5 Bowling Tips For Every Beginner

Practice is great. You will not become a good bowler if you do not practice. But if you practice incorrectly, you will peak very early in your bowling experience. So here are five bowling tips to help every beginner move out of the beginner stage quickly.

1. Use only the correct bowling equipment for you. Having shoes three sizes larger or a bowling ball four pounds too heavy is going to distract you in your concentration and slow down your progress. Be particularly selective about the bowling ball. The weight should be easy for you to handle with a proper arm motion. The fingers should fit in the holes loosely and at the right length.

2. Work your way up to a five-step approach to the lane. But do not try to get there all at once. Practice first just doing two steps and then work your way up, focusing primarily on technique each step of the way. Once you get comfortable with a five step approach, use it exclusively so that you will maintain a rhythm.

3. Practice bowling consistently. You do not have to bowl every day. Bowl once per week if you prefer. Join a league to make it more interesting and keep you in the habit.

4. Get very good at throwing the straight ball so that you will get lots of spares while you continue working on getting more strikes. You can practice by trying to aim at the 7 pin and the 10 pin, which tend to be so elusive for beginners. Always remain focused and concentrate on your target just as much on the second attempt as the first. Beginners should always use one of the solid-colored plastic balls on their spare attempts.

5. Work on a quiet delivery. If you hear a loud bang every time your ball hits the lane, you are throwing the ball. A well rolled ball should start with the same rumble it travels with down the lane. Taking the time to really concentrate on your release technique through your throwing motion can greatly improve your control of the bowling ball. If you still cannot seem to get it right, take some time to practice just slowly, softly releasing the ball over and over. Make your primary focus during this time to maintain proper form as you release the ball without throwing it. Whatever you do, do not deviate from proper form as you release the ball or you will cause even more complex problems than the one you are attempting to fix.

Keep in mind these five simple bowling tips. They are very basic and will help you build a good bowling foundation at the start.

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