Visualize Your Bowling Ball Path
If you wish to hit the pocket, it helps to visualize your bowling ball path before making your delivery.
Picking an intermediate spot on the lane such as at the arrows about fifteen feet beyond the foul line makes the targeting process much simpler as opposed to sighting at the pins or nowhere at all.
It is important to not lose track of your target path which your ball must follow in order to hit the pocket based on your delivery technique and the lane conditions.
A stationary spot on the lane often leads to paying too much attention on the spot with little or no attention paid to the complete ball path and the ultimate target being the pocket.
As a result, you may find yourself unsure of precisely how your ball will react and the indecision can cause poor shots.
Bowlers tend to stand stationary and let tension creep into their bodies.
Tension can create a poor start to the approach and too much tension gripping the bowling ball while walking and swinging the ball during the actual approach.
Lots of thought is placed on the bowling ball and body movements, and subsequently the ‘reaction’ to the target and the bowling ball path is lost.
The next time you are out playing or practicing, try and flip this the other way around.
Your intention is to get the ball to the pocket or what you have decided to be your target, such as a given spare.
Spend the majority of your shots during practice on focusing on the ball path to spot at the sighting location and, overall, to the pocket.
The point here is a concept known as fluidity. Don’t aim on the approach so long as to create body tension before you begin your approach and delivery.
Avoid being so fixed on your spot that you forget that your spot is located within your intended ball path.
Visualize your bowling ball path as you prepare to take your stance on the approach.
Look quickly up and down the lane to visualize your entire ball path just prior to beginning your approach.
Remember, what your mind sees is what your body will react with accordingly.
