bowling approach
Steps before release
The bowling approach is the sequence of steps a bowler takes before releasing the ball.
In tenpin bowling, approaches typically consist of four or five steps timed to build momentum toward the foul line.
The approach also refers to the physical area behind the lane where bowlers walk: The approach was slick from lane oil.
- laneDesignated travel strip
- strideExtended single footstep
- foul lineBoundary marking violations
- stepsSequential actions in process
- timingArt of choosing moments
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delivery phase sequence
bowling approachfollow-through
Completing what you began
release point · release · swing · post-release · backswing
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