Thursday, May 31, 2018
June 2018 Season and Series Finale Dates
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Wednesday, May 30, 2018
How Compassion and Empathy Contributed to the Naming of Ramen
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Netflix Renews THE RAIN for Season 2
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June 2018 Premiere Dates: New and Returning Shows
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Nostalgic Paintings of Coney Island by Kotatsu Iwata
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Trungelliti makes epic journey to the French Open
Source: Copa Davis via Facebook. Trungelliti makes epic journey to the French Open When Nick Kyrgios announced his withdrawal the day before his first-round
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Tuesday, May 29, 2018
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What you need to know about Roland Garros? French Open
What you need to know about Roland Garros? French Open French Open at Roland Garros will run for the next fortnight in Paris
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Food Waste Transformed into Tableware by Kosuke Araki
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Novak Djokovic French Open Gear
Novak Djokovic will take the court in Paris at the French Open in this ensemble. The Asics Gel Challenger shoes are red and
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Sharapova and Djokovic French Open Previews
Maria Sharapova has really got a head of steam up this European Clay Court Season. A quarter final showing in Madrid followed up
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Thursday, May 24, 2018
What is Coming to Crave TV in June 2018
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How Important Is Rev Rate In Today’s Game
By Michael Cousins
Rev rate is important. It just is. And today more so than ever. It opens up things you simply can’t access without it. The lanes open up, the pocket opens up, and your possibilities open up.
Yesterday, I saw a very interesting conversation take place on Facebook. A great bowler, Anthony Caso, posted that he is working on drastically increasing his rev rate, as he feels that he cannot compete at the same level he could if he had it.
Many bowlers, though, felt the need to comment to let him know that he was wrong (lol).
Their reasons were many, but, amongst them, were the names of Norm Duke, Walter Ray, and Pete Weber, and how these all-time greats didn’t need all of that power to win.
That is all fine and dandy, and not untrue; those bowlers did achieve greatness without the need of power. But they weren’t competing in this era during their primes. They did what they had to do to succeed in their era of bowling. Just as today’s power players are doing what they have to do to succeed in their era of bowling.
Norm hasn’t won a standard singles tour title since the 2011-12 season. Walter hasn’t won a standard title since 2010. And even Pete Weber, who just a few years ago seemed almost immortal, hasn’t won in several years now.
And, yes, part of this has to do with their age, perhaps. But it isn’t like these guys just forgot how to bowl. These bowlers are still incredible, incredible shot makers. They still know how to play the game at a high, high level. But, unfortunately, they don’t have the power to win with regularity anymore.
And that doesn’t mean they aren’t great players. That doesn’t mean they won’t or can’t win again. These guys are incredible competitors and players, and — by all accounts — some of the very best this sport has ever seen. But they aren’t going to win or compete with the regularity that they used to.
Another issue I have with the argument these guys gave him for not trying to increase his rev rate is this: you cannot use greats as the basis of your argument. These guys are in the “GOAT” discussion for a reason. These guys are exceptions to all rules. They’re just great. If you were teaching someone how to bowl tomorrow, and say they were completely and entirely biomechanically manipulable, would you teach them to throw it just like Walter? Exactly like him? Absolutely not. Because, as a whole, when you look across the history of our sport, there haven’t been many guys that threw it like him that had tons of success. But he still did. Again, an exception.
To compete and win with regularity today, you have to have power. Have to. You can’t consistently outstrike a guy that creates more room than you and who’s ball hits harder than yours. Regardless of how talented you are, that just isn’t going to happen.
And, personally, I admire the fact that a guy that has had as much success as Anthony Caso is willing to strip it all down, get back to work, and attempt to totally change his game. That takes a lot of guts and a lot of devotion. So I say go for it. Do what you think you need to do to compete, because I get it, sir, and I agree.
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How to Prepare for Junior Gold
By Michael Cousins
With Junior Gold (JG) just around the corner, youth bowlers everywhere are working hard to improve their games and get ready for the single biggest youth event of the year. But what should they be working on? How do they prepare themselves for the unknown?
Well, practice is vital. Obviously. In bowling — and any other sport or thing, really — repetition is key to improvement. But if you’re practicing the wrong things, then you could actually be doing more harm than good.
I always suggest working on your weaknesses first. Always.
If you’re innately good at something, you’re always going to have that to go to. But, if you’re innately bad at something, while you may never make it your greatest strength, you need to do everything you can to at least close the gap between you strengths and weaknesses.
Junior Gold is tough. And no matter how strong your strength is, if you want to really perform at your best and make a run at the cut, matchplay, or winning, even, you’ll have to rely on more than just that.
If you’re lucky enough to have a home center that allows you to put out patterns, then you are one of the fortunate few. In your case, bowl on as many patterns as possible. Especially the ones you’re weakest at. If you know short patterns give you a fit, bowl on them. If you know long patterns are a weakness of yours, bowl on them. And while you’re bowling on them, try different things. Different balls, surfaces, hand positions, angles of attack, etc.
If you aren’t lucky enough to have a center that puts shots out for you, that is fine, too. You can still work on playing different parts of the lane and different angles without patterns. Just don’t bowl for score. Don’t worry about striking. Don’t worry about hitting the pocket. Honestly, if you’re working on your straight game for shorter patterns and you’re bowling on house shots, don’t even bother hitting the head pin. It doesn’t matter, after all. Just focus on repeating shots; it is repetition that makes us better.
Bowling for score in practice is a huge no-no. At any time. I personally recommend bowling without putting in names. And if your center makes you put in a name to bowl, ignore it completely. Bowling high games in practice isn’t going to get you anywhere. You may feel good about yourself for a bit, but, at the end of the day, it just gives a false sense of confidence.
In addition to extensively working on your weaknesses, shoot spares. Lots and lots of spares. And, believe me, I know this gets boring and tedious, but it is so important. In many cases, you can make the cut at JG on spare shooting alone. It is that important.
Personally, I recommend spending anywhere from thirty minutes to an hour on spare shooting. Each and every practice session. I promise, if you do it, it will pay dividends in the end.
Being physically prepared isn’t enough, though. In addition to your physical readiness, you have to be mentally ready, as well.
In order to achieve this, I recommend bowling as many tournaments as possible between now and JG.
Practicing is great, and it will undoubtedly help you improve long term. But in order to get sharp, you have to bowl in competition. It not only helps you physically, but it also gets you comfortable and loose.
When you only bowl tournaments periodically, each tournament feels bigger than it is, which increases your stress level and can impact your ability to perform. But when you bowl tournaments with regularity, you become more comfortable in the environment. And comfortability cannot be overstated.
So if you go into JG without much tournament experience, you are going to be far more nervous and anxious than you would be if you had been bowling tournaments leading up to it. That isn’t to say it is going to get rid of all of your anxiety, because it won’t, but it is going to better prepare you, which, in the end, is all you can really ask for.
So bowl as much as possible, bowl as often as possible, and bowl as regularly as possible. If you do that, in the end, regardless of what happens at the tournament, you’ll be able to live with the results.
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Adidas Roland Garros Collection 2018
Adidas released the Roland Garros Collection ahead of the second grand slam of the year in Paris. It features amongst other the Roland
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018
What is Coming to Amazon Prime in June 2018
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What’s Coming to Netflix Canada in June 2018
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