Technique LIFESTYLE AND BOWLING TECHNIQUES TO MAKE YOU A BETTER BOWLER /// JANUARY 2011 “It doesn’t matter if you


throw a straight ball or hook


the ball, if you


control the swing with muscle, it’s hard to control


the direction of the ball.”


— Diandra Asbaty T


THE SECRET IS OUT


FOCUS AREAS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE


here are literally thousands of things any bowler could do to adjust his or her game and make it better.


But it almost always comes down to how your equipment works with your body motions. That’s a pretty wide-ranging blanket statement, but if you keep the following five perfomance areas in mind, your score will improve.


1. MATCH YOUR SHOT TO YOUR STYLE Think about your pace and how it matches with your arm swing. You want the two to be in sync as much as pos- sible so that your entire delivery is smooth and feels comfortable to you.


10 USBOWLER JANUARY 2011 “Everybody’s body


is designed differ- ently,” says Team USA star and PBA pro Wes Malott. “Everybody has different flexibility, strength, speed, etc. Timing is going to be different for everyone, but you can be suc- cessful if you can get it all working together


— your body, pace, approach, timing, bal- ance, speed. If it feels right, and if you can repeat good shots over and over, you’re doing all right.” That type of pre-


cise coordination ap- plies after your ball leaves your hands, too. Matching ball speed with rev rate is key. “It doesn’t necessar-


ily matter what style you use on the ap- proach,” says Malott. “It’s all about getting the ball on the lane. If you have a lot of speed, you’ll need more revs. If you have a slower shot, you’ll want fewer revs. They have to


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