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