Hey everyone,
I've seen threads in the past about the way each of us goes about practicing, so I figured I'd tell people about the way I do it. First of all, some people have claimed that they roll as many as 8-12 games for a practice set. Since I don't bowl on tour, the most games I ever see in a set is about 4-6. Therefore, my usual practice session is somewhere around that. Here is an example of the way I worked a six game set of practice this afternoon.
Game 1: Playing deep inside with my go-to ball, the Cherry Bomb. Focus on timing, pace of approach, balance and spare shooting. 215
Game 2: Moved about 6 boards right and played a straigter line, between second and third arrow, with the second ball out of my bad, the Blade Pearl. Again, focus on timing, pace, balance and posting at line. 181.
Game 3: Moved 2 boards left of where I played in game 1 with my 3rd ball out of bad, a polished Granite Gargoyle. Focus stays the same. 246.
Game 4: Moved 4 boards left, even with left gutter, with 4th ball in the rotation, Purple Ice Executioner. Focus stayed the same while trying to stroke the ball for a very deep shot. 215
Game 5: Rotated between the four balls in order, alternating ball and line each frame. Doing this forces me to make immediate moves of ball and line from one shot to the next, hoping that this will promote confidence when having to make changes during tourney and league. Always working on timing, pace, balance and finishing position. 221.
Game 6: Spare shooting. Used a house ball for every first ball, trying to leave different spare setups. Used my go-to ball for the first 5 frames, used my 2nd ball for the last five frames. Dedicating everything to good finishing position, balance and accuracy.
For me, this style of practice session allows me to work on playing different lines with different balls and hand positions while keeping constant focus on fundamentals. Scores are not important. The main thing is to have a plan in mind and to work at it. What do you guys think of this type of practice setup? Is there anything that you feel that I don't need to do or that I should add in order to make this time more worthwhile? Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Gene J. Kanak
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Bowling is without a doubt the dumbest, most pointless, most idiotic excuse for a game that has ever been invented. So, what time are we bowling tomorrow?
