What part of your physical game always gets you in trouble or into slumps

[Timmyb]

Footwork. I have a tendency to get my feet behind my swing, to the point that I've actually hit my right leg (I'm right handed) coming through.

[NewToBowling]

I didn't know that was an option

[fortheloveofbowling]

Footwork. I have a tendency to get my feet behind my swing, to the point that I've actually hit my right leg (I'm right handed) coming through.

That is a new one. Never heard of or seen that happen.

[Timmyb]

That is a new one. Never heard of or seen that happen.

Here and there. It usually doesn't cause a lot of mayhem, usually I just feel it tug at my jeans. Most times, I can feel it coming and stop, but not always.

[AlexNC]

My left (balance arm) has gotten me into trouble lately. I have a tendency to let it come up too much throwing my balance off to the right.

[mc_runner]

Here and there. It usually doesn't cause a lot of mayhem, usually I just feel it tug at my jeans. Most times, I can feel it coming and stop, but not always.

Same, this happened to me the other week and I shot it off my leg and into the gutter. Surprised the heck out of me, too. First time for everything I guess.

[1VegasBowler]

Same, this happened to me the other week and I shot it off my leg and into the gutter. Surprised the heck out of me, too. First time for everything I guess.

This has happened to me as well, and it sure makes you feel like crap when you toss one into the gutter.

This happened to Rob Johnson a couple of weeks ago during practice, but he nailed his ankle. Bad. His ankle blew up like a hot air balloon. Didn't break it, but it was ugly. I saw the pic of it and I could feel the pain!

Fortunately he's back bowling.

[foreverincamo]

I've been revamping my entire approach for the last two years. When my timing is good, and the ball fits just right in my hand, everything feels effortless. My feet get a little fast and my timing gets late, everything falls apart.

[mc_runner]

This has happened to me as well, and it sure makes you feel like crap when you toss one into the gutter.

This happened to Rob Johnson a couple of weeks ago during practice, but he nailed his ankle. Bad. His ankle blew up like a hot air balloon. Didn't break it, but it was ugly. I saw the pic of it and I could feel the pain!

Fortunately he's back bowling.

I've done this too, but at least that's the left leg and a little less surprising (although more painful). When you're so off on your timing that you hit your right leg, it's really unexpected and means you haven't even cleared your second to last step before the ball's ready to come out.

[collinwho]

The biggest issue for me is pulling the ball. I will square my shoulders up to the lane instead of my target at miss left, sometimes by a lot. My other big issue is that if I get too frustrated with pulling the ball I will start to do everything too carefully and at that point my entire approach can just fall apart.