Bowl Like a Pro – Part 4
In 2013, I was coaching Team Canada at the World Games in Cali, Colombia. At the end of one of our qualifying blocks, as my bowlers were packing up their …
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The BTM Interview: Andy Diercks – Part 2
In this installment of The BTM Interview, we continue our chat with Team USA Assistant Coach Andy Diercks. He is a USBC Silver-certified coach who has worked with Junior Team …
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In this installment of The BTM Interview, we’re chatting with Team USA Assistant Coach Andy Diercks. He is a USBC Silver-certified coach who has worked with Junior Team USA since …
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For the final physical segment of this series, we’ll focus on what is probably the most obvious difference between professionals and amateurs: power. Touch bowlers like Norm Duke and Francois …
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In this second installment of my series on training commitment, I focus on sports psychology by framing the discussion around the 11 competencies of a newly-developed mental game model called …
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In the first installment of this Bowl Like a Pro series, we discussed the difference between technique and style, highlighting the release position as a key technical element of the …
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What does it mean to bowl like a pro? For many, it’s as simple as striking a lot or scoring high. For others, it’s about looking a certain way, often …
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In my last article, I presented a self-evaluation exercise to help bowlers review their overall commitment level and gain insight into how well their goals align with their training actions. Specifically, …
Increasing Your Training Commitment – Part 1 Read MoreBowling 3.0: Two-Handed Bowling – Part 3
In following with the same format of our one-handed discussion from the Bowling 2.0 series, the final two elements of the two-handed game that we need to cover are the …
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In the first and second parts of this series, we covered the footwork for better shot repetition and accuracy, and now we are going to move up to the swing. One …
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