Bowling Tips

Determine to have extraordinary master level concentration when you bowl. Remember that concentration is not holding your mind on one thing. It is directing your attention within a determined sphere of things. Thus… choose 3 to 5 to 7 things you wish to have your attention on when you bowl. You can write them on [...]

Continue Reading Bowling Tip 30 – Increase Your Mental Concentration

After you release the ball, practice bringing the wrist of your bowling hand inwards and to your opposite ear with the elbow bent. Might not seem important, but don’t over look this simple tip.

Continue Reading Bowling Tip 5 – Follow Through

Practice walking left and walking right and having a straight walk. Practice open and closed shoulders. Practice adjusting speeds. Have at least three different approach timings. Practice playing different parts of the lane. Flexibility is power. Cultivate three or four releases, all of which work well. For a stretch, intentionally put yourself in poor conditions [...]

Continue Reading Bowling Tip 33 – Develop Flexibility

Always visualize EVERY shot in your mind before you bowl it. Never bowl without seeing the shot in your mind first. This is essential. When you visualize, imagine looking out your own eyes…and see the ball release from your fingers, roll down towards the pins, and hit the shot perfectly! Smile inwardly… then step up [...]

Continue Reading Bowling Tip 14 – Visualize Your Shots

Play to win. Play all out. Imagine you’re a pro. Form the habit of staying in a state of relaxed concentration every time you bowl. Make winning important every time until it’s a habit and you simply expect to win. Make bowling well, and having fun the most important things on your mind when you’re [...]

Continue Reading Bowling Tip 25 – Play aggressively

Practice holding the ball at a 45 degree angle. Your bowling hand should be a little to the side of the ball and the little fingers of each hand will be touching. Your elbows should be in close to the body and relaxed. Relax your shoulders also. Correct hand position is one of the marks [...]

Continue Reading Bowling Tip 2 – Grip The Ball Like A Pro

Practice adjusting your speed to match the lane you’re bowling on. Cultivate speed control in more and more minute levels. Be able to pull a certain speed out like you were taking it out of your pocket. The theme is flexibility and the speed of your ball, swing, timing should have several settings. The more [...]

Continue Reading Bowling Tip 34 – Adjust speeds to lane conditions

If you’re leaving 7 or 10 pin’s frequently, move your starting position slightly forward or backward until you find a better bowling position.

Continue Reading Bowling Tip 15 – Picking Up Spares

Keep your bowling towel folded. Use one side for your hand and one side for the ball. Do not mix them up or the oil from the ball will wind up on your hands. Pick up the ball with your non bowling hand to wipe it off. Never touch the oily side of the towel [...]

Continue Reading Bowling Tip 26 – Your Bowling Towel

Practice keeping your shoulders straight up and down (perpendicular to the floor) and keep your chin directly above your sliding knee. These two simple keys, shoulders straight up and down, and chin directly above the sliding knee on delivery, will add balance, leverage and power to your release every time!

Continue Reading Bowling Tip 24 – Balance & align