Bowlers who are throwing the ball with a hook need to worry about more than just the front part of the lane. Targeting for these bowlers used to be called ‘area’ bowling, but now it could be called ‘window’ bowling. Every lane condition has a ‘window’ that you want to get to down-lane in order to hit the pocket consistently. Depending on the condition, this window is usually a few boards wide, and a couple feet long on the lane, anywhere between 35’ and 45’ down the lane. You can still look at arrows, but the goal is to base your targeting on getting the ball to pass over the arrow and through the window. Finding that window is the goal of every bowler that wants to strike.
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Targeting for Intermediate Bowlers
Bowlers who have already developed a solid base of fundamentals are most likely looking at either the dots or the arrows. These are by far the two most effective areas to target. If you look at the foul line, it is likely causing some problems with your delivery of the bowling ball, and should be changed.
Targeting for Beginners
On a bowling lane, there are lots of things to ‘look at’. There are dots at the foul line, a different set of dots 8’ past the foul line, a set of arrows 15’ away, and sometimes a set of 4 dark boards well down the lane. There are also the pins. Most beginners tend to look at the pins because they’re the most obvious visual cue. They’re also the thing you’re trying to knock down so it makes sense. Unfortunately, an object that is 60’ from you is not the easiest to hit.
YBC 2016 Nationals Announced as Calgary, Alberta
YBC’s 52nd Annual National Championships will be held in CALGARY, ALBERTA. The location of the 2016 Nationals was promoted by Bowl Canada President Todd Britton as a way of closing off the 2015 Nationals recently held in Oshawa and Toronto.
YBC 2015 Nationals
Youth Bowl Canada’s 2015 National Championships were held in early May. The 51st Annual YBC Nationals saw over 1500 bowlers and families converge on Oshawa and Toronto, as the bowling communities in the two cities hosted Canada’s youth elite in the sport.
Bowl Canada President unveils new YBC Logo at Nationals
With its 50th Anniversary recently celebrated, Bowl Canada and YBC have been setting the path to take youth bowling in Canada into the next 50 years, and beyond!
YBC = Children’s Fitness Tax Credit
YBC is an eligible program under the federal government’s “Children’s Fitness Tax Credit”.
With tax time here, all families are reminded that expenses in the YBC program are eligible for credit under the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit.
YBC National Championship 2015
Was held in Oshawa and Toronto, May 2nd – 4th.