1. UNCOVENTIONAL INSTRUCTION
    by Tom Kouros, March 2002

6. HOW TO MAKE LESSONS PAY OFF by Tom Kouros, August 2000  
Getting the maximum impact from a bowling lesson isn't solely up to the instructor. A good student can contribute to the experience in several ways.

 Have you ever taken a bowling lesson, or two, and felt the effort and money
invested were a waste of time? Well, More ...

10. CAUTION: SOME NONFICTION ISN’T by Tom Kouros
   A few writers who cover the bowling beat today don’t have a real grasp of the business. Most are harmless, but some of the fiction they produce is dangerous.

Thomas Jefferson once said, “Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.” More ...

11. The Art of the Bowling Seminar by Tom Kouros
   Bowling seminars are important to increase knowledge about the sport. Conducting them takes equal parts substance and style.

If the material is well-chosen (substance) and effectively presented (style), the bowling seminar is unequalled as a means with which to convey and dramatize the challenge of the sport. More ...

12. We Have Arrived. Now What? by Tom Kouros
   The journey was long and arduous. But we’re poised for the year 2000.

An old proverb states, “get wisdom, get understanding; forget it not.” As we enter the new millenium, the following speaks to a number of interesting observations concerning the state and status of today’s game. More ...

13. Questions, We Get Questions by Tom Kouros
   There’s nothing better than a good question, other than an appropriate answer.

Recently, a good friend dropped by and unloaded four or five hundred pages on my desk that he had downloaded off the Internet. To my surprise, every page was devoted to the topic of bowling. There were loads of questions, questions, and more questions! More ...

14. BOWLING NEEDS A NEW TEAM FIX by Tom Kouros
   Bowling was once known as a team sport, but a move away from that has come at bowling's expense. Is it time to re-define the game?

Now that the American Bowling Congress has promised to revitalize the sport by means of renewed vigor and dedication (hopefully leading to the implementation of sorely needed legislation, revisions and mandates, as opposed to the lethargy of the past), I urge all who love this great game to pen their thoughts on how bowling can be improved and send them to the ABC. More ...

15. THE FOUR MUSTS IN BOWLING by Tom Kouros
   These days, bowlers have a tremendous amount of stylistic lattitude. However, four fundamentals are inviolable to achieve full potential.

"There is more than one way to skin a cat," is an almost ancient expression that is seldom heard today. I'm glad of that, because I think the phrase is somewhat vulgar and boorish. Apart from that, this saying does make its point. Indeed, when confronting most problems or situations, a number of options, or alternatives, usually exists. More ...

16. Why Can't Bowling Grow, Too? by Tom Kouros
   Serious women participants have swelled the ranks of every sport but bowling.

It's a revolution! All across America, millions of women - young and old - are taking up various sports with a determination, zest and tenacity that has literally rocked the sports kingdom. Whether it's soccer, tennis, track and field, swimming, baseball, boxing, or basketball, the ladies are signing up to play with a vengeance that perhaps symbolizes their resentment for being all but shut out until recently. More ...

17. THE BOWLERS' SILENT VOICE by Tom Kouros
   Is Anybody Paying Attention To The Bowler Anymore? How Would Bowling Benefit If The Silent Majority Again Roared Like A Lion?

In the mouths of those who predict the impending demise of bowling centers, I once considered stuffing a bowling pin or two, not to harm but to shut them up, with impediments to subsequent vocal expression not even Demosthenes could handle. More ...