A while back Bones made a post that it is easier to learn to bowl on easy conditions than difficult. My response then was that I did not believit. Well, I want to amend my position.
I have been coaching a young man for about two/three months. We practice at two locations... one location is prodominately easy (open to the right) and the other is prodominately weird (not fresh condition, mid lanes usually are dry, heads are flooded and backends are not cleaned).
This young man came to me averaging about 200 and he has made good progression. However, our most positive sessions have been on easier conditions. More than likely not because the condition allows him to make mistakes but because the condition provides confidence. Confidence that when he executes he is rewarded unlike the tougher condition when even if he executes there is no consistant reward. And this point is what I remember Bones pointing out in his post.
For me personally, there is not any difference in my confidence between centers as I know what I am working on, why, how and all the nuances in between. But for someone really just learning, I now think that practicing on easier conditions can indeed make a faster improvement.
So to Bones, I stand corrected.
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