Par Bowling: The Challenge (Paperback)

by Thomas C. Kouros (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 394 pages
• Publisher: Pin-Count Enterprises, Incorporated (August 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963913603
• ISBN-13: 978-0963913609
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #741,256 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most complete, but a very complicated book., June 19, 1998

By	Jerry Weller [e-mail] (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews

The most complete bowling book I've ever seen. Covers every aspect of the physical game and just about anything else connected with bowling from philosophy to physics.

The book has a fair amount of useful diagrams, but it could use even more to explain some of the rather complicated ideas that Kouros deals with.

This is not light reading, but it is definitely worthwhile for the advanced bowler. Kouros writes well interspersing the technical information with jokes and anecdotes.

Kouros leaves it up to the reader to decide which of the many techniques he presents are worth incorporating. This is a responsibility that is best left to someone who knows their own game extremely well.

Unfortunately, If you're a beginner or intermediate bowler this book will probably confuse you more than it will help.

If you just want to bowl well without worrying about the why's and wherefore's, Fred Borden's books are probably more appropriate.

However if you are in the 180's or so (Average not IQ, but the extra IQ points certainly wouldn't hurt) this book should definitely be part of your library.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Par Bowling: One of the best books on bowling, January 26, 2001

By	leo fas (Phoenix, Az) - See all my reviews

Par Bowling is one of the great books on bowling. Kuros goes through all the intracies in the game. Well worth reading and studying. It has helped my game tremendously. The book does need to be updated to more modern conditions and it would be wonderful if Kuros could expand more on the ideas and even use more elaborate graphics. To some, the book may seem too detailed, but that is its strength. Kuros does a masterful job of breaking down the elements of good bowling and develing into them. He also is wide open to what's good bowling and what is not and also where one can be flexible. I especially enjoyed is talk abot "mid-roll" - a real secret to putting good action on ball.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Scenic Technical Manual, July 9, 2001

By	"aszman" (Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia) - See all my reviews

Mr Kouros' tome combines a scenic tour of the game and a technical manual on how to play it. His chapter on the various releases alone is worth the cover price. Other insightful items include a behind-the-scenes peek at PBA Tour conditions and a thoughtful piece on the mysteries of the "mid-roll", probably the Holy Grail of all serious bowlers. Heavy stuff to wade through - then again it's never easy to haul pure gold out of them mines. I've read through the book a couple of times now and there is always something new to catch my attention. This book is the next best thing to a full-time coach. If you love the game, you should get a copy to keep.