Don't Become A Bowling Statue
By: bowlingball.com,
Originally Posted: 8/10/17 Updated: 6/25/2020If you are typically a slow bowler, don’t become a bowling statue. Instead, get ready, aim and fire!
If you find yourself freezing up on the approach aiming too long when you should be starting your approach and bowling, then speed up the pace of your preparation process.
First, make your decisions off of the approach. This is an important part of your pre-shot routine.
Use time between frames to decide what you intend to do when you step onto the approach, then go bowl.
Once you step onto the approach and position yourself to make a delivery, do not hesitate by aiming too long.
Excessive time standing on the approach aiming only serves to tighten your bowling muscles.
Instead, aim, relax, and go.
It is a plain fact that the longer you hold a heavy bowling ball staring at your aim point, the heavier the bowling ball can feel.
If your mind has a clear picture of how you wish to deliver your bowling ball before stepping onto the approach, you need not aim more than a couple of seconds before beginning your walk to the foul line.
Many, many of the best bowlers in the history of the game were fast players. There is no need to rush your shot but there is greater need to not stand on the approach and aim too long like posing for a portrait.
Get ready, get set, and bowl. Make establishing an effective bowling tempo a priority.
There is, however, a little buffer time when aiming at your target so you can bowl at your natural tempo consistently.
Repeating quality shots is the objective of every bowler. Doing so requires a steady pace of movement and physically preparing to bowl with a relaxed body and state of mind.
Do your planning off of the approach and your bowling when you step onto the approach.
Don’t become a bowling statue.
