QuestionHi Gary!
I recently read an article online @ www.digitalbowling.com titled The "Typical House Bowler" gets a coach by Gianmarc Manzione. Mazione talks about being assisted by pro bowler Bob Learn on how to improve his bowling. In the article Manzione mentions that Learn introduced "preset angles" to help improve his bowling.
Do you know what these "preset angles" are, and how are they used?
Thanks for your assistance!
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Hello GW, Thanks for your question about "preset angles." I took the time to read the articles Gianmarc Manzione wrote. I only thing I could glean from the quoted remark, was that "the release" you use for the typical house shot changes, as well as "how you attack the lanes."
Bowlers get a lot of area to swing the ball when you are a typical house bowler. They stand to the outside and move in as it dries out usually.
You can spin, throw a backup ball, full roll it, basically deliver several releases to the dry spot down lane where it will come back to the pocket.
However, on a "sport shot" or tournament condition, you have to plan your "ball travel." Delivering the ball more on a "straighter path" or "launch angle" with less room for error.
Overall, you have to judge to a greater degree "the distance" where your ball will begin to recover down lane, while avoiding areas on the lane where the oil volume is higher or very low.
Basically, there is a very real out of bounds on tournament shots and PBA experience leagues. "Swinging" the ball to the outside is disastrous. Even swinging the ball from the inside up the middle can be over/under so bad you want to pull your hair out.
"Presetting" the "launch angle" of your ball is the ability to find where you need to stand, and then turn your shoulders to your target or targets. Taking that moment to angle your feet shoulders hips to your target is priceless in tournament bowling.
All that is left is hitting your intended targets with often a straighter delivery.
"Presetting your launch angle" to avoid the out of bounds is a must on tournament patterns as well as house shots.
Figure out where your are going to move on a sport pattern based on all the information you have. Move and adjust, with a repeatable and "straighter" release. Again, "presetting" is simply turning and facing your targets prior to delivery. This simplifies your approach even further.
Keep in mind, as long as a ball is spinning or hooking it has little surface contact. Getting your ball down lane and having it get into a roll to the pocket from a particular angle to the pins is often more accurate. Hence, straighter is greater.
"Presetting your launch angle" will keep you from getting into the out of bounds area, or anywhere on the lanes where the ball may hook too soon, or not at all.(Over/under)
There is a high premium to repeat your release again, and again, as our PBA and Experience League bowlers aspire to do on tougher conditions. So you better have some thick skin when you join one of these leagues.
Most often you will take quite a few bites of humble pie prior to mastering the different patterns.
Bowlers please educated yourself by knowing more about your bowling ball, your release, your timing, swing, tempo, the lane conditions. Being prepared mentally, will allow you to visualize your "launch angles" and allow you to "preset" you body on the approach. My new book True Bowler Adjustments is a great source of information for this.
In summary GW, presetting your "launch" angle is simply facing your target or targets truly, prior to delivering your ball.
This will allow you to get to the pocket and avoid out of bounds areas, as well as areas with a great deal of over/under conditions.
Thanks for you question GW. If you are participating in a sport league I salute you. Take care and God's Blessings to you.
P.S. GW, I truly think Gianmarc Manzione could have saved himself a lot of headaches if he had purchased my book!!!! Can't wait to see what he thinks of it after working with Bob Learn, Mr. 300!
The man is a machine! :-)
-Gary
Las Vegas,NV.
www.TrueBowlerAdjustments.com (It's a great book!)
