Last step of the 4 step approach

[NewToBowling]

All steps of my 4 step approach have been the same distance.

From what I have been reading the last step should be longer than the first 3? Is this correct?

Probably why things have just been a bit off. Take 3 normal steps than one big sliding last step.

See Chris Barnes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoyRbBHXQOA

[RobLV1]

Ideally, the steps should be increasingly longer, starting with a small first step, and ending with the longest step sliding into the line.

[NewToBowling]

Thats what I figured. I've been taking same size steps

[Amyers]

I've always heard that the third step should be rather short and quick to improve leverage. Done slow, slow, quick, slide for a 4 step but I'm no expert

[Mike White]

I've always heard that the third step should be rather short and quick to improve leverage. Done slow, slow, quick, slide for a 4 step but I'm no expert

The second to last step (3rd of 4, 4th of 5, etc) is a timing step.

As the ball reaches the top of your back swing, the second to last step should be completing.

If this means your second to last step barely gets in front of the previous foot, thats fine.

When the ball reaches the top of the back swing, you're at the same position as the one step drill, which has your weight on your non-slide foot, and you push with that foot into the slide step.

You can't push with that foot, if it's not on the floor yet.