New and want advice

[wizardofpeace]

Hey everyone, new to the world of bowling! I need some advice for my game. I use Storm Frantic Bowling Ball 16lb, given from a friend. I use a Columbia white dot for my spare ball.

[Amyers]

Has the ball been fitted to you? If not your first thing to do is meet with a quality pro shop owner to have the ball properly fitted.

[manke]

Welcome!!

[bowl1820]

Hey everyone, new to the world of bowling! I need some advice for my game. I use Storm Frantic Bowling Ball 16lb, given from a friend. I use a Columbia white dot for my spare ball.

Amyers advice is good.

But what specifically about your game do you need advice on? Just saying you have a ball and want advice doesn't give us much to work with.

If your just looking for general tips, just look through the other posts and also check out the video section.

[wizardofpeace]

Yes it has, just got it to fit me.

[Amyers]

Good deal well welcome to the boards.

[bobforsaken]

If you already have the ball fitted my advice would be to not worry about hooking the ball until you are comfortable rolling the ball. When I was starting over a year ago I was trying to hook the ball and watching videos etc.. The idea of coming around the side of the ball as you release it can lead to over-rotating and bad habits. Just concentrate on rolling your frantic (staying behind the ball.. letting your thumb come out first and rolling the balls off your fingers). You may accidentally happen upon some hook in doing so depending on your natural finger positions... but its a lot easier to add a little axis rotation after you've mastered rolling the ball.

My other piece of advice is not to measure your improvement by score. Measure it by how often you are hitting your targets, spares, keeping your balance at the line, etc. Enjoy the journey!