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Mike James

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Lining up with your feet
« on: April 20, 2008, 11:31:05 PM »
Hi,
 Been having a discussion with another teammate about which foot to line up with..(were both right handers)...he says he uses his left foot so he can see what board his foot slides on to see if he walked straight when he releases the ball...and i use my right foot so i can target my area when i release the ball...who's right?
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Mike James

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Re: Lining up with your feet
« Reply #16 on: April 21, 2008, 01:34:28 PM »
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7 board to the right of the inside of your sliding foot..seems easier to me this way..i know if i walk straight and i want to throw the ball up 10 i stand on 17...but i walk 2 boards left so i would stand on 15, drift my to boards left putting me on 17, throwing the ball up 10...
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Well like someone said earlier...what ever your comfortable with...i was wondering if there was any advantage or disadvantage
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Mike James

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Re: Lining up with your feet
« Reply #17 on: April 21, 2008, 02:00:24 PM »
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Mo Pinel in his coaching book "See It, Feel It, Do It" says "Position yourself laterally on the approach, using the little toe on the push-off foot as a guide.  This establishes the ball position on the approach, to allow for proper alignment of the ball trajectory.  Helps visual image of the shot!

(Recommended by not mandatory.  Most people currently line up with the slide foot)"


-From See It, Feel It, Do It by Mo Pinel. Page 20.

Edited on 4/21/2008 1:51 PM


All good points
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Re: Lining up with your feet
« Reply #18 on: April 21, 2008, 03:31:01 PM »
I usually don't worry about my feet on a THS I can tell where my body is at on the approach and play in an "area" on the lanes so that doesn't matter. On a PBA shot I use my left/slide foot. I usually put it in line with the center dot with my heel hanging off the approach (raised approach) and start there and adjust. But no matter what I put my foot up there then if I need to move I do it without looking down. I just usually move a little step or two one way or another. I'm so used to my style and know what my balls will do, I don't tend to focus a lot on where I start. If i feel off i will drift if I think im going the wrong direction and be lined up at the line.

This is not a good practice but its how I do it. Im a high rev player so I get a little more forgivness on inacurate shots on most patterns and that helps.
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Re: Lining up with your feet
« Reply #19 on: April 22, 2008, 10:53:22 AM »
Just that i have been using my right foot to line up all these yrs and have been successful..never even knew about most others using the other foot
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Re: Lining up with your feet
« Reply #20 on: April 22, 2008, 01:22:29 PM »
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.  I'm LH'ed use my right foot to line up with. I've got Dexter 5 SST Comforts, use the line that goes straight up the middle of them to line up with the board intended.
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Mike James

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Re: Lining up with your feet
« Reply #21 on: April 22, 2008, 01:31:10 PM »
Not that its broke but can i improve if i use the other foot?
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Re: Lining up with your feet
« Reply #22 on: April 22, 2008, 01:38:27 PM »
I use the middle of my sliding foot never had a single coach tell me different, if you use the same position to lineup off it does not matter much.

Since i waddle like a duck from being a big fat azz it is fun to watch on camera, believe me what you think you do and what you really do is night and day.
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Re: Lining up with your feet
« Reply #23 on: April 22, 2008, 01:47:14 PM »
Mike James if you are a left hander...you are doing it right!

Always the slide foot.

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Re: Lining up with your feet
« Reply #24 on: April 22, 2008, 02:19:51 PM »
dont think he is lefthanded lefty..
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Re: Lining up with your feet
« Reply #25 on: April 22, 2008, 03:20:44 PM »
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If i'm standing with the outside of my right foot(non slide) on board 10, the inside of my left foot (slide) should end up on 10 at the line. This is what gives one proper balance at the line. This is the reason I use the outside of my right foot (non slide)to line up with.
 


why does this give proper balance at the line..seems to me you are walking to the right during your approach...
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No!

If one walks completely straight on the approach and begins the slide, their slide foot should be in-front of there next to last step.  That's how you stay balanced at the line.  If you don't do this then the bowling ball pulls your body to the side.

I'm doing my best to explain this.  John Jowdy does a good job of explaining this in his book.  I also think Ron Clifton explains this on his web site.

I can't target with the inside of my slide foot while standing on the approach because the inside of my slide foot is going to be on a different board at the completetion of my slide at the foul line.  The inside of my slide foot at the foul line should end up on the same board as the outside of my non-slide foot at the beginning of the approach.  I hope i'm making some sense.

Edited on 4/22/2008 3:28 PM
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Re: Lining up with your feet
« Reply #26 on: April 22, 2008, 03:25:34 PM »
ok..just seems as though you should walk naturally and putting one foot infront of the other isnt natural..
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Re: Lining up with your feet
« Reply #27 on: April 22, 2008, 03:30:11 PM »
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ok..just seems as though you should walk naturally and putting one foot infront of the other isnt natural..
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I do walk straight until I make my slide.  During the slide step is when my foot goes in-front of my non-slide foot to create balance.
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Re: Lining up with your feet
« Reply #28 on: April 22, 2008, 03:32:18 PM »
www.bowl4fun.com/ron/roncarchive.htm

Check out the "falling off the shot" article.  This should explain what i'm talking about.
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Re: Lining up with your feet
« Reply #29 on: April 22, 2008, 03:35:39 PM »
i will check it out but it seems if you are walking straight then move your wt to the right to slide, that would throw you off balance as well..
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Re: Lining up with your feet
« Reply #30 on: April 22, 2008, 06:22:19 PM »
You know it never occurred to me to use the inside of my left foot to line up. I think I may try that tomorrow in league. If anything, it will take less time to line up.
For 10 years I would line up with the tip and center part of my left toe to line up. Personally though, if someone was to ask what board I was standing on I would go by the center of my foot opposed to using the inside of the foot.
However, I feel the need to get too perfect and takes too long to line up exactly so I will try the inside of the foot.
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