Technique
LIFESTYLE AND BOWLING TECHNIQUES TO MAKE YOU A BETTER BOWLER
BONUS TIP Those Pesky Corner Pins!
YOU JUST rolled a great shot that hooked into the pocket, but you left a corner pin standing. Sometimes what may have appeared to be a perfect shot didn’t hit quite so perfectly. Why does that happen, and what can you do about it? The most common leave for a right-hander is the 10 pin.
GOING THE DISTANCE: Click on the play button (above left) for tips from USBC Coaching on how to effectively use tape to adjust your fit.
4. EQUIPMENT CHECK Check all your bowl- ing balls to see if any work is needed with chips or cuts, sand- ing or just a good cleaning. Next, check out your shoes for sole damage, clean- ing or other repairs. Equipment such as your wrist support, if you use one, should be checked for wear and tear every year. Take all your balls
into your local pro shop every season for a check-up. Your pro shop operator will be able to point out any number of things that are probably affecting your game, especially when it comes to fit. It’s not something you generally notice, but your fingers can gain and lose weight just like the rest of your body, and you may need to re-drill some of your balls.
5. DON’T GRIP YOUR BALL A light grip pressure will give you a faster, longer swing with much less tension. But to maintain a light grip pressure you must have a correct fit. The best bowlers in the world use tape all the time to adjust their fit. Check out the accom- panying video to learn how to adjust your fit without re-drilling your ball.
On a perfect strike hit, the ball hits the 1-3 pocket before continuing through and hitting the 5 and 9 pins. The 3 pin is driven into the 6 pin and the 6 pin in turn hits the 10 pin as shown below right. If the 10 pin stands, you need to find out where the 6 pin went. Did it get driven straight back to where the 9 pin stands? That would be a high shot. Did the 6 pin go to the side wall? That indicates a light shot. The scenario is the same but on the opposite side for a left-
hander who leaves a 7 pin standing. The direction of the 4 pin (like the 6 pin for a right-hander) is the key to finding out why the hit wasn’t perfect. Understanding the reaction of the pins can help solve the mystery of most spare combinations.
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POCKET SHOT
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