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保齡球答問 (八)



Bob Korth


Q. Is it possible to compete at a high level using a 13-pound ball?

高水準的比賽中，使用13磅的球，有機會勝出嗎?


A.
I am going to give you a no on that one because the weight
of that ball can leave too many weight related corner pins. As
of this time I think that down as low as 14 is proven to be ok
but 13 is very iffy. In some balls you also start getting
different weight blocks at 13. 14,15 and 16's however all use
the same weight block and the actual dynamics of a 14 is higher
than the15 and 16. If you absolutely can't use at least 14
however you can still get some very good scores with the 13 but
I believe you will be at a disadvantage over the long haul.

我的答案是 No，因為13磅的球會留下太多的角落瓶。比賽時把球的
重量低降到14磅或許還可以，但13磅的效果，我可就一點也不敢擔保了！
有些球種，其13,14,15及16的球心都不盡相同，但如果都有著一模一樣的
球心的話，14磅的實質動能會表現得比15及16磅的來得好。如果你真的打
不動最少14磅的球，13磅的還是可以讓你打出幾局超高的分數，但是局數
一拉長，採用13磅的球終究還是會較為不利的！

Q.
I've been bowling for about 2 yrs plus. I don't understand
why my ball doesn't seem to react at the backend of the lane.
No matter what ball I use, the ball simply rolls and rolls. I
did not specifically change the drilling to make the ball hook
or not hook. Could it be my timing that causes all this? Or
maybe my release is not correct?

我打球二年多了，無論用什麼球，搞不懂為什麼我的球在球道後端總
是不會反應，只一股腦地往前滾，我並沒有特別改變鑽法來讓球彎或者不
彎。所有的情形是時間差的問題? 還是我的釋球方式不對?


A.
I would like to take this opportunity to clear up a common
misconception; you cannot have a ball drilled to make it hook.
It will only hook if thrown with the proper wrist action.
There is also no such thing as hook in a box. Just because the
ads say a ball will hook more or less than another ball this
is not always true. It will still go straight if you don't
know how to throw the hook ball. If you have the ability to
throw the hook ball then balance and cover stock does come
into play. So knowing that this is true then this sounds like
a release problem. In order to throw a hook ball you have to have
wrist turn. If you take a football and throw it underhand and
make it spiral, or spin without a wobble this is the same wrist
action needed to make the bowling ball hook. So this is a way to
begin to learn the proper method of turning the ball. You should
also get a coach to help with this if one is available in your area.

藉此機會澄清一個錯誤的觀念，你不可能擁有一顆鑽好後就會自己彎
的球，擲球時，只有經由適當的手腕動作，才可以使球彎起來。所謂的
” hook in a box” 事實上是不存在的！就好像廣告上說: 一顆球會比
另一顆彎或者不彎，也並不是絶對的！如果你不懂得怎麼把球打彎，它
跑起來還是會直直的。等你有能力擲出曲球後，球心及球皮的特質才能被
表現出來。明白這個道理後，就會覺得你的問題應該是出在釋球上。為了
把球打彎，手腕得作旋拉。取顆橄欖球托在手上，擲出時使球旋轉，不要
讓它搖擺晃動。這個動作和打曲球的手腕動作很類似，是一個練習旋拉動
作的好方法，你也可以找位駐在當地的教練來指導你。

Q.
I am having trouble with my release I have been pulling
the ball. When I try to adjust for that the ball won't hook
back. I don't think I am lined up in the wrong place is there
something I can work on in practice that could help me?

我在釋球時，球會往左拉而打過頭，試著調整它，球卻又彎不回來
。我不認為是自己站點的問題，有什麼有效的練習方法來幫我解決這個
缺失嗎?

A.
I have a favorite exercise I use when I get in this type
of trouble. This is not my own invention I have to say I got
it from the great John Jowdy the coach of the pros. He teaches
close your eyes in the slide step. When you try this after
you get past the fear you will find that you can feel your arm
swing as never before. You will almost never pull the ball and
you will begin to post at the line. This keeps you from cutting
off the armswing and steering the ball. It is almost like having
a coach watching you while you bowl but the coach is you. You
learn to bowl by feel. I have used this method when I am having
problems trusting myself with great results. I have even done
it during league and tournament play. It takes some nerve but I
have had two 300's while closing my eyes in the slide step. You
will also find your concentration improving because the last
thing you see when you close your eyes better be your mark. To
adjust to changing conditions using this method you rely on
watching the ball as it enters the pins and from what you leave
for spares. You won't be able to get your eyes back open until
the ball reaches the break point so pay attention to where it
hits the pins.

