Q. I am having problems staying down at the line. I feel in time when I get to the line but just at the release I pop up. Can you help?

A. This sounds like you are trying to too hard to get lift on the ball. You are mistakenly straightening up your leg to help with the lift and turn of the ball. The problem is when you do this it takes away from leverage and the ball is weak. One of the keys to staying down at the line is be relaxed and swing through the ball, let your arm follow an imaginary line to your target. Swing through easy and don't try to hit the ball too hard. Don't grab at the ball and post at the line till the ball hits the pins. I will explain posting in the next question.

Q.   I have read that posting is a good think. What is posting?

A. Posting is holding your finish position at the foul line. It is very important for making good shots. Posting for one thing will let you know right away if you are doing things wrong like pulling up or short arming the shot. When you are at the top of your game (in the zone) you will almost always be posting well. You stay down in your finishing position till the ball hits the pins. We quit posting when we get lazy and when our concentration leaves us. This is when trouble starts we get speed changes, short arming (cutting off of the follow through) pulling up out of the shot and other things happen from there like steering the ball and even squeezing the ball. Posting at the line is the best thing for maintaining great timing and shot making.

Q.   I find myself in need of a new pair of shoes and the pro shops here just recommend what they have in stock or can get easy. I like my old Dexter's but I like the idea of the slide cleat option on Dynoroos. What do you think?

A. I am partial to the Dynoroos from Dyno-Thane the Tour Ultra. It has been a great shoe for me. It has a wide footprint for stability and the slide cleats give a lot of slide options. You can use the cleats they provide and if you want to do something different you can use the sole they send you with the holes and make up soles out of the other solid soles in the kit. The shoes come with some nice extra touches but the one other thing worth an investment is the extra heel that you have to buy. It comes with a Velcro section at the front and 3 different slide strips that go on it. Well worth it and that does not come with the shoe. The shoe does come with 3 different heels but if you buy the one with inserts you probably will never use the other heels. Go to their web site www.dynothane.com click on shoes then under shoes click on spare parts you will see what I am talking about. The other benefit of the Tour Ultras is that you will have them broke in after 3 games they are very comfortable. Not as stiff as some of the shoes. Give them a try I believe you will love them.
 

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