| The general style of the advanced bowler is | | | | good follow-through, or who have too high a |
| already set. Below are listed pointers | | | | backswing or who possess some other fault. |
| eliminating faults, increasing speed and | | | | But they have learned to incorporate that |
| handling spares. These are a great start to | | | | flaw into their game so well that they are |
| improving your game! | | | | consistent, and their game might fall apart |
| | | | if they attempted to change it. |
| It might be well to point out right here that | | | | |
| any change in one's style almost | | | | In this regard, I might point out that I am |
| automatically means a temporary drop in | | | | not referring here to those bowlers who are |
| average. For instance, if you decide to | | | | not high average bowlers and are afraid to |
| change your footwork, you might as well face | | | | change, despite the fact that they possess an |
| the fact that you will lose points while | | | | obvious flaw in their game. |
| correcting yourself. | | | | |
| | | | There are several ways in which to increase |
| The important thing to remember, if and when | | | | your speed. |
| you are satisfied in your own mind that you | | | | |
| are doing something fundamentally wrong, is | | | | You might use any or all of these to succeed. |
| that by correcting the fault you will bring | | | | Here they are:a. Hold the ball higher in your |
| your average up higher than it was. | | | | starting position. This will help give you a |
| | | | longer pendulum swing.b. Use more pushaway |
| The best time to do this correction work or | | | | when you begin. Push it farther out, if you |
| practice is in the summertime, when your | | | | have been negligent in that phase.c. Increase |
| experiments will not be at the expense of | | | | your backswing. Perhaps you have been |
| your teammates. During this period, you have | | | | bringing the ball no higher than your waist |
| three or four months to work out those kinks | | | | on the backswing. Remember that you can bring |
| and to incorporate into your style the | | | | it back as high as the shoulder without |
| correct methods you failed to use previously. | | | | violating the fundamental rule in this |
| | | | regard.d. Work on more perfect timing. |
| One fault leads to another. | | | | Perfect timing gives you the maximum amount |
| | | | of natural speed. If you have had trouble |
| It is an axiom of bowling that one key fault | | | | getting good speed, perhaps you have been |
| can cause two or three other faults. Suppose | | | | coming to a full stop at the foul line before |
| a bowler takes his first step too fast. | | | | your right arm begins its swing. Perfect |
| | | | timing will increase your speed and is far |
| That is the key fault, but it also results in | | | | better for you and for your game than trying |
| poor timing, too fast footwork, and being off | | | | to force the ball. |
| balance at the foul line. Another key fault | | | | |
| might be allowing the right shoulder to be | | | | Do you play spares properly? |
| pulled back and out of line, which brings on | | | | |
| such other faults as improperly facing the | | | | Here are the three rules:a. Face your target |
| pins, finishing sideways at the foul line and | | | | from the correct angle. Square your shoulders |
| a poor follow-through. | | | | to the target.b. Walk directly toward your |
| | | | target. In the cases of the 7-pin and the |
| The key fault of lunging at the foul line | | | | 10-pin, this means walking directly toward |
| ruins timing, makes the release jerky, and | | | | that pin, which will cause you to go to the |
| may cause the bowler to hop. | | | | foul line at a slight angle.c. Make sure that |
| | | | you have your right arm following through |
| Get rid of individual faults only when | | | | directly toward your target. Get your right |
| necessary. | | | | arm out to where you are looking, whether |
| | | | this be a pin or a spot. |
| You may have a particular flaw in your game, | | | | |
| but if you do the same thing consistently and | | | | Work on the above points conscientiously and |
| successfully, do not change. There are | | | | your game will improve dramatically. Just |
| bowlers today averaging 200 who do not have a | | | | keep going! |