Recently, I revisited the method in which I ask bowlers to conceptualize lines. When I developed the 3-Point Targeting with Quiet Eye system, I expressed target lines with three numbers which represent the location for sliding, the position at the... [Read More]
Proven Techniques for Effective Breathing and Targeting
Study shows better and more consistent shot routines
In this month’s issue, I present a study I conducted at the Kegel Training Center in February 2011 to measure the impact of a two-tiered pre-shot routine on shot consistency. The two-tiered process includes an elongated breathing technique and an... [Read More]
The Long Term Development Model
The potential for developing elite players
Bowling remains stagnant in regard to the number of bowlers who truly embrace the value of coaching. Inflated scores on 9-to-1 ratio house patterns have inflated egos while technology has duped bowlers into believing that their game can be improved... [Read More]
How to Arrive at More Meaningful Analysis Data
Digging deeper reveals your strengths and weaknesses
Determining the most useful data to assess player performance has been a particular interest of mine for some time. Nearly a decade ago, I first published an article on evaluating a player’s performance through a thorough review of tournament data.... [Read More]
Producing a Smoother Ball Motion with the LSL and SLL Layouts
Two outside-of-the-box layout options for your tournament arsenal
In today’s bowling world, there is an increasing demand for many players to reduce ball motion rather than enhance it. As bowlers have become more proficient with more fluid physical games leading to more efficient energy transfer, ball speeds and... [Read More]
The 12/5/3 Bowler Development Model
Ready to be your best? Commit to a 12/5/3 training week
Hong Kong recently played host to the World Youth Championships, which is contested every two years. It was thoroughly enjoyable to see future talent performing on bowling’s biggest stage. Sitting in my hotel after this event was the perfect time... [Read More]
The Kinetic Chain
How to transfer your energy to the ball
In this month’s Slowinski At Large, I discuss force generation and energy transfer from the body to the bowling ball. To maximize performance, coaches and players should begin to conceptualize the physical game in terms of force generation and energy... [Read More]
Shape Shifting
Matching ball motion shapes to maximize your margin of error
Shape match up is an essential component of elite bowling. If the ball motion shape matches the lane properly, the bowler will have the most margin of error available at that time. A bowler with more margin of error will... [Read More]
Drop Your Damn Shoulder!
The benefits of lateral trunk bend revealed
This month I’d like to share with readers why they should drop the bowling shoulder as much as they can. I always strive to ground my thinking in sport science research and my own research studies as well as reflection... [Read More]
Our Body Clock
How to use it to train and compete
Circadian rhythms are biological processes that involve built in and self-sustaining rhythms that are adjusted by the local environment. “People whose circadian rhythms are synchronized to their local environment and wake habitually at 8 am would be expected to have... [Read More]