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Title: The Pro Approach by Larry Mathews, Michael Wood, Sam Carter ISBN: 0-9669407-0-9 Publisher: M & W Products Pub. Date: 18 August, 1996 Format: Spiral-bound Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.1 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: where has this book been for all of my life
Comment: I have been bowling for 31 years. Usually 2 or 3 leagues a week, and occasional tournaments. I have never averaged over 197. My high series is 758 and I have a high game of 298. After purchasing Mr. Mathews book, and spending a few weeks reading and re-reading it, I shot an 802, on games of 268, 265, and 269. Two weeks later, I shot my first ever sanctioned 300. The alignment and adjustment methods, which I have never found in any other book, have allowed me to improve dramatically, in a very short period of time. I struggled for a long time, always thinking it was me. I felt my physical game was not strong enough. NOW, I know it was a lack of TACTICS. Larry has made a dream come true for me, and I will be forever grateful.
Rating: 5
Summary: Garanteed to Improve Your Game!!!
Comment: I bought this book at the begining of last season. I had to read it twice to grasp the language. I have been bowling for 15 years and understood the concepts but never heard the terms Larry used. Once you figure out what he is talking about the lanes just seem to open up and the shots and adjustments become second nature. Last season my average jumped from 190 to 207. That was the highest average the house I bowled in has seen in the last 5 years. This house has the most difficult shot in town. My average jumped to 219 in the easy house. I credit this book for my making the local associations allstar team. Only 15 bowlers are selected out of nearly 5,000 sanctioned bowlers each year. While the section on balls is outdated everything else is spot on to improve your game. This book is short and to the point. Read it, Practice it, and take over your league. BE WARNED THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR BEGINERS THOUGH!
Rating: 2
Summary: Great Idea Poorly Executed
Comment: The subject matter has so much potential, but this book fails to convey the concepts.
What's missing? Here are my thoughts:
1) More pictures to explain the concepts. There is about 1 diagram per chapter and each occupies a full page. The illustrations convey too much information and are confusing. The solution to this problem would be to have more pictures concentrating on individual concepts.
2) Usage of bowling terms without an explanation of what you mean leaves the reader confused and doesn't help them to understand the concepts. Here is an example: "Everyone that can play ["play" in italics] will shoot "telephone numbers." [Page 23]. I have no idea what you mean by "telephone numbers". Solution: Don't use terms without explaining what they mean.
3) The use of italics and bold fonts is confusing. In the previous example, the word play is in italics. What were you trying to say? Was play in italics because you were injecting sarcasm into the sentence? My failure to understand the meaning is probably relating to my ignorance of the term "telephone numbers".
My goal in reading this book was to improve my understanding of the more technical aspects of bowling. The book has accomplished this, but the process could have been easier.
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Title: Bowling Execution by John Jowdy ISBN: 0736042172 Publisher: Human Kinetics (T) Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Focused for Bowling by Dean R. Hinitz, Brian Voss ISBN: 073603708X Publisher: Human Kinetics (T) Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Skills, Drills & Strategies for Bowling (The Teach, Coach, Play Series) by Janis H. Martin ISBN: 1890871168 Publisher: Holcomb Hathaway Pub. Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.50 |
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Title: Bowling 200+ by Mike Aulby, Dave Ferraro, Dan Herbst ISBN: 0809243385 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: September, 1989 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: From Gutterballs to Strikes by Mike Durbin, Dan Herbst, Dan Herbs ISBN: 0809230585 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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