Fast Bowling Tips

By: bowlingball.com, Originally Posted: 3/10/16; Updated: 3/26/2022

If you are looking for fast bowling tips to quickly tune your game, there are a few proven practice techniques to try.

These fast bowling tips can be implemented in leagues next time you bowl without making any wholesale changes to your game.

Using common sense bowling tips leads to common sense results.

The key is to trust your own game skills since they are generally your bowling best ally.

Here are a few tips to try as you wish:

*Walk with an even cadence and maintain body posture during your approach.

*Maintain an athletic posture when walking to the foul line and delivering your ball.

*Swing your bowling ball with a smooth and tension free motion from beginning to a full completion of your swing cycle.

*Deliver your ball at the same speed, or as closely to the same speed, each shot.

*Simplify your finger rotation when releasing your ball by allowing the ball to flow freely away from your thumb followed by the exiting of your fingers using little or no force whatsoever.

*Reduce unneeded head and upper body movement during your approach, especially while sliding and releasing your bowling ball.

*Smoothly accelerate your forward swing and follow through motion to a full and complete position toward your sighting target.

*Keep your eyes focused on your sighting target until your bowling ball passes over that area of the lane.



*Hold your form at the foul line for a moment or two after your ball has been released.

**Prepare the surfaces of your bowling balls prior to competition with textures matching best with lane conditions where you bowl most often. Use surface textures which produce a known and reliable ball reaction.

These fast, on the spot tips can be used during leagues or tournaments.

Avoid making any technical changes to your game requiring considerable practice away from the competition.

Trust your skills. The easiest and simplest adjustments to your game when bowling “under the gun” are usually ones upon which you can rely.