Here's the funny thing, nobody was judging YOU or your game! We are judging and talking about the method of moving forward or back on the approach. It has been reiterated time and time again that if it works for you, fine! It's also not about believing or not believing in something. It is not fundamentally or mathematically a method or practice that will result in the change needed to carry the 10. But if it makes you more comfortable and you believe in the move, the quality of your shot will improve. Like I said before, there have been several times this year that I had some issues, and ALL I CHANGED was committing to the shot more. Didn't move, didn't adjust, just told myself to trust the shot more, and I'd get right back on stringing them.
But honestly, now that you said you average 215 and have "multiple 300s" we're all judging your game now . . but you went there. I didn't start bowling until I was 19, bowled a full season lefthanded, missed half of a couple other seasons due to injuries, and if you want to base who's right and wrong on resumes, we can certainly go there.
Again, nobody said anything about your game at all. The technique doesn't mathematically work, but that doesn't mean it won't work for you. It just means it's not a fundamental principle, and going waaaay back to my first post on this topic, it's a placebo. But we all know that placebos have a surprising success rate.
Brad nothing personal but there are a lot of good bowlers on the Internet and you can NOT base individual situations as gospel...each individual situation is that nothing else...so get off your glorified high horse...
I haven't bowled in over 10 yrs but my 25 yrs as a competitor on every level was pretty good and much of what or how I did things I do NOT teach and I've been a pretty decent instructor for more than a few years...closer to 20-25 yrs
You have to understand what is relevant and what isn't in today's game...there are many other vital components of the swing that is important than how close you start to the foul line...plain & simple
But that also doesn't give any of them the right to judge me or my game because of something they do or do not believe. As I mentioned at least three times in this thread, YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY. But I have not once berated or judged anyone else's physical or mental game here. I would hope that the same respect could be given in return, but As with a lot of other people, I am proven wrong.
215 and it looks like we hit a nerve about the towel. Just what I would expect.
Hardly. I'm not the type of person who has spent 37 of my 40 years of life working hard on something to have someone who doesn't know me or my game dictate what type of bowler I am.
For the last 7 years the only time I've put bowling shoes on is to test balls. But, I guarantee that you and your 215 average don't want any part of taking me to the lanes.
I welcome the challenge, because I am not afraid of losing. Only inspires me to get better. So yes. I do.
BL.
