Control of your feet
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thing, time after time after time. These two things are very important to be
champion not only in the game of bowling but in most of the physical as well as
mental games. CONTROL AND CONSISTENCY Control and consistency are the keys to
bowling fame and for- tune. If you have them, you can become a champion. If you
have not well, you simply will have to develop them. You may become a fair
kegler and occasionally shoot a good game or even a good series, but you will
never reach the top without developing these two skills. What do I mean by
control? I mean control of your feet, body, right arm, your arm swing, your
release, and of the ball itself. Sounds like a pretty big order, doesn't it?
Well, it is. And consistency? Consistency is the ability to do the same thing,
time after time after time. It's as simple as that. To illustrate the meaning of
control and consistency
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may ever happen again in the bowling game? In Lockport, New York, on October 25,
1939, a little fellow named Allie Brandt, just five feet, one inch tall, and
weighing 122 pounds sopping wet, was bowling in a league series. As you know, in
five-man league competition, you bowl once and then sit on the bench while your
four teammates bowl. There is no chance to "get hot and keep shooting" as there
is in doubles or singles play. But tiny little Allie, bowling against men up to
twice his size and taking his prescribed waits between turns, delivered his
medium- speed ball down the lanes that evening for three successive games of
297-289-300 for the towering and almost incredible total of 886, a score never
matched before or since in sanctioned play. On that evening in 1939, little
Allie Brandt possessed control and consistency to the ultimate degree, and was
as close to a machine as any bowler has ever been. You can imagine my reaction
when I hear bowlers say, "Oh
saucony jazz original sale , I can never bowl well in league play. Getting up there every fifth time instead of every other time throws me off my game."
With the example of Brandt and that amazing series at hand, it is fairly easy to
impress upon these bowlers that league bowling is largely a state of mind. I
know some top bowlers who bowl much better in five-man events than they do in
individual matches. They have learned to adapt their control and consistency to
the game as it is played. They remember the peculiarities of the lanes, and
their game is so grooved that they can make their approach and delivery almost
identical every time. They do not make the mistake of many bowlers who feel that
their game is better when bowling fast. The story of Allie Brandt epitomizes
practically everything I know to be true about bowling. To begin with, it is
obvious that if the game required brawn and muscle, no little man could ever
hope to succeed at it. If it demanded a "powerhouse" ball that practically drove
the pins through the back wall, weight lifters and wrestlers would completely
dominate the sport. The little man from Lockport refutes all these ideas, and in
an unmistakable manner. But even Brandt has no monopoly on the laurels of the
small competitor in bowling. Outstanding performers like Hank Marino, Tony
Sparando, Ray Schanen and many others, all of whose deeds are legend, are
positive proof that control and consistency breed topnotch performance. In order
to acquire control, footwork is most important. The bowler must practice and
practice some more to perfect the rhythm of his steps so that he can put his
feet in practically the same identical place every time even if he is
blindfolded. Now, placing the feet in the same spot time after time cannot be
accomplished overnight. Don't expect it to be. Practice your run to the foul
line whenever you happen to have a few minutes of spare time. Practice in front
of a mirror whenever possible, and practice with all the concentration you
possess. Footwork, of course, is timed with the movements of the body and right
arm to produce a smooth swing. The more correct your foot- work and the more
smoothly your body and arm move in relation to it, the more effortless and
effective will be your swing. Accuracy comes naturally when your delivery slips
into this grooved state. You can bowl well and you can bowl for long periods of
time without tiring
saucony jazz original uk , for you are repeating the same process until it becomes almost second nature. I am not going to try to tell you that control
comes easily. It takes time everything good takes time. But meanwhile, you will
experience the real thrill that comes with the knowledge that you are succeeding
at a sport that is very difficult to master. Some bowlers, however, are never
satisfied. They get a poor hit, get eight or nine pins on it, and still complain
that they should have had a strike. Even though splits are a part of the game
and everyone can figure on one or more over a period of three games, these
players are loud in their wails every time they encounter one. Which brings to
mind a statement attributed to one of these perpetual crybabies? This particular
fellow, a star bowler by the way, was hitting strikes one after another until he
had finally tallied twelve in a row for a perfect 300 game, the dream of every
bowler. One of the first to congratulate him was the proud and beaming
proprietor, who was astounded to hear the star reply, "Say, you'd better get
that alley in better shape. I almost got tapped on that seventh strike!" Many
star bowlers are made because of their controlling power and their consistency
level. So you may now know why it is important to be in control of your body as
well as your mind and consistently perform well to be a champion. Author's
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