Bowling-2nd Edition: Steps to Success [Paperback]

Bob Strickland (Author), Robert H. Strickland (Author)

Book Description

Series: Steps to Success | Publication Date: May 1996

Offers advice on improving one's bowling technique, discussing set-up, swing and cadence, footwork, strike and spare targeting, mental discipline, and more.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"This is the most comprehensive how-to book on bowling I have read. The principles and techniques presented can, if conscientiously applied, improve any bowler’s game, from novice to professional."

Michael E. Nelson, MSCE Senior member, Professional Bowlers Association

About the Author

A bowler since 1958, Robert H. (Bob) Strickland won the first of his many championships in 1961. In 1978 he joined the Professional Bowlers Association; five years later he began teaching the sport professionally.

In addition to teaching bowling and pro-shop management skills in 10 countries, Bob writes about the sport: He is the author of Perceptive Bowling and has been a guest columnist for the National Bowlers Journal. He and his wife, Sue, publish the journal The Perceptive Bowling Professional.

In 1986 Bob established the "Perceptive Bowling Clinic Successful Performance" course--a team-taught, comprehensive, and concentrated course for bowlers, pro-shop professionals, trainers, and coaches. He offers private bowling instruction and conducts seminars and workshops on various aspects of the sport, from youth coaching to bowling-center marketing. Bob is a certified Young American Bowling Alliance Coach/Instructor and a member of the Bowling Writers Association of America, World Bowling Writers, and the Sigma Xi honorary research fraternity.

Born in San Mateo, California, Bob grew up in Dallas, Texas and earned degrees from the University of Texas at Arlington and the University of Georgia. Bob and his wife live in Duncanville, Texas, where he is self-employed as a technical writer and marketing consultant. In his leisure time, Bob enjoys music and reading.

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers; 2 Sub edition (May 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873225813
• ISBN-13: 978-0873225816
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,665,689 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #64 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Individual Sports > Bowling

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Review of Bowling: Steps to Success by Robert Strickland, March 17, 2000

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[e-mail] (Bloomington, Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bowling-2nd Edition: Steps to Success (Paperback)

Robert Strickland's book is a great book for the individual wanting to understand the mechanics and technique needed for building a solid bowling swing. There are step-by-step drills provided, along with success tests for each drill. Having bowled with a poor technique for years, this book helped me to see how much I was doing incorrectly, and why my scoring was so inconsistent. I have applied many of the principles Strickland outlines to my own bowling technique, such as using a four-step delivery, as well as the timing of each arm motion with the feet in the swing, and have found greater success and consistency in hitting my mark on the lane. While variances will inevitably occur with each bowler (for example, I need to start with my knees bent more deeply, as I tend to lift my shoulders and drop the ball at the line, whereas Strickland recommends a more upright "snooty" posture at the outset of the swing), it is a good book to "review the basics" and check your own technique against.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible detail of information, April 10, 1999

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Alan Shank (Woodland, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bowling-2nd Edition: Steps to Success (Paperback)

I liked this book especially for its very detailed and clear exposition of "targeting." Other books I have read were rather vague, sometimes confusing the setup position with the target line, never mentioning the approach line, and contradicting themselves in different parts of the book. This book gives an exact, step-by-step method of strike and spare targeting that I have found extremely helpful. Also, the method of coordinating the ball swing with the footwork was very helpful. This book helped me a lot!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good all-round book..., February 2, 2000

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Adrian Ragucos - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bowling-2nd Edition: Steps to Success (Paperback)

Bob Strickland uses all his experience to write an excellent book covering all aspects of tenpin bowling. Bowling is an extremely difficult sport to master, but Strickland takes the difficult areas (and the easier parts) and makes them easier to understand. In no other book have I seen so much detail given to areas such as the delivery, the release, the psychology, and the all-out approach to the game. However, if there was one diasdvantage to this book, it would have to be the immense amount of training drills that it contains. They may be useful for some, but many involve the use of other knowledgable bowlers, or a long bowling session, or the need to bowl in a league. I actually think that some of them should be omitted from the book, and a bit more information about the technicalities of the game included. However, I would recommend this book to anyone looking more seriously into bowling. I would then recommend looking at "From Gutterballs to Strikes", by Mike Durbin, just to add a little bit more zip to your game.