Jul
5
How do I know the manufacturing date of may Ebonite Maxim Tenpin Bowling Ball?
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New Bowler asked:
Based on Serial Number, can I know the manufacturing date of my Ebonite Maxin Tenpin Bowling Ball.
ALAN
Based on Serial Number, can I know the manufacturing date of my Ebonite Maxin Tenpin Bowling Ball.
ALAN
Jul
4
where can i find a cheap bowling lanes in south side Chicago?
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m_chika16 asked:
i live by south of 26st and kedzie, i’m trying to find a cheap bowling lanes on mondays.
WILL
i live by south of 26st and kedzie, i’m trying to find a cheap bowling lanes on mondays.
WILL
Jul
4
Great Bowling Advice For Beginners
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Jimmy Cox asked:
When a person is a beginner at bowling, there are a number of details at which he should work and about which he should think, if he wishes to bowl correctly and to improve quickly. I have listed below a number of these details and, if strict attention is paid to them, the average beginner may cut his “apprenticeship” to a fraction of the time ordinarily spent in learning the game.
Fundamentals come first.
Check constantly on the fundamentals which are the very back-bone of your game. Once you have mastered these fundamentals, you can move on to finer bowling such as playing alleys, etc. You cannot do these until you have perfected your fundamentals. They are the ABC’s of bowling.
Use a straight ball until you become consistent.
This is good advice unless you have a natural hook. You can learn to control a straight ball quicker and you can learn to hit spares sooner. You can also concentrate on fundamentals at the same time, which is a difficult job when one is trying to throw a hook or curve. After you have mastered the straight ball, you can start putting “stuff” on the ball.
Experiment with a three-step, four-step and a five-step delivery.
You will need to experiment until you find the delivery best suited to you. For the average bowler, the following distances are approximately correct for the starting position in the various deliveries: For a three-step, eight to ten feet from the foul line; for a four-step, ten to twelve feet back; and for a five-step, twelve to sixteen feet.
These distances apply to a bowler of average size and stride. If your own size and stride are not average, make your own adjustments to fit.
Play spare shots from the correct basic angles.
Play the 7-pin spare from the right-hand side to “give it all the alley possible,” and the 10-pin, from the left-hand side. Increase your chances of success by playing the percentages in your favor whenever and wherever you can.
Work to perfect a natural, easy delivery.
The only way to learn consistency is to bowl naturally with an easy style that allows you to be more consistent and to hold that consistency. Be natural - don’t try to ape a delivery just because some expert may be using it. Use your own style.
Practice intelligently.
First, practice to correct fundamental mistakes. When you are doing something wrong and yet are not quite sure what it is, go back to your fundamentals to learn what you are doing incorrectly.
Second, practice spare shooting. As a rule, beginners are weak on spares. The next time you bowl, make a list of the spares you miss.
Then, on your next practice date, have the pinboy set up those same spare shots and shoot at them exclusively. You might have the boy put up twenty shots and call it a game. In doing so you will really make planned progress.
Have someone regularly check your game.
You can develop flaws without realizing it, as even the experts do from time to time. Probably some expert or veteran bowler can straighten you out before you wind up with a habit-forming fault.
You may be hopping, bringing up your right leg too far at the foul line, turning sideways, getting too high on your backswing, or side-arming. This may happen while you are concentrating on something else. Before you know it, the bad habit may have gone on so long that it is difficult to break.
Don’t become discouraged.
I have seen blind bowlers, paraplegics, and other handicapped persons succeed at the game despite almost insurmountable odds, because they kept plugging at it doggedly. So can you. Apply the above details consistently to your game, and you will be leaving the other behind in no time!
ELVIN
When a person is a beginner at bowling, there are a number of details at which he should work and about which he should think, if he wishes to bowl correctly and to improve quickly. I have listed below a number of these details and, if strict attention is paid to them, the average beginner may cut his “apprenticeship” to a fraction of the time ordinarily spent in learning the game.
Fundamentals come first.
Check constantly on the fundamentals which are the very back-bone of your game. Once you have mastered these fundamentals, you can move on to finer bowling such as playing alleys, etc. You cannot do these until you have perfected your fundamentals. They are the ABC’s of bowling.
