modern release cuz of reactive resin

[Shaneshu87]

from that distance the variation is of the reflection is minor

[Beagle]

yes that reflection moves from stance to end of ur approach for me.. cant do it....the whole gist of that I think is to develop a line rather than a spot or target. how long or short u make the line is up to u...... as for other comments, yes there r no style points in bowling. Its not like a diving or gymnastics.. the objective is to knock down as many pins with each ball..Robs list, which I added alignment, includes those traits that he feels would enable a person to do so on a more consistent basis....yes they can be tweaked to a degree.As far as thumbless bowlers and projecting, they do that easily. projecting is a plane landing not taking off..

[Shaneshu87]

but you are correct if your alley has cheater arrows great (there is a reason there called cheater arrows) aim for those, if not do what you want, i'm just sharing the method of how i use a mark down lane successfully with no cheater arrows available

[Mike White]

from that distance the variation is of the reflection is minor

The difference is minor lengthwise, but side to side it is not minor.

After you release the ball, you watch to see if your ball actually reaches the reflection.

Unless you post the shot consistently, sideways motion of the head moves the reflection sideways as well.

[Shaneshu87]

side to side changes even if you aim at the arrows lol if your aiming at a mark no matter where it is, as long as your approach is somewhat consistent, even for drifters, then after release you "should" hit it, after the ball comes out of your hand you cannot move it to correct yourself, if your off balance and take a side step after release then there is no way to know if your hitting the mark your aiming at unless you can teach yourself better balance to follow the ball to the mark without moving side to side. sorry i'm a physics major and you guys are talking about a change of milometers in a game of feet and inches, unless of course your a drifter then the reflection could move for you but even then, unless your drifting the whole approach deck side to side, we're talking about an inch at max! lol and yes i know on a sport a shot a milometer is a big deal, but we're talking about a ths that usually has a 10 board variance for hit and misses. all i'm doing is offering my knowledge, i started using the reflection average shot up 25 pins with practice, i help team mates learn to use the reflection their averages shot up. it helps create accuracy so when you do go into a sport shot your not one of those THS bowlers at state for example (or reno) that just throws as hard as he can and relies on that 10 board variance to save his butt everytime he misses his mark. sorry off the soap box now

[Hampe]

sorry i'm a physics major and you guys are talking about a change of milometers in a game of feet and inches....

Well....I can certainly tell you were paying attention in class.....

[bowl1820]

When using a reflection down the lane as a spot to look at. It's only that, a "spot" to look at and was never meant as some precise target to hit.

Yes, there is some variance of the location of the reflection front to back and side to side with your movements.
(Now the side to side variation just from your head position would be a little more than a few milometers though and if you drift it could be more.)

That's why you need to note where that "reflection mark" is at the moment of your release and you need to be consistent with your shot making.

You mainly use the reflection to help with projection down the lane and direction of your arm swing. When used for that those variations are minor.

And yes you have to be consistent and post your shot for it to work well, But that is true of whatever mark you use.

[RobLV1]

Using the reflections of the pins is a variation on breakpoint bowling. The idea of the "target" in bowling is nothing more than an intended direction for the armswing. Two or three years ago I read about an interesting study of the Women's Team USA. They measured the accuracy, at the arrows, of each of the players on the team. The bowler who proved to be the most consistent in terms of hitting her mark at the arrows was Shannon Pluhowsky. Shannon is a breakpoint bowler! She doesn't target the arrows. This is one of the reasons that consistent footwork is so important. If you are walking consistently, you will hit your target consistently, even if you target an area down the lane rather than at the arrows.

[MICHAEL]

Using the reflections of the pins is a variation on breakpoint bowling. The idea of the "target" in bowling is nothing more than an intended direction for the armswing. Two or three years ago I read about an interesting study of the Women's Team USA. They measured the accuracy, at the arrows, of each of the players on the team. The bowler who proved to be the most consistent in terms of hitting her mark at the arrows was Shannon Pluhowsky. Shannon is a breakpoint bowler! She doesn't target the arrows. This is one of the reasons that consistent footwork is so important. If you are walking consistently, you will hit your target consistently, even if you target an area down the lane rather than at the arrows.

maybe you have mentioned this already Rob, but what do you target?

[RobLV1]

I target the reflection of the pins a great majority of the time for the simple reason that I am left eye dominant, so targeting at the arrows is difficult because my vision has not come together at that point. When I have to move left of about 17 at the arrows, I use a three point system; laydown point, arrows, and reflections to keep from drifting right.