Bowling

by Charlene Agne-Traub

Book Overview

This text covers the rules, history, skills, professional organisations, competitions and equipment used in bowling. It is written to teach the fundamentals to beginners of all ages, as well as assist more experienced bowlers to improve their skills. A section on bowling for the disabled is included, along with the equipment used.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0697345394
• ISBN13: 9780697345394
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A little PLUS for everybody!

This book delves into all aspects of the game, including history, popularity, basic and advanced techniques, official rules and scoring, etiquette, bowling language, equipment, and facilities. Both the novice and experienced bowler will discover helpful hints to assist them in correcting faults in their approach or delivery and adjusting to differences in lane conditions, with some thoughts on strategies and points of concentration for competitive bowling.Joan Martin taught bowling at the University of Wisconsin and at UCLA for over twenty years. Ruth Tandy first taught bowling in an antiquated facility with "grooved" lanes and no pinsetters! She has taught bowling at the Ohio State University lanes and at the Texas Woman's University. Charlene Agne-Traub has taught bowling in five states over the past twenty-one years and has coached both men's and women's teams.