new bowler. 4th year

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jcgneit
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new bowler. 4th year

Post by jcgneit »

Thanks in advance Jim

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Re: new bowler. 4th year

Post by JMerrell »

Hi Jake and welcome to the site.

Your natural athleticism has helped you develop an athletic physical game.

I have a couple of suggestions to help you enhance an already good game.

Starting with the back view:
1) First item of concern is your second step. I teach and prefer that this step is a Balance Beam type step (when walking on the balance beam in gymnastics, one step goes in front of the other…does not crossover). Therefore, your second step needs to be a Balance Beam Step.

2) Additionally, you can see that the crossover step moved your body further left on the approach and moves your swing path out of alignment with your intended launch angle.

3) Because your second step crosses over, your fourth step must then go back to the right to re-align your swing with your target (seen in slide B5).

Side view
1) My only concern is that your 4th step is too long. A shorter step would create more lag in your down swing.

2) In S6 you are too far from the foul line.

3) Because you are too far from the foul line, you launch the ball slightly upward and out on the lane. (see S8).

My suggestions:
1) Move up on the approach approximately a foot.

2) Work on making the second step a Balance Beam Type Step.

3) To develop a shorter fourth step, go to 22:58 in the video below and watch how to perform the Three Step Drill. This drill will help you develop a shorter fourth step.

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Again, thanks for sharing your video and all the best.
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-JMerrell
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