Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
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Last Updated: August 10, 2022
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The modern sport of bowling requires mastery of so much more than just the physical game. Today's top bowlers can only be at their best by having in-depth knowledge in a wide variety of bowling-related topics. Bowling balls, drilling and layouts, the mental game, health and fitness, lane play, ball motion, coverstocks, oil pattern transition, and arsenal selection are all now critical components for bowling success at the highest levels. All of these important topics are covered regularly by Bowling This Month.
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Newest Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
The BTM Book Report: ‘Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less’
By Bowling This Month
Alex Soojung-Kim Pang's Rest is mostly a book arguing in favor of a reduced workload as a means to higher productivity. Through a series of examples and arguments, Pang makes the case that rest isn't the opposite of work, but rather...
Coach, I’ve Got a Question! – August 2022
By Tyrel Rose
In this recurring feature, I’ll be answering questions from Bowling This Month readers, or questions I’ve received from bowlers I work with, that might not require the depth of a full-length article, but that can definitely benefit more than just...
Arm Alignment in the Two-Handed Swing
The importance of the lead elbow
By Joe Slowinski
In the July 2007 issue of Bowling This Month, I first wrote about two-handed bowling in my article, How to Coach or Bowl With the Two-Handed Thumbless Delivery: An Emergent Powerful Style. In that article, I wrote, “If you haven’t...
Behind the Scenes of the BTM Ball Review Process
A chat with lead reviewer Eric Martinez
By Bowling This Month
Bowling This Month's ball reviews are often acknowledged to be some of the most thorough and objective in the business. While readers can learn more about our overall ball review process here, we thought we'd pull back the curtain a...
Bowl Like a Pro – Part 4
Think like a pro
By Tyrel Rose
In 2013, I was coaching Team Canada at the World Games in Cali, Colombia. At the end of one of our qualifying blocks, as my bowlers were packing up their equipment, I looked over to watch the end of Team...
Pin Perspectives: Much Ado About Nothing?
By Joe Hoenig
In recent months, there have been several major rule changes in the world of bowling, some from the USBC and some from the PBA. These rulings have been controversial, to say the least, and have generated much heated debate and...
Bowling Tips and Techniques Article Directory
The table below lists all of our bowling instructional articles. If you are looking for articles about a specific topic (such as spare shooting, for example), you might want to look at our category-specific article directory pages, which are linked to at the top of this page.