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Whether you bowl recreationally, in a weekly league, or at the PBA level, Al Henderson can help you achieve your goals.
Youth, adult, and professional bowlers seeking to improve their game will achieve results when they work with Hit the Headpin Silver-Level coach Al Henderson.
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Testimonials

Al Henderson is an incredible coach. He will NOT teach you how to bowl his game, he will teach you to be the best you can be within your own game. He will teach you how your mind and body work together to make a fine-tuned machine. He lets you work it out on your own (with his guidance of course). Exactly how he does it I can't explain, but I assure you it works. If you really want to improve your game and are willing to put in the time and effort, Al Henderson is the one to see.
Don S. Jacksonville, FL

After 15 years away from bowling, 2 years ago I returned to the game I have always loved. However, with several surgeries through the years, I needed guidance to help me, not only with my physical game, but also with the changes in bowling technologies. I also needed to read the lanes to be effective and increase my average. Al has been very encouraging! He has detailed bowling knowledge, an immeasurable amount of patience and has shown me techniques that have benefitted my bowling game. I am still a work in progress and will continue to seek his advice in lessons to come! I look forward to growing and fine tuning my bowling game under his tutelage.
Lora Lea B. Jacksonville, FL

Over the past 20 years I have spent time with several bowling coaches to work on my perceived bowling problems. Al showed me over several weeks that the "problems" were really the way that I bowled and by tweaking these things, eventually put me into the proper bowling position and at the timing steps necessary for the proper bowling motion. I never knew all this stuff even existed, but he did thankfully. Amazingly he showed me that my arm swing was controlled by my footwork and once the footwork was proper, the arm swing naturally fell into place. My goodness that was amazing to me! Also, the span on my ball was drilled too narrow and Al pointed that out the very first ball I rolled when he was there. Why anyone would go anywhere else is a mystery to me.
James B. St. Augustine, FL

I have been bowling for over 40 years never being able to crack the 180 average in my weekly league. I asked Al if he could help me reach a 200 average and he readily said, only if I would be willing to work for it. So, for the next 4 months, we met twice a month, me driving from Tallahassee each time. He made me think of bowling in a different light and within 5 months I was able to make the phone call to him that I had achieved our goal of being a 200-average bowler in my Wednesday night league. It was an accumulation of small changes that he helped me leave less splits and make more spares that made all the difference. At 72 years of age, if he can help me, he can help anyone.
Sean P. Tallahassee, FL

I came back to bowling after a 25-year absence due to career and family obligations. I sought out the best teacher in the area and Al came highly recommended by several bowlers in the area. I have several physical issues the we had to work around. It took a year of constant lessons, but I went from a 120-average bowler to a solid 175 average, even having won a couple of local tournaments. I even have a couple of 600's under my belt and want more. I know without his encouragement and attention to detail, none of this would have been possible.
Rita S. Jacksonville, FL

Al Henderson is an incredible coach. He will NOT teach you how to bowl his game, he will teach you to be the best you can be within your own game. He will teach you how your mind and body work together to make a fine-tuned machine. He lets you work it out on your own (with his guidance of course). Exactly how he does it I can't explain, but I assure you it works. If you really want to improve your game and are willing to put in the time and effort, Al Henderson is the one to see.
Don S. Jacksonville, FL

After 15 years away from bowling, 2 years ago I returned to the game I have always loved. However, with several surgeries through the years, I needed guidance to help me, not only with my physical game, but also with the changes in bowling technologies. I also needed to read the lanes to be effective and increase my average. Al has been very encouraging! He has detailed bowling knowledge, an immeasurable amount of patience and has shown me techniques that have benefitted my bowling game. I am still a work in progress and will continue to seek his advice in lessons to come! I look forward to growing and fine tuning my bowling game under his tutelage.
Lora Lea B. Jacksonville, FL

Over the past 20 years I have spent time with several bowling coaches to work on my perceived bowling problems. Al showed me over several weeks that the "problems" were really the way that I bowled and by tweaking these things, eventually put me into the proper bowling position and at the timing steps necessary for the proper bowling motion. I never knew all this stuff even existed, but he did thankfully. Amazingly he showed me that my arm swing was controlled by my footwork and once the footwork was proper, the arm swing naturally fell into place. My goodness that was amazing to me! Also, the span on my ball was drilled too narrow and Al pointed that out the very first ball I rolled when he was there. Why anyone would go anywhere else is a mystery to me.
James B. St. Augustine, FL

I have been bowling for over 40 years never being able to crack the 180 average in my weekly league. I asked Al if he could help me reach a 200 average and he readily said, only if I would be willing to work for it. So, for the next 4 months, we met twice a month, me driving from Tallahassee each time. He made me think of bowling in a different light and within 5 months I was able to make the phone call to him that I had achieved our goal of being a 200-average bowler in my Wednesday night league. It was an accumulation of small changes that he helped me leave less splits and make more spares that made all the difference. At 72 years of age, if he can help me, he can help anyone.
Sean P. Tallahassee, FL

I came back to bowling after a 25-year absence due to career and family obligations. I sought out the best teacher in the area and Al came highly recommended by several bowlers in the area. I have several physical issues the we had to work around. It took a year of constant lessons, but I went from a 120-average bowler to a solid 175 average, even having won a couple of local tournaments. I even have a couple of 600's under my belt and want more. I know without his encouragement and attention to detail, none of this would have been possible.
Rita S. Jacksonville, FL

Al Henderson is an incredible coach. He will NOT teach you how to bowl his game, he will teach you to be the best you can be within your own game. He will teach you how your mind and body work together to make a fine-tuned machine. He lets you work it out on your own (with his guidance of course). Exactly how he does it I can't explain, but I assure you it works. If you really want to improve your game and are willing to put in the time and effort, Al Henderson is the one to see.