If you know about oil on bowling lanes, you understand that it is not applied evenly across the whole lane. Instead, it is applied strategically to either facilitate scoring or make it more difficult. The most basic is called a house pattern, and this is what you find at your local alley during open bowling as […]
Enjoying a Sport for a Lifetime: Meet the Oldest Bowlers Around
One of the greatest things about bowling is that it can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Once you take up the sport, you know you will most likely be able to keep playing deep into your retirement years, unlike other sports that unfortunately must come to an end when we grow older. Two news […]
Tournament Bowling Tips: How to Prepare for Your First Competition
Once you’ve signed up for your first bowling tournament, it’s natural to feel a little nervous at the prospect of competition. The stakes are higher than you’re used to, you may have had to cough up extra money for an entry fee, and overall you want to avoid making a fool of yourself! This article will outline […]
Should I Sign Up? Advantages of Playing in a Bowling Tournament
If you enjoy the competitive side of bowling but currently just bowl with your friends for fun or maybe in a league at your local alley, you may be thinking about taking the next step. So what exactly does that look like? In our opinion, participating in a bowling tournament is a great idea for […]
Bowling: Among the Top Family-Friendly Alternatives to the Movies
Going out to the movies can be extremely expensive, especially if you start including soda or popcorn. Besides ticket prices being so pricey, there are some times of the year where the movies are especially bad or there aren’t family-friendly options out there that you haven’t already seen. There are lots of alternatives for taking […]
How to Celebrate After Bowling a Strike
One thing that gets overlooked sometime in sport is the art of celebrating. There are a wide variety of feelings about celebrating. More conservative people tend to frown on the act as an excessive show of one’s self. Other people are so emotionally charged that they have little choice in the matter. Regardless of who […]
The Best Comedy Movies That Are All About Bowling
When a sport becomes popular, it does not take long until it is immortalized on the silver screen. After all, a movie can show drama and comedy in a way which is not always possible with the real sport unless under extremely fortuitous circumstances. Here is a look at some of the most memorable bowling […]
Bowling as a Career: How to Become a Professional Bowler
If you’re having a lot of success with league bowling, it’s natural to start to think about the tantalizing possibility of bowling professionally. As we will explain below, this is not always the best idea, as professionals face much more difficult conditions than many people realize. But still, professional bowling is definitely an option if […]
How to Master the Mental Game of Bowling
Most of our articles here on Beginner Bowling Tips focus on the physical side of the game, such as proper technique and delivery. The best thing you can do to improve is work hard on these fundamentals, but there is also a second aspect of bowling that is more difficult to nail down. I’m talking […]
Best Day and Time for a Bowling League?
It’s been a few weeks since my spring bowling league ended, and I’m now settled in in Madison, WI for the summer. Naturally, I want to find a good bowling league as soon as possible. While there is certainly no shortage of possible locations, I’ve been thinking a lot about what is the best day […]