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Shields

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step issue
« on: March 22, 2011, 02:11:20 AM »
Hey gentlemen I got an issue and need some advice.

 

  A buddy told me last night that on my approach right before my slide I'm taking a decent size step to the right. I had no idea I did this because my balance usually ends up good whereas I'm not falling away. So I would like to hear if anyone has any drills or ideas I can use to help this issue out. Thanks guys!


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Re: step issue
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2011, 10:50:44 AM »
Check out this link on You Tube, Dick Ritger's bowling Videos, Done in the 90's but great information, he covers just about everything, a little cheesy but helped me with my lift and release problems.  Hope this helps.
 
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Re: step issue
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2011, 11:24:24 AM »
Just because it isn't textbook doesn't mean it is wrong.
 
If you feel comfortable doing it and it's not hurting your game, then I'd say leave it alone.
 
But if you do think it's causing problems, then by all means look to change it.
 
The only advice I've ever had that made sense to me was Norm Duke using the tight rope analogy. One foot in front of the other. The reasoning is that as you walk normal, your head bobs left to right (test it out), causing your target to be moving visually. If you walk the tight rope, the target moves less or not at all. Area bowlers, or bowlers that just throw via feel, probably don't really care about this. If you're trying to hit a specific board then it certainly matters.


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dizzyfugu

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Re: step issue
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2011, 05:44:42 AM »

 



se7en wrote on 22.03.2011 11:24 AM:
Just because it isn't textbook doesn't mean it is wrong.

 

If you feel comfortable doing it and it's not hurting your game, then I'd say leave it alone.

 

But if you do think it's causing problems, then by all means look to change it.

Amen. It could be that this drifting phenomenon has other/deeper sources and is just the visual result of a flaw, e.g. in the pushaway or a timing issue. But, as se7en mentioned, if it actually does not hurt your game or forces you to make muscled corrections or other weird stuff which causes inconsistency, I'd leave it alone. Or, to be sure, try to check if the drift is causing some trouble. Maybe a local coach or a neutral, experienced player should take a look at your overall delivery.

 

A friend of mine also used to drift a lot - he had a rather short approach and would open the shoulder to generate momentum, and simply had to make a side step to compensate for the swinging pendulum masses. He'd do this very consistently, though, and it did no executive harm - even though my club's youth coach frequently mocked at him because it looked like a "power player" impersonation. 


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Shields

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Re: step issue
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2011, 06:15:29 PM »
Thanks for the ideas, guys. I don't think the step messes my approach all the time but I think my balance will be much better if I can improve this. Thanks again!


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Re: step issue
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2011, 07:03:32 PM »
Drifting and stepping to the right as you start to execute your slide are two different things and you need to nip it in the bud as it can get worse(stepping further to the right) over a period of a seasons without you realizing it making you inconsistent. The one step approach is a great drill to practice and will correct this over time. Remember that muscle memory is hard to overcome and will take a period of time as your mind will want to revert back to how it's use too doing it especially under pressure. Just stick with it and it will payoff with the approach you want. Good Luck.