Use a straight ball until you become consistent.
This is good advice unless you have a natural hook. You can learn to control a straight ball quicker and you can learn to hit spares sooner. You can also concentrate on fundamentals at the same time, which is a difficult job when one is trying to throw a hook or curve. After you have mastered the straight ball, you can start putting “stuff” on the ball.
Experiment with a three-step, four-step and a five-step delivery.
You will need to experiment until you find the delivery best suited to you. For the average bowler, the following distances are approximately correct for the starting position in the various deliveries: For a three-step, eight to ten feet from the foul line; for a four-step, ten to twelve feet back; and for a five-step, twelve to sixteen feet.
These distances apply to a bowler of average size and stride. If your own size and stride are not average, make your own adjustments to fit.
Play spare shots from the correct basic angles.
Play the 7-pin spare from the right-hand side to “give it all the alley possible,” and the 10-pin, from the left-hand side. Increase your chances of success by playing the percentages in your favor whenever and wherever you can.
Work to perfect a natural, easy delivery.
The only way to learn consistency is to bowl naturally with an easy style that allows you to be more consistent and to hold that consistency. Be natural - don’t try to ape a delivery just because some expert may be using it. Use your own style.
Practice intelligently.
First, practice to correct fundamental mistakes. When you are doing something wrong and yet are not quite sure what it is, go back to your fundamentals to learn what you are doing incorrectly.
Second, practice spare shooting. As a rule, beginners are weak on spares. The next time you bowl, make a list of the spares you miss.
Then, on your next practice date, have the pinboy set up those same spare shots and shoot at them exclusively. You might have the boy put up twenty shots and call it a game. In doing so you will really make planned progress.
Have someone regularly check your game.
You can develop flaws without realizing it, as even the experts do from time to time. Probably some expert or veteran bowler can straighten you out before you wind up with a habit-forming fault.
You may be hopping, bringing up your right leg too far at the foul line, turning sideways, getting too high on your backswing, or side-arming. This may happen while you are concentrating on something else. Before you know it, the bad habit may have gone on so long that it is difficult to break.
Don’t become discouraged.
I have seen blind bowlers, paraplegics, and other handicapped persons succeed at the game despite almost insurmountable odds, because they kept plugging at it doggedly. So can you. Apply the above details consistently to your game, and you will be leaving the other behind in no time!
ELVIN
Jul
4
3 Bowling Techniques to Make a Strike or Spare
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The Bowling Coach asked:
It is a strike, when all of the pins are knocked down “on the first ball of a frame.”
Every bowler would like to hit a strike and score big to win with this action, but it is not merely a stroke of luck. Bowlers who want to make it big by hitting strikes more often than not have to work at it.
Like in any sport, great action comes in small packages, where the attention is focused on the techniques learned and used by that player. It is important for every player to know how to hone his or her skills to win the game.
So for those who wish to make a strike or a spare in order to win a match, here are three bowling techniques that they can use:
1. Spinner
This technique refers to the way of delivering a shot with the intention that no more than a minor part of the ball touches contacts the lane. This technique promotes less friction between the ball and the lane, not considering the “oiling pattern” of that lane. As a result the ball glides practically in a straight line down the lane.
Experts contend, however, that this kind of shot is not very successful in that it does not attempt to take full advantage of the dragging the power of the bowler.
2. Stroker
With this kind of technique, the bowler relies more on precision than strength. This technique is characterized by employing the “by the book” style of playing that entails the proper execution of even movements, keeping square shoulders to the target all the way through the release of the ball, and maintaining an on-time move at the “foul line.”
This is the “classic” technique of most bowlers because it employs smooth and controlled movements and lessens the possibility of injuries.
3. Cranker
This is the kind of technique that is being employed by a bowler who relies more on his strength to deliver a good shot rather than accuracy. It is like ‘hitting hard’ when a bowler uses this technique.
The skill involves more adrenaline that constitutes the bowler’s drive to win.
Usually, crankers use “late timing”, they do not slide, attempt to get to the “foul line” earlier than the ball, and they bend their elbows to keep their hands at the back and beneath the ball.
