Whitmore Lanes

Bowl Conventional? Thumbless? Backup?

No Fingers OR Thumb? Both Hands?

Our bowling camps can help you achieve better and more consistent scores using your current style, or assist you in changing your style

If you want to get better at bowling, in order to have more fun, achieve higher scores, win awards, or raise your average, attend one of our bowling camps

 Sponsored by Whitmore Lanes

Doug Campbell

USBC Certified Bronze Coach

Friday & Saturday - July 11/12 or August 22/23 5-9pm each day - Conventional Bowling (Please – no thumbless, 2 handed or other styles for this camp) - special class offered on Saturdays at 1pm as 'makeup' session for those who can't make the Friday sessions

Friday & Saturday - July 25/26 or August 15/16 5-9pm each day - Unconventional Bowling (thumbless, 2 handed or other styles [even conventional] for this camp) - special class offered on Saturdays  at 1pm as 'makeup' session for those who can't make the Friday sessions

Review then adjust as necessary the following – with video

• Setup
• Approach
• Release
• Follow through

 Limited to 10 bowlers to guarantee a maximum of individual attention

• All participants receive a CD with their before and after videos - Note: Videos will be available at the center 1 week after the class - If the student provides a USB or SD card memory device, we can put the videos on them instead of a CD - minimum of 2GB memory required
• Two 4 hour instruction sessions that include practice time for changes
• Individual instruction plus watch video reviews of other bowlers

Total cost per person $95 includes bowling & video production fees

Walk in participants are welcome, but must register at least 5 days in advance and pay $105 - non registered walk in bowlers may attend only if there are openings available - under no circumstances will there be more than 10 in the class

You Tube Videos: Thumbless     2- handed     Backup

 Note: All students must have their own ball. Each student is responsible for taking their ball to a pro shop to verify they have a proper fit at least 1 month prior to the class.

Getting your ball checked is important prior to the bowling season whether you participate in the clinic or not. You gain or lose weight from year to year, or your hand grows/stretches or your fingers become less flexible.

Elements of a good ball fit (excerpted from a 50's era book by Frank Clause - still valid today):

Thumb fit test: Place your thumb in the ball and turn your hand back and forth, clockwise and counter clockwise. If you feel the slightest bit of friction, the thumb fit is a good one. The thumb shouldn't stick at all; it should be a bit on the loose side.

The fingers should be neither too tight or too loose. (Usually these are fit exactly with grip inserts on fingertip bowling balls which are not generally recommended for beginning bowlers. Grip inserts for the fingers are not common for conventional grips.)

Test the (conventional) span: The second or middle crease of the fingers should lay directly over the finger holes. The span; the distance the finger holes and the thumb hole, can be determined in this manner; Insert your thumb fully in the thumb hole, then extend the two middle fingers over the finger holes. The second or middle crease of these fingers should be directly over the finger holes if the ball's span is a proper one for you.

You can also test the span by fully inserting the thumb and fingers. If the second or middle crease of (either one) of the fingers is beyond 1 half inch above the surface of the ball, the span is too short. Conversely, if the second crease does not reach the inner edge of the hole, the span is too wide.

Remember, an ill fitting bowling ball will feel twice its weight!