Bowling: Steps to Success (Steps to Success Activity Series)

Offers advice on improving one's bowling technique, discussing set-up, swing and cadence, footwork, strike and spare targeting, mental discipline, and more

A bowler since 1958, Robert H. (Bob) Strickland won the first of his many championships in 1961. In 1978 he joined the Professional Bowlers Association; five years later he began teaching the sport professionally.

In addition to teaching bowling and pro-shop management skills in 10 countries, Bob writes about the sport: He is the author of Perceptive Bowling and has been a guest columnist for the National Bowlers Journal. He and his wife, Sue, publish the journal The Perceptive Bowling Professional.

In 1986 Bob established the "Perceptive Bowling Clinic Successful Performance" course--a team-taught, comprehensive, and concentrated course for bowlers, pro-shop professionals, trainers, and coaches. He offers private bowling instruction and conducts seminars and workshops on various aspects of the sport, from youth coaching to bowling-center marketing. Bob is a certified Young American Bowling Alliance Coach/Instructor and a member of the Bowling Writers Association of America, World Bowling Writers, and the Sigma Xi honorary research fraternity.

Born in San Mateo, California, Bob grew up in Dallas, Texas and earned degrees from the University of Texas at Arlington and the University of Georgia. Bob and his wife live in Duncanville, Texas, where he is self-employed as a technical writer and marketing consultant. In his leisure time, Bob enjoys music and reading.