There are no perfect techniques, but there is a particular technique for every player. The important thing is to create a strike or even a spare.
LELAND
It is a strike, when all of the pins are knocked down “on the first ball of a frame.”
Every bowler would like to hit a strike and score big to win with this action, but it is not merely a stroke of luck. Bowlers who want to make it big by hitting strikes more often than not have to work at it.
Like in any sport, great action comes in small packages, where the attention is focused on the techniques learned and used by that player. It is important for every player to know how to hone his or her skills to win the game.
So for those who wish to make a strike or a spare in order to win a match, here are three bowling techniques that they can use:
1. Spinner
This technique refers to the way of delivering a shot with the intention that no more than a minor part of the ball touches contacts the lane. This technique promotes less friction between the ball and the lane, not considering the “oiling pattern” of that lane. As a result the ball glides practically in a straight line down the lane.
Experts contend, however, that this kind of shot is not very successful in that it does not attempt to take full advantage of the dragging the power of the bowler.
2. Stroker
With this kind of technique, the bowler relies more on precision than strength. This technique is characterized by employing the “by the book” style of playing that entails the proper execution of even movements, keeping square shoulders to the target all the way through the release of the ball, and maintaining an on-time move at the “foul line.”
This is the “classic” technique of most bowlers because it employs smooth and controlled movements and lessens the possibility of injuries.
3. Cranker
This is the kind of technique that is being employed by a bowler who relies more on his strength to deliver a good shot rather than accuracy. It is like ‘hitting hard’ when a bowler uses this technique.
The skill involves more adrenaline that constitutes the bowler’s drive to win.
Usually, crankers use “late timing”, they do not slide, attempt to get to the “foul line” earlier than the ball, and they bend their elbows to keep their hands at the back and beneath the ball.
There are no perfect techniques, but there is a particular technique for every player. The important thing is to create a strike or even a spare.
LELAND
Jul
3
what is the difference between the bowling of Isanth & Irfan?
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Soni asked:
well i like a fast bowling ,
If we observe bowling of these two guys then what major difference u find .? And tell me which one will more effective for a wicket ?& why?
MOHAMMAD
well i like a fast bowling ,
If we observe bowling of these two guys then what major difference u find .? And tell me which one will more effective for a wicket ?& why?
MOHAMMAD
Jul
1
Tuning Up your Bowling Technique — Picking Up Spares
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John Tenn asked:
Why bother to pick up your spares?
All too often, beginning bowlers overlook clearing their frames. They’re just delighted to have knocked down any pins at all, and laugh as they shoot yet another obvious gutter ball down the alley. Picking up spares is the one thing that even a beginner bowler can learn to dramatically improve their game. It can easily make the difference between a 110 and 180 average! While strikes are an important thing to learn, for a beginning to intermediate level bowler, I advise this: Clear your spares and the strikes will come. You will beat most of the competition by simply clearing your frames.
Tools of the trade
Professional bowlers use a “spare ball”. That being a regular, plastic ball they use solely for the purpose of picking up their spares. Even if you have your own ball, try using one of the regular, plain-colored, plastic “house” balls to pick up your spares. They are drilled to roll perfectly straight, enabling you to better hit your target.
Ready…Aim…Bowl!
Take the time to learn how to effectively pick up your spares. Start by looking at your body posture and stance. The way you hold yourself makes a difference. When your wrist is straight yet relaxed and your arm flows smoothly and in a straight arc forward (not curving around your body and back) your aim will be more accurate.
The easiest bowling technique to knock down your spare pins is to aim the ball directly at them in a straight line. It’s not the time to use your $300 hook ball; you want to minimize any spin. Be sure to relax your wrist as you release the ball and it will roll smooth and straight. Take the time to practice picking up your spares every chance you get. Many experienced league and professional players practice by aiming for the 7 or 10 pin. This method allows them to see how the ball reacts to the effort of crossing the lane.
Practice, relax, concentrate and take your time when going after your spare. A moment taken to line up your shot and take a deep, relaxing breath will make all the difference. A good rule of thumb is to aim your ball at the pin closest to you, striking it on the side opposite any other pins. Always start from the arrow to the left or right of whichever pins remain standing. Roll across the strike target at the pins you’re aiming for and before you know it you will be picking up your spares!