遇到這個問題時，我自己喜歡作以下的練習，我必需說這不是我
發明的，是從專教職業選手的名教練John Jowdy那裡學來的。他教人
在滑步時閉上雙眼，當你克服了看不見的恐懼後，就會發現擺盪會變
得前所未有的順暢，再也不會把球往左側拉，也開始對得到目標線。
這個方式可以防止你的擺盪被切成兩段而把球急拉，就好像打球時有
位教練正注視著你，而那位教練就是你自己！使你學會純粹憑感覺來
打球。我每每遇到問題就會作這個練習，而效果總出奇的好！甚至在
聯盟的練習及比賽時都還採用這個方式，這樣作會帶來些許的緊張，
但我有兩次300分卻是在滑步時閉上眼睛所打出來的。你也會發現專注
力提昇了，因為閉上雙眼時動作的精確性往往比注視著目標來得好。
採這個方式來因應球道變化時，只需觀察球進瓶後所留下的殘瓶，球
還沒到達轉折點以前無需睜開眼睛，這樣更可以把注意力專注在球撞
及球瓶的位置上。


Q.
What are the considerations when drilling a ball with a
cg-pin distance of 1/2" or less? There is no problem
understanding the "usual" 2-4 inch affairs. Does a shorter
distance complicate things?

鑽一顆cg-pin的距離小於1/2"的球，有什麼是需要考量的? 一般
球的pin都在2-4吋之間，球的各種開法較常看到因此不難理解，短pin
距的球開起來會比較麻煩嗎?


A.
This does complicate things. A pin-in ball's c.g. is located
very near or on the pin. Wherever you choose your pin placement,
the added weight of the c.g. accompanies it. Placing the pin
anywhere other than close proximity between fingers and thumb
usually forces a very large weight hole to be used to make the
ball "legal". For instance, if the pin placement is over the finger
holes, a large weight hole near the pin in the positive quadrant
must be used. This will have the effect of lowering the differential
and decreasing the flare, and so, weakening the ball. It would make
sense in most cases to use a pin-out. A pin-out ball is much more
versatile, and with it's core mass tilted nearer one side of the
ball creating a pin-out and a mass bias, enabling you to fine-tune
the ball reaction.

這種球不太好開，pin-in球的cg非常接近pin或者就在pin的上面，不管
把pin擺在哪裡，cg的重量都會在那個位置上。只要pin不在兩指及姆指洞之
間，通常都要加開一個很大的平衡孔來使它合於驗球的規範。舉例說，假使
pin放在兩指孔上方，就得在pin附近的正象限方位上開個大平衡孔。這個位
置的大平衡孔會降低rg差，縮小油線的展開，因而弱化了球的破壞力。在多
數的狀況下，一般都會採用pin-out的球，pin-out球的開法比較多元，這種
球的球心會斜傾向球的一側，較長的pin-cg的距離與偏重可以方便你微調球
的反應。

Q.
What is meant by the statement: "the dynamics of a 14lb.
ball is higher that either 15 or 16 lbs".

”14磅的球在動能的表現會高於15或16磅” 請問這種說法是什麼意思?

A..
What is meant by the statement, “the dynamics of a 14lb.
ball is higher than either 15 or 16 lbs”. That means the
relationship between the core of the ball and the cover is
greater in a 14 lb. ball. This can be a good thing if you
are after more ball reaction. The same weight blocks are used
for all 3 weights so putting an imbalance in a 14 lb. ball can
affect the lighter weight more than the heavier weights.

”14磅的球在動能的表現會高於15或16磅” 這種說法是指14磅球的
球心與球皮的關係與相互的影響比15或16磅來得大，這會有助於創造
較大的球反應。如果三種不同重量的球都有著相同的球心，那麼球心
給14磅球造成的不平衡效應會比15或16磅的來得強些。

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