Mickey Higham’s “On the Ball” 10.30.17
Balance is the key to consistent good bowling. I have often been asked what is the one thing I can work on to bowl better and I’ve always answered the same , BALANCE. When you break down the game of bowling, we find 2 things we try to do in each shot, accuracy, and action, […]
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A little bit about a lot of things There is a lot of variety in bowling and today’s column illustrates that very well. We will start with tournaments and special events. The annual City Bowling Championships begin Nov. 12 with the Squad of Champions. Past champions in any of the events as well as friends […]
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The value of practice and how to make it work for you. This week I talked to a bowler that said he had been practicing 6 to 10 games a week since the start of the season and was frustrated because his league scores were not improving. If you want to improve your bowling skills […]
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By BILL RYAN This article is full of shirts. Decades ago almost every bowling team wore matching shirts or blouses. That spanned all leagues, women’s, men’s and even mixed leagues. I recall back in the 1960s when my parents along with my mother’s sister and her husband bowled on the same team in a mixed […]
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This week, Some questions on maintaining bowling equipment, let’s start with the most overlooked your shoes. The bowling shoe is your contact with the playing surface and essential to good bowling. Look at the bottom of the slide shoe it should be clean and look near new. If your sole is dirty your slide will […]
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This week a part of the game that is often overlooked but is crucial in how you perform, The fit of your ball. Many bowlers go years without having their grip checked, just assuming that sore thumb or wrist is just part of the game. The truth is that as humans we go through changes […]
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11th Frame By Bill Ryan October is busy time at Al-Mar Bowling is in full swing at Al-Mar Lanes this month. All the fall leagues are active with the exception of the Farm League which will begin in less than a month. The Surviving the Game interleague competition kicked off this week. Upcoming events include the annual […]
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