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Featured Bowling Physical Game Articles
Coaches’ Corner: The Ball Start
Optimizing your use of the ball start drill
Welcome to the second edition of BTM's Coaches' Corner series. In these articles, the focus is on helping coaches improve their skills and approach to coaching, while also providing information that bowlers can apply to their own games. Our last article...
The Art of Creativity in Bowling Coaching
Six innovative drills to transform technique and performance
In technical sports like bowling, success is determined not only by talent or repetition, but also by creativity. This includes the ability to design drills that challenge the body and mind in ways that replicate real-game demands. Creativity in coaching...
Key Takeaways From the 2025 IBF World Seniors Championships
Staying competitive, spare shooting, and warming up
I recently had the opportunity to coach Team Canada at the IBF World Seniors Championships in Reno, Nevada. Like I did with the 2024 World Youth Championships and the more recent Pan American Youth Bowling Championships, I wanted to share...
Two Key Factors for Quickly Improving Your Performance
Alignment and ball speed
As a high-performance bowling coach, I don’t really deal with “quick fixes.” There’s no secret to success or shortcut to the top of the podium. However, I am interested in helping athletes achieve their goals faster. As a result, I've...
Troubleshooting and Fixing Thumb Exit Problems – Part 2
Tape adjustments, physical game changes, and mental considerations
Years ago, I wrote the original version of Troubleshooting and Fixing Thumb Exit Problems, and it went on to become one of BTM's most popular articles ever. In that article, I discussed the importance of proper fit as well as potential...