bowling stance
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1:52Bowling’s Crossover Step
Have you ever been told to “walk straight” on the approach? Like most bowlers, you probably think you are walking straight until someone tells you that you’re not. But, how do you walk straight? It might seem like a silly question, but it’s important to know how to walk straight and why it’s important. In…
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2:02Proper Posture Throughout the Approach
Upper body posture from start to finish on the approach will tell you a lot about where your ball travels down lane. The angle from your head to your neck to your hip needs to remain consistent throughout the shot. If your upper body angle isn’t consistent this will affect your launch angle adversely, resulting…
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1:42Body Positioning for Correct Launch Angles
Lining up your shot so that the bowling ball travels down the lane on your intended path, begins in the stance on the approach. This is known as pre-setting your angles. Angling your shoulders, hips and feet in the stance towards your target is a necessary fundamental all bowlers need to know to achieve consistency…
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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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3:25Breaking Out of a Bowling Slump
Slumps happen. Everyone goes through these frustrating stretches of time that leave begging the question: “What do I need to do to get back to bowling my best?” In this premium video lesson, Scott Pohl, owner of On Track Pro Shop, explains a process that will get you back to bowling your best before your…
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2:04Footwork Direction Drill
Straightening your bowling footwork takes variables out of the equation of “things that can go wrong” while on the bowling approach and down lane. Keeping your starting board on the bowling approach and your sliding board at the foul line as close to the same board is ideal, but not required. Check out our article…
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3:34Proper Bowling Ball Weight Distribution in the Stance
In bowling the stance happens on the approach before you take any steps. How you set up in your stance, directly impacts what your ball is going to do on the lanes and at the pins. Gold Coach and Bowler Development Lead at Bowlersmart Richard Shockley and Silver Level Coach Dan Triske isolate how to…
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3:51Training the Staggered Bowling Stance
As is the case in every sport, in order to properly teach new bowlers the ropes you have to establish the basics and build from the ground up. When training youth bowlers who are just finding their footing in the sport, some coaches will let their bowlers jump in and start throwing the ball to…
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3:30Quick Fix for Bowling Shoulder Alignment
Most of the time when bowlers consistently miss the mark, they change a number of things in their stroke to try to get back on track and find their target. This pattern often leads to more inconsistency and drastic changes to an otherwise good stroke. What they may not realize is that it tends to…
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