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About Warren Friedl
Expertise
20 Years Pro Shop Owner/Operator, 17 Years Bowling Center Operator (Manager/General Manager), Certified Coach since National Bowling Council and YABA days. Also Dick Ritger and USA Bowling Bronze certified. International Bowling Pro Shop and Instructors Association (IBPSIA) Charter member, IBPSIA Certified, IBPSIA "On Lanes" Certified, 2 Time Member of the IBPSIA Board of Directors and Past Secretary/Treasurer, Small Shop columnist "Pro Shop Operator" Magazine, contributor to "Bowlers Journal International" magazine, editor of IBPSIA NET NEWS weekly e-newsletter, editor of "The Bowling Tree" blog and webmaster of www.revbowl.com.

Experience
20 Years operating Revolutions Pro Shops in 2nd Largest bowling ball market in the country, Chicagoland. 17 Years in Center operations as Marketing Director, Asst. Manager or General Manager, becoming GM in every Center I worked.

Organizations
American Bowling Congress/USBC Member since 1976, bowling 50 years. International Bowling Pro Shop and Instructors Association (IBPSIA) Charter and continuing member (18 years), 2 time member of IBPSIA Board of Directors, former Secretary/Treasurer. US Bowling Coaches Association (Bronze Coach) Bowling Writers Association of America (BWAA)

Publications
“Bowlers Journal International” and “Pro Shop Operator” Magazines. Chicago Bowler, Windy City Bowling News, Centennial Lanes.com, The Bowling Tree Blog, IBPSIA.com and IBPSIA Net News (e-newsletter).

Education/Credentials
IBPSIA Technically Certified. Multiple Seminars from AMF, Brunswick, Columbia, Circle, Ebonite, Hammer, Mo-Rich, Storm, Track, Dexter, Etonic, and others. Kaploe and Davis Bowling Marketing training. Certified with the Young America Bowling Alliance (YABA) and the National Bowling Council (NBC) as a coach in 1982. Other coaching credentials include: Dick Ritger Level One, Dick Ritger Coaching Coaches, and USA Bowling Bronze Level.

Awards and Honors
Created and executed Promotions highlighted in Bowlers Journal Magazine and included in the “150 Promotions for Bowling Centers” organized by the Bowling Proprietors Association of America (BPAA). First Pro Shop featured in Bowling Industry magazine, for customer service and merchandising, October 1996. Identified “One of the best ball fitters in the country” by then Track, Inc. President Del Warren, September 2005. Tournament Promotions lead to top performance in center, or for center hosted events including: Chicago City Championships, US Open Qualifiers, Amateur Bowlers Tour.

Past/Present Clients
Presenter at the IBPSIA National Convention. Presenter at Bowling Proprietors Association Management School

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Bowling - bowling straight or target line

Expert: Warren Friedl - 11/7/2009

Question
i am somewhat confused in the approach....do i walk as straight as possible to the foul line or do i walk towards the target..ie. if i am starting on 32 board and throwing to the 10 board for an example?? if i walk straight it is going to be pretty difficult to project it to the 10 bard is it not? your advice please....thnk you for your time...

Answer
LD,
To allow you to use the front part of the lane (heads) to control when and how much a ball reacts, you want to be able to use as much of the lane as necessary. So walking straight (standing on 32 and sliding at 32), will help provide more lane/oil to help control the balls path.

I've found the key to playing deeper on the lane, is getting and keeping your shoulders open a measured amount so your swing plane matches the angle you are trying to project the ball along. The Great Dick Ritger has a system where torquing your body and shoulders, and controlling the complexity of where your swing goes isn't a tedious muscle memory building series of practice sessions. He is a proponent of using your body to create the angle you want.

I keep my shoulders parallel to the target line by angling my feet (and therefore my body), setting up to allow my swing to parallel my expected target path, but once my feet are set at the angle I want, I still walk straight up the approach (starting on 32 sliding on 32). It takes awhile to get comfortable with your body pointed at one angle and still moving parallel to the boards. But, the huge advantage is your swing is controlled by the angle of your feet/shoulders, not by shoulders (opening and closing) or body position (that if they are out of position just a little will send the ball dramatically off target).

Keep in mind, the path of a bowler is also dictated by how much they drift. So, all the above is crucial to your being able to duplicate drift, if you have any, and still put your sliding foot where you want it to be at the point of release. (So, if you drift 5 left, set up on 27 to get to 32 at the foul line). Thanks for the question.

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