Ok folks, I am about to write an article on Training Techniques for my website since I see many folks here ask about practicing (I like the word training better).

So here is the question... what is a good way to train?

I want to discuss working on:
1. Strikes (your A-game)
2. Spares (single pins and clusters)
3. Wrist positions (new positions)

How would you recommend someone working on spares?  I'm not talkiing spare-shooting stuff like throw straight and hard... but more like a regimen, like for the first ball take the 10 off the rack and for your second shot throw it int he exact same place without putting it in the ditch.

I have lots of ideas but I'm curious as to any techniques you may have already found success in.

Thanks!
Tony
http://www.allBowling.com

A game I've suggested in the past to help work on corner pins and strikes at the same time: Try to throw a perfect 111 game.  A perfect game is constituted by picking off a corner pin on your first ball and picking up the spare on your second ball.

I personally have never thrown the perfect 111 game, it is a difficult task.

Beyond that, for spare practice, I'd suggest trying to find a center that will work with you and configure the pin setters to set a specific pin or pin combination on each shot.

For wrist positioning, I can't offer any advice.  (One of those things where I can do it but don't know how I do it.)

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I'm not going to offer you much .. I bowl in the afternoon .. otherwise I would have responded sooner ..

To practice SPARES during PRACTICE SESSIONS .. I do no more then shoot the SPARES I leave. It's the STRIKES that I try different lines on .. but spares I SHOOT FOR WHAT'S LEFT. Figure if that's what I leave that's what I should be practicing!

Give the people a little time .. I'm sure you'll get more responses!
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