This article's "Choc-List" keys in on some suggestions for getting out of your own way because more often than not, you may be your own worst enemy. "We have met the enemy and they is us." -Pogo-

We are truly living in a world where it is almost impossible to get away from negative-speak unless we become hermits. If you were to concentrate on listening for these negative sounding comments over the next few days, you will see what I mean.

Knowing your dominant eye may help you understand that in order to hit the 10 board, you, personally, have to actually aim for the 8 board. Do you know if your accuracy is being affected by this "dominant eye?"

Once you have your self-esteem on a firm footing, you'll see that you will have a strong mental game and will be an "optimist" rather than a "pessimist."

Admit it, you can't bowl super all the time, and neither can you bowl bad all the time. But, I'd venture to say that you can bowl good all the time.

People are still amazed when someone enters the bowling center with as many as eight bowling balls. They get even more amazed when, in answer to the question, "How many bowling balls do you have?" my answer is, "three; but I'd like to have more, if I could afford them."

This article talks about an "approach" from the beginner's point of view. Its main purposes are to help determine how many steps are taken as well as how far back from the foul line to start.

With the advent and acceptance of bowling as a high school and collegiate sport, numerous studies have concluded that exercise routines are an important part of the training program for the bowling athlete.

In general, every individual coach can only take a student to a certain level. That is, "the success that that coach has actually experienced is the level that that coach can teach to." (If you have not bowled as a Pro, don't kid yourself into thinking you can teach them to perform like a Pro.)

One of the questions frequently asked of me is, "would you recommend that I get a wrist support, brace, or apparatus to help my bowling? They see someone bowling good with one and it sparks their interest.