What can stop your efforts to pick up spares?
There are a few instances in which your efforts may prove futile. If you know that you’re doing the right bowling techniques but are missing your targets, one of the following culprits is usually to blame:
If your ball is too dull or dirty, it can roll early and use up all its energy instead of storing it up until it reaches the back-end. Pop it in the ball-polishing machine.
If your ball is consistently hooking early and slowing down on the back end, it could be the ball’s surface. Again, use the polisher or have it buffed with very high-grade sandpaper.
If your ball seems to slip, or obviously moves funny at the same spot on a lane, it could be a divot, oil, or other flaw in the lane. Try a different lane and see if that helps.
If you’ve tried a new ball surface and a new lane and your ball is still hooking too early, move your feet a little to the left if you’re right handed or right if you’re left handed to compensate.
With just a little extra effort you can learn to improve your average and clear your frames. You will have a newfound appreciation for the sport, admiration of your teammates and the envy of your competitors once you’ve mastered the bowling tips and techniques to effectively pick up your spares.
IGNACIO
Why bother to pick up your spares?
All too often, beginning bowlers overlook clearing their frames. They’re just delighted to have knocked down any pins at all, and laugh as they shoot yet another obvious gutter ball down the alley. Picking up spares is the one thing that even a beginner bowler can learn to dramatically improve their game. It can easily make the difference between a 110 and 180 average! While strikes are an important thing to learn, for a beginning to intermediate level bowler, I advise this: Clear your spares and the strikes will come. You will beat most of the competition by simply clearing your frames.
Tools of the trade
Professional bowlers use a “spare ball”. That being a regular, plastic ball they use solely for the purpose of picking up their spares. Even if you have your own ball, try using one of the regular, plain-colored, plastic “house” balls to pick up your spares. They are drilled to roll perfectly straight, enabling you to better hit your target.
Ready…Aim…Bowl!
Take the time to learn how to effectively pick up your spares. Start by looking at your body posture and stance. The way you hold yourself makes a difference. When your wrist is straight yet relaxed and your arm flows smoothly and in a straight arc forward (not curving around your body and back) your aim will be more accurate.
The easiest bowling technique to knock down your spare pins is to aim the ball directly at them in a straight line. It’s not the time to use your $300 hook ball; you want to minimize any spin. Be sure to relax your wrist as you release the ball and it will roll smooth and straight. Take the time to practice picking up your spares every chance you get. Many experienced league and professional players practice by aiming for the 7 or 10 pin. This method allows them to see how the ball reacts to the effort of crossing the lane.
Practice, relax, concentrate and take your time when going after your spare. A moment taken to line up your shot and take a deep, relaxing breath will make all the difference. A good rule of thumb is to aim your ball at the pin closest to you, striking it on the side opposite any other pins. Always start from the arrow to the left or right of whichever pins remain standing. Roll across the strike target at the pins you’re aiming for and before you know it you will be picking up your spares!
What can stop your efforts to pick up spares?
There are a few instances in which your efforts may prove futile. If you know that you’re doing the right bowling techniques but are missing your targets, one of the following culprits is usually to blame:
If your ball is too dull or dirty, it can roll early and use up all its energy instead of storing it up until it reaches the back-end. Pop it in the ball-polishing machine.
If your ball is consistently hooking early and slowing down on the back end, it could be the ball’s surface. Again, use the polisher or have it buffed with very high-grade sandpaper.
If your ball seems to slip, or obviously moves funny at the same spot on a lane, it could be a divot, oil, or other flaw in the lane. Try a different lane and see if that helps.
If you’ve tried a new ball surface and a new lane and your ball is still hooking too early, move your feet a little to the left if you’re right handed or right if you’re left handed to compensate.
With just a little extra effort you can learn to improve your average and clear your frames. You will have a newfound appreciation for the sport, admiration of your teammates and the envy of your competitors once you’ve mastered the bowling tips and techniques to effectively pick up your spares.
IGNACIO