Many star bowlers do not even take the ball as high as the shoulder, yet they build up all the momentum necessary for the down- swing. In addition, they assure themselves of correspondingly greater accuracy than the fellow who tends to over swing. Don't force the backswing ever! The fourth and finishing step is actually a step and a slide on the left foot. The length of the slide varies according to an individual footwork, number of steps, and the speed with which he comes up to the line. The average slide is about one foot in distance. At the end of the slide, your left foot should be approximately two to six inches from the foul line. It is on this finishing step that all efforts to achieve proper timing succeed or fail.
TIMING
I have often been asked to define "timing." Timing consists of the ability to co-ordinate the forward motion of your body with the swing of your right arm so that as you take your last step on your left leg, your body moves ahead in a smooth flowing movement and the right arm swings forward ready to deliver the ball.
Any discussion of timing naturally brings up the question of "natural speed." Natural speed comes from proper timing, the height of your backswing, and the length and speed of your footwork. Once you have acquired natural speed, you can keep it up indefinitely without strain. If you proceed too slow or too fast, you are forcing yourself. If you maintain a natural speed you can deliver the ball with less effort than if you deliberately try to throw it hard. A proper finish at the foul line is a necessity. The left foot, pointing straight forward, should be close to the line. The shoulders should be squared to the foul line, the left knee bent, the body bent forward from the waist, and the right leg behind the bowler, acting as a brake. In the accompanying photograph, little strain or tension is visible, mute evidence that the experts themselves realize the value of "taking it easy." This angle of the game cannot be overemphasized. A bowler looks better and scores better when he consistently comes up to the foul line in a smooth, easy glide.
THE FOLLOW-THROUGH
Perfect bowling form demands a correct follow-through. After releasing the ball, your hand should come up until it passes in front of your eyes, and is directly in line with the pins at the point you want the ball to strike. As you finish, your hand should be outstretched as though reaching for the target. Discussing a good follow-through recalls an occasion on which my Chicago team bowled in Springfield, Illinois, the first time a Windy City quintet had bowled there in a tournament. We were naturally anxious to make a good impression before the large crowd that was on hand. Our leadoff man took his position and approached the foul line smoothly. But, just as he was in the act of releasing the ball, it stuck on his thumb and sailed upward to disappear in the heavy smoke near the low ceiling. Then it came crashing down again, landed heavily on the lane, took three bounces and crashed into the pins for a perfect strike! We all sat there, flabbergasted, but not nearly so much as an elderly lady in back of us who dazedly said to her companion, "Is that how they bowl in Chicago?"
Besides your body movement timing and the ways you swings the ball, one of the important thing is how you are able to follow-through. This can be crucial in the way the ball moves towards the pins and strikes them.
Frequently I have been asked if one should aim directly at the pin or pins he is trying to hit, no matter what type of ball he throws. The answer to that is "No." The straight-ball shooter should aim directly at the pin. The hook-ball artist sights at the right side of the pin, and the curve exponent directs his ball to the right of the pin, just how much depends upon the size of the curve. The backup bowler, on the other hand, directs his ball toward the left side of the pin, since his ball, curving to the right, will compensate for the difference. The spot bowlers will aim for a target in line with these general rules
Improper follow-through Several bad forms of follow-through are common. First, there is no follow-through at all, where the arm halts at the left leg or thereabouts during the delivery. Then there is the type in which the arm goes out and away from the body, or across the body. And there is also the too-high follow-through, which causes the bowler to throw the ball instead of rolling it with the result that he has no chance to correct his delivery. REMEDY. The correct follow-through is the easiest way to bowl well. After you have come up to the foul line in a smooth, un- hurried approach, bend as you deliver, allow the ball to leave your hand through its own momentum, let your fingers come out of the ball naturally, and continue the arc of your arm swing until your hand has passed in front of your face and in line with the pin or pins you are trying to hit.
Footwork too fast Taking your steps too fast results in you're "running away from your right arm." This immediately causes poor timing and poor balance, and it builds up a poor finish, because the faster you go, the faster you must stop. This sudden stop usually brings about fouls, jerky and inaccurate deliveries, and a complete lack of consistency. Each delivery is different from the preceding one. REMEDY. Your first step determines whether you have rhythm and timing throughout your approach and delivery, so start off slowly and deliberately, taking a short stride on your first step and making your pushaway motion a studied, careful procedure instead of a hurried, jerky attempt to get the approach over with as quickly as possible. Make sure that you walk toward your target.
Steps too long When this occurs, your body sways from side to side with each exaggerated step, your timing is thrown off, you are tense and off balance, and, as a consequence, you are awkward at the foul line. Chances are, too, that you will finish over the foul line. REMEDY. Begin slowly, with the aforementioned short step, and then increase the length of the paces gradually. Make sure that at all times your shoulders are squared to the target and that you walk in a direct line to your objective.
Now you have all the possible common faults with their remedies too to solve them. It is now for you to use them to your benefits to learn and improves your bowling games.
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