*PRACTICE MAKES YOU PERFECT*
Practicing:
1) If you aren't working at the present time, try to go practicing during daytime hours, when most kids are in school. If you go on the week ends, there are so many kids there and they never wait for you, they will run right up on the lane when you are setting up and trying to focus, throw you off, and you'll probably get a bad shot. Kids get excited and just stand up near the ball rack and can be extremely distracting.
If you are set up on the lane in the league, and someone doesn't wait for you, then you may want to go bowling when there are several distractions, so that you will DICIPLINE yourself to step back, let that rude person go, and start over again. This also takes practice like the bowling game itself. It is easier to just go if you're already up there. It took me a long time to finally step back and let the other person just go and start my set up routine over again.
2) When you do go practicing, have something specific in mind to practice on that day. Don't just toss the ball out there onto the lane. There are several thing you can work on, and you should practice each of these for 1-2 games each. Here is a reminder list:
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1) If you aren't working at the present time, try to go practicing during daytime hours, when most kids are in school. If you go on the week ends, there are so many kids there and they never wait for you, they will run right up on the lane when you are setting up and trying to focus, throw you off, and you'll probably get a bad shot. Kids get excited and just stand up near the ball rack and can be extremely distracting.
If you are set up on the lane in the league, and someone doesn't wait for you, then you may want to go bowling when there are several distractions, so that you will DICIPLINE yourself to step back, let that rude person go, and start over again. This also takes practice like the bowling game itself. It is easier to just go if you're already up there. It took me a long time to finally step back and let the other person just go and start my set up routine over again.
2) When you do go practicing, have something specific in mind to practice on that day. Don't just toss the ball out there onto the lane. There are several thing you can work on, and you should practice each of these for 1-2 games each. Here is a reminder list:
- Walking up straight
- Getting the ball over the intended target
- Good lift on the ball, keeping the fingers slightly bent
- Getting the timing down really well, by counting you steps
- Feeling a rhythm
- Getting good loft on the ball and trying to hit the same spot on the lane when the ball hits the lane
- Keeping the shoulders square to the target, not bent sideways
- Practicing any pins you may be having trouble with at this time
- Keeping knees flexed at the stance and throughout the walk and release
- Make sure to bring your notebook so as you learn things, you can jot them down and read the notes over and over to help you remember all that there is to remember.
- Most of all, have a lot of fun. You want to be a really good bowler, but it takes time and patience and you need to enjoy the learning process.
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