Well an update. After quite a few weeks not really bowling!
I get to try my new techniques (four weeks three weeks, five weeks? I don't know... awhile) and have the wonderful opportunity to try them by bowling in a league with new guys without my shoes! I left them .... somewhere?!
Disaster with house shoes!!! Should have worn sneaker on push off foot as house shoes slide just fine! All sorts of wobbly and uncertainty!
Anyway go home find em and go to today's usual Sunday morning shootout with the big boys!
First three balls I nearly fall on my head, arse and tailbone. Total of about 20 pins! Lots of pity for the invalid. Finally I refeel my OWN shoes and go a about 17 of 20 streak with my only leaves being 9 pins!
This with my totally new technique bowling for a small amount of jingle!(I know I was suppossed to only observe).
A knowlegeable observer who was watching said to me.
"You've changed your whole game". "A more proper pushaway and drop followed by a freeer armswing a lower backswing and then more speed with less effort"
"I also noticed that you are squarer with your shoulders with your free arm pointing out to the far wall".
I replied, "Ah yes kimosabe!" Those are all the things I'm trying to do!
Except for a total of about four 9 pins and two 8 pins I would have had a nice 7. I think the score sheet said about 637!
I threw it much better! This at a house that is typically NOT lefty friendly.
The extra speed made it a lot easier. All of a sudden a ball I could not get down the lane is easily pushed to the breakpoint and then it does it's nice Icon2 job of hooking strongly to the hole! Not bad for the first time really seriously out trying the Bill Taylor concepts!
REgards,
Luckylefty
PS I'm very encouraged!
Got my own shoes. First two