SLOWING DOWN can help you focus on regaining your form.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
- The yips are not just a golf thing. Sometimes, you can get into a slump where you just can't hit your mark consistently, you can come out of it consistently, and overall, your game just isn't on point. You may not need to change a lot, but if your swing has a lot of things going on, sometimes taking a step forward and slowing down can help you quiet your approach and get your form back. In this video, we watch Troy talk through his current struggles and what he has done to try to get back into form.
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Talking about “muscle memory”, so I worked with my professional coach and he said most of my problems were indeed muscling the ball. Less is more, a free arm swing is best. So I tried and tried to put the least amount of muscle as possible in my arm swing and let the weight of the ball dictate my arm swing. I kept thinking no way is going to be better, but finally I threw a few and felt the weight of the ball through the slot and my timing was better, I got more ball speed and more revs and better consistency. It was crazy as I thought it would be counterintuitive. You can feel it when you get it right. Problem for me is it takes awhile to not muscle the ball. It is still a work in progress. I also moved up on the approach which helped. Great tips guys.
That may be one of the hardest things to learn/coach. Not muscling the ball & letting the ball do the work. Keep working @ it. Thanks for watching!
yep less is greater, on good days you don't muscle shot everything feels better, its repeating it time and time again gets fustrating, I am still working on this myself, thanks for post good practice good luck good bowling to you. Reading your post is like listening to my self talk.
This is just a great video. Sometimes you can get paralysis by analysis. This is especially true when you are struggling. I have battled this on multiple occasions. Slowing down and quieting the mind always fixes it for me. I always tell people that bowling will humble you no matter how good you are at it. That is also one of the reasons I personally love it. It is challenging.
Agreed
Another great video. I have been in a bad slump lately. My average dropped over twenty pins. I realized several things. Fist I changed my spare shooting from hooking to straight but I was not going to the lanes to practice my spare shooting and instead doing it during league. Not good. Second, I felt like everything felt wrong, nothing was consistent. But what was really happening was I was thinking about to many things rather than focusing on each component one at a time. And lastly I had started to move my sight up and away from my mark. Seems minor but it was causing me to miss my mark badly. I thought about Wes Mallot and how he laser focuses at the dots. Now that is extreme but it works for him. I concentrated on seeing my breakpoint down lane for a second then focusing on my mark. Low and behold my strike percentage went up. Now f I can stop leaving stone 9’s. Six of them in one game yesterday!
Dang, that's a lot of 9s. You are just throwing it too good.
@@baldbrothersbowling Yeah , that’s what I Keep telling myself. But as a lefty, that deflection is there, although my dang poor eyesight can’t see it. So I know that it’s pocket rich but deflecting and I need to change something. I have a limited arsenal and I try to go with something with more skid and a later transition. Sometimes it works but yesterday I was left stumped. I just wish I had the magic key. You hear the smack, solid flush pocket, pins flying back. There is no better sound and no better direction to see those pins fly. Carry? Who needs carry, it was a bomb. Then you look up and see that 9 flipping its finger at you. Ugggghhh.
So Keith......Who is this "new guy" you brought on your channel? Nice chemistry! You should have him on more. LOL Seriously though I'm diggin' these instructional videos as of late and I have to say Troy's approach and shot looked more controlled to my eye. Food for thought for us bowling junkies. Thanks guys it's greatly appreciated.
New guy, lol.
More controlled for sure!
Thanks for watching bigeasy
I like you videos, find nothing is etched in granite when it comes to bowling. a long habit of mine is falling off to right after my shots, trying to post my shots but after several practice sessions my body tilt and back leg still want to go right, on good day I post 3 out of 10 shots, better the zero lol. I am 75 yrs old, med speed/revs what are some good exercises to break the fall to right momentum, I realize for me it will take more than just on the lane efforts....... really liked thumb videos you give much important information not shared by others, still have to go practice it, I always struggle with broken wrist at release, think still want to muscle my shots, my league average is 185-205 depending on year and house shots I bowl on.
