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Title: No. of Steps in Your Delivery?
Post by: 1MechEng on May 05, 2005, 01:27:43 PM

Just curious how many people use 4-step vs. 5-step vs. other step deliveries.

I'd like to know your thoughts on why you use the delivery that you do? Is it just the way you were taught, or is there another reason (form control, psychological, etc.)???

I was taught 5-step about 25 years ago, and I find that it helps to keep me slower to the line because of the additional step. I do start further back on the lane, though.

I have friends who use 4-step, 5-step, and one who even uses 7 steps!
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Title: Re: No. of Steps in Your Delivery?
Post by: Hex017 on May 05, 2005, 09:39:11 PM

I used to use six...went up to 7, then my coach switched me to 5 right at the end of the season (way to go waiting so long coach!)
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Title: Re: No. of Steps in Your Delivery?
Post by: Tweener92 on May 05, 2005, 09:42:55 PM

Although I started off using a 4 step approach back in 1996, I've used a 5 step since 1999. It was suggested to me because I was throwing the ball too slow at the time.
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Title: Re: No. of Steps in Your Delivery?
Post by: Ernie McCracken on May 05, 2005, 10:08:17 PM

Former 7 stepper here.  Now I take 5 steps.
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Title: Re: No. of Steps in Your Delivery?
Post by: deester69 on May 05, 2005, 10:30:41 PM

5
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Title: Re: No. of Steps in Your Delivery?
Post by: livespive on May 05, 2005, 10:43:40 PM

I say five.

Some say 4 wiggles and a heave, some say 8 lol
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Title: Re: No. of Steps in Your Delivery?
Post by: Moe on May 05, 2005, 10:44:40 PM

4 steps for me, its just seems logical.  

I used to box so my left foot would always lead, and if i finish with my right i know my left foot needs to be in front in order to deliver the ball. So my left foot comes out first

So i just move the ball on the second step and im usually in time if, i tend to count my first two steps in my head. *one* Start second step, move ball *two* and im usually in time by the time i get to the line. If i grab it then bad things happen, and my timing gets messed up.
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Title: Re: No. of Steps in Your Delivery?
Post by: dizzyfugu on May 06, 2005, 01:50:01 AM

When I started bowling I made a "natural" but completely off-timing 3-step-approach (from volleyball...). Tried to fix it to a 4 step approach, but I never got the timing right (even today). But with a 5 step approach I have been doing fine since then - I need the extra step to trigger my pushaway correctly.
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Title: Re: No. of Steps in Your Delivery?
Post by: Re-Evolution on May 06, 2005, 02:08:56 AM

5 step it is more like 4.5 though because the first step is just a trigger to get me going and is only about half the length of my foot.
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Title: Re: No. of Steps in Your Delivery?
Post by: ddfitch on May 06, 2005, 02:16:43 AM

I use a 5 step.  steps 1 and 2 are shorter followed by a slight pause to get timing on my push away.  length of pause depending on height of pushaway.  This helps me be a little more consistant with my timing to the line.

Title: Re: No. of Steps in Your Delivery?
Post by: Strike300 on May 06, 2005, 02:25:01 AM

4 step

Title: Re: No. of Steps in Your Delivery?
Post by: greggo on May 06, 2005, 07:59:45 AM

4 step for me, but my wife approaches like Fred Flintstone...millions of tiny steps

Title: Re: No. of Steps in Your Delivery?
Post by: HamPster on May 06, 2005, 08:56:16 AM

Was 4, then 5, back to four, and now am 7 or 8, depending on how you count it.  I take a ton of small steps in place while I'm fitting my hand into the ball, and then just kinda start walking like Pete Weber.  Added the extra steps to keep myself slow.  Works pretty good.
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Title: Re: No. of Steps in Your Delivery?
Post by: bowling9883 on May 06, 2005, 08:58:55 AM

I have always used the classic 4 step approach. It is very smooth and easy to execute. A friend my league has a different number of steps each time! I try to help him but he says my advice is usually wrong. Some teammate huh?
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Title: Re: No. of Steps in Your Delivery?
Post by: Ragnar on May 06, 2005, 09:34:59 AM

I normally use 4, but when my timing goes to pot, as it sometimes does, I go to 5.  When I use four I stand just behind the closest dots to the foul line.  When I use 5 I'll move up to within 5 feet of the line and force little steps until it feels right.  Then I move back to my normal spot and still use 5 for a while until things feel good, then I go back to 4.  I could not possibly explain why I don't use 5 steps all the time.
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Title: Re: No. of Steps in Your Delivery?
Post by: LuvThatWhiteDot on May 06, 2005, 11:40:00 AM

4 steps.
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Title: Re: No. of Steps in Your Delivery?
Post by: 230-n-up-or-bust on May 06, 2005, 11:52:07 AM

5
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Title: Re: No. of Steps in Your Delivery?
Post by: Loudstriker on May 06, 2005, 11:57:52 AM

Went from three to five. I find that my ball speed, and accuracty is much better.
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Title: Re: No. of Steps in Your Delivery?
Post by: Klugh on May 06, 2005, 11:59:40 AM

I use a 4-step approach and stand about 8 inches in front of the dots closest to the lane . . . Don't really know why I use a 4-step approach, I think it may have been a way I tried to slow myself down . . . It didn't really help, but it felt more comfortable.
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Title: Re: No. of Steps in Your Delivery?
Post by: Brickguy221 on May 06, 2005, 01:25:09 PM

4 steps, but I am getting ready to try 5 to see if it will help my timing.....

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Title: Re: No. of Steps in Your Delivery?
Post by: novawagonmaster on May 06, 2005, 07:39:08 PM

I use 4 steps. Was taught that way as a young boy, and have never tried any other way. Several strangers have told me that I have a very smooth approach. I start about midway between the two rows of dots. Makes sense to me that the shoe with the rubber on the bottom provides traction to initiate the approach (and again to initiate momentum just before the slide step of course). Works well for me, but this is just one of those things where there can be no right or wrong... everyone remembers that old cranker who took about 42 steps, right?!

Title: Re: No. of Steps in Your Delivery?
Post by: 10 In The Pit on May 06, 2005, 08:52:16 PM

4 steps for me.  With a 4 step delivery, there is less to go wrong.  In fact, I begin my pushaway just slightly ahead of the first step, just to be sure that I don't have late ball timing.

Title: Re: No. of Steps in Your Delivery?
Post by: Oskuposer on May 06, 2005, 09:23:50 PM

I use a 7step approach normally but i take alot of baby steps 8 if i want to throw the ball slower
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