December 2016 -
25
12 Brunswick Lanes with Quibica Scoring
12 Bumper lanes / Birthday Parties
Deli & Grill Serving Assorted Beers & Wines
Completely Remodeled
Sunday thru Thursday • 9am till 12am
Friday and Saturday • 9am till 2am
Tel: (415) 561-2695 Fax: (415) 561-2698
Terry Leong—Proprietor
Darrell Herbert - General
Manager
Corner of Moraga & Montgomery Streets
In the Presidio National Park of
San Francisco
(Still can‘t find us, call us, we‘ll fax you a map)
ULTRA BOWL
Club Atmosphere
with lights, music videos and enhance
sound.
Thursday 6:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M.
Friday 6:00 P.M. to 12:00 A.M.
Saturday 6:00 P.M. to 12:00 A.M
750 Folsom St., San Francisco 94107
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ASK BOB
By Bob Korth
Q. I have been pulling the ball lately way more than I should do you have any idea
to help me solve this problem?
A. There are many things that can cause pulling the ball. Timing, squeezing the
ball causing an late release, and turning early (chicken winging). There is one
other problem I was not aware of until a couple of months ago. This is pushing the
shoulder forward on the push away.
This pointed out to me by my friend Chris Warren. Chris was watching me strug-
gle in practice with this very problem. He saw that as I tried to push out to get the
ball moving I was pushing my shoulder forward toward the head pin. This puts you
swing in a bad position. Makes the entire swing move toward the Brooklyn side.
He has a simple fix for this problem I had never heard before. Instead of pushing
the ball forward he said pull the ball back toward your body for an initial move.
Then forget about your swing and just let your body follow your arm-swing. You
just walk beside the swing. Your shoulder does not get closed up during the swing
and because the swing is more open you get a higher back-swing and more speed
without even trying. So for me it cured three problems at once. Better swing track,
more speed and a more free arm swing.
To find out which of these problems you have you will have to do video to see if
you can pick out which of these is going on, or find a coach in your area to see if
they can pick out the problem.
Q. I quit bowling and went into the Navy in the early ninety‟s. I have just taken the
game up again. I started league with 2 bowling balls. A plastic white dot, and a
Roto Grip urethane ball. I can't get either one of these balls to hook or even finish
in the back. I never had a straight ball. My teammates suggest a new ball does it
really make that much difference?
A. Yes, it will make all the difference. Keep the plastic ball for spares and the ure-
thane for super dry conditions. But go to your local pro shop as fast as you can
and invest in a couple of reactive bowling balls. Have the pro shop person watch
you throw the ball to get a idea of what will help you the most.
Since the early ninety's the game has changed a lot. Most lanes are now syn-
thetic instead of wood. The oils have changed to keep up with ball changes. Main-
tenance of the lane is much better with the machines that clean and oil the lanes.
The older bowling balls are just not strong enough to keep up. And thank you for
your service.
Q. Why is it not legal to bowl in a league or tournament with both the right or left
hand but is OK to bowl with both hands?
A. There has to be a regulation on right or left hand because of averages. If you
were allowed to bowl with either hand at any time the USBC could not keep track
of your true average. You can bowl in one league right handed and another one
with the left. You must shoot the entire league first ball and spares to get your true
average with that hand. You will have a R/L designation in the average book.
Two handed is different if you watch closely at a two hander they are in actuality
a one hander. At release they let go of the ball with only one hand. They just keep
the other hand on the ball during the swing. But only one hand is in play at release.
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