It's lights out for bowlers in training<\/p>\n
Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post\/Jakarta<\/p>\n
Practicing in the dark is working wonders for national team
\nbowlers in honing their skills for the upcoming Southeast Asian
\n(SEA) Games.<\/p>\n
\"The practice has been tried for two weeks and the results are
\nbetter than when they play with the lights on,\" SEA Games bowling
\nteam manager Aswin Limansantoso said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
A two-hour training session also includes 30 minutes of play
\nwith the lights out.<\/p>\n
He hoped the bowlers' results in games would soon reach the
\nexcellent level of their lights-out practices.<\/p>\n
\"Basically, practicing in the dark is to improve the athletes'
\nintuitive sense of bowling and in striking the pins. When they
\ndepend on their intuition, their movement becomes more natural
\nand the speed of the bowling ball is faster.\"<\/p>\n
Indonesia won one bronze in the 2001 SEA Games in Kuala
\nLumpur, the last time it was featured in the biennial
\ncompetition.<\/p>\n
With strong contenders from Malaysia, the Philippines and
\nSingapore, the Indonesian Bowling Association is not specifying a
\ngold medal target for the SEA Games, opening on Nov. 27.<\/p>\n
However, national bowler Putty Armein is considered a strong
\ncontender for the women's individual gold in the Philippines.<\/p>\n
In the men's division, Ryan Lalisang and Yuyu Lie, winners of
\nthe pairs title at the Asian intercity tournament here in
\nSeptember, are also in with a chance of a top finish.<\/p>",
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