Ever met a social bowler hoping to approach the game of bowling with new respect. Should that be your calling, you’re in the midsts of a important beginning in learning the game as a dedicated bowler. Our “Next Steps” handbook to bowling can help get you there. Pros at your city’s bowling pro shop want clients harness bowling potential. Just like a lot of sports, roll strikes if can spare ‘em (hehe). That’s a joke. Okay, so it’s more complicated than that. It’s all good, with a little guidance we’ll make sure you’re throwing your way.
If you haven’t already, invest a little in custom fit bowling shoes, balls and bowling ball bags. It’s not a sales pitch, it actually matters. I promise, get your favorite ball drilled, and you can make more of your practice time. A precision selected bowling ball can make a substantial improvement in your game. It’s also important you’re benefiting from well-made bowling shoes that provide solid footing on the approach.
Now that you went ahead and found the right bowling ball and shoes, now it’s time for the second best piece of bowling advice: how to aim. As you hold the ball, try not to focus on the actual pins. Use the points about 15 feet down the lane, like a barrel of a gun. The reason? It is easier to aim for a target a good deal nearer. To get the most out of your aim, make sure you aim from the exact spot on the wood every approach. Roll from the same place, in the same way and you can fine-tune your aim using the arrows in the lane.
What do you make of massive hooks on the ball, to get ten pin explosion? It is another “Next Steps” bowling hint. It’s all in the their expensive reactive resin balls. Actually, even semi-pro bowlers carry several types of bowling balls to roll heavy hooks, depending on where they are. But intermediates should avoid putting on a show, and don’t get a ball that is too heavy for you. Many pro bowlers travel with bowling balls featuring synthetic surface. Avoid the temptation, because these special-made balls might make even moderately good players appear silly. That about raps it up. Rest assured you’ll find shortly.
–Michael Chase
My friends and I bowl with Team “Gipper” a group from morning shift for a bowling shoes manufacturer near Cincinnati. I chime in with advice to aspiring bowlers on the web and at the bowling center. Lastly, I gotta wave hello at my teammates at the finals in Atlantic City. Wreck ‘Em!