Bowling Tips And Technique
Bowling tips and technique - Tip #1: Improperly facing pins at start.
By this we mean having one shoulder ahead of the other, not standing in an easy, relaxed style or not facing the target you desire to hit.
As a result, you do not go up to the foul line in a straight line. If you are crouched tensely, you will probably finish with a sidearm explosion instead of a smooth, easy delivery.
REMEDY. Take a relaxed, easy position, with your eyes directed straight forward and your shoulders parallel to the foul line. In your starting position, check yourself to make sure that you are facing directly forward.
Bowling tips and technique - Tip #2: First step out of line.
A bad beginning that almost always results in a poor ending. If your first step is out of line, you will proceed toward the foul line in zigzag fashion, or go toward your target at a bad angle.
You may wind up delivering the ball from the center of the alley instead of from the corner where you intended to release it.
REMEDY. Be deliberate on your first step. Make it short and make sure your step is directly toward your target.
Bowling tips and technique - Tip #3: Allowing the right shoulder to be pulled back.
The right shoulder may be dropped (as the weight of the ball makes itself felt on the downward swing), but the ball's weight must not be allowed to pull the shoulder back so that you are turned to the right instead of facing the target.
REMEDY. As the ball swings downward and backward past your right leg, make certain that your body and head are directed straight forward, and that the ball is taken straight back. By using the right shoulder as the pivot base for the arm swing, you will not bring the ball back too high.
Bowling tips and technique - Tip #4: Not keeping the arm close to the body.
This probably applies more to women than to men. If one allows the ball to swing outward and away from the body during the back swing, it will cause the forward swing to take an outside-in arc, making the bowler deliver either a "backup" ball or an across-the-body ball that is very inaccurate.
REMEDY. Remember to take the ball straight back—not outward. Keep the right arm close to the body in a natural manner.
Bowling tips and technique - Tip #5: Too high a backswing.
Probably one of the cardinal sins of bowling. It causes the bowler to throw the ball instead of roll it, forces him off balance at the delivery, and makes him hop at the foul line.
REMEDY. Let the ball swing backward naturally in a smooth, easy motion. Do not try for speed. Concentrate on timing and rhythm. As a general rule, do not take the ball back any higher than your shoulder. All you are seeking is enough momentum on the downswing to allow the ball to roll the alley distance at natural speed.
Bowling tips and technique - Tip #6 Not enough back swing.
This fault is committed more by women than by men. If you do not take the ball back far enough you will have to push it on the delivery, you do not have natural speed, your follow-through is poor,
and the ball may be pulled out of line, which results in inaccurate shots.
REMEDY. Let the ball swing back naturally as far as it will go. When it has reached the peak of its arc, let it come forward on the downswing with the weight of the ball furnishing the necessary power for a smooth delivery. Click here to return to bowling tips page Click here to return to bowling tips 101 home page
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