Does experience gained from other sports.....

[Doghouse Reilly]

--if you played another sport--

Do find the expereince gained from it help s you with your bowling?

[AZBowla]

Golf might be a good one for your mental game, as nothing will get your goat faster than hitting a nice solid drive right into the trees or the pond, lol. I learned from trying golf that I'm much better at bowling (so you can just about imagine how horrible of a golfer I am, lol).

Besides, as Jim Gaffigan says, what other sport is there out there where you can eat some nachos while you play? Come on, that's one of the reasons why bowling is so much better than other sports.

[Greenday]

Maybe Golf in that it's not about trying to swing/throw hard, it's about the smoothness and repetition of the throw/swing.

Definitely nothing helps from my time playing soccer, football, or baseball.

[AZBowla]

How about Skee-ball? Sounds silly, but if you could sink that little wooden ball into the 100,000 point chute every time in Skee Ball, then I bet you could hit that lousy 7 or 10 pin every time too. The plus side of that one is that most bowling alleys have skee ball machines, so you could practice in the same place, plus if you have kids like I do, they enjoy cashing in all those tickets you win for them. Of course (he says afterwards) all those quarters spent playing skee ball haven't paid off yet in my bowling game, but I think the theory is solid...

[Davec13]

I was in track in high school ran a little but mainly threw shot and discus. The footwork transferred nicely, also a big thing with shot and disc was fluid motion which also helps out in bowling.

I'd be willing to bet curling would transfer skills nicely

[Davec13]

How about Skee-ball? Sounds silly, but if you could sink that little wooden ball into the 100,000 point chute every time in Skee Ball, then I bet you could hit that lousy 7 or 10 pin every time too. The plus side of that one is that most bowling alleys have skee ball machines, so you could practice in the same place, plus if you have kids like I do, they enjoy cashing in all those tickets you win for them. Of course (he says afterwards) all those quarters spent playing skee ball haven't paid off yet in my bowling game, but I think the theory is solid...

Definitely a no with skee ball. I have a 13' skee ball machine in my home arcade and I play way more than most people and I don't think it has helped me at all

[Greenday]

How about Skee-ball? Sounds silly, but if you could sink that little wooden ball into the 100,000 point chute every time in Skee Ball, then I bet you could hit that lousy 7 or 10 pin every time too. The plus side of that one is that most bowling alleys have skee ball machines, so you could practice in the same place, plus if you have kids like I do, they enjoy cashing in all those tickets you win for them. Of course (he says afterwards) all those quarters spent playing skee ball haven't paid off yet in my bowling game, but I think the theory is solid...

I don't think skeeball has helped me at all with bowling. Bowling has definitely made skeeball harder though. I keep hooking the ball...

[AZBowla]

Well I guess it was just a theory, lol. I thought the skills might carry over but apparently not. I guess that explains why it hasn't helped my game any lol

[billf]

Football and baseball helped with the focus and having a training plan. Also helps with team events, having to do your part all for the betterment of the team. Plus bowling for 8 hours doesn't have squat on two a days plus the training I did on my own between them.

[snugbucco]

Going back to the skiball thing. I do believe there is a "touch gene" and If you have it you can transition easier into different sports. even tho skiball isnt a sport! but you know what I mean, some people just have great touch..