exactly where an ideal roll would go ... and the "mental line" would involve a "mental path" which DID include several "targeting points" on the lane ... but during the actual delivery, I wasn't looking at anything in particular.

I had confidence that if I executed the shot that I pictured on the "mental line" that the shot would be good -- in part, based on previous shots -- and I was quite good at repeating shots (although whereas I was extremely accurate, I never rolled anything close to what could be called a powerful ball).

Translated: I was a "feel/instinct" bowler all the way.
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