ASK
BOB
7-06-05
by Bob Korth
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Q.
I hope you can help me my ball rolls out. My speed is slow about 14mph. I
have tried moving in to catch more oil but the ball hits very weak. I have tried
cupping the ball to get it down the lane. Help?
A.
With slower speed you want to use bowling balls with a higher rg. You
will want to keep them polished most of the time. You will want the pin
placements in the ball to be in the higher range beside or above the ring finger
and I would keep the cg in close to your grip center. The cupping is not a good
idea this will make the ball roll sooner. If anything you would want to create
more spin off you hand again to get the ball down the lane. Early roll and dull
balls is your enemy you need to pi
ck
up length.
If you want a ball suggestion try a Dynothane Crisis or a Roto Grip Ultra Sonic.
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Q.
My worst problem is hitting the targe
t c
onsistently.
Is there any
help for
this?
Any drills? ANYTHING!
A.
Yes there are some things you can do. If I were going to increase my
accuracy I would go to my local center at least every other day for about 2
months. Then pi
ck
an area on
the lane where you have no shot to score. In
other words if your lanes play at 10 board shoot the 1-2 board one day and
20 board the next time out. Try as hard as you can to find a place to stand
where you can hit the po
ck
et. Score
does not matter here. You just want to
learn to hit your target and be consistent. After some time of doing this I
know you will find improvement in both hitting what your looking at and in
the amount of times you hit it shot after shot. This is the not an easy way
to practice. But try it for a while and every 2 weeks or so play the line
that works at your lanes and I know you will see improvement in your
concentration and scoring. Don't forget those spares try to pi
ck
up every
spare during your practice session this also helps hitting your mark and
will improve your game.
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Q.
I am faced with a dilemma in three weeks. I have 2 tournaments on
the same weekend. Qualifying for one is on Saturday the finals on Sunday.
The other tournament starts on Sunday. I
feel I have a better chance of
finishing high in the Sunday tournament but I really wanted to bowl in the
Saturday tournament. In a case like this what way would you go?
A.
Listen to the way you put this question. You think you have a better
chance on Sunday. This means your confidence for the earlier tournament is
not there. This also gives you have a built in excuse for anything that goes
wrong in the first tournament. So I can guarantee you will be bowling in the
second tournament right after you miss the finals in the first tournament.
If I felt this way I would forget the first tournament and just bowl the
Sunday tournament. Bowling in the first tournament would be like flushing
your money down the toilet.
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