|
Skill
|
Keys
to Success
|
Drills
|
| Setup |
-
alert, standing
tall
-
squared
feet, hips & shoulders
-
back upright,
head high
-
ball in
line w/ bowling arm
|
Balance
Awareness |
| Pendulum
Swing |
-
body squared
& stable
-
body falls
into swing
-
body stable
as ball swings
-
body stable
as ball stops
|
Free
Swing Cadence |
| Footwork |
-
upright
& squared before movement
-
ball at
midline
-
heel-toe
steps in cadence
-
slide to
sitting-tall finish
|
Power
Push |
| Utility
Delivery |
-
normal setup
-
count cadence
-
push ball
& step foward before count 'one'
-
let ball
fall
-
ball low
& sliding heel down on 'two'
-
ball high
& swingside heel down on 'three'
-
ball low
& sliding sole down on 'four'
-
back upright
-
release
ball
-
follow through
|
Utility
Delivery Drill |
| Ball
Dynamics |
-
stable at
start
-
correct
hand position
-
hand position
maintained
|
Full
Straight-Ball Delivery
Hook-Ball
Finish
Full
Hook-Ball Delivery |
| Strike
Targeting |
-
choose target
point
-
choose touchdown
point
-
take appropriate
setup location
-
feet parallel
with target line
-
focus eyes
on visual target
-
execute
well
-
analyze
results
-
adjust target
line
-
repeat execution
|
Placement
Distance Determination
Straight-Ball
Strike Targeting |
| Spare
Targeting |
-
recognize
spare leave
-
translate
spare leave
-
choose target
point & touchdown point
-
take appropriate
setup location
-
turn feet
parallel
-
focus eyes
on visual target
-
execute
well
-
analyze
results
-
adjust target
line if necessary
-
repeat execution
|
Call
Shot Game |