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Article: Stop, watch speed to score bigger. (Bowling clinic)(Covers Story).
- Article from:
- Bowling Digest
- Article date:
- December 1, 2001
- Author:
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* It's been a few years, but I remember you writing an article about ball speed. Can you revisit ball speed and how to incorporate a stopwatch? I am almost 80 and still average 175, but I'm slowing down. This information will bring me back to the 190's again.
Using a stopwatch to judge your speed is a good way to get an idea how fast your ball is traveling. To do this, you need a partner to run the stopwatch. Have this person stand at the foul line about two lanes away. Start the stopwatch as soon as the ball crosses the foul line and stop it when the ball contacts the head pin. Do this four or five times, writing down the result each time. If the numbers are ...