It helps you coordinate and control your bowling for smooth and successful

execution
It helps you find the most preferred path for the ball to be driven down the lane
It almost eliminates the chances of unaligned approach and the resulting defects
of the swing and release
It is instrumental in accessing for you the exact feedback of your shots, so that
you may analyze and improve it

The following steps will help you accomplish strike targeting, with the precision required
to make the most successful strikes

Targeting aids - dots and arrows

The dots and arrows are target markers on the surface of the lane. The dot and
arrow rangefinders were developed by the Brunswick Corporation. The
bowler uses the locator dots and the arrows to specify the target through which
the ball moves
The 39 boards which make up the lane (each board is about an inch wide) are
counted from your swing side to your balance side. That is:
o right-handers count the boards from right to left so the right-most
board is board #1
o left-handers count the boards from left to right so the left-most
board is board #1
The first arrow is on the 5th board and the 6 other arrows are evenly spaced out,
with the width of 5 boards between consecutive arrows.
Usually, it is a good practice to target the second arrow, on the 10th board for a
good hit

Placement Distance

The placement distance is the number of boards between the sliding foot and the
point of contact of the ball with the floor (the touchdown point) near the foul
line.
When measuring the placement distance, you are actually measuring the
sideways distance between the centre of your body and the centre of the ball. On
an average, this is around 6 to 8 boards, meaning the average placement
distance varies from 6 to 8 boards.
The placement distance is not likely to change for a person
For wide shouldered people the placement distance may be slightly higher

Choosing the line

The visual target over which the ball rolls is called the target point
- 57 2004, HowToBowlStrikes.com