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Knee continuation

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Hello everyone

I'm a victim of the Flamingo position and poor foul line balance in general.
A topic that got me interested is knee continuation.

How exactly does it happen?
Is it a result of other aspects in ones approach or is it something a bowler has to actively do?

I'd love to hear some more information on knee continuation.
There's a BTM article as well as a USBC academy video, both of which I don't have access to.
I haven't found too many other ressources on that topic, besides the wiki article.

cheers guys
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Look at this link, around 5:10 in the video. It might help. Dean Champ's video is probably the best visual on the modern game release.

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I know that video inside out.
It doesn't explain my questions tho.

Is knee continuation a result of everything leading up to the point of release or is it something a bowler does deliberately? How can one get more knee continuation?
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Some info that might be of interest

Knee continuation: is the action where the knee continues to move forward after the foot has come to a stop in the slide. This allows the bowler to maintain more stability and also improves the power flow from the feet to the upper body when transferring energy to the ball.

Role of the Trailing Leg and Knee Continuation
http://wiki.bowlingchat.net/wiki/index. ... ntinuation

Knee Continuation is related to the flat spot (the slider's Knee Continuation creates a larger Flat Spot...equating to a larger release window.) so you might want to look at this also:
Flat spot info video

The flat spot is the area in the red circle in which the blue ball track flattens and the delivery happens.

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This is a translation from German of the text that goes with the video:
Players who are able to make your delivery with a flat spot have the advantage that you can benefit from a margin of error in the delivery. It has also been shown that these players also have a higher consistency of the delivery.

The following elements are necessary in order to be able to produce such a flat ball track (or flat spot)
- the inclination of the upper body during the slide step should have a constant angle as far as possible
- the level (height) on which the hip axis moves during the slide step should remain as equal as possible until delivery
- to support this flat ball track, the knee should also continue the forward movement after which the foot has completed the sliding movement.

You also might want to read this:
Don’t Underestimate the Flat Spot!
http://tamerbowling.com/dont-underestim ... flat-spot/

Excerpt:
"So it is important to remember that the armswing should not be a simple semi-circle, i.e., it doesn’t just go back shoulder height and come forward shoulder height. At some point when you release the ball at the bottom of the swing, there actually has to be a slight forward projection which creates this “flat spot” effect."
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Knee continuation drill

JMerrell:
Here's a knee continuation drill for you:

1) Line up at the foul line for a typical one step drill. (one step back from
the line in your regular regular set-up for anyone not familiar with the drill).

2) Hinge the ball forward and into a comfortable back swing height, shuffle your
slide foot forward, deliver the ball while sliding your trailing knee up directly
behind and lightly touching the back of the slide knee.


3) I am not recommending the trail leg should touch the knee during regular
execution, only while doing the drill.

4) During the regular delivery what should happen is that the distance between
the knees is reduced from the point where you enter the slide to when the
delivery is complete. (even though the slide knee has continued forward).

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1080 post #4


5) With this drill you will experience knee continuation or fall on your face.
Practice the drill without the ball before attempting the drill with the ball.

6) Do several repetitions of this drill and then several regular deliveries focusing
solely on the feeling of knee continuation. Works best if you stay down until
the ball hits the pins. Sound familiar?
Also JMerrells post #4 from the referenced thread:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1080

Mo says: Improve your knee continuation during the release and follow through. Soft knees carry corner pins!.

This move will lengthen your flat spot, which increases margin for error and improves the hitting power. (as MO mentioned in his post, carry more corners).

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The amount the slide knee continues forward after the slide foot has stopped
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Knee continuation is not an aspect of the bowling approach, but the end result of fundamentally sound footwork.
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TomaHawk wrote:Knee continuation is not an aspect of the bowling approach, but the end result of fundamentally sound footwork.
That explains why it's nowhere to be seen in my game :lol:

thanks again Bowl1820, I saved your post so i can have it at my disposal.
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