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Lesson 7

Refine First Step & Pushaway

Lesson Objective: Students will be able to demonstate the first step and pushaway using proper technique, including full extension of the pushaway.

Instant Activity:

Lesson:
1. Review first step
2. Review pushaway
3. Introduce some common errors
4. Introduce corrections to the errors
5. First step & pushaway drills
6. Keys to success

assume stable setup
begin on the "and" after "four"
first step and extended arms on "one"

Error	Correction
1. First step is taken on the toe or with a shuffle	1. Tell student to step out by lifting the foot off the approach as if taking a walk. Give cue, "heel-toe".
2. Ball is pushed away too slow or after the first step has begun.	2. Have your student push the ball fasternot soonerthan the first step. Be sure that the ball and foot start moving at exactly the same instant.
3. Ball is pushed away too fast or earlier than the foot begins to move.	3. Remind your student to begin the push with the step and to regulate the speed of the pushaway so that the ball reaches the locked elbows position as the heel touches down on "one".
4. Ball is pushed too far to the inside	4. Have student review steps of pushaway technique.
5. Ball is pushed too far to the outside	5. Have student review steps of pushaway technique.
6. Ball is pushed too high/low	6. See above.

First step and Pushaway Coordination Drills:

1. No-Ball Coordination
*group management:

pair of students work per lane
allow partners additional room when the first step is taken
do not use bowling balls in this drill
use this drill as review

*instructions:

without a ball, run through usual series of setup checks
partner should hold one palm up, like signaling a stop, 2 to 3 inches higher than your hands in your setup position to represent your pushaway destination.
to sharpen concept of timing, students should use 'AND' halfway between cadence counts.
on the 'AND' after 'four', begin the push and step. Push bowling armout crisply with balance hand. Step out slowly with swingside foot. Do not move balance-side, or sliding, foot.
on 'one' the backs of your bowling fingers touch your partner's palm and heel touches down on the approach. Both elbows are in the extended position.

*goal:

25 consecutive well-timed repetitions

*decrease difficulty:

lower success goal

2. Ball Coordination
*group management:

pair of students work per lane
allow sufficient space between partners

*instructions:

this drill helps develop the back muscles involved in transporting your ball to the fully extended pushaway position as well as refine your timing
use a ball and assume a normal setup postion with partners facing each other
begin counting cadence, stressing each 'AND'. Begin your push and first step on the 'AND' after 'four'. Push your bowling arm out crisply with your balance hand. Step out crisply with your balance hand. Step out slowly with your swing-side foot. Do not move your balance-side foot.
on 'one' the ball arrives in your partner's hands, your heel touches down, and both elbows are in an extended position. Concentrate on the imaginary click of your elbows, the real tap of your swingside heel, and the arrival of your ball in your partner's hands-all occurring at the same instant.

*goal:

25 consecutive well-timed step and pushaway combinations

*decrease difficulty:

lower the success goal

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