Bowling Variables
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Originally Posted: 2/3/2015; Updated: 7/8/2022Identifying which bowling variables best suit your game is key to consistency and success.
Knowing your range of adjustments from your physical game, to your lane play decisions, and bowling ball options makes the difference during competition.
As example, if you wish to vary your ball speed, determine the slowest speed where you retain accuracy and can control your ball reaction and then determine your fastest speed where you can make good shots and not lose balance.
The range between these low and high speed options will be your range to trust when bowling under pressure.
Using your best release technique is key to being accurate and to making good shots.
If you choose to vary your release slightly, determine which hand positions you can use which result in altering your ball reaction just enough to produce a desired ball reaction.
Instead of using nine or twelve different release techniques, develop two or three trusted releases and rely on them during competition.
Another example is to choose the best bowling ball layout which gives you a controllable ball reaction on lane conditions where you bowl most often and perhaps add one or maybe two variations in layouts on your other bowling balls.
It is easy to get caught up in the science and technology of bowling balls but to reduce the confusion, use the layouts which you have tested and trust when bowling “under the gun.”
These examples demonstrate that there are so many adjustment variables in the game of bowling that it is easy to confuse yourself and make poor decisions which adjustments will work best when you need positive results.
Two things you can and likely should do is to familiarize yourself with your pro shop professionals and ask them to evaluate your present bowling balls so you keep the surfaces textured to help you control your skid distances and help you select the best layout options for your game.
Use the services of an experienced instructor to help you identify the strengths of your physical game and reduce the number of fundamental you tamper with in competition.
Knowing your game, the adjustments which work best for you, and building a sensible bowling ball arsenal are keys to bowling success.
