Training Areas #2: The Mind

[bowl1820]

Another key area for a bowlers training schedule is to train the mind. Here some basic item's broke in to three parts. (of course you can adjust this to your own needs.)

1-Mental
Focus
Thought Stopping
Visualization
Reframing
Positivism
Intensity

2-Technical
Balls-Phases of Motion
Surface Manipulation
Core Dynamics
Lane Surfaces

3-Tactical
Oil Pattern Length
Oil Pattern Shape
Team Play Transition
Topography
Ball Motion Applied


From the article YPI: A 12 Month Tracking and Development Planner

[Tampabaybob]

Good info for new and experienced bowlers.

Bob

[GoodGorilla]

Balls-Phases of Motion
Surface Manipulation
Core Dynamics
Lane Surfaces
Ball Motion Applied

what does all this stuff mean? What is the difference between surface and oil?

[AZBowla]

Wow, I may need to book some time with a coach. Right now my entire mental and physical game in a nutshell is this:
1. Throw ball.
2. Leave Pins.
3. Swear, and blame the ball. :D

In all seriousness, I've heard many pro's say the same thing and I think it's good advice - if you throw a bad shot, you throw a bad shot. Don't let it screw up the next one. Instead approach the lane each time with the one and only goal being to make a quality shot. Don't think about the previous frames or the next ones, just this one quality shot. It's easier said than done, but I've found that if I just laugh off the bad shots and then focus on the one I'm about to make, I play much better than if I get frustrated and mad and try to hurt the pins that my first throw left standing.

[Tampabaybob]

AZBowla......You definitely have the correct frame of mind. Too many bowlers will agonize over the last shot or get pissed because they left a ten pin and then get up and blow it. What Ball1820 has put up there is a compilation of where you want to be in total. It shows how many things really go into being that high average bowler you want to be. It's not something "Joe Average" is going to do starting off, but is a good scenario of where you want to end up with your bowling knowledge.

After you've been bowling several years and really get into the game, most of these points will be things you'll normally do every time you go bowling. It's a progression of knowledge. As I said in a previous thread to someone, some people that don't bowl, believe bowling is an easy game. Then they try it and find out it's not quite as easy as they thought. Sure just about every person on the planet can bowl, but how well they do is another matter. Having your head screwed on straight is a great start.

Keep thinking that way and you'll improve much faster than the guy that does the opposite.

Bob

[bowl1820]

Balls-Phases of Motion
Surface Manipulation
Core Dynamics
Lane Surfaces
Ball Motion Applied

what does all this stuff mean? What is the difference between surface and oil?

Surface Manipulation-sanding, polishing, cleaning a ball

Core Dynamics- The core of the ball affects several aspects of how the ball reacts

Lane Surfaces- There are several different lane types wood, synthetic , overlays. Also the topography how the lanes surface is worn affects how the ball reacts.

Ball Motion Applied- Knowing how the ball moves and reacts and applying that knowledge when using it on the lane.


or something like that.

[billf]

Another quality post. Will it be a ball winner?
Thank you for the thought provoking thread.