In bowling, you always want to see your first ball shot settle directly in the pocket, which gives you the greatest chance for a strike. The pocket, which is the space between the 1 and 3 pins for right handed bowers and the 1 and 2 pins for lefties, is as close to a “sweet […]
Skid, Hook and Roll: the Phases of Ball Rotation
The roll of a bowling ball down the lanes is a beautiful sight to behold, but its easy to view it as one motion rather than the distinct phases that actually make up your ball’s path. Ball rotation, as it turns out, consists of three phases which are important to understand. This article will go […]
How to Pick Up Splits in Bowling: The Complete Guide
Anytime you’re stepping up to the approach, your main goal is to bowl a strike. Of course, this can’t happen 100 percent of the time, even for professionals, so you need to make sure you work on picking up your spares. Sometimes, though, you run into the most difficult of circumstances that make this extremely […]
How to Get More Strikes in Bowling: The Ultimate Guide
When we talk about improving our bowling game, one of the most desired outcomes is always getting more strikes. While we recommend you focus on other areas too to become a well-rounded bowler (like understanding oil and lane conditions and practicing picking up your spares), this article will be all about those fun and exciting […]
What Are Carry Down and Breakdown? When Lanes Transition
When you’re starting to take the next step in bowling and progressing beyond bowling tips for beginners, understanding lane conditions and oil patterns is one area of the game that becomes paramount. (If you’re not familiar with the typical house oil pattern, we recommend reading that article first before coming back here.) Why Do Lane […]
Exercise Tips for Senior Bowlers to Strengthen Their Game
You might not always think that bowling is a sport that requires warming up, but doing certain exercises before you throw a ball is important to avoid pulling a muscle or getting an injury to the lower back. And a warm-up is even more important for senior bowlers, who don’t have all of the athleticism […]
How to Properly Pick up a Bowling Ball
Many of our articles the outline proper form for throwing a bowling shot, but with beginners there’s an even earlier step: how to actually pick up the ball. You might not think that how you do this even matters, but there are a few key points to keep in mind. Can’t you just grab the […]
The 300 Club: Tips to Help You Bowl a Perfect Game
It seems simple enough. Just throw 12 strikes in a row and you’ll end up with a 300, or a perfect game. Nearly anyone who puts in effort to learn how to bowl will throw more than their fair share of strikes. So how long until they happen to string 12 together, even with the […]
Warmup Exercises and Tips to Avoid Common Bowling Injuries
Bowling isn’t a contact sport like football or hockey, and therefore many bowlers don’t think a whole lot about injuries and how to prevent them. But keep in mind the amount of effort that you exert, and the number of muscles you engage, when you roll a heavy ball of about 15 pounds over the […]
Rev Rate vs. Rotation in Bowling: What’s the Difference?
When you’re analyzing or troubleshooting your bowling shot, there are a few different numbers you’ll hear getting thrown around. There’s the shot’s revolutions, which means how much the ball revolves on its journey towards the pins. But there’s also the rotations that your ball makes as it heads down the lane. These may sound like […]