WHAT TEACHING METHODS TO USE TO LEARN TO BOWL.

Question
I AM BEING TAUGHT TO BOWL BY A BOWLER NAME JASON WILT. JASON IS A BOWLER CONSIDERED TO HAVE PRO STATUS IN MANY CIRCLES. HE IS A PRO BOWLER AS FAR AS ROLLING A BOWLING BALL ALL THE WAY. IN HIS TEACHINGS HE HAS SOME OF THE BEST TECHNICS OF ANY BOWLERS ON THE EARTH. CHIP U MAY KNOW JASON (SAN DIEGO CA.)AS HE SEEMS TO KNOW MANY BOWLERS IN ALL CIRCLES. WHAT I HAVE LEARNED IS INCREDIBLE TECHNICS BUT HE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE ME PUT IT ALL TOGETHER. IN MY OPINION WE ARE MISSING SOME STYLES OF LEARNING I HAVE USED TO MASTER OTHER SPORTS LIKE TOURNAMENT SOFTBALL,SURFING,SKIING,AND MULTIPLE OTHER SPORTS. I AM VERY DETERMINED TO HELP HIM COACH ME BUT HE FEELS THAT WE CAN ONLY LEARN ON THE BOWLING APPROACH. I HAVE SOME VIDEO OF HIM BUT ONLY FROM BEHIND. I THINK THAT IF WE COULD USE VIDEO AND SOME DRILLS TO ISOLATE PHASES OF THE ARMSWING AND APPROACH I WILL BE ABLE TO ADVANCE IN MY QUEST. I THINK JASON IS AT A KIND OF A DISADVANTAGE IN MY OPINION BEING HE HAS BOWLED SINCE HE WAS 3 YEARS OLD AND AVERAGED 200 AT 9 YEARS OLD. HE DOESN'T HAVE THE FEELING FOR NOT KNOWING HOW TO DO BOWL. SO MY QUESTION IS- SHOULD WE BE USING OTHER METHODS OF LEARNING TO BOWL THAN JUST WORK ON THE APPROACH? VIDEO, DRILLS,ETC. HOW MUCH CAN WE SEGMENT SOME OF THE BOWLING MOVES WE ARE LEARNING AS MY MUSCLE MEMORY VERY CROSS CIRCUITED FROM NOT REPEATING IN THE WAY I HAVE IN OTHER SPORTS THOUGH DRILLS ETC. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME CHIP.

Answer
Video is a great tool to teach with.
I suggest you subscribe to Bowling this Month.  It is the premier technical bowling magazine, not only on bowling balls, but the physical game as well.  It offers tips and lessons from some of the best coaches in the world.  They offer a lot of drills that you can do at home and I am a big fan of at home drills.  I remember reading that Dick Weber used to practice his timing delivering mail.  We can learn a lot away from the lanes.  Mental imagery is another great tool to improve your game.

Good luck,
Chip