Great article.....thanks for posting that. It should answer roughly a thousand questions !!Originally Posted by classygranny
he may not have been a bad coach just not the right coach for you and your self not understanding or fullying accepting what was told or he didnt explain it in a way you can understand
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Great article.....thanks for posting that. It should answer roughly a thousand questions !!
Bob
"There truly is such a thing as a bad night and when these doomed evenings arrive you can't avoid them. But there's a bright side to this, it's that bad nights won't kill you, and sometimes will make you a little smarter."
That is a good site Glassygranny but all I want to know is when I move right or left a few boards on my strike ball, do I also move my target spot left or right or does it remain the same spot?
I agree on my experience with a bowling instructor. He is very well known and also works with some name pros. As a former flight instructor, as a hobby, I know how I would have begin a lesson and the degree of professionalism I expected was just not present. He probably works great with other people.
Tampabaybob with over 30 years of coaching experience you should be a great help and you're the right age. Ha!
Here's the disclaimer in the first paragraph, last two sentences: Keep in mind the explanation of this secret will generally only apply to strokers and rollers. Power players use a modified version to get the job done that will be discussed later.
Classic strokers would have trouble getting the ball out otherwise UNTIL they are taught how to change their hand position and open up the lane.
Guess you can tell Susie is a classic stroker while I'm more of a power player. With my lack of accuracy I need all the margin for error a power player can get.
So it really depends on your style or ability to adapt to differing styles. Noah is a power player while George soon will be
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Out of the coaches I listed, my guess would be Ron Clifton. But that's only a guess.
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Sorry this took off in more directions than your answer....
Consensus is that you move your feet 2 or 3 boards then move your mark 1 board the same direction; thus, the 2:1 or 3:1 ratio. If you move your feet less than 2 boards, then leave your mark where it is. But, if you have moved your feet way left, then you will need to open up your stance in order to get the ball over your target.
Also, the 3 point target comes into play as well....your laydown mark, the mark at around the arrows, and the breakpoint. That becomes the "line" you are playing and how you start in your stance (alignment) with your body/arm position plays into "playing the line".
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its 2:1 4:2 is normal but we are bowling on house shots where u have 5 board window in most houses and thats a tough shot for a house shot so u can keep the same mark on a house shot till u move 4 boards then id move the 4:2
or ball down
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Hugh.... to answer your question, let me describe it like this. Let's say your target is the second arrow and your ball is going brooklyn ( left of the headpin).
Using your target, the second arrow "AS A PIVOT POINT", to bring the ball back to the right side of the head pin you would move your feet left. Vicea versa if the ball doesn't make it to the headpin and you're hitting the 3-6 pin area, then again using your pivot point, move your feet right.
This would be the absolute basic moves you would make. Depending on your own expertise and knowledge of the lane conditions, then you may have to do a 2 & 1 move or even a 3 & 2 move. That's where you would move your feet 2 boards and your target 1 board (or 3 & 2) . Does that help?
Bob
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