Where to Stand and Spot

[J Anderson]

if this is going to be a argument let me make sure i clarify this you angle your body to your mark but still walk the board you started on

No argument here. I'm sure that for you ( and Bill) walking parallel to the lane works. To tell the truth its been a while since I checked what my drift is and I've only checked it when playing straight up the boards. I think that I'm walking a line toward my target but I really don't know.

Of course the other thing is most of the time my adjustments are relatively small. Usually no more than a full board if I'm keeping the same target, and not more than three boards if I move my target one. So its not really obvious that my path has changed.

[dnhoffman]

Gettin feisty in here!

[billf]

Gettin feisty in here!

I'm an old, red-headed Scorpio. Comes with the territory lol

[HughScot]

Here is a link to her site where I got the quote: http://www.strikeability.com/secret1.php

[HughScot]

Here is a link to her site where I got the quote: http://www.strikeability.com/secret1.php

And I took two lessons from one of the coaches you mentioned and it was a total waste of money. I will not pass on his name at this time.

[dnhoffman]

I'm loving this..

[classygranny]

And I took two lessons from one of the coaches you mentioned and it was a total waste of money. I will not pass on his name at this time.

I would encourage you to share the name and experience, in detail. What you share might help someone from making the same mistake - or maybe it was a communication thing and someone might now be scared of that issue. But leaving it as is makes some of us question all of these coaches in the back of our minds. Be tactful, honest, and your opinions will be well respected...at least from me.

[Judy clemons]

CLASSYGRANNY is absolutely correct we need honesty first & foremost on these BOWLINGBOARDS
our PIN PALS... TRUST our OPINIONS and ADVICE totally everyone of us are here to learn from each other
and if we can not be forthright and honest with what we feel say or think then we are not giving the BOWLINGBOARDS
the RESPECT and INTEGRITY that its SENIOR members have worked so hard to INSTILL and ACCOMPLISH here.
It is not that we want you to name or pin point out or create problems for one of the coaches but by the same token
we do not need doubt and fear being instilled in the back of every ones mind about not just one but ALL COACHES???
SOMEHOW-SOMEWAY-I HOPE YOU CAN FINDA WAY TO BRING BACK PEACE OF MIND TO ALL IN THIS MATTER!!!

[GeoLes]

" Originally Posted by J Anderson
I assume that your normal shot is straight down ten so that your approach is always parallel to the lane. When you shoot at the ten pin, do you move right and and throw a straight ball down 5? I doubt it. I move over to the left side of the approach, adjust my feet, hips, & shoulders so that I'm facing the tenpin. I'm not going to walk parallel to the lane but at an angle to it since that's the way I'm facing."

The adjustment to hit the pocket is going to be similar, just a much smaller angle. You're going to stand so you're facing your target and walk toward it. You will release the ball slightly left of normal and the ball will cross over the second arrow at a slight angle to the boards, continue out to a break point well right of the tenth board and hopefully hook back to the pocket.i disagree here you still walk the line and try to stay on the board u started on "



This is interesting. I was originally taught to walk the "left railroad track" with ball on the right track" directly at my mark when I was taught to bowl fingertip. Later I took a group lesson and the pro said I was drifting and should actully walk straight along the board I began at on the approach and slide towards the mark on the last step. I thought it was odd adding two directions to a single approach, but I adjusted to it. It is what I do now, but now that I see this conversation. I wonder. I have noted the excerption with a straight ball always directly at the target, particularly 7 pin from the right side and 10-pin from the left, but if you thow a hook, you can probably make both work.

No argument here. Perhaps both are common practices depending on the school of thought. I have seen some of the Japanese bowling videos where some of the very sucessful pros take and extreme cross step and then drift back to the orginal line during the approach.

Something to think about. Now to begin my research.

[classygranny]

I think this is a very hard thing to put in writing. I just know what my coach instructs works for him making a living, and for me to have fun. I found an article that I believe is very close to what my coach instructs - not sure if he would agree, so don't quote me on that!

The first part of the article refers to the stance and how your feet positioning allows your body to open up in order to make the adjustments of moving left.

Take it for what you want...

http://www.bowlersreference.com/Bowler/Stance/