Jack Schmid is a USBC Silver Coach, a Ritger Level II Coach, an Honor Graduate of the Institute of Professional Bowling Instruction, and has been named a BJI Top 100 Coach eight times.
We left off last month practicing a balance drill on one foot with your eyes open AND closed. When you closed your eyes, that simple drill became more difficult. When your eyes close, you become so much more aware of... [Read More]
The term “balance” may mean different things to different people. There is a “balance sheet” in business. What if there are problems there? If you do things that may seem unorthodox, some say you are a little “unbalanced." I think... [Read More]
I ended my last article discussing how ball speed could be a factor in causing the ball to go left of target and/or the headpin. How many times have you uttered or heard uttered, “I let up on that one,”... [Read More]
East of Eden, North to Alaska, North by Northwest, the famous quote from the late comedian John Candy “Wagons, EAST”, etc. How many movies or famous quotes from movies have had a direction in them? Come on, guys! How many... [Read More]
When we left Joe Bowler (in the March issue), he was being consistently inconsistent. In an attempt to improve his performance in the “transition” (second) game on those drier lanes, he changed to a ball which would go down the... [Read More]
There have been a lot of comments to me from senior bowlers about lanes over the past several weeks. I would like to share some of their concerns with you since many of you may have heard similar things. I’ll... [Read More]
I need your help. I have been trying to think of a sport which involves either kicking a ball or hitting a ball or throwing a ball or rolling a ball in which the athlete does NOT have to follow... [Read More]
I would like to challenge you to identify the famous bowler who said the following: “I learn while I practice. The more I practice the more I learn.” (The answer is in this article). Throughout our lives we have had... [Read More]
The primary bowling season for this year has come to an end and the time has come to make some decisions about your bowling game. These important decisions will both help you assess your prior season and better prepare for... [Read More]
By now the new league season is well underway. After Bowl Expo ended in June, ball manufacturers came out with their new equipment for the 2013-2014 season. Many of these new balls were reviewed in the August and September issues... [Read More]