It’s a new year, and it’s time to take a look at what you can do this year so that you'll finish 2018 better than you started. Here are my top five suggestions on where to focus your efforts. Check... [Read More]
The Basics of Improving Your Bowling Game – Part 2
The physical game
A few months ago, Part 1 of The Basics of Improving Your Bowling Game series was published, focusing on the tactical side of bowling and answering questions that you might not have asked before about the pins, the lane, oil... [Read More]
Troubleshooting Your Bowling Game – Part 2
Release and balance issues
Two of the most common issues that can pop up in your game and ruin your night are struggling with your release and being unable to keep your balance. When you suddenly start having problems with one of these issues,... [Read More]
The Basics of Improving Your Bowling Game – Part 1
An introduction to the pins, lane, oil patterns, and bowling balls
So, you’ve been bowling for a while, but never really taken it seriously and now you want to get a little better. Maybe you’ve joined a more competitive league or you’ve finally been bitten by the practice bug. Or maybe... [Read More]
Building Effective Bowling Teams – Part 1
At its core, team building is the art of creating synergy among people. Synergy is defined by the American Heritage Dictionary as "the interaction of two or more agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the... [Read More]
Troubleshooting Your Bowling Game – Part 1
Missing your target
One of the most common issues I hear about when speaking with bowlers is knowing what to do when something feels "off" in their game during league play or tournament competition. The challenge here is that you don’t always have... [Read More]
Managing Your Intensity for Improved Performance
Have you ever watched a professional bowler bowl 300 and thought, "Wow, they don’t show any emotion?" What is more likely true is that they are feeling the same emotions that all bowlers feel, but at a much lower intensity.... [Read More]
Finding the Right Posture for Your Bowling Game
Matching spine tilt and core torsion to body type, strength, and armswing height
When it comes to the technical side of bowling, the release and the armswing are the glamorous pieces that everyone wants to look good, the footwork is the workhorse that people recognize as being very important, and the core and... [Read More]
See the Clues, Make the Moves
Tips for improving your pin carry by improving your ball motion
Bowling is a sport about repeating shots and making good decisions about how to play the lanes. If two bowlers have equal technical skills, it will generally be the one that makes better decisions that will knock down more pins.... [Read More]
Improving Your Release
Tools, techniques, and practice drills for developing a more effective release
The bowling release. The challenge in mastering it—and in writing about it—is the fact that it takes just a fraction of a second to perform. From a general point of view, this maneuver is more about coordination than about power.... [Read More]