J Anderson
04-09-2018, 12:11 PM
I spent yesterday at the Brunswick Mini-Camp held at Nutmeg Bowl in Fairfield CT. It was a lot of fun to meet and be coached by Jason Sterner, Ryan Shafer, Sean Rash, Chuck Gardner, and Parker Bohn III. It was also fun to be coached along side some of the kids that I coach each week.
I was somewhat surprised that they made only three fairly subtle suggestions to me. Two were very slight changes to my set-up position, and one was about shortening my first step.
The other surprise was the changes that they got out of kids who we have been trying to get to change for years. We knew that, at least for bowling, the kids listen to us more than their parents. Obviously pro bowlers rank a lot higher than bronze and silver level coaches.
One last highlight, at the end of our time on the lanes, we were put into four teams of 5 or 6 campers with one pro on each team, and bowled two Baker games. I bowled with Jason Sterner’s team. We had the highest game and the highest pin total for the two games. Only three opens, and all three were big splits.
I was somewhat surprised that they made only three fairly subtle suggestions to me. Two were very slight changes to my set-up position, and one was about shortening my first step.
The other surprise was the changes that they got out of kids who we have been trying to get to change for years. We knew that, at least for bowling, the kids listen to us more than their parents. Obviously pro bowlers rank a lot higher than bronze and silver level coaches.
One last highlight, at the end of our time on the lanes, we were put into four teams of 5 or 6 campers with one pro on each team, and bowled two Baker games. I bowled with Jason Sterner’s team. We had the highest game and the highest pin total for the two games. Only three opens, and all three were big splits.