tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471366944778036006.post8646644218656335545..comments2019-03-13T15:16:02.537+00:00Comments on Bowling For Gold: On a rollJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11149441881062721972noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471366944778036006.post-21255689879425139042016-06-16T06:25:16.956+01:002016-06-16T06:25:16.956+01:00Hi Clarke... For the last couple of seasons I'...Hi Clarke... For the last couple of seasons I've been trying to fix a primary aiming point at the far end of the green, but then fix a secondary aiming point as a mark somewhere not too far up the green to aim for when delivering the bowl. I've found this helps accuracy, since I was having trouble being accurate for a mark at the end of the green.<br /><br />But increasingly often this season I'm able to use the end of rink marker alone. Part of the advantage of this is you can watch the bowl heading towards the aiming point for a longer period, and therefore judge if an unsatisfactory end result was because delivery was slightly off target. For a marker much nearer the mat, the bowl is over it so quickly it can be hard to tell how accurate delivery was. I also do find, as you suggest, that this method helps with weight since the jack is in view.<br /><br />Hope you're Canadian bowling season is going well. Regards, JohnJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11149441881062721972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471366944778036006.post-41433741348389672642016-06-16T01:42:08.347+01:002016-06-16T01:42:08.347+01:00Your paragraph concerning changing your aiming poi...Your paragraph concerning changing your aiming point interests me. Could you elaborate? Other writers suggest that if you are bowling short moving your 'secondary' aim point further up the green can help you systematically increase your length and you imply that this works best for you with long jacks. Was your secondary aim point a distinct physical mark on the green? Could your eye have been slipping off an indistinct mark during the bowling action? I have found that having a 'secondary' mark that includes the jack in my field of vision helps with drives. Clarke Slemon PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752841971120452755noreply@blogger.com