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8:00Abralon pads, Mirka pads and TruCut sanding pads are used to adjust the bowling ball’s surface. The lower-grit sanding pad, the earlier the ball hooks down lane. Conversely, the higher the number sanding pad the later the bowling ball hooks down lane. Gold Coach and Bowler Development Lead at Bowlersmart Richard Shockley and Silver Level…
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3:19Are you having trouble with your timing? Maybe you’re having trouble hitting your mark consistently? These are just a few areas in your game where having a proper setup in the bowling stance will benefit you. If you are a beginner who hasn’t received this instruction, or an advanced bowler that can’t quite figure out…
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5:00The “one-step and slide” drill is a way to demonstrate what a proper finish position should look and feel like. Bowling coach Mike Dias explains the importance of using your lower body throughout the finish position while your upper body comes along for the ride. Dias explains the drill with a bowler who is upper…
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3:22As with most sports, concentration in bowling is of the utmost importance. If you can stay focused on your target and execute your shots with solid technique, you set yourself up for the best possible scores. Likewise, if you just can’t seem to hone in on the target and you find that your attention is…
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9:26Bowling is a sport of cause and effect. To nail the finish, you have to have nailed the pushaway. Likewise, if you mistime your swing or take a wrong step in the approach, you’ll also misfire at the point of release. That’s why it’s important to trace your stroke back from the second you let…
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7:03Who says left-handed bowlers have it easy? Just because they use different parts of the lane to reach the pocket doesn’t mean that left-handed bowlers have it easy. However, while their end goal is the same as right-handed bowlers, left-handed bowlers do have to look out for separate aspects on the lane in order to…
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13:53Perhaps the greatest thing about bowling is that it’s one of the few sports that can be played by people of all ages, from toddlers to seniors and everywhere in between. And thanks to a number of big changes to the sport in the last few decades, it has become easier for senior bowlers to…
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10:19If you can control your mind, you can control your game. It’s well known that the most dominant and consistent athletes are often the toughest mentally. Whether things are going perfectly to plan or the wheels are coming off, the strongest athlete remains calm and keeps their focus. This is especially true for bowling, a…
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3:17Bowling coaches Rod Ross and Kim Terrell-Kearney explain how to position your balance arm, or non-bowling arm. This arm is what controls your balance and allows your upper body to rotate. Watch as balance arm rotation is demonstrated and learn drills to help you improve your game.
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