Essential Keys To Better Bowling

featuring Fred Borden and Ken Yokobosky

What you'll learn

Students will have a better understanding about equipment and the import details when choosing bowling balls and shoes.

Students will be able to make strikes and spares more consistently.

Students will understand the delivery, arm swing, release and finish position.

Students will better understand lane conditions and the mental game.

Requirements

There are no requirements or prerequisites for taking this course.

Description

Learn how to bowl your best game from two of the world's top bowling coaches. Fred Borden and Ken Yokobosky cover important bowling principles of benefit to all bowlers, regardless of experience. Topics covered include: equipment, delivery, the strike ball, making spares, adjusting to changing lane conditions, mastering the mental game, plus much more. This comprehensive program will help bowlers to rapidly progress and improve their consistency and scoring average.Fred Borden began his coaching career in 1962. In 2000, he became the first coach to be awarded United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Gold status. He has written several books and produced many videos about bowling. Borden served as Team USA coach for a total of 12 years, taking the reins from 1989-1996 and again from 2000-2003. During that time, he was instrumental in the development and implementation of the USBC Coaching program. He was inducted into the USBC Hall of Fame in 2002.Ken Yokobosky has an impressive background in bowling as a player, coach and instructor. He served as an assistant coach for Team USA from 2001 to 2010 working with both the men’s and women’s teams. Ken holds a Gold coaching certification from the United States Bowling Congress (USBC). He also is an accomplished bowler, participating on the PBA Tour from 1996 to 1999. Recently, he won the 2009 PBA Eastern Regional in Lancaster, PA., and finished second at the 2010 Eastern Regional in Lebanon, PA. Yokobosky still competes on the regional tour. Since the 2014-15 season, Ken Yokobosky has been the head bowling coach at Caldwell University in Caldwell, New Jersey.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Equipment

Lecture 3 Bowling Shoes

Lecture 4 The Delivery

Lecture 5 Arm Swing

Lecture 6 Finish Position

Lecture 7 The Release

Lecture 8 The Strike Ball

Lecture 9 The Spare Ball

Lecture 10 Lane Conditions

Lecture 11 The Mental Game

Lecture 12 Closing Comments

Beginning and intermediate level bowlers will benefit from watching this program.