Hello Group,

Good grief!!!! I took my brand new mini-camcorder to the lanes today as Sunday mornings are my practice times since the games are much cheaper

anyway, WOW!! it hurt my eyes to watch myself I don't know if you have ever taped yourself bowling before but everyone had told me that its always a strange sight at first to watch oneself

I actually felt embarrassed and thought that I looked really freaking goofy out there. Ok, here's my problem. I don't slide so therefore I plant my left foot instead of sliding, however,

I use a typical 5 step approach BUT on my 3rd step I take a very short step and then take longs steps on hy 4th and 5th step..it sure looks goofy to me.

Anyway, I have determined to learn how to slide so if any of you sliders have some advice that you would like to pass on to help me learn I would be very great full...TIA

Jake

P.S. just in case you ask I'm not showing that clip no-way-no-how
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Big Jake

Admitting you have a problem is the first step.

Try the one step drill, go about 3 ft from the foul line, stand with both feet together, in you normal stance, push the ball into the swing, just before, or as the ball gets to the top of the back swing, slide you foot and get your trail leg out of the way before the ball comes through.

Try to slide with your heel toward the center of your body \ if you are right handed / if you are left handed. This helps keep your balance and square your hips to your target.

When you are actually able to watch yourself, you can now see what everyone has been telling you. There were things that my friends were telling me that I did and I kept saying that I was not. But that changed once I saw myself. At first I was like, there is no way that is me. It was someone that was wearing the same clothes, hair-cut and looked like me. But it sure opened my eyes as to what I was doing.

Now the big thing is to be able to change what you saw.
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T.J.

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