This is my second year of serious bowling. I wanted to start this year making more spares and raising my average. Well, I started sparing alot more, but my strike ball has been terrible. Not very much carry, slow ball speed, you name it. I had gotten into a bad habit of starting low and dropping my ball too early.

So, I started to experiment with things. I started staying more upright at the line on delivery, and looking farther down the lane at my mark. What a difference! My ball speed picked up, my carry is 100 percent better, and the scores are going up too.

I guess all the practice games before and after league are paying off. Just getting advice from a coach on spare shooting, and trying different things on the strike ball are turning my game around. Just wanted to share a little breakthrough in my game.
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Edited on 10/2/2004 10:29 PM

Hey, I'm in my second year too.  Except I am opposite.  I have my strike shot, but I need to practice spares more.  I just don't bowl enough though.  I'm not sure how good my timing is, but it seems to work well enough.  In addition to speed, did you get more revs?  (or did you already have a good amount)

Anyways, congratulations and good luck.
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ANDY
There is doing in not doing what you weren't doing but doing in what you weren't doing to do what you were doing but not doing and doing as well

So don't do it!

Well think of it this way, every bowler has some type of bad habit, its what makes their game different from everyone elses. At least you dont have a bad habit like......being a lefty!
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16 years and still going strong! 16 years old that is! The names Warrior Princess, Xena..Warrior Princess
And why would I "saw" pins in half, THATS A WASTE OF PINS!