Bowling Tips!

The League Bowler Report     Hall of Fame bowler – and star of 4 motion pictures – Joe Wilman has shared his techniques for bowling success with more students than any other teacher in the history of the game.  Today, he will teach you the secret on how to… Bowling Tips - Raise Your Bowling Average To A Respectable Level  Bowling tips - Bowling strikes is fun…and it does wonders for your score, but even professional bowlers can’t bowl strikes at-will.  The real key to success – and the technique that offers the greatest increase in score is – picking up spares! When you learn to consistently pick up more spares, your bowling average will literally skyrocket.  Today’s lesson is all about picking up spares.  Plus, I’ll share with you my exact strategy for picking up the 2-7 spare. By Edward Aw, Staff Reporter January 11, 2008 Far too many bowlers worry about bowling a strike, but not enough about picking up the spare.  This is the single biggest mistake amateur bowlers make. With the help of legendary bowler Joe Wilman, I’m going to share with you exactly why you must take spare opportunities seriously…and how to significantly increase your odds of picking up every spare that comes your way. Put these tips into action…and watch your average climb skyward.  Let’s get started. Rescue your bowling average with this technique - Bowling Tips! Who is Joe Wilman Hall of Famer Joe Wilman said, “Making spares consistently is the principal distinction between the star and the average bowler.”  What he’s saying is simple, the star knows that if he continues to pick up his spares, he will wind up with a respectable game…and that the strikes will eventually come.  While doing so, he chalks up his spares so that when the strikes do arrive, he can come through with big counts. “The average bowler, on the other hand, never bothers to figure that if he made only spares throughout a game, he could still role a game of 190.  He is always too intent on the strike, which is the beginning and end of bowling as far as he is concerned. The average bowler never really takes the time to stop and consider the importance of the spare shot, and consequently he never practices shooting at spares. Wilman continues, “I know from personal experience that spares can make or break you, especially when your strike ball is not clicking as it should.  Many a time I have gone what seemed to be endless frames without a strike, just converting each spare as it popped up, and then suddenly found myself right up in the running as the strikes began to appear.” His point is clear: by keeping himself in the running by making the spares, he avoided those really bad low games that can cost the difference between winning a tournament and finishing twentieth. The same advice could apply to you: picking up those spares could be the difference between your team winning or losing on league night. 5 easy bowling tips to convert more spares Tip #1: Leave single-pin spares It’s simple, you must hit the head pin more often.  Throw from the side and not down the middle.  You’ll also get more strikes this way.  Do not throw a huge macho hook, a smaller hook is more easily controlled. Tip #2: Pick up your single-pin spares Continue practicing your spares, especially the 10-pin.  Shoot across the alley at the pins on the sides.  Throw a straighter ball at spares…easily accomplished by throwing the ball a little bit harder down the lane. Tip #3: Go after those tougher spares You’ll want to do your best to not leave yourself with the challenging spares.  More often than the simple spares, you won’t always be able to pick these up.  To increase your odds, be smart, and throw a good straight line at these spares.  If you do miss a challenging spare, blame your first ball for leaving it in the first place. Tip #4: Roll the ball The ball should be rolling, not sliding, shortly after letting go of the ball. Tip #5: Practice, practice, and more practice I can’t say it any differently than that. Joe Wilman was a professional bowler who was named to the “Hall of Fame” in 1951 by the Bowling Writers of America.  Some of Joe’s records include the following: • World’s individual match-game champion (1945-46) • American Bowling Congress All-Events champion (1939 and 1946) • Only bowler ever to hold simultaneously the world individual match-game title, the world doubles championship, and the ABC All-Events crown (1946) • Captain, All-American bowling team (1946) • Holds the following ABC Tournament records: Five-year avg.214.37 Twice leader of ten-year averages Only man ever to roll over 2,000 twice Only man ever to roll 12 consecutive 200 games Only man ever to