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Striking
Effectively
in
Today’s Game
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Trade
Show
Hillside Bowl – Hillside, IL
th
July 25 , 2016
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Essential Elements to scoring
1. Proper execution
during the delivery.
2. Determine the shape
of the ball motion that
will score.
3. Let the lane tell you
where to put your feet.
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USBC Ball Motion Study
Data provided by 23 sensor Super CATS lane
Y = mx + b (linear)
2nd transition
Y=
2
ax
+ bx + c
Roll
Hook
1st transition
Skid
Y = -mx + b (linear)
Research completed in 2006
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The Truth about Scoring!
The last time I watched bowling, the bowler
who knocked down the most pins won.
It was not necessarily the bowler who hit the
pocket the most, or hooked it the most.
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How the ball goes thru the
pins is still the most important
factor to scoring!
The factors to watch when tracking ball motion.
• When the ball slows down.
• How the ball goes through the pins.
• Where it goes off the pin deck.
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Ball Motion
Broken Down
Accurately
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Dominated by
the Ball’s Design
(Core Shape)
Dominated by
the Coverstock
and it’s Surface
Texture
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It’s about matching the BOWLER
to the LANE by using:
Ball Selection
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2 Different Ball Motions
ROLL PHASE
Asymmetrical
Ball Motion
HOOK PHASE
SKID PHASE
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Symmetrical
Ball Motion
What ball to drill?
Symmetrical, or asymmetrical?
Symmetrical balls have a longer hook zone
making them more continuous. Better for higher track bowlers.
Asymmetrical balls have a shorter hook zone
making them transition slightly sooner. Better for lower track players.
How much flare?
More flare (more total diff.) for more speed dominant (rev challenged) bowlers.
Less flare (less total diff.) for more rev dominant (speed challenged) bowlers.
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Asymmetrical
Ball Motion
Shorter Hook Zone
Loses tilt as it hooks
Better for longer patterns
Heavier roll
Better for carry down
Better for lower track players
Symmetrical
Ball Motion
Longer Hook Zone
Retains tilt longer
Better for shorter patterns
More continuous
Better for track breakdown
Better for higher track players
THEY GO THRU THE PINS DIFFERENTLY.
BOWLERS SHOULD HAVE SOME OF EACH TYPE.
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It’s about matching the BOWLER
to the LANE by using:
Ball Selection
Layout Chosen
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Question?
Is there anyone here
who cares how an
undrilled ball rolls?
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It’s all about the
numbers of the
DRILLED ball,
not the
UNDRILLED ball!
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It’s about matching the BOWLER
to the LANE by using:
Ball Selection
Layout Chosen
Surface Preparation
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Surface Preparation – the final step!
Use surface changes to move the breakpoint
closer to either the pin deck or the foul line.
Obviously, increasing surface makes the breakpoint earlier,
while decreasing surface delays the breakpoint.
I recommend changing surface by using abrasives (sanding)
until the ball reads too soon when the ball is sanded with
4000, and then used 4000. At that point, use compound or
polish to delay the breakpoint more, if needed.
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Surface Texture
Wet sanded with 240, 320 or 360 paper or pad
Scuffed with a good burgundy pad
Sanded with 500 grit paper or pad
Sanded with 800 grit paper or pad
Scuffed with a grey pad
Wet sanded with 1000 grit paper or pad
Wet sanded with 1500 grit pad
Wet sanded with 2000 grit paper or pad
Wet sanded with 3000 grit pad
Wet sanded with 4000 grit paper or pad
Wet sanded with used 4000 grit pad
Polished with compound
Polished with ball polish
Polished with ball polish
containing a slip agent
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earliest
breakpoint
latest
breakpoint
2 Different Sanding Techniques
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Now,
let’s add
the bowler’s
skills!
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Bowler’s
Tool
Box
(Bowler’s Skill Set)
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Ball Height in Stance!
Five Possible Ball Positions
1
2
Master 3 of them!
3
4
5
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The higher the ball in the stance,
the later the ball reads the lane.
The lower the ball in the stance,
the sooner the ball reads the lane.
Target Distance!
Learn to bowl equally well using a
target in ALL three target zones.
Long Target Distance (Delays Breakpoint)
Medium Target Distance (Starting Position on most Patterns)
Short Target Distance (Less Skid)
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Hand Positions!
Starting Hand Positions
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Smoothest Roll
Medium Reaction
Sharpest Hook
Finished Hand Position!
The NIKE
Swoosh
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27 Combinations!
3 Ball Heights
3 Target Distances
3 Hand Positions
3 x 3 x 3 = 27 Ways to Throw the Same Ball!
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Now, add 2 Follow Thrus!
54
to get to
ways
to throw the same ball!
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Essential Elements to scoring
1. Proper execution
during the delivery.
2. Determine the shape
of the ball motion that
will score.
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The Correct Shape of the Ball Motion will result in:
•Increased room at
the breakpoint
•Better pin carry
•Better scores!
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Essential Elements to scoring
1. Proper execution
during the delivery.
2. Determine the shape
of the ball motion that
will score.
3. Let the lane tell you
where to put your feet.
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Thanks for attending,
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