How Senior Bowlers Can Pick Up More Ball Speed

bowlingball.com, Originally Posted: 9/3/2014; Updated: 9/18/2022

There are three easy tips how senior bowlers can pick up more ball speed.
If you are an experienced senior bowler with slow, methodical footwork, with a controlled and slow swing cycle, and decelerate your forward swing, you can reverse this process just enough to pick up a mile per hour or more ball speed quite easily.
First, slow footwork can help you maintain good bowling balance but retards your pace of movement in generating slightly more ball speed.
Increase the pace of each step in your approach just enough where you still maintain good balance but you pick up walking cadence to help you generate more ball speed.
Next, allow the muscles in your bowling arm to relax throughout your entire swing cycle and swing your bowling ball back and through slightly more rapidly than you presently swing the ball.
Increasing the tempo of your swing will increase ball speed slightly.
Finally, avoid decelerating your follow-through motion and make sure you aggressively swing your bowling ball to a complete finish toward your sighting target as swiftly as you can without loss of balance when sliding and while posting your finish position at the foul line.
If you need more ball speed, then be sure to remember to pick up the pace of your steps, swing your bowling ball slightly faster on the backswing and forward swing, and follow through with a slight accelerated motion.

These three tips will help you pick up a bit more pure ball speed and help you control your ball reaction while increasing your pin carry.
If you struggle with any of these tips, then consult an experienced bowling instructor to help you develop more speed and retain accuracy and balance.
In bowling, the little things can make the difference between mediocre scores and higher scores. It all begins with your mindset to improve.