I struggle with falling right also. My trail leg is usually in the air and I have been working on keep that foot contacting the floor. I am trying to knee bend more, but that gets harder as we age. But focusing on keeping the trail leg down helps keep that balance and prevent falling right. Good luck.
I took this advice last night at practice. I've been in a terrible slump for the past six weeks, and I knew my fundamentals were off; I just didn't know exactly where. I usually stand midway between the back line and middle line of dots on the approach, which gives me an "average" (for me) swing speed. Or so I thought. I moved up to the middle line of dots, next to the ball return, and rolled about ten shots, knowing being that close to the foul line would slow me down. Sure enough, I started nailing the pocket, even though I didn't strike every time. My ball speed dropped, which enabled me to focus on keeping my hand behind the ball for a cleaner release and good roll on the lane. It also helped me keep my swing in line with my lane target. My takeaway was that my slump was due largely to me muscling the ball and throwing my shoulder forward because my timing was off. I just didn't know it until I forced myself to slow down. Once I got comfortable with a slower approach, I started moving back a half step or so and resuming my "normal" approach. It all clicked! Great video and great advice.
Thank you for sharing. We love hearing success stories and it really validates what we are instructing. Keep up the good work!
That’s exactly what I’ve been dealing with. I appreciate you watching & taking this video to help with your slump. Glad this was helpful in your game! Keep rollin!
I did the same thing a year ago, was a big diff in hitting the pocket.. now Im on the front dots and throwing just as fast as I was on the back dots and keep going Brooklyn. I guess form and everything are falling into place I just need to lay out weaker ;)
Kind of get that feeling that you seem so much More Focused when you moved up closer. It's like there is less on your mind and your muscle memory is responding to that. Do you think you are getting a better blend of forward and side roll on your release as you see your ball continue down the lane and into the break point to the pocket?
That’s a great question!
Much more focused for sure & definitely less on my mind since I moved forward.
I feel the roll is better. Because of the move, I feel I am smoother which makes for more consistency, equaling a better roll. Before, I really was all over the place. This feels better. It’s still a work in progress, but I’m getting there.
Thanks for watching!
Raising the ball keeps you in time moving further up because your feet are slower now the ball needs more distance to cover to also take its time with your feet. When the ball is lower it gets into the swing very quickly and your feet basically have to chase it which creates a faster tempo which creates more speed.
Slow is smooth & smooth is fast 😁
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What can I do to improve balance at the line with bad knees.? Thanks.
Great question. I tore my patellar tendon in my slide leg last year, and I wear a knee brace now. In addition to not being a young pup anymore, I struggle getting down at the line also. Slowing down and decreasing your slide is one possible way to do that, as long as you don't lose a lot of ball speed. You don't want to muscle the ball as that definitely can throw you off balance. Without watching you throw, often getting your elbow out, or leaning too much to the right can cause you to fall out of a shot. I recommend slowing down in practice, focusing on keeping you elbow in and your body more upright. Really tell yourself to "post" the shot, keeping you trail leg on the ground. This keeps your center of gravity more over your plant leg. When I find myself falling off balance, I concentrate on that and it helps.
@baldbrothersbowling Hey, thanks for the reply. I will try what you recommended much appreciated.
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. This is my 42nd season of league bowling and I probably have not had the "same" style for more than 2 seasons in a row. My game is constantly evolving. During the summer, I work on my footwork, my posture, etc. I also practice throwing from various parts of the approach to be more versatile. Glad to see that you guys discovered another part of the approach. It's all part of growing and evolving as a bowler. Progress, not perfection. ❤ 🎳.
P.S. as long as he can reach pocket and get the ball to properly go through the pins, that's the correct revrate and speed.
Ever evolving. Always learning. Such a vicious cycle lol
Thanks for watching