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Featured Bowling Spare Shooting Articles
Conducting A Year-End Review
The value of debriefing your league season
As the bowling season ends, many bowlers look forward to some time away from the lanes, some participate in another activity or sport, and some continue to bowl all year long. Whatever the case, bowlers should take some time to...
Common Issues for Beginner Bowlers
Timing, slow feet, spare shooting, and overthinking
Over the next few articles, I want to go through some of the most common issues faced by bowlers of all different levels. In my experience working with bowlers of all levels, there are some clear differences in what I...
Keep Spare Shooting Simple
System, technique, and practice
What makes a good spare shooter? Many people will consider it as someone who makes no more than one open per game. At the beginning level, this is a very good goal to have, but you shouldn’t be satisfied with...
Deep Spare Shooting
Why having a system is just the first step
Before we discuss how to improve your spare shooting, I’d like to go back to how I started my search for the best way for a bowler to make more spares. It all began with young and talented two-handers. When...
The Personalized Spare Shooting Method
Never worry about your spare game again!
Over the years, many coaches have introduced different spare shooting systems claiming to have improved the accuracy or repeatability of the process. Recently, Coach Joe Hoenig did a thorough review of the most popular spare systems out there, and I...