Bowling: Steps to Success - Softcover

Robert H. Strickland

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0880113553 ISBN 13: 9780880113557

Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers, 1989

Synopsis

Throw strikes, not gutter balls. Bowling: Steps to Success provides expert instruction and 66 drills to help you learn and master all the basic skills. By following the book's sequential lessons and studying the 145 illustrations, you'll learn how to perform each skill and analyze and correct errors. The drills come with performance goals and a list of key points to remember, and they often include instructions for increasing or decreasing the drill's level of difficulty. Part of the highly popular Steps to Success Activity Series, this book will help you enrich your skills and confidence.

About this title

From the Publisher:

"This is the most comprehensive how-to book on bowling I have read. The principles and techniques presented can, if conscientiously applied, improve any bowler’s game, from novice to professional."

Michael E. Nelson, MSCE Senior member, Professional Bowlers Association

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0880113553
• ISBN 13: 9780880113557
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200