Beginning to intermediate bowlers and their coaches or instructors. Also, college students and instructors in bowling activity classes.

In Bowling: Steps to Success, Coach Doug Wiedman has provided an excellent foundation for those bowlers wishing to develop some sound fundamentals as they learn the game. Coach Wiedman pulls from his extensive background of coaching to offer tips and techniques that will help any bowler improve, whether a newcomer or someone who has enjoyed the game for a while and just wants to improve.

Gary Sparks-- Head Bowling Coach Vincennes University, 12-Time National Junior College Athletic Association Champions,4-Time NJCAA Coach of the Year

Doug Wiedman is a lecturer in the department of health and kinesiology at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Wiedman has been the department's bowling instructor since 1993, where his courses have become among the largest college-based bowling instruction programs in the United States. In addition to his teaching duties, Wiedman has been the assistant coach for Purdue University's nationally ranked intercollegiate bowling team since 2004. He also coached bowling at the high school level at Harrison High School, Lafayette, Indiana, from 2001 to 2009. Wiedman has twice been selected by Bowler's Journal International as one of the nation's top 100 bowling coaches. He started United States Bowling Congress (USBC) coaching certification courses in 1998, culminating in silver-level certification in 2005. Since then, through additional coaching and recertification activities, Wiedman has maintained his silver-level status. He was a member of the Purdue University men's bowling team from 1984 to 1988.

The Sport of Bowling

Step 1 Selecting and Gripping the Ball

Step 2 Establishing a Proper Stance

Step 3 Starting Fundamentals

Step 4 Finishing Fundamentals

Step 5 Refining the Swing

Step 6 Improving Footwork

Step 7 Coordinating the Approach

Step 8 Perfecting the Release

Step 9 Fine-Tuning Your Game

Step 10 Targeting Strikes

Step 11 Picking Up Spares

Step 12 Understanding Lane Conditions

Step 13 Competing in the Sport