achappy,
Anyone that knows about the game of golf knows that it is easier to control a fade than a draw. If you do not know how to hit a fade successfully, you will not be competitive on the major TOURS.
Ben Hogan probably would not have been as effective simply because he was training against a wind direction that most right handed golfers would not prefer to see. If you fade a ball on a left to right wind, you have just created a slice or power fade at best. A right hander would almost rather have a right to left wind instead because it is easier to fade the ball against it than vice versa. But, obviously, as a pro, he was already comfortable hitting against right to left wind. So, to step up his game, he trained on the left to right to develop that technique where he could transfer that to the course. Therefore he knew what kind of shot no matter what dorection the wind was coming from.
As far as LuckyLefty is concerned, he was just making a general analogy that training methods in bowling can relate to the training methods in golf. Lefties remarks as far as it being easier to loosen up your arm swing on an easier shot is almost obvious. It is easier simply because you do not have to concentrate on a spot on the lane, but an area. On the flip side, if you are bowling on a sport shot or flat pattern, you tend to tighten up because you focus more on the spot on the lane and dont think about the armswing nearly as much.
Bamaster,
I can answer your initial question. He does not need quotes or anything. It is common sense. It is easier to develop a technique on easier conditions because you are loose. On a tougher condition, you tend to tighten up and most of the time, your mental game gets in the way of the physical. You develop technique first and then transfer what you have learned to a tougher condition. If someone is trying to learn how to bowl, they want to see results, which in return, boosts up their mental game. So, do you try to teach them on a sport pattern to start or something easier so they get some positive feedback of what they are doing? Common sense.
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Steven Vance
Former Pro Shop Operator
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