i want improve bowling and in three pionters how do i do please help.
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to be fair 1 week is too short.\n1. however if u r a pace bowler(iam one) try to cut down on the pace an concentrate on line and length balls.trust me,they may not be as awesome to watch as a yorker or a swinging ball but u vil get good results.if u r a spinner the best way is 2 bowl slow,give the ball a loop and entice him 2 drive.if u bowl slow and in the right areas its very hard 2 get runs \n2.to  better ur 3 pointers u must do a lot of practise .get a good feel of the ball and dont try too hard.thats a very easy mistake to make.calm down take ur time and shoot.dont worry if u miss nobody sinks every 3 pointer that he shoots(even in the NBA).
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Please please please put your thumb in that bowling ball!!!!\n\nThis thumbless bowling craze is just a macho show off technique that has absolutely NO ACCURACY and you cannot control it whatsoever.\n\nTo get your ball to rotate, what you do is at the release of the ball, snap your fingers into the palm of your hand and lift lift lift with those fingers.This will cause the ball to rotate. It is much easier if your ball is drilled with a finger tip. This is where your fingers only go into the ball up to your first knuckle, which is, what, about 1/2 to 1 inch or so. If you're not familiar with throwing a finger tip, it will feel uncomfortable and awkward at first, but you'll get used to it.\n\nIf you want anymore advice, feel free to email me.\ngojenni714@yahoo.com
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Practice, but make sure you are working on the areas of your game that need the most improvement.  Work on your off foot, juggling with both feet, and if you can, find someone to work with you on different skills such as shooting, passing, trapping, and heading to name a few.  The more touches you get on the ball the better off you will be.  There are aspects of the game that can only be improved by playing, but you can work on your skills alone.
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To answer both questions - 'visualisation'\n\nBefore you bowl, before you shoot, you need to imagine or visualise the ball landing exactly where you want it to land, for example on the pitch or in the net.\n\nDo this before you run in to bowl - it works.\n\nIf you feel doubt, stop your run up, take a deep breath 'visualise' again and go for it!\n\nIf you are a fast bowler (right hand) - left arm and knee should be high in your delivery stride, and follow through with your right arm after you bowl - this will increase your speed.\n\nVisualise, if you believe you are in total control of the ball, you will have far more success!\n\nGood luck!
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I can't believe there is a curling category and not bowling!!! What is up with that?!?!?\n\nAnyway, help on your spares....This would be good for you too scrappy. Of course you want strikes, always. There is no secret for leaving easy spares. You leave what you leave. You work on spare shots. If you know people in high places (or work in the bowling alley ;-D) you can set up spares yourself.\n\nIf not, here's what you do. Corner pins are the hardest single pin conversion. More specifically, the ten pin for righties, the seven for lefties. Instead of throwing your ball at the pocket on your first ball, practicing shooting the ten pin. Never mind that it's a full rack...just shoot the ten. On you second ball, you can either choose to shoot the pocket for a conversion, or practice on the seven pin.\n\nRemember, just because you have a full rack standing, doesn't mean you have to knock them all down! Another good idea is forget keeping score. It only plays with your mind. Just get out there and through some good shots. \n\nIf you have problems converting the ten pin, here's my suggestion. You need to learn to be able to read oil patterns in lanes. This takes years...be patient. But you need to be comfortable in looking everywhere on the lane. When reading oil patterns on a first ball, I always start my shot on the 10 board at the arrows and adjust from there. \n\nFor spares, I do something a little different. When I shoot anything on the left side, I look about three boards to the right of the pin on the curtain on the machine. I know my ball is going to break and pick up that single.\n\nFor anything on the right side, particularly the ten, I look at about 2 inches in front of the pin and focus in on the shadow of the pin....and I throw that ball as hard and as fast and as straight as I can. \n\nI hope this helps you a little bit. If there's anything else you'd like advice on, feel free to email me. gojenni714@yahoo.com
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Here are some links that may help you.  You can find more of the in the improve your game section www.pga.com \n\nFree up your mind to play better and enjoy it more.\nhttp://www.pga.com/improve/tips/general/improve_livingston062204.cfm\nif you use good judgement.\nhttp://www.pga.com/improve/tips/general/improve_keith061504.cfm\nexplains how you can get into the 'zone' with the greatest of ease ... or how to get out of your own way.\n\nhttp://www.pga.com/improve/features/mentalgame/improve_heartmath120505.cfm\n\nonce described the feeling that would at times come over him \nhttp://www.pga.com/improve/features/mentalgame/improve_bondaruk042506.cfm
