a few tips for everyone

[noeymc]

a few tips

if you are having a hard time staying behind the ball push down with your index finger it will help

think u have a good back swing? if you do see if you feel the float at the top of your swing and do you wait on your ball? try humming thur your approach this will be a clear sign if you muscle the ball you will hear what i am talking about

worried about ball speed? move back or forward your speed will change

leaving a lot of 10s (7s for lefties) move a 1/4 of an inch back or forward this will change your entry angle just a little helping remove some of thos 10s

and always remember every frame is a new game

[vdubtx]

I have always moved a 1/2 board right(left for leftys) when leaving 10 pins.

[noeymc]

I have always moved a 1/2 board right(left for leftys) when leaving 10 pins.

there are many different ways you can go i know a guy who says stay where you are cuz u will make a mistake changing your entry angel so reallys a bowler preference ya no? these are just some basic tips

[vdubtx]

Absolutely noeymc, just thought would throw out one more way that I have found to keep from leaving so many corner pins. :cool:

[Mudpuppy]

And if nothing else works switch to better beer - I prefer microbrews but to each their own. I like quality over quantity. I have also found mini tacos to be very effective in helping you bowl better. Bowled all my 700 series after I ate mini tacos from bowling alley food place.

[Zaxmazr]

And if nothing else works switch to better beer - I prefer microbrews but to each their own. I like quality over quantity. I have also found mini tacos to be very effective in helping you bowl better. Bowled all my 700 series after I ate mini tacos from bowling alley food place.

This all the way. Don't bowl when you're starving, you won't be performing to your highest potential.
Also my friend on my team bowls WAYY better when he had a few beers. Slows his bodybuilding body down a hell of a lot and can actually find the sweet spot lol

[J Anderson]

I have always moved a 1/2 board right(left for leftys) when leaving 10 pins.

Depends on how the ten pin is being left. If you're leaving flat tens, where the pin that should be doing a whack job on the tenpin just lays in the gutter, the half board toward the ball side almost always works. For the ringing ten, where the "hit pin" goes flying right around the ten, Noeymc's adjustment is the way to go. You may have to play around to find the right distance to move back.

[noeymc]

good point anderson !

[e-tank]

those are actually some pretty good tips noey, in particular the one about humming to see if your muscling the ball lol

[BowlingNewbie]

Those tips are so simple, but so perfect. Everything you described, I have trouble with. I will definitely put these tips into play next time I'm at the lanes.

[noeymc]

Those tips are so simple, but so perfect. Everything you described, I have trouble with. I will definitely put these tips into play next time I'm at the lanes.

fundamentals is what bowling is all about ;)

[Zaxmazr]

fundamentals is what bowling is all about ;)


I can vouch for this!

Just a change or grip took semi-bad games, into clean, good games!

[stumblintowards100]

Boys, I've fallen into a slump so bad that no amount of alcohol can wash away the stench!! lol. My avg is 40 pins from this time last year in one league, 25 down in another. Completely unacceptable!! lol I've tried a lot of "tricks", but I like the "humming during approach" idea. Think I'll try that tomorrow night. But I'm pretty sure, it's only gonna confirm what I already know. I'm muscling the heck out of it from the top, and have lost all consistency, and it seems like when I concentrate on "fixing" one thing, I screw up something else. I'm mentally whipped at this point.
Now, to figure out what "tune" to hum! lol

[noeymc]

just a steady humm lol

[Mudpuppy]

Boys, I've fallen into a slump so bad that no amount of alcohol can wash away the stench!! lol. My avg is 40 pins from this time last year in one league, 25 down in another. Completely unacceptable!! lol I've tried a lot of "tricks", but I like the "humming during approach" idea. Think I'll try that tomorrow night. But I'm pretty sure, it's only gonna confirm what I already know. I'm muscling the heck out of it from the top, and have lost all consistency, and it seems like when I concentrate on "fixing" one thing, I screw up something else. I'm mentally whipped at this point.
Now, to figure out what "tune" to hum! lol

I am slumping bad this year too after a 4 year layoff. Just throwing the ball each frame and trying to make adjustments, etc. A lot of my problem is the mental game right now. It will come back around - just keep throwing the ball.

[dnhoffman]

Boys, I've fallen into a slump so bad that no amount of alcohol can wash away the stench!! lol. My avg is 40 pins from this time last year in one league, 25 down in another. Completely unacceptable!! lol I've tried a lot of "tricks", but I like the "humming during approach" idea. Think I'll try that tomorrow night. But I'm pretty sure, it's only gonna confirm what I already know. I'm muscling the heck out of it from the top, and have lost all consistency, and it seems like when I concentrate on "fixing" one thing, I screw up something else. I'm mentally whipped at this point.
Now, to figure out what "tune" to hum! lol

Maybe time to work with a coach?