Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
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Last Updated: December 27, 2024
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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.
Of course, that's not to say that the physical game is no longer important; in fact, it's quite the opposite. With the extremely wide variety of playing conditions encountered by bowlers today, a consistent and versatile physical game is a prerequisite for bowling success! That's why we continue to devote a significant portion of our content on the physical game, including the latest in biomechanical research for bowlers, analyses of the various styles that make up the modern game, and all the standard physical game topics like footwork, the release, timing, balance, and the armswing.
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Newest Bowling Tips and Techniques Articles
Improving Your Feel at Release
Drills to develop your feel and versatility
By Josh Blanchard
In this month’s article, I’ll touch on a topic I haven’t previously addressed in my writing: the physical game and drills that can help you improve it. You might wonder why I haven’t discussed this topic before if it’s so...
A Process for Mastering Lane Play
Four steps to making better decisions on the lanes
By Tyrel Rose
Lane play is complicated. At this point, I've written countless articles about the topic. It's both the best and most frustrating part of bowling because oil patterns, the lanes, and transition are different every time—even if you bowl on the...
Introduction to the Direction Spot
The most important swing phase for repetition and precision
By Ernesto Avila
Over my next several articles, I will introduce the concept of the Five Pillars of Bowling Excellence. These pillars represent the key areas in which a bowler must gain proficiency to achieve a high level of success in this sport....
Coach, I’ve Got a Question! – November 2024
By Tyrel Rose
In this recurring feature, I answer questions from Bowling This Month readers and bowlers that I work with. If you have questions, please leave them in the comment section below so I can address them in a future installment of Coach, I’ve...
The BTM Player Profile: Sean Rash
By Chris Hester
The PBA has seen its fair share of talented amateur and collegiate stars attempting to make a splash throughout the years, but Sean Rash was able to do something special when he became the first player to win a title...
Mythbusting Practice
Training habits that might be holding you back
By Tyrel Rose
Over the years, I've seen a lot of common practice habits that are actually detrimental to a bowler's development. This doesn't even have anything to do with technical changes or what bowlers are doing when they practice. Rather, it's about...
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.