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Start with the fastball, and work on placement and control.  Try different grips, holding the ball across two and four seams (two seams is along the stitching, four is across, most basically).  See how the ball moves, and perfect those pitches.\n\nThen work on a circle change.  Hold the ball with your index finger completely curled up so you can't see any light through the center of the curl.  Position you other 3 fingers naturally, and throw like a fastball.  It'll give you screwball action without hurting you arm, and it'll take 12-15 mph off the pitch, too.\n\nOnce you have those mastered, try the other pitches.  Get a good pitching coach to teach you how to grip them best.  A split-finger fastball (a/k/a a forkball) is a great pitch to have; it dives at the last second.  A curve is okay IF you can throw it naturally without anything hurting.  At 13, though, you're too young to be throwing it.  I'd wait at least 3 years, until your arm grows more.\n\nWith respect to one of the other posters, I would NOT learn a slider.  It's hard on your elbow... you don't snap your wrist when you throw it, so you do more of a stiff-arm with it.  Plus, if you throw it poorly, it gets hit about 500 feet.  If you want to try it, learn the curve first and see how it is for you.\n\nThe one pitch I advise against ever throwing is the screwball.  It is the hardest pitch on your elbow and shoulder, because you are throwing against your body and wrenching your arm the wrong way for the spin.  The circle change is better, has similar action, and acts like a reverse slider to a degree.\n\nHope all this helps... oh, and you may want to see how a knuckleball works for you (2- or 3-finger style).  If you can kill all the spin, you have a trick pitch that nobody can hit.  It got Tim Wakefield to the majors when he failed as a 1st baseman... and got Phil Niekro to the Hall of Fame... :)
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Slick Vic has a good idea but its better to start off dribbling with one hand. These are some of the exercises my old coach showed me. Start dribbling the ball normally, but do it with only one finger. Then dribble the ball with two fingers while dribbling faster and dribbling the ball closer to the ground. Go up to five fingers and u should dribble the ball barely off the ground. \nAnother exercise is the figure 8. Dribble the ball close to the ground, spread your legs apart and dribble the ball in a figure 8 around ur legs, left hand around the left leg, right hand around the right leg:)
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Try to call someone advance to practice with you and learn how to intercept pass and stuff,and also try shooting from a close range at first and gradually get futher and futher as u improve
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Ask your coach what you did wrong, then practice what your coach tells you and you will do better.  Plus don't give up because over the years you will get alot better!!
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You need a partner for all 3 of these drills.\n\nSwitch Hand Dribbling:\nHave a person defend you and go after your dribbling hand to practice you switching over. Make sure you do enough reps to practice both hands and moving the ball from both hands. Try to add in a jab step or a move to counter once you get the hang of it.\n\n\nCatching low basketballs:\nHave someone pass low to you, what you need to do is trap the low ball. Even if you have to, tap it to start a dribble, just to slow the ball up. Try to catch it and go, waste no time. Remember, always know where you are trying to get and get there, relentlessly.\n\n\nFinishing quick after catch:\nHave 1 defender and 1 passer. Have the passer pass from all angles and to all angles, once you catch it, just move. You aren't going to achieve anything standing there. A good defender defends the after-pass defense and not the actual pass. Once you get the ball, just jab in, explode in. Once you're in, you will see that it left NO time for the defender to react and the upcoming defender is your next assignment.\n\n\nOnce you achieve these steps, you need to learn how to finish big, or how to get contact and get to the line. It's tough, but it should work
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keep practicing your hand skills by throwing the ball up and catching it. the more you do it the more you will get use to it. trust me 94 all-city wr speaking here. it worked for me. try to keep it simple as well! good luck and don't give up!
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really depends on your skill level, and your understnading of different techniques.\n\nfirstly, do you have a personal coach< if yes, ask them to show you how to make an angle adjustment.\n\nIf your ball is going light (outside the pocket) you need to move outside on the approach, conversly, if you ball is going heavy or crossing (inside the pocket) you need to move your approach position inside towards the higher number boards.\n\nanother thing you could try is extending the point on the lane where your ball lands, if you normally place your ball at approx six feet down the lane, try to extend that further out to about 10 feet, this will shorten the lane and increase the break point of the ball down the lane.\n\nYou could also try not lifting with the fingers as much, or not putting as many revs on the ball.\n\nDropping the wrist down a touch will also reduce the amount of hook and rotation on a delivery.\n\nhope this help
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Its not about how long you have played but how well. Do you play for your county (or state) at amatuer level. This were you are likely to be spotted. Top Pro's practice for around seven hours a day, when they are not actually in competition. Keep throwing and good luck.
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get in the nets and live there. practice, practise, praktice.\nbut: you'll only be as good as your bowling partner.
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To get better you need to practice by your self everyday . You need to hit balls at least 2 to 3 hours every day. Do the L shape practice on the corners. Do the circle practice in the center of the table with out the cue ball leaving the circle.To give you a standard of what your up against. I played this guy nine ball. He ran 10 racks of nine ball on me. When I finally got a shot it was a  hard bank shot and missed then he ran 20 more racks of nine ball on me. These guy are out there. And hes not the best . Hope that helps
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you need a focus and confident to shoot for three pointer..a lot of practice also reasonable..