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- May 2017
Helen Duval’s Bowling Tips
ABT Bay @ E.A. Dublin Bowl, Dublin, 4/23\2017: Joel Resnick $800, James Balestreri
$325, Bernard Luvisi $175, Mark Perry $100
ABT Bay @ AMF Pinole Valley 4/16/2017: Phillip Spruill $700, Manny Dacasin LH $250,
Dalton Cox $175, Rich Hirata $150
ABT Bay @ 4th Street Bowl, San Jose 4/9/2017: Joahna Mapil $700, Renato Olimpo
$260, Manuel Espiritu $175, Alex Caylao $160
ABT Bay @ Danville Bowl, Danville 3/26/2017: Deborah Godman $700, Rich Hirata
$270, Bil Thomas $175, Lisa Hopkins $110 (Continued on next page)
Backswing
Have you any idea where your ball is in the backswing? Do you know in
what position your shoulders and hips are in relation to your target?
Let's say you are in your stance position and go through the approach
and delivery. You miss your target (the pins) either to the extreme left or
right. Then you blame the lane conditions or the desk man or anyone you
can think of. You lose your balance at the foul line, so you say the ap-
proaches are sticky. Your left hip (if you are right-handed) begins to get a
kink in it.
All this can happen because of your backswing. When you swing the ball
behind you, problems arise. That old saying applies here—out of sight, out
of mind!
Think about your arm swing. Pretend you have eyes in the back of your
head and don't think about anything else in your approach for a few deliver-
ies. Try very hard to keep your shoulders square to the target all through
the swing. You can do this by locking your shoulder in the backswing. Don't
allow the arm pit to open up. In other words, if you keep your arm close to
your side during the swing, it will help you stay square during the approach
and it will also keep the ball from swinging higher than your shoulder.
Yes, there are some people who do swing the ball higher than their
shoulder in the back swing. If you notice, they are also pivoting their hips
and shoulders. They might also be having timing trouble. Unless you have
excellent timing with a high back swing, I would not consider the height an
asset. A high back swing does put more power on the ball, but it could
cause you to dump the ball at the foul line.
Here's one way to overcome a high backswing, if you need to correct it.
Stand where you can swing the ball safely (don't let go, of course). While in
one spot, push the ball out...down...back...forward and up to your face and
stop it with your non-bowling hand. This way you won't have to think about
your steps, spot or approach, just your arm swing. Concentrate on where
your arm is and what it is doing. Stand in front of a mirror as you practice
this so you can get the picture in your mind.
Why am I asking you to check all this? If your body has swung around,
you are actually lifting the ball into the height of the backswing. If you lift or
pull the ball up, then the ball will be forced throughout the delivery and
probably be dumped at the foul line.
Your hips and shoulders both swing together, so it's rather impossible to
just pivot the shoulder. Turning and lifting simultaneously can create havoc
if you don't understand how, and I would suggest you don't allow your
thumb to get into a bad position in the swing.
I wish I could give you all personal attention at a clinic so all these tips
could be given to you at one time and I could help correct your individual
troubles. Since I can't, see you next month.
PWBA History
The
WIBC) then acquired the
rights and assets of the PWBA. This gave the WIBC control of the PWBA
name, trademark, logo, website domain (pwba.com), as well as the
PWBA's historical records. The
USBC)
acquired the PWBA when the WIBC merged with the
ABC),
YABA) and
n 2005.
