February 2011 Content Archive

This month’s article is in response to a reader’s request to create skill challenges to foster improvement in lane play skills and accuracy. With this in mind, I present a number of games, challenges, and practice methods to help you...

Often what is discovered in one area of life can be used in another. The more fundamental the finding, the more broadly it can be applied successfully. For example, while working at a company as part of a large team,...

The USBC Open Championships have been contested for more than 100 years and a title at the world’s largest participatory sporting event is among the most coveted in the bowling. Each year, more than 65,000 bowlers compete in singles, doubles,...

Last month, I introduced a decision-making framework (see Decision Flow Chart) to help bowlers deal with changing ball reaction as lanes transition. This month, we will be applying that framework to ‘house shots’. They come in all shapes and lengths...

I’ve been developing this list since I started bowling. It was just some observations I made: if I did this more often, this happened; if I didn’t, good things happened less. I didn’t know it would turn into a bunch...

Many, many years ago as an undergraduate art major at California State University Northridge, I created a short animated film. It featured the white silhouette of a man on a black, star-studded background. The man was trapped inside a box....

One of the most important aspects of proper execution in any sport is rhythm and timing. In baseball, hitters, as well as pitchers, rely on timing to perform at higher levels. In football, despite the advantages of players being bigger...