Pin Perspectives: Why Bowlers Don’t Practice

Article Contents

• 1. Time
• 2. Travel
• 3. Cost
• 4. Homework: the solution
• 5. Conclusion

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This article is dedicated to my mother, Nechama Hoenig, who is now at peace in Heaven. She supported my bowling and writing, and this one is for her!

Back in 2021, I authored an article titled Making the Most of Your Practice, in which I delved into the importance of focused practice and how to accomplish that. This time, let’s look at the other side of the coin: why many bowlers don’t practice, and some possible solutions to address that.

Recently, using my personal Facebook page, I posed the following questions:

• Do you practice?
• If not, why not?
• If yes, how often?
• Do you have specific practice goals?
• Do you have any practice-related comments or thoughts?

I thank the 18 bowling friends who took the time to respond and engage in dialogue with me on this subject. These friends…