Every now and then, I collect my random coaching thoughts and compile these into a full article. This is one such article. Often, experimenting with different concepts to aid a bowler leads to a significant breakthrough for a single bowler... [Read More]
Neurology and Bowling
What brain research tells us about skill acquisition and effective practice
In the past decade, an explosion of recent findings in the field of neurological research has revealed significant insights into how our brain works. These new findings often contradict conventional wisdom about mental development and structure. No more does the... [Read More]
New Research on Self-Talk, Visualization, and Perception
Best practices for training and competition
In this month’s Slowinski At Large, I provide readers with an overview of recent research on self-talk, visualization, and perception. In each case, these new findings challenge conventional wisdom of how we have used these mental game tools in the... [Read More]
An Anatomical Approach to Fitting and Drilling
A review of the hand and the motivations for the ADT grip
I recently devised an anatomically-guided fitting and drilling technique that I call the Anatomical Drilling Technique (ADT). With this grip, I believe the ball now feels like it is a natural extension of the hand. This fitting process was developed... [Read More]
How to Transfer Energy Cleanly
Creating efficiency in your swing line
The physical game is best understood in terms of energy transfer. You transfer energy from the body to the bowling ball. As you move through the approach, you build potential energy that is transferred to kinetic energy at the release.... [Read More]
The 3×3 Box
A visual tool for improved comprehension of lane play
Improving lane play remains one of the biggest challenges in our sport. Lane surface materials vary widely and topographical differences lane-to-lane can make the same pattern play very differently in the same bowling center. Moreover, bowling has a variety of... [Read More]
How Specific Muscles Contribute to an Elite Release
...and how to strengthen them with resistance training
Over the past five years, I have focused attention on understanding how specific muscles and joint movements contribute to energy production and the efficient transfer of this energy from bowler to ball. Through this focused research, the functions of an... [Read More]
Calculating a Downswing Angle
How to create an elite swing shape
In order to maximize energy transfer to the bowling ball, a bowler must establish a strong hand position into the release. To obtain a great hand position at release, the index finger should be pointing at the pins. This requires... [Read More]
New Year’s Resolutions for Bowlers
How to make them and how to use them
As we embark into 2015 with enthusiasm, hope, and aspirations, the transition from 2014 to 2015 presents an opportunity to reflect on our actions, achievements, and disappointments from last year. Formally making a list of resolutions may have become cliché... [Read More]
Matching Ball Motion Shape to Breakpoint Zones
Last year, I published a lane play planning concept to help define which practice manipulation zone (PMZ) should be used during practice to open up the lane. Pattern length minus 31 works well, but it has limitations in sport pattern... [Read More]