Is your slide foot the one you determine where you are standing?

[goneal32]

When bowlers say they are standing 20, throwing to 7, are they saying that the center of their slide foot is standing on the 20 board,throwing to 7 is 7 at the arrows? I am right handed and take a 4 step approach and slide on my left.

[bowl1820]

When bowlers say they are standing 20, throwing to 7, are they saying that the center of their slide foot is standing on the 20 board,throwing to 7 is 7 at the arrows? I am right handed and take a 4 step approach and slide on my left.


The standard method is using the inside edge of the slide foot.

http://s5.postimg.org/mps25eb9j/startingfootposition.gif

typically when someone said they were throwing/targeting say 7 or whatever, they were talking about at the arrows. And for the most part that's what they probably mean.

But today they might be meaning the the breakpoint, as for knowing which they mean it would have to be determined by the context of what they are talking about (just ask them if you don't know)

[zdawg]

I'm a right hander, I line up like Bowl1820's picture up there - basically that part of the shoe aligns with whatever board I am lining up on. And yes, throwing to a certain number is in reference to the arrows.

[J Anderson]

When bowlers say they are standing 20, throwing to 7, are they saying that the center of their slide foot is standing on the 20 board,throwing to 7 is 7 at the arrows? I am right handed and take a 4 step approach and slide on my left.


The standard method is using the inside edge of the slide foot.

http://s5.postimg.org/mps25eb9j/startingfootposition.gif

typically when someone said they were throwing/targeting say 7 or whatever, they were talking about at the arrows. And for the most part that's what they probably mean.

But today they might be meaning the the breakpoint, as for knowing which they mean it would have to be determined by the context of what they are talking about (just ask them if you don't know)

Bowl1820 has given a great explanation of how it should be figured. One, it's very easy to see where edge of the shoe is as opposed to trying to guess where the center of the toe of the shoe is. Two, by using the slide foot, it is very easy to compare what board you started on to the board you finished on to see if you drifted and by how much.

That said, there are a few people who judge by the other foot, and a fairly large number who try to figure where the toe or center of the shoe is. For most of us, the only thing that matters is that we're consistent in how we figure it. The problems arise when we're trying to explain some thing to another bowler who figures it differently.

[RobLV1]

While the lining up with the instep of the slide foot is the "accepted" method, the part of the slide foot that is used to line up on the approach instep, toe, etc., is really personal preference. Which foot is used, however, is not. If you line up on the approach using your trailing foot, you have no way of judging how much or if you are drifting. This is a huge piece of information, and not having it at your disposal can only be a detriment to your bowling.