How Can Bowling Well In The Past Help Me Now?

bowlingball.com, Originally Published: 6/19/2015; Updated: 5/13/2022

If you ask how can bowling well in the past help me now, then you must use your recall to bring out the highlights of past performances to help you work through any struggles you may be encountering?

If you have hit a slump with your game and can no longer seem to bowl as well as can, then take a trip down “memory lane” and focus on the keys that made you perform your best when you were at the top of your game.

Visualization is a useful technique in bowling. If you relive your past memories of bowling well, recapture the physical motion and the state of mind you experienced when you were at the peak of your performance level, then you have a basis for recovering your game to an acceptable standard.

Recall the great feel you had when you bowled well previously. Focus on details of a good set up and on how you how much gripping pressure you used on your bowling ball.

Focus on the tempo of your steps during your approach including an unhurried and smooth slide into the foul line.

Focus on a fluid arm swing with no forcing of your delivery.

Think of your best balance during your approach and holding your form at the foul line.

Visualization is an effective tool to rally your physical game skills and return to a high level of shotmaking.

Everyone gets into trouble on the lanes from time to time, even the best players in the world. The trick is to have physical techniques to rely on to help you work back into shape.

Your physical game is never enough by itself, however. You must also develop a strategy in playing the lanes and in using the right bowling balls to match with the lane conditions.

Having a set of adjustments to rely on when you lose a good ball reaction is as important as knowing how to fix your physical game technique.



Chances are that when you bowled well in the past, you kept your range of adjustments to a small number of options so you could make swift decisions during competition.

Avoid being bashful to rely on past positive bowling experiences to help you get back on track if your game goes awry.

The power of visualization and recalling past performances can be useful techniques in returning to bowling at a high performance standard once again.