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The first step to fixing your timing is knowing what it is...

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I decided to start this blog for a few varying reasons, some that are solely for personal benefit and some that may in some way assist the random person who stumbles upon this blog. As a personal gain this can be used as a tool to track my changes, thoughts on challenging patterns, and as an easy way to share thoughts with bowling acquaintances. For others this can be used as a tool to think about something in a different way, a reminder of a key fundamental that has been ignored or forgotten, and potentially assistance in combating a new pattern or mental challenge.

After reading the Mark Baker book "Game Changer" I was introduced to a new way to evaluate a bowler's timing. Through years and years of timing I was always comfortable with the thought of good timing being the union of the push away and the second step of the five step approach (1st step in a four step approach); this thought was taught to me as a junior bowler, I passed this on to juniors when coaching, and have heard this thought countless times on this forum. Mark Baker claims that the real spot we should focus on is the point in which the slide step first makes contact with the ground; without giving a full review of the book he shows countless examples of varying timing of the push away amongst the top pros (early, on time, and late), but the position of the arm swing is always the same at the point when the slide step contacts the ground as a method to support his claims.

The question then becomes is this the correct approach to attaining great timing? If so, what do we adjust to get to this point if we are early or late? I feel that the logical answer would be to change the timing of the push away, but Baker says that this is the only aspect he will likely not change to get to this point; instead he would focus on other arm swing aspects and the footwork. My next few technical blogs will focus on the steps I take to get closer to this perfect timing and if they create positive or negative results.

In addition, I will sprinkle in lane play and equipment thoughts as well as mental game aspects as they come to mind.

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