I'm very much a beginner bowler myself, so take what I say with a grain of salt.
I hired a coach for a 30 minute lesson when I had no previous experience with bowling besides maybe 1 or 2 games. The main points he had me work on were.
Getting a 4 step approach down. When I first arrived for the lesson, I didn't know the correct distance to stand back from the foul line so quite a few times I had to end on a third step which made my throws very poor. Just kept moving back until I got the full 4 steps in, also keeping knees lightly bent, no locking of joints at the start.
Using your non-throwing arm as a balance arm. I had a tendency to keep it down which messed with my balance. This one I'm still working on so I can't comment a whole lot.
Correct standing position in regards to left/right. I never paid attention to it in the couple games I played but it made a huge difference. Just starting out he had me start with whatever foot I had forward (my left since I was throwing right-handed) on the center board. Aiming to throw the ball around the 2nd arrow from the right on the lane.
Pushing out the ball on your first step forward. I had problems not pushing out the ball all the way so my downsing wasn't very smooth. So I worked on making sure when I extended the ball out from myself that I made sure it was a full extension so gravity could work with the rest.
At this point I haven't really worked a whole lot on the release or anything, only trying my best not to grip the ball and do the hand-shake motion when releasing. Getting down the basic setups first is my main goal with working on the release when I feel comfortable I'm getting the same setup each time.
Of course this is from someone that has almost 0 experience in bowling, so whenever someone else chimes in and might contradict what I say then they're probably correct.
Most important thing he told me at the end of the lesson was.
Have fun, it's the most important aspect of it starting out. If you go in super serious expecting to get it all down fast, you're going to get frustrated. Just go out and have fun.
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