The power to make the ball go where we want.
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Guess what?! It's about the power to make the bowling ball go to which ever pin we want in spare conversion. Since most here had trained, are going to train, are training, why not contribute the spare shooting methods taught by which ever coach you are under or whatever methods you thought of which you think might improve on the above?
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lets not add oil to fire.
dismiss it and let it go.
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I felt Unc Fox was brilliant here in that armswing designates the initial line of ur ball travel. He showed me a clip of my backswing and I went "wah liew, super ugly..."
But he corrected my stance and I felt the ball went the direction I intended it to go. However, due to lack of experience and not having a proper release yet, I cannot consistently make the spare.
While the stance is rightfully important, i feel that the backswing is equally important to making the ball go where we want. As taught by Unc Fox...
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I believe that spare shooting is more important than strike making, just as putting is more crucial than driving in golf. Sure, you get a higher score from strikes and it's flashier.
But remember the time you were unable to find a line and at the same time, couldn't close frames to save your life?
Sparing is important. No... it's crucial
Said this before, saying it again: shoot straight to spare. Still don't understand why bowlers want to hook it to the 10. I don't mean throwing a hook release, I mean throwing the ball on a hooked path.
I found that there's always that one more adjustment to make, to better take out that damn pin 10. All that change can't do much good for consistency...
Current spare template:
(taking into account right drift of 4, placement of 6, rightie)
Pin 10 - Stand 38, thru 20
Pin 6 - Stand 38-3=35, thru 20
Pin 3 - Stand 35-3=32, thru 20
Thomas Fox told me to do a torso twist (or "the mechwarrior" ) and stick to that angle throughout the swing. Logically, the pin 10 would require a bigger twist around the waist than the pin 3, since the angle's larger.
Sorry if it's hard to visualise, dammit if only they let us draw in the forum... -
Agreed totally. It's the swing that determines the chances of getting the sparesOriginally posted by Player1:I felt Unc Fox was brilliant here in that armswing designates the initial line of ur ball travel. He showed me a clip of my backswing and I went "wah liew, super ugly..."
But he corrected my stance and I felt the ball went the direction I intended it to go. However, due to lack of experience and not having a proper release yet, I cannot consistently make the spare.
While the stance is rightfully important, i feel that the backswing is equally important to making the ball go where we want. As taught by Unc Fox... 