1VegasBowler
04-20-2016, 05:56 AM
OK...Back in 2014 I returned to bowling after a 25 year hiatus, and man have thing changed since.
I started bowling in the 60's and once I was figuring it out I had to learn my approach.
My father (rest his soul) and I always watched it on TV and I remember seeing some guy by the name of Mark Roth, and what he did back then was unreal. Needless to say I pretty much copied his style but with a 5 step approach, and stayed with it until I walked away from bowling in the mid 80's.
Upon my return I have encountered a few physical limitations. Bad back, knee, shoulder and a couple of other annoyances. While I do have a #15 ball, my other 3 are #12.
But the changes to the lanes and balls made me change from the Mark Roth style as well. I still use the 5 step approach, but it's slow and deliberate with not much back swing, and I have hovered around a 190 average.
A couple of weeks ago I had to have Laser Lithotripsy to get rid of 2 kidney stones and have a stent put in, and the very next night I was bowling. Probably not the smartest thing to do, but my doc didn't say not to. I didn't ask him either! lol
BUT, I didn't stay with the style I was using. I went with the Marshall Holman approach with a couple of tweaks. Still 5 steps and still just below the upper dots, and it was amazingly comfortable. Comfortable enough where I bowled just under 650.
Other than a couple of stinkers, I've bowled pretty darn good these last couple of weeks. And I'm going to stick with this from here on out.
How many of you made similar changes and ended up with better results? Thanks.
I started bowling in the 60's and once I was figuring it out I had to learn my approach.
My father (rest his soul) and I always watched it on TV and I remember seeing some guy by the name of Mark Roth, and what he did back then was unreal. Needless to say I pretty much copied his style but with a 5 step approach, and stayed with it until I walked away from bowling in the mid 80's.
Upon my return I have encountered a few physical limitations. Bad back, knee, shoulder and a couple of other annoyances. While I do have a #15 ball, my other 3 are #12.
But the changes to the lanes and balls made me change from the Mark Roth style as well. I still use the 5 step approach, but it's slow and deliberate with not much back swing, and I have hovered around a 190 average.
A couple of weeks ago I had to have Laser Lithotripsy to get rid of 2 kidney stones and have a stent put in, and the very next night I was bowling. Probably not the smartest thing to do, but my doc didn't say not to. I didn't ask him either! lol
BUT, I didn't stay with the style I was using. I went with the Marshall Holman approach with a couple of tweaks. Still 5 steps and still just below the upper dots, and it was amazingly comfortable. Comfortable enough where I bowled just under 650.
Other than a couple of stinkers, I've bowled pretty darn good these last couple of weeks. And I'm going to stick with this from here on out.
How many of you made similar changes and ended up with better results? Thanks.