Physical Game
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3:21Bowling Muscle Training
Mind and body must work together to compete at the highest level. For your mind to be at its best, it mustn’t have distractions from the body. In this premium video, Scott Pohl, owner of On Track Pro Shop, reviews muscle training areas of concern while helping you create a training schedule that will get…
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1:44Thumb Timing aka Release Timing
The thumb is the first finger that exits the bowling ball during the release. This is often referred to as thumb or release timing. In this premium video, Scott Pohl, owner of On Track Pro Shop, displays the difference between good and bad thumb timing and provides training drills. Good and Bad Thumb Timing Good…
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2:42Bowlers and Bowling Coaches
Coaches are instrumental in a bowler’s success. A good bowling coach understands that everyone learns differently and can impart knowledge accordingly. Regardless of how you learn, you must be able to try new things and ditch the idea that your game may be negatively impacted. These areas of improvement that coaches work with you on…
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1:45Coaching Technology for Better Bowling
Improving your game has never been easier and technology plays a leading role in expediting advancement. Scott Pohl, owner of On Track Pro Shop, explains what technology bowling coaches use to help improve a player’s game faster and easier. Smartphones and Tablets When looking to improve your bowling game you need to start with what…
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4:39Should I Fix My Drift on the Approach?
Bowling’s modern game requires modern thinking. Drift has a negative connotation amongst many bowlers. In this premium video, Coach Erik Vermilyea with Track explains what drift is and when it is considered a problem. Know your Normal Everyone’s body type, makeup, and how they bowl are unique unto themselves. The oil pattern you are playing…
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3:08How To Angle Your Shoulders When Throwing a Bowling Ball
What is shoulder angle/rotation and why do you need to know how it works to be a successful bowler? Coach Erik Vermilyea with Track defines shoulder/angle rotation as simply the angle of your shoulders as you’re throwing the bowling ball down lane. Sometimes your shoulders are square to the lane and sometimes they are open…
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5:41Axis Rotation & Axis Tilt: Bowling Release Adjustments
There are many adjustments that can be made in bowling when the lane conditions are transitioning like changing ball speed, altering rev rate, changing where you stand and/or where you are targeting down lane, for example. In this premium video, Coach Erik Vermilyea with Track explains the differences between axis rotation and axis tilt and…
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1:57Quick Tip: Non-Bowling Arm Do’s and Don’ts
One thing that naturally happens when throwing a bowling ball is that the non-bowling arm or balance arm comes back behind your body. In this Quick Tip, coach Erik Vermilyea with Track explains what happens with your shoulders when your balance arm’s hand has the thumb pointed in the down position, as opposed to the…
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4:13Perfecting The Finish Position
Being balanced at the foul line as you deliver the ball is the goal when attempting to perfect the finish position. Errant shots are almost a certainty without a balanced finish position. Silver level coaches Dan Triske and Doug O’Bryant along with Junior Gold Champion Annalise O’Bryant illustrate what a balanced finish position looks like…
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