Any good articles online for working on approach?

[Pliko]

I have the issue of turning my foot / way when I approach (right hander). I have gotten some tips from another forum that I am working on but have yet to find a full explanation/article online detailing steps, slide, etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDsmZP1nJ7c

And you can see what happens when my foot turns too far in and the rubber edge gets caught

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-30FPUT4NLU

Thanks

[Thepainscoming]

keep your upper body straighter. your whole body was turned when you fell, it was turned basically parallel to the foul line, or it was going in that direction.

[BubbaRay]

You need to match your footwork to the timing of your swing. A tall bowler with long arms will need slower footwork than a short bowler with short arms. Remember, as the ball swings in a pendulum motion, you walk along side it. If you think of railroad tracks, your swing side foot is on one track, and the ball is over the other track. Footwork is one part of bowling that you can practice away from the bowling center. Practice walking and swinging either an imaginary or real ball. You should walk in a straight line toward the target at a speed that is appropriate for their swing.

Most people use either a 4-step or 5-step approach. Poeple generally take even spaced steps. A four step approach is step - step - step - slide. A five step approach is step - step - step - step - slide. The length of each of these steps is not dramatically different The short step isn't a stutter step, it is just a step which is a little shorter than a normal walking step . The long step is a normal walking step . a 4-step approach is short - long - short - slide a 5-step approach is usually short - short - long - short - slide
Almost all experienced bowlers use a power step ( a relatively short step) on the next to last step .

The 4 Step Approach

Step 1. The pushout step.
When you take this step, you push the ball out from its starting position towards the lane. This step is important for the stroke of the ball. If you push out in a downward motion, you will slow it down, if you push out in a upward motion, you will speed it up. Depending on what you are trying to do with the shot, each of these could be done on purpose. This step will also set the tempo of the approach. This is a critical part of your bowling shot. The speed of your approach will influence the speed of the ball going down the lane.

Step 2. The beginning of the pendulum motion step.
The swing has to be a natural motion. Note that it is important that you allow the ball to fall without forcing it into motion. On this step you will allow the ball to fall and begin a natural swing motion.

Step 3. The continuation of the pendulum motion step (to the back and starting back towards the lane).
It is important that you do this without trying to speed up or slow down the ball in any way. Just allow the ball to flow with gravity and continue in a natural motion toward the lane.

Step 4. The slide and follow through step.
Be careful not to overdo this step. If you throw the ball too hard, it will probably stay to the right of the head pin and you will probably leave pins. If you throw the ball too soft, it will probably end up on the left of the head pin, or even worse, through the middle of the rack. Just keep the motion smooth and natural.

The 5 Step Approach

Step 1. The speed step.
This is used to set the pace for the shot. Usually a ball doesn’t move during this step. A lot of bowlers use this step to setup the shot. This step can be used to make sure that your speed is what you want it to be.

Steps 2-5. These steps are just about the same as the 4 step approach mentioned above.

Yes, there is only one step that make this 5 step approach different from the 4 step approach, and that is the speed step.

The real question is which approach to use?

That depends. If you are a beginner in bowling, i would say the 4 steps approach is suitable. This approach is used by just about every bowler when they first begin to bowl. It is much easier and you can always switch to the 5 steps approach anytime when you feel more comfortable and are developing your own style.

If you consider youself a more advanced bowler, then the 5 steps approach would be best.

[Pliko]

I do four step, and with watching videos from the side I think my timing is dead on, but yeah I have issues with my feet, keeping them in one line would be a good start, thanks.

[Curacao_Dejavu]

These 2 videos might help you a bit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XvKAyGAUx0&feature=channel_page


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_NFS1e5q70&feature=channel_page

my feeling is , have your back be a straigher, bent less, it seems that you are bending just at the foulline, instead of bending gradually during the slide, and therefore you dont have time for the trail leg to move to the left.

[snowspike1]

I came across a site that has a lot of info.

www.bowl4fun.com/ron/roncarchive.htm

It has all kinds of good tips. and if my wife wouldn't have deleted my history i could have gave ya a few others. but if ya want to buy a book (or 3) i'll give ya a few names for those..
Bowling fundamentals---- Michel Mullen
Right down your alley---- Vesma Grinfelds
Bowling Execution ----- John Jowdy

I've been working threw a slump of my own and these books and the above website have been very helpfull.