Every now and then you will see a bowler slam his/her bag down and declare, “I’m through with this!” Toward the middle or end of bowling season, you see players threaten to quit and never come back. Fortunately, most of... [Read More]
Every athlete who has ever faced the hot furnace of competition knows there are days when you know you just have “it”. You feel like Superman. Those are the days when you feel stronger, more energetic, confident, and coordinated. When... [Read More]
Imagine preparing to roll a ball in the most meaningful frame of your life. How do you pick that one? Really, this could be anything. It might be the tenth frame of a mega-bucks tournament. Perhaps it is a shot... [Read More]
Watching the Bayer Viper Open in Las Vegas (aired on January 22, 2012), Sean Rash put a shot almost right through the nose of the headpin. The result was an almost unmakeable split. No, wait…some of the downed pins rattled... [Read More]
The USBC Masters Championship was played in Reno February 6-13th. Although there were hundreds of competitors, realistically there were only a handful who could actually win the tournament. What?!! How can we say this? There were dozens of PBA title... [Read More]
Before the Women’s U.S. Open last June in Reno, I had a conversation with one of the top named competitors before the tournament started. This former champion was doing some last minute preparation for the competition and I asked her,... [Read More]
When Kelly Kulick won the 2012 US Open this year in Reno, she immediately turned to face her ball company representative, PBA star Jason Couch. They pointed at one another in jubilation and something passed between them that was clearly... [Read More]
There is an old story about a Cherokee Indian chief who was teaching his grandchild about succeeding in life. “A fight often goes on inside people,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between... [Read More]
This is an article about getting better. Whether you are coaching or being coached, you are reading this magazine so this probably fits well within your personal agenda. Improving one’s bowling is a tricky process. Effectively helping someone else to... [Read More]
When it comes to bowling for money, titles, or glory, you have to have your go-to strategies. For better or worse, you are probably pulled to your favorite balls, your favorite hand positions, and probably your favorite strike lines. All... [Read More]