Bowling Tips For Beginners – Arrow Or Area Bowling.

Bowling Tips For Beginners – Arrow Or Area Bowling.

OK after you learned the 4 step approach and get the proper feeling bowling ball, it is time to start to learn how and where to aim. Let’s imagine we are going to go target shooting with a gun as an example. Now when we shoot the gun we don’t just aim at the target that is several feet away. What we do is use a site on the gun which is much closer and helps us line up the barrel of the gun to the target.

The same is true with a lot of things, but is especially true in bowling. We use targets on the bowling lane to help us hit the proper spot on the bowling pins. The targets are a lot closer and if we hit them correctly it will greatly improve our chances of hitting the pocket. So if you look at a bowling lane, you will see dots and arrows on the bowling lane itself. Those dots and arrows are designed for aiming purposes.

Now the recommended way to use these targets on the lane as a beginner is to start with your feet around the middle dot then use your 4 step approach, when you roll your bowling ball you should aim in an area around the 2^nd and 3^rd arrows, now you need to angle the bowling ball aim toward to 1 and 3 pins or the pocket (note: this is for right handed bowlers, reverse for left handed bowlers).

Now the golden rule is you move the direction your ball moves. What I mean is every thing done correctly and your bowling ball continually crosses over to toward the 7 pin you would move the direction of the 7 pin with your feet, not a lot a board at a time on the approach. The same is true if you ball is not coming up to the pocket and you keep hitting the 6 pin area, you would then incrementally move right on the approach.

Now this was for right handed bowlers again and does take practice, time, and patience. There is an image below so you can get an idea of what I am trying to say. Remember this is only a starting spot and will take some trial and error.