my girls form!

[bowldave]

hi!

here some shots of ma girlfriend her form..

she suffered a broken wrist this year :(
so she is bowling with a brace for the first time...
it keeps her hand steady in release... so works good..

we worked on the balence arm.. it is now more in front instead of side... it helps her to keep a looser swing and higher backswing..
and more speed in comparisson to the whole last year..

hope you guys have more tips to work with...
i would like to get some drills to get the upper body in a better line with the backswing at last few steps and release!

thnx!
greets dave

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfs91hx_A-w&feature=youtube_gdata

[Greenday]

Is that a compilation of her best shots? Or was that just a string of really good shots?

[bowldave]

She shot 244 and 278 during these recordings :) she never done that before so was cool! But these shots were after eachother.. I cut and pasted it..

[Greenday]

Ok, just wanted to make sure before commenting.

She's bringing the ball behind her back instead of just swinging straight back, which I'm not a big fan of. Also some drift with that last step. I feel like those two things could lead to inconsistencies in nights.

On the bright side, she was extremely consistent in those shots. Seems like the exact same shot over and over. Great repetition.

[billf]

swing and slide drill
http://bowlingknowledge.info/images/stories/december08_slowinskiatlarge.pdf

Lateral trunk bend
http://bowlingknowledge.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=268&Itemid=62

Overall what we saw looks good. Straightening out that backswing will help greatly. The torso rotation will help with that as it will allow the shoulder to come back at a different angle.

[GeoLes]

hi!

here some shots of ma girlfriend her form..

she suffered a broken wrist this year :(
so she is bowling with a brace for the first time...
it keeps her hand steady in release... so works good..

we worked on the balence arm.. it is now more in front instead of side... it helps her to keep a looser swing and higher backswing..
and more speed in comparisson to the whole last year..

hope you guys have more tips to work with...
i would like to get some drills to get the upper body in a better line with the backswing at last few steps and release!

thnx!
greets dave

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfs91hx_A-w&feature=youtube_gdata

I am no professiona (and I don't portray one on TV either), but I do "no-step" and "one-step" drills:

No-step: Assume final slide position. with ball at side, swing slight forward back and forward relesing the ball. Note hips and sholders remain square to the foul line with upright torso.

One-Step: From standing position bending forward slighty at the hips, with ball at side, easy swing forward and back. As ball returns reaches back position extend balance arm. Allow ball to swing forward and slide into final positiion releasing ball. You don't care where the ball goes, check for low, square hips, square shoulders and upright torso. - Again you don't care about the ball reaction here (although you will notice an improved reaction), you want to lock in a solid finish position.

These drills are also good for swing improvement.

At least they work for me.

Your resultes may vary.

[dnhoffman]

Only concern was what bill et all pointed out, backswing doesn't stay in line with the head.

Straightening that out will help both consistency and energy transfer

[Tampabaybob]

Dave, I think she's got very good form. She was a little off balance on those first couple of shots, but the rest she was right on the money. She does come around her bak a bit, so she could work on straightening that out and the 'only' other thing I see would be to have just a bit deeper knee bend at the line. Shooting those kinds of score, you need to pony up some money and get that girl in some money tournaments. Could be a good way to make some extra cash (that's if she gives you any of her winnings ! LOL)

[bowldave]

Thnx!!!

So today we start training with some drills...

- 1 step drill... last step.. keeping right footh on ground.
- during start.. more through knees, move upperbody lil more forward over the ball.. en to the right...
- straighten out arm in pushaway.. an keep it straight during swing.

looks good.. do going to throw some hours in it....

then we go work on release... to keep the hand behind and more under the ball.. cause her release is on top of the ball..
made a clip today!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAzsu7I3tIo&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAMx1DaOtbQ

[billf]

Overall much better. Arm still goes slightly behind her back but better than before. The side view was AWESOME!!!
Actually, if it's alright I would like to save it to show the girls what I expect their side view to look like.

[bowldave]

Thats allright!! Use it to help other girls :D Great!

[Tampabaybob]

Dave, Her approach is looking very good indeed. Have he look at the video and notice her left knee at the line and the sound of the ball hitting the floor. Hear it? If she could get a little more knee bend that would help her get just a little lower and be able to get the ball down smoother. Otherwise, everything else looks very good.

[Bunny]

billf-Thanks for the link to DYDS! I have the same issue as Dave's girl, swinging the ball behind my back. I know I do it and have tried to fix it. I couldn't figure out how to get it straighter. I've gotten advice from teammates and a couple of coaches at a local clinic. "Just straighten it out" didn't work. "Just loosen your swing" didn't work, etc, etc.

I think DYDS is the answer for me. I practiced some swings in front of the mirror using the DYDS technique from the article and it looks like dropping my shoulder is keeping my backswing straight.

I can't wait to get out and practice tonight!!!