Bowling in the Green | Bowling This Month

Article Contents

• 1. Setting the stage
  • 1.1. Your best is also variable
  • 1.2. Acknowledging the issues
  • 1.3. Maximizing our potential
• 2. Routines are everything
  • 2.1. Entering the competition mindset
  • 2.2. Controlling the uncontrollable
  • 2.3. Optimizing intensity
• 3. Your IPS
  • 3.1. Discovering your green state
  • 3.2. Getting into your IPS
• 4. Putting it all together

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Coaches have two basic jobs: helping bowlers be their best and continuing to make their best even better. If this sounds a bit confusing, it’s because it is.

“Your best” is essentially a reflection of your skill level at a moment in time. It is what you are capable of doing when you are tying up your bowling shoes for league or tournament play. As you improve, your best will change. Think of your first year of bowling and compare it to where you are now. At that time, your best was probably lower than your current…