Bowling Well: Fine-Tune Your Aim
Almost daily I meet a part-time bowler eager to approach real bowling competitively for the first time. If you accept bowling is your calling, this moment is crucial time in your development as a true student of the game. Read carefuly, ’cause our bowling pro shop’s “Next Steps” handbook to A Bowler’s Development stand as essential reading. An expert in a local bowling pro shop want clients to uncover bowling skills. A wise bowling wizard once said: knock the pins down to win! Just kidding. I admit, so it’s more complicated than that. No worry, our bowling experts make sure you’re bowling with the proper steps to bowling greatness.
No use putting it off, buy your own custom fit bowling balls and shoes required to bowl competiviely. Rentals and house balls suck. It’s no joke, get your personal ball fitted, and your game will benefit. A well selected bowling ball can make a substantial improvement in your game. The same goes for sliding out your final step in well-made bowling shoes which provide solid footing on the approach.
If you already bought the right bowling ball and shoes, listen to the second best piece of bowling advice: aim how the pros aim. If you stand, don’t shoot for the back of the lane. Use the arrows like a barrel of a gun. Some greenhorn bowlers don’t even know they’re there. It is easier to hit a point a good deal nearer. To take full advantage, it should be your habit to line-up at the same position on the floor each time. If you do it the same every time you can fine-tune your marksmanship.
Do we have any tips for curves, to get proper speed and ball control? Indeed, this is our next best piece of bowling advice. They get traction with the pricy reactive ball. A lot of serious bowlers carry several types of bowling balls to roll heavy pin action, depending on many factors. Word of warning: greenhorns might want to avoid putting on a show, and don’t get a ball that weighs a ton. Some pro bowlers use bowling balls featuring synthetic expert grip. Avoid the temptation, because these pro bowling balls can make even decent bowlers seem silly. That’s our first 3 bowling tips. There will be more next week.
~James Hundley
I manage a company team (US Systems) for a league for a major bowling ball retailer here in Plano, Texas. I dispense guidance to beginning bowlers online and in my local newsletter. Finally, I have to wave hello at my teammates at the finals in Atlantic City. Sorry I can’t be there.
