pain

Question
My name is mark and I just recently started bowling more often.(2-3
times a week). After bowling about two games everytime, I get an aching
pain in my left thy. I want to advance to more competitive bowling such
as tourneys but I don't wanna do it if I'm going to hurt everytime.
Although very painful during, the ache seems to dissipate after not
bowling for twenty to thirty minutes. It gets in the way of enjoying my
time so if there are any suggestions to rid or prevent this obstacle in my
game id greatly appreciate it......?

Answer

www.TrueBowlerAdjustme Hi Mark, Pain in your thigh. The first thing that comes to my mind is a bowler who stops on the approach and balances on one leg. If the head is overly projected past the toe of the slide foot, you will use your leg muscle to keep you from falling.  Second, I think of a bowler who stops on the approach and has a very deep knee bend. This is a knee bend in which the trail led knee is almost touching the floor.
  I see injuries like this in bowlers from time to time. There is a rule in bowling I understand clearly now. It goes, "the bowler that bowls too much or too little will generally get an injury of some type."
This makes a point that regular bowling will cause a bowler to invest more time in understanding what they need to do, to score well without it hurting.
  In summary Mark, I am not a physician as you know, but I am an expert in my field of healthcare for radiology. I see all types of injuries come through the trauma emergency department, even a few from bowling.(mostly falls and smashed kids fingers). No one likes pain when bowling. A bowler in pain will walk away from the game.
  If you can get a video of yourself, or recognize if you are one of the two bowlers I mentioned above, the flamingo on one leg, or the deep knee bender proposing to the pins. You could be on the right track to solving your thigh pain problem. As I always say, finding a coach who can put "eyes on you" to see what is going on, is the best solution. Don't bowl in pain Mark. You can shoot me the video at [email protected] and I will take a look at it for you. I truly would be happy to do that. So if you are on one leg. Put the trail leg down on the floor behind you. If you are deep knee bending, get your delivery checked by a USBC instructor or other Certified Coach.

With the passage of time, we have to learn to stop injuring, the injury! I respect the fact that you have said, enough is enough.

-Gary
Las Vegas, NV.
www.TrueBowlerAdjustments.com (it's a great book!)