Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame coach John Jowdy provides guidance on mastering the skills and techniques of the game, covering reading lanes, developing a rhythmic approach, fluid motion, releasing the ball, follow-through, establishing a comfort zone, choosing equipment, and other related topics.

The sport's definitive work, from the game's master instructor. In Bowling Execution, legend and PBA Hall of Fame coach John Jowdy shares his expertise on every aspect of the sport, from developing skills to refining techniques for improved consistency. Bowling Execution will show you how to -improve each phase of your shot, from stance to follow-through; -increase the accuracy of your hook; -incorporate the free armswing for smoother mechanics; -generate more power behind your shot to create greater pin action; -analyze lane conditions and adjust your game accordingly; and -develop strategies for achieving your personal best. Whether your style is power or finesse, Bowling Execution will raise your game and your scores. It's the bowling resource you will turn to again and again.

On cover: Winning strategies to up your average and improve your game. Gives tips and advice for analyzing and correcting common bowling mistakes.

See your average rise and the pins fall with the second edition of Bowling: Steps to Success. Inside you’ll find progressive, detailed instruction on all aspects of the game. You’ll learn these essential skills and strategies: • Grip • Stance • Footwork • Arm swing • Approach • Timing • Release You’ll also learn the best strategies for targeting and picking up spares as well as correcting common errors and adjusting to various lane conditions. Best of all, this updated second edition features new full-color photos and diagrams, dozens of drills, self-scoring exercises for charting progress, and professional advice for improving your performance. Part of Human Kinetics’ popular Steps to Success series—with more than 2.5 million copies sold worldwide—Bowling: Steps to Success will have you landing solid strikes and converting even the most stubborn spares in no time.

One of the world’s most highly sought-after bowling instructors provides bowlers with comprehensive coverage on the essential equipment, techniques, lane play and spare-shooting strategies, and mental training necessary for success on the lanes. With specific information for both right-handed and left-handed bowlers, this is a one-of-kind book to help you bowl better!

There's a lot more to bowling that hurdling a large round ball at a bunch of pins. There's science at play. This book, through plenty of diagrams and illustrations, provides students with easy ways to relate to the new science concepts they're learning. This volume also discusses the history of bowling and sports-related injuries.

Loggats, kayles, quilles, skittles, half-bowl and ninepins were all early forms of games in which the goal was to knock down small standing objects from a distance by rolling or throwing another object at them. Archaeologists have found items from Egypt around 5200 B.C. that included small stone balls and narrow pins that were possibly used for a game. Additional research has disclosed that Polynesians played a similar game, using small elliptical balls and round flat stone disks, and, like modern-day bowling, a sixty-foot throwing distance. The Historical Dictionary of Bowling contains a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on both male and female bowlers, amateur and professional, bowling coaches, writers and other contributors to the sport of bowling; descriptions and results of major tournaments and terminology of the sport. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the sport of Bowling.