Very serious about getting Seriously Good

[billf]

Ask around about coaching. Personally, I have been giving free lessons to build my reputation and trust among the local bowling community. Being newly certified doesn't necessarily mean I know any less or more, just not as experienced explaining it to people. Other than that, all certified USBC coaches took the same classes.

[Etrain]

a lesson would be your best bet. Im new and took 2 lessons and it improved my game tremendously.

[billf]

I've been bowling 6 years and earned my coaching certification. Not being able to see myself and never enough time to record myself, I went to a bowling clinic yesterday. Right away Ron Hatfield saw my push away and backswing were too high. I didn't think my backswing was close to parallel. Turns out it was almost completely vertical. Andy Parker suggested I lengthen my first step to a full step (5 step approach) and cut down on the distance of my crossover step. I had purposely changed these to where they were but with my shortened swing the old steps worked better.
I did get lucky. A clinic with a gold and 2 silver coaches, 8 students and 6 lanes doesn't happen very often (designed for 40).
A good bowler doesn't necessarily make a good coach. Personally I subscribe to the old saying "a lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client". All too often we either judge ourselves too harshly or gloss over the things we shouldn't.