Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
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Last Updated: June 21, 2019
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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 Pocket Displacement Method
A mathematical approach to converting spares from the strike line
By Joe Slowinski
As you read this, summer is quickly approaching. If you want to improve, summer affords you a check-in opportunity for reflection and evaluation. It is the perfect time to take stock of your current game, assessing its strengths and weaknesses,...
Troubleshooting and Fixing Thumb Exit Problems
By Tyrel Rose
One of the most complicated issues to fix in bowling is the concept of “clearing the thumb." This refers to how consistently your thumb exits the ball as part of your release. Thumb exit problems are so difficult to fix...
Building a Bowling Ball – Part 2
The bowling ball development process
By Phil Regan
That’s a great new ball you just bought, isn’t it? It sports a gorgeous combination of colors and a glistening, polished cover. But this ball isn’t just good-looking; it cuts through oil like it isn't even there and hits like...
Ditching the Diet Mentality for Lifelong Health and Improved Bowling
By Heather D'Errico
As a health coach who helps many clients with their weight loss goals, I often get asked by bowlers what the best diet is for losing weight. I've mentioned this in previous articles, but getting to a healthy body weight...
Atomic Bowling – Part 1
The power of small improvements, habits, and time management
By Dean Champ
First off, apologies for the clickbait-style title of this article. It is actually about forming habits and improving your bowling game using strategies from an excellent book called Atomic Habits by James Clear. What I’ll be covering is how small...
Building a Bowling Ball – Part 1
Past and present
By Phil Regan
Much has already been written detailing the evolution of bowling ball weight block and coverstock design. While this article series touches on some of that evolution, the real intent here is to answer a question: what drives the development of...
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.