Bowling For Beginners: Simple Steps to Strikes & Spares - Hardcover

Nace, Don

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0806949686 ISBN 13: 9780806949680

Publisher: Sterling, 2001

Synopsis

You could learn to bowl by spending hours at the bowling alley, paying high equipment rental fees--or you could train with an expert who'll teach you simple, one-at-a-time techniques. Start by getting acquainted with the lane, the pins, and the ball. Learn scorekeeping and rules, as well as tips on warmup exercises and balance techniques. Most important is the section on choosing the right ball for you--getting the proper fit and grip, as well as gloves, wrist supports, and shoes. Then comes the special Four-Step approach that takes you through the disciplines of Setup, Stance, Release, and Follow-through. With the tactics section, you'll master strikes and spares, target pins, straight shots and hook shots, and troubleshoot your mistakes.

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Reviews

Grade 5 Up-A comprehensive manual that would be helpful for any novice bowlers. Nace clearly and carefully explains equipment; etiquette; warm-up exercises; the delivery; scoring; and various techniques for making strikes, spares, and splits. He includes such fine points as how to read lane conditions, correct problems, and mentally prepare for competitions. The excellent-quality, full-color photos and diagrams are key to the instructions. No other book covers the sport so well for this audience. It scores a definite strike.
Kate Kohlbeck, Randall School, Waukesha, WI
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Gr. 6-12. In the 3,000 years since humans first bowled, the simple game of knocking pins over with a ball has thrilled and frustrated millions of people. Nace's introduction to the sport begins with an overview of bowling etiquette, scoring, and a laundry list of the "extras" bowlers may want to acquire to improve their scores. Beginning bowlers will find much helpful information in the meticulously detailed description of ball delivery, including full-color captioned photos of a perfect approach and release of the ball. The text and illustrations may be dry, but plenty of kids just want to bowl well enough to prevent embarrassment at the lanes (especially on first dates), and this handbook will provide a nice start. With few books for young bowlers available, this one deserves a spot on the shelf. John Green
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Edition details

• Publisher: Sterling
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0806949686
• ISBN 13: 9780806949680
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96