Bowling 200+ [Paperback]

Mike Aulby (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1989

Most bowlers in the 150-190 average range have developed strong basic skills but are hampered by one or two fundamental flaws that keep them from improving their game. Two-time PBA National Champion Mike Aulby and four-time tournament winner Dave Ferraro reveal their insider tips for analyzing and correcting common mistakes that prevent intermediate bowlers from rolling that coveted 200+ game:

• Converting the toughest spares and "unmakable splits"
• Increasing your strike-shot carry
• Making equipment work for you
• Overcoming the mental pressure of league play to bowl your best

Complete with photographs, illustrations, and a handy bowling ball comparison chart, Bowling 200+ will keep you consistent, game after game. Mike Aulby, the only man to be named both Rookie of the Year (1979) and Player of the Year (1985), is one of the top ten professional bowlers in terms of lifetime earnings. Dave Ferraro is considered the fastest-rising star on the PBA tour. He is one of only ten players in PBA history to win more than $150,000 in a single year. Dan Herbst is the author of several sports books.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (September 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809243385
• ISBN-13: 978-0809243389
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #465,890 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #19 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Individual Sports > Bowling

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It can add pins to your game, January 6, 2000

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J. Sabin (Princeton, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bowling 200+ (Paperback)

There are some very good suggestions for intermediate bowlers in this book. It is really a series of articles somewhat well strung together into a book on improving your game.

I haven't missed a 10 or 7 pin leave since I read this book and implemented the suggestions. That had added up to 12 pins from just that one frame!

If you bowl 150-185, read the book. You are leaving open frames and this book can help.

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars read,think through and perform, May 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Bowling 200+ (Paperback)

From my perspective, I found the book very good. I am around 140, I have been bowling for around 5 months, the book contains a lot of useful information. From techniques,releases and the mental game, the book covers a lot of ground. Slightly out of date in regards to the equipment, but otherwise you could do yourself a favour if you are a bowler anywhere between 100 - 190 put it on your bedside table. The principles behind this sport have not changed, and with that I would strongly recommend this book. One main criticism is that there aren't very many pictures in relation to hand release, and the book is in black and white only. Overall, worth getting. If you only learn or understand one point or exercise from this book, it will be money well spent.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful!, May 5, 2000

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"blacklion" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bowling 200+ (Paperback)

I bought this book because of an Amazon.com coupon I receivedand I don't regret the purchase. I haven't finished reading the bookand it has already improved how I think about bowling and how I deliver the ball. I found the tips useful and almost immediately began sharing the book with others on my bowling team who also benefit from the information. I've looked at other bowling books and couldn't get past the opening pages. More illustrations could have been useful, but I appreciate the fact that information for us lefties is pretty well integrated into alternating chapters. It's hard to get good lefty information and having one of the authors be a lefty was a good move. I read one review that stated that the information was dated and I have to disagree. As a very new bowler--been at it for just a year--I've used the information to begin to bowl more consistently at 200 or better at least one or more games during our league matches. That, for me, makes the information timeless.