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Cyril The Syrup

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Missing my target to the right!
« on: August 03, 2012, 04:12:27 PM »
Have devoloped an issue recently in consistently missing my target to the right by 2-4 boards.Im right handed. Interested in hearing fron anyone who has had this problem and how you fixed it. oh should ad that I am not having this problem with shooting spares.
« Last Edit: August 03, 2012, 04:14:41 PM by Cyril The Syrup »

 

NHLfan88

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Re: Missing my target to the right!
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2012, 04:22:31 PM »
aim farther left to compensate
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Re: Missing my target to the right!
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2012, 05:10:02 PM »
There are 3 or 4 possible issues when somebody suddenly starts missing outside. By far the most common is not getting the right shoulder closed before release. Work your shoulders like a cross country skier.

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Re: Missing my target to the right!
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2012, 08:59:45 AM »
i used to have the same problem until I started practicing with XRayJay, he would watch me bowl and even video. He noticed right away that I had my shoulders open and they were facing the other lane when i released.  Just try to keep your shoulders somewhat squared up at the release.

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Re: Missing my target to the right!
« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2012, 09:07:47 AM »
I am a big believer in my adjustable shoes....

The other day I went to a house and I was sticking a bit with my shoes and missing everything left for this lefty.  I went to my number 10 sole from my number 8 and voila.  Striping it!

I've had great results in the past from using these types of changes during warmup!

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Re: Missing my target to the right!
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2012, 06:05:38 AM »
You may also be swining your arm behind your body on you backswing.  Have someone take a video from behind and check it out.
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Re: Missing my target to the right!
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2012, 03:54:28 PM »
Video is the only way to go. There are many things that could be causing it. You could be drifting, your swing.
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Re: Missing my target to the right!
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2012, 04:23:18 PM »
Video is a great tool for this and it really does help.  When I was missing right last summer, my driller (also a certified coach) did video on me and found 3 different things.  My wrist was ending up in a broken position instead of staying cupped, right shoulder was staying open too long, and my timing was getting me into the swing too early.  Based on this, I don't stand 3/4ths of the way back on the approach anymore- moved closer to 1/2 way back and shortened the steps in my 5 step approach to fix that. 

As for the wrist and shoulder- my driller had me do drills where my swing is slightly less high than it used to be (now shoulder high instead of slightly above) and this helped me close the shoulder quicker.  Then, I just worked with keeping my wrist where I need it to be.
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Re: Missing my target to the right!
« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2012, 04:44:37 PM »
Focus on making sure your swing path is clear and aligned with your target. Having someone watch you to point out if/whenthe swing is impeded or out of line would help, but I've found personally that I'm unable to fix it until I actually see myself on camera.