Beginner’s Bowling Hints: Stop Using the Lane’s Bowling Balls
I always run into an occasional bowler willing to treat this intricate sport more seriously. If you accept bowling is your goal, you’ve stumbled upon a major cross-roads in building fundamental skills as a real bowler. Read carefuly, ’cause our bowling pro shop’s “Next Steps” handbook to the Top 5 Bowling Tips is for you. An expert in a local bowling pro shop can help bowlers tap bowling skills. There’s an old bowling adage, the bowling balls do all the work (after you roll them). That’s a joke. Fine, so it’s more complicated than that. No worry, we’ll have you bowling the bowling ball correctly.
If you haven’t already, invest a little in the specialized bowling shoes, balls and bowling ball bags. You’ll notice a difference with your own stuff. There’s a reason its our number 1 recommendation, have your private ball drilled for custom finger holes, and you can make more of your practice time. A carefully fitted bowling ball can make a substantial improvement in your game. It’s also important you’re sliding out your final step in comfortable bowling shoes that don’t stink like desanitizer
If you went ahead and acquired good bowling equipment, listen to the number two piece of bowling advice: aim how the pros aim. While you face the pins, don’t actually aim for the actual pins. Use the arrows like a sling shot. What’s the point? It’s less difficult to roll through a mark that rests nearer. For it to work right, it should be your habit to stand in the exact spot on the wood with every roll. Only then you can make small adjustements on your accuracy and angle.
As for spin, to achieve proper speed and ball control? It is our next best piece of bowling advice. They get traction with the specialized bowling ball. Many us who were bown to bowl regularly roll two or three bowling balls to roll ridiculous pin action, according to the type of game and lane. Word of warning: begginers might want to work with just one, and don’t get a ball that is too heavy for you. A lot of pro bowlers opt for bowling balls featuring special resin surface. Avoid the temptation, because these special-made balls can make even some well known players look like they don’t know what they’re doing. And that does it for our first three bowling tips. There will be more in the August edition.
~Edward Chase
My friends and I manage a company team (US Systems) made up of morning shift for a major bowling ball retailer near St. Louis. I offer guidance to aspiring bowlers at my blog and at the lanes. Finally, I want to plug my team in the shop. Sorry I can’t be there.