Phonetek
08-05-2018, 02:37 AM
For months, since my son got his ball he's always had problems with his back swing coming behind him. How he was shooting 200+ like that I had no clue. With the help of the one step drills we FINALLY figured out why. Even with videos of him and two bronze coaches working with him it didn't occur to ANY of us what the problem was. The one step was the answer, but I had to see him from the front to see it. None of us could tell from behind but it was his push off. Yep, that's all it was. He was pushing off to the right but it was so hard to see. All I had to do was make him exaggerate his push off to the left and BAM, nice straight swing! When he's not thinking about it he still gets it behind him but he realizes he did it when he does.
The other big help with the one step drill is he's learning the slide step with knee bend. Before he was just straight legging it but he would fall off to the right every time. Again, with his backswing not coming from behind pulling him to the right he can bend his knee and post his shot. Impossible to pull your body to the right on follow through and bend and stay balanced at the same time. It all comes together from one drill.
Yesterday after I stopped bowling with him I had him do this drill. I figured he was gonna give me lip about it because his score was gonna be bad and he was gonna be looking silly. To my shock he said "Okay Coach" and he reached up and turned the scoring monitor off and went right up there and did it. Not only that but with the monitor off not only could he not see his scores but had no idea how long he did it for. 8 games of one step drills! LOL So glad it's only 50 cents a game! I don't care though. All he wants to do is get better. After than he shot a few games of low ball for the first time. That too also helped him greatly understand how and why to move his feet and what to aim at.
Suddenly now that everything is starting to click the passion in his game is really starting to show. It flipped like a switch. It's gone beyond just learning a sport and he's a natural. He is really starting to remind me of how I was back when I was a youth bowler. He told me last night that he wants to bowl in the Junior Gold to see if he could qualify. He said he was afraid to ask because of cost. I asked one of the bronze coaches if he thinks he could do it. He said he thinks he could have a good shot to qualify to at least the second round at U15 and possibly further. That was enough for me.
I made a promise to him that I have to keep. If he is really this serious and dedicated, I don't care what it costs and what league or tournament he wants to bowl in and wherever he wants to bowl I promised that I would make it happen. As his dad and his coach....beg, borrow or steal, I just have to give him every shot I can for him to succeed. I told wife that "No" can never be an option so don't even think about it and she agreed. My work is also willing to help as well. He already needs a heavier ball, 12lbs is definitely too light. 14lbs would likely be best at this point which would open up a lot of options beyond plastic and he's ready for better. Storm comes to mind. My truck is broke down and I already told wifey it's gonna have to wait two weeks for another paycheck so I can get him a new ball. We still have her truck which is better on gas, a little inconvenient but not a big loss for now.
The other big help with the one step drill is he's learning the slide step with knee bend. Before he was just straight legging it but he would fall off to the right every time. Again, with his backswing not coming from behind pulling him to the right he can bend his knee and post his shot. Impossible to pull your body to the right on follow through and bend and stay balanced at the same time. It all comes together from one drill.
Yesterday after I stopped bowling with him I had him do this drill. I figured he was gonna give me lip about it because his score was gonna be bad and he was gonna be looking silly. To my shock he said "Okay Coach" and he reached up and turned the scoring monitor off and went right up there and did it. Not only that but with the monitor off not only could he not see his scores but had no idea how long he did it for. 8 games of one step drills! LOL So glad it's only 50 cents a game! I don't care though. All he wants to do is get better. After than he shot a few games of low ball for the first time. That too also helped him greatly understand how and why to move his feet and what to aim at.
Suddenly now that everything is starting to click the passion in his game is really starting to show. It flipped like a switch. It's gone beyond just learning a sport and he's a natural. He is really starting to remind me of how I was back when I was a youth bowler. He told me last night that he wants to bowl in the Junior Gold to see if he could qualify. He said he was afraid to ask because of cost. I asked one of the bronze coaches if he thinks he could do it. He said he thinks he could have a good shot to qualify to at least the second round at U15 and possibly further. That was enough for me.
I made a promise to him that I have to keep. If he is really this serious and dedicated, I don't care what it costs and what league or tournament he wants to bowl in and wherever he wants to bowl I promised that I would make it happen. As his dad and his coach....beg, borrow or steal, I just have to give him every shot I can for him to succeed. I told wife that "No" can never be an option so don't even think about it and she agreed. My work is also willing to help as well. He already needs a heavier ball, 12lbs is definitely too light. 14lbs would likely be best at this point which would open up a lot of options beyond plastic and he's ready for better. Storm comes to mind. My truck is broke down and I already told wifey it's gonna have to wait two weeks for another paycheck so I can get him a new ball. We still have her truck which is better on gas, a little inconvenient but not a big loss for now.