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Title: THS Practice Drill
Post by: BrunsWolf on August 20, 2008, 03:41:30 PM

I'm starting a club team in college and the only pattern that we will be able to practice on will be THS. Do you have any drills that you like to use to get better without a tougher shot?

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Title: Re: THS Practice Drill
Post by: leftyinsnellville on August 20, 2008, 11:44:12 PM

Yeah, try to throw a 900 series...
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Title: Re: THS Practice Drill
Post by: NOTHUMB on August 20, 2008, 11:49:36 PM

I attempt to leave washouts and such and then try to pick out odd pins. Leave a 2-4-8-10 and pick out only the 4 pin. Hooking at stuff like this isnt the point. If you can get sharp at stuff like that, single pins are cake and even some of the multipin spares appear easier.
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Title: Re: THS Practice Drill
Post by: bighook69 on August 21, 2008, 12:23:31 AM

Make it hard.... What I mean by that is play the lane wrong! If they play straight then play the 5th arrow and just MAKE it work... if they are dry outsides and favor the big hook then eigher avoid the outsides and just try and square your ball the the pocket (5th-6th arrow stuff) and never let it get to the outside of the lane or play them straight with something weak or crank up that ball speed and get less hand...

Just make them hard to play

Title: Re: THS Practice Drill
Post by: SVstar34 on August 21, 2008, 12:37:46 AM

if the THS is easy, make it hard, play the opposite and try to leave pins to practice spares. Spares will keep you in the game and Strikes will come with consistency
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Title: Re: THS Practice Drill
Post by: tenpin477 on August 21, 2008, 12:55:22 AM

Heres a good one. Turn the overhead scoring off. Forget about score, score doesn't matter. Forget about hitting the head pin, it doesn't matter. Pick a spot on the lane, and practice playing there. For example, if you have difficult playing the twig, as I often do, then practice playing the twig. It doesn't really matter where the ball goes, just play the twig.

If you have trouble playing deep inside, like 5th arrow inside, then play 5th arrow.

If the ball hits the 7 pin, so be it, if it hits the 3 pin, so be it. Its just practice.

Title: Re: THS Practice Drill
Post by: Grayson on August 21, 2008, 03:00:37 AM

I agree... try to stay versatile and practice as many different angles and approaches as possible... make it hard.

That way you will avoid becoming a house hack and you will get more versatile.

Being able to adept to the lanes if necessary needs training and that you will get by forcing yourself to do so even if it seems to be the wrong move... but when you need that adjustments and you know how to do them... all you have to do then is do it and you will score good!
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Title: Re: THS Practice Drill
Post by: dizzyfugu on August 21, 2008, 03:46:37 AM

Two things come into my mind:
a) work on spare conversion, e. g. corner pins or other frequent leaves. here you gain IMHO most wood on a THS
b) challenge yourself with inadeqaute material - e. g. with a urethane or polester ball, or a matte oiler. This will force you to adjust and play different lines to score effectively, and you nmeed to learn accuracy to repeat good hits with an inproper ball. You also get to learn more about your equipment, anyway.

But also do not forget to play some "normal" games as a benchmark
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Title: Re: THS Practice Drill
Post by: John D Davis on August 21, 2008, 04:42:20 AM

I think that some of the things said isnt the way to go. I believe the KEY to practicing on a THS is identifying your breakpoint and understanding your equipment. Sometimes yeah its tough to see a true ball reaction on a THS but you can still identify breakpoint shapes.

  Also the key is playing different zones of the lane that you are not comfortable with. This being up front and down the lane for that matter. When you get in a position and you are not familiar with that part of the lane, example being havin to play inside 25 at the arrows and not get the ball past 12 at the breakpoint, you cant repeat shots... No matter how good you are, if you get into an unsure point of the lane your mind will kill you and you wont perform to the best of ones ability.

  Someone mentioned playing the twig earlier and mentioned not keeping score,etc. This is a bad idea simply because you need to see a good ball reaction while trying to see good results as well. The bad thing, is that it may be hard to find a shot where you can play the twig but once you do really hit it hard and learn how to get the best ball reaction possible off of it.

 If you did decide to pratice the twig then I would suggest using a plastic ball and concentrate on watching the board the ball is hitting all the way down the lane... On some house shots if you hit the one board, it goes dead straight(especially most AMF centers) and others it may hit the 2 pin even when throwing plastic. I guess what it boils down to is understanding your bowling ball. Personally I cant understand mine while forcing the ditch shot when it isnt there. I think this can create bad habits along with timming issues.

 I know I have been running on and on but if you havnt agreed with some of the things I have said thats ok. One of the best things you can do those is IDENTIFY THOSE BREAKPOINTS. Without knowing breakpoint zones bowling can be a tough sport. John

Title: Re: THS Practice Drill
Post by: APheLion on August 21, 2008, 06:32:38 PM

in my opinion if you can only practice on house shot

- u have to learn how to play most part of the lanes, meaning hookin it or go dead straight

- another important thing is, RECOGNIZE BAD SHOTS! dont fool urself after getting a strike

- after each shot that were considered wrong, swing one more time to get the right feel for the next shot
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Title: Re: THS Practice Drill
Post by: voidkid89 on August 21, 2008, 09:33:54 PM

play golf, or a game where your team members tell you what board to stand on, and what board to be at the arrows, and you have to make it work with adjustments to get to the pocket, carry may suffer but get there.  Also, as a team complile a list of all physical adjustments that you have ever made while bowling, practice and study the effects of these changes.
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Title: Re: THS Practice Drill
Post by: Doug Sterner on August 21, 2008, 09:43:45 PM

You have gotten some very solid advice here.

My preferred method is to just flat out move out of my comfort zone with a ball that is just wrong for the condition.

This will most likely leave you with some funky spares and give you a challenge.
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Title: Re: THS Practice Drill
Post by: AdrianS on August 22, 2008, 02:09:02 AM

Play the bowling version of 'around the world'. Just move from dot to dot till you've struck on them all,(pocket strikes of course, no 2 pin rollouts, brooklyns or squashers!!) then change balls and do it again. Use a variety of different ball surfaces from weak to strong. With some balls you'll cross all the dots pretty quick but with some conditional pieces you may take 15-20 shots.

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Of course remember to shoot your spares too!!
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Title: Re: THS Practice Drill
Post by: tenpin477 on August 22, 2008, 03:00:02 PM

That is only true if you pay by the game. If you pay by time, then its not really an issue.


The Dots Game idea is also a very very good way to work on your versatility, and it can actually be quite difficult.