Bowling Beyond the Basics: What's Really Happening on the Lanes, and What You Can Do about It
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“Why did I leave the 10-pin on that shot?” “Why isn't my ball hitting the pocket anymore?” “Should I change balls, or move?” “How heavy should my ball be?” “What's the best bowling ball?” “How do I get more hook?” “Why do I keep missing my spares?”We are faced with endless questions, problems, and choices every time we bowl. Answers and solutions abound, but a great many of them are ineffective or just plain wrong. How do we know what to do? How do we know what to believe?In this book we examine: What doesn't work, and what most bowlers have wrong. What's really happening on the lanes, and how things really work. What you need to change to get back to striking. How to properly make that change.This is not a basic “how to bowl” book. It will benefit bowlers at all skill levels, from league and recreational play through PBA pros. Everything in this book is backed up with facts and science, not opinion. We teach you how to figure out exactly what's wrong with your shot. We show you all of the adjustments available to you, explain what each one actually does, and show you how and when to apply it. We give you strategies that will improve your lane play and your decision making. Finally, we teach you a mathematically sound spare system that will simplify your game and make picking up your spares an easy proposition. We give you all of the knowledge and tools you need to take your game to the next level and become the bowler you want to be. Review: Great resource! - A classic, and must have for anyone interest in learning the fundamentals of the game! Review: Informative book - It's very informative book for beginners and experienced bowlers
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| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 343 Reviews |
J**R
Great resource!
A classic, and must have for anyone interest in learning the fundamentals of the game!
R**S
Informative book
It's very informative book for beginners and experienced bowlers
R**D
A very comprehensive, rigorous analysis of bowling
Although this is the first full-length bowling book I've read, it's hard to imagine one being more rigorously analytical or more complete. I state my opinion after having dutifully read countless articles and watched innumerable videos over the years. The writing style reflects the analytical experience that the authors must have already undergone: they first present popular (mis)conceptions and (mis)understandings and critique them, before describing and rigorously supporting their own conclusions. This writing approach adds significantly to the length of the book, but I presume it was adopted to help cement the reader's understanding. Early on, they say theirs is not a "how to" book, though in fact abundant practical advice is peppered throughout. Most analyses were well supported, though I (as an engineer) took issue with a couple of points the authors made. First, though they are correct in noting that an "n%" faster delivery of an "n%" lighter ball delivers more kinetic energy to the pins than a slower delivery of a heavier ball, they seem to assume that humans will always deliver a lighter ball faster--which is not the case for everyone's style. Also, their criticism of the 3-6-9 spare shooting system seems to involve a faulty analysis based on their focus on the board at which the ball crosses the foul line, rather than on foot placement at setup on which the 3-6-9 system is in fact based. Regardless, the book is full of self-evidently solid analysis and clear presentation, with the terribly grueling mathematics wisely relegated to appendices. Wisely, they close their book by modestly encouraging others to pick up where their book leaves off. This book's clear, comprehensive, analytical approach should make it a healthy study and a good reference for years to come.
F**Z
Great book
Awesome read. Has help with my game. It actually to my average up 20 pins and that was before I got to the spare shooting chapter. Can’t wait to see what happens next.
N**A
Bowling beyond the basics
This book has a lot of information on bowling. I’m a beginner, this book is quite technical, so I skipped to the chapters pertaining to what I needed.
A**R
Most comprehensive book on Bowling I’ve read!
If you want to really understand the game in depth and from a mathematical and physics based standpoint, this is the book. I have searched for more information like what is contained in this book and as far as I know there are none. I refer to it as the Bowlers Bible and I am now reading it again and will use it for reference for the future. I am working to become a coach and this will be my go to tool for teaching and explanation of the game.
R**O
Good book
good book, helps explain the technical aspects of bowling and what is fact and fiction.
J**Y
Highly recommended
Great book for learning more about bowling technique. Also, it teaches the 3-6-9 spare system, a MUST for a great spare game. I'm a league bowler....this is a really good book.
R**N
entender la dinamica del juego
muy ilustrativo pero muy tecnico y no me hace mejor jugador
J**O
great book
The technical book I always wanted to read but did not know it existed, complements well books about the mental aspect of the game a does what it sets out to do. Highly recommend to all bowlers regardless of their experience.
D**F
Pour en savoir plus sur les technique du bowling, riche en infos
professionnel coaching
M**S
vague theory book
vague theory
D**N
Lecture essentielle
extrêmement intéressant
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