| When you makes mistakes that's when you | | | | It is possible, you know, to throw too |
| know where and how to improve yourself. | | | | slow a ball just as it is possible to |
| The ladies are more prone to make | | | | throw too fast a ball. Which recalls a |
| mistakes initially. The energy level and | | | | day in Denver when I saw what I'm sure |
| the kind of muscle power that the game | | | | must rank with the slowest balls of all |
| of bowling needs might not be with every | | | | time. I was watching this particular |
| lady. Find some of the reason here so | | | | lady closely because of the manner in |
| that it helps you next time you play the | | | | which she stood very rigidly in her |
| game. | | | | starting position and held the ball |
| Lack of a good push away Many feminine | | | | motionless, for what seemed like a full |
| bowlers fail at the very start because, | | | | two minutes. Then she tentatively pushed |
| instead of pushing the ball outward and | | | | the ball out, and drew it back again. |
| away from them when they put the ball in | | | | Holding it against her body and directly |
| motion on the first step, they allow the | | | | in front of her, she finally walked |
| ball to drop almost directly downward. | | | | slowly and majestically to the foul |
| Thus they get a jerky start with little | | | | line, did her little push away motion |
| or no chance to build up a proper | | | | and drew the ball back again. Then, |
| backswing. | | | | stooping low, she daintily deposited the |
| Not going to the foul line in a direct | | | | ball on the lane with a sort of little |
| line. Because of the weight of the | | | | pat, such as one might give a child. To |
| ball, many of the fair sex allow | | | | exaggerate a bit, I might say that the |
| themselves to be pulled out of the | | | | pinboy, seeing the sphere finally on its |
| direct line of approach. They zigzag. | | | | way, took one look at it and went out to |
| Improving your timing and footwork, to | | | | a near-by restaurant for a sandwich and |
| the point where the ball feels lighter | | | | coffee. After finishing off his little |
| to you, will do the most toward | | | | repast with a cigarette, he came back |
| overcoming this fault. | | | | just in time to see the ball hit the |
| Allowing the ball to pull the right | | | | pins. Believe it or not, the ball hit |
| shoulder out of line This is much more | | | | the 1-3 pocket. The 1-pin fell against |
| common with the ladies than with the | | | | the 2 and knocked it over, the 2 in turn |
| men. When the right shoulder is pulled | | | | toppling the 4 and 7-pins. The 3-pin |
| back out of line, the body is turned | | | | fell against the 6, and the latter |
| sidewise, which almost always results in | | | | knocked over the 10-pin. When the pins |
| a poor finishing position and a loss of | | | | had stopped falling, only the 5-pin |
| accuracy. Keep your shoulders squared to | | | | remained standing, and the ball was |
| the target at all times. | | | | resting against it. Which merely proves |
| Not throwing a fast enough ball The | | | | my point you can roll too slow a ball. |
| average woman can use more speed. I | | | | Now here you must have know by now what |
| don't mean that I expect her to use a | | | | could be your flaws and weaknesses which |
| cannonball delivery, but certainly there | | | | needs to improve if you are really |
| is a little more action that can be | | | | interested in playing the game of |
| gained at the pin end than is normally | | | | bowling to the level of the perfection. |
| done. 1 have seen women deliver balls | | | | This I am telling because your |
| that obviously are rolled with only a | | | | weaknesses or strength physically or |
| fraction of the strength they possess. | | | | mentally can put you to shame or fame. |