Increase The Level Of Your Bowling Competition

By: bowlingball.com, Originally Posted: 3/18/16; Updated: 9/20/2023

If you are a skilled bowler among the top averages in your area, then the best way to improve as a player is to increase the level of your bowling competition.

When you know you have been bowling well and easily get the best of the bowling talent in your local center, in town, or in the state, then it might be time to step up the competitive challenges you face.

Working hard on your game, both mentally and physically, is an important part of reaching your bowling potential but the other key is to face stiff competition.

Competition is relative to the skill levels of those you play against. Gear up to the next strongest plateau of competition you can find and put yourself in that arena.

Start with leagues. Search for the strongest leagues in your area. Join a competitive team where every week you strive to stay at the top or near the top in league standings.

If you are already in such leagues, then find tournaments to compete against bowlers who bowl for prizes regularly.

If you bowl occasional team tournament events, try adding bowling singles tournaments where you face everyone in the field by yourself with no teammates to support your effort.

There is nothing quite like the thrill of winning a league or a tournament and performing well under pressure. Although leagues prepare you for competitive tournament bowling, research the strongest levels of players where you feel you can be competitive and enter those events to develop seasoning and gain experience.

Keep in mind that scratch tournaments present greater challenges than do handicap events where weaker players can win because of handicap pins added to their scratch totals.

There are amatuer tournaments with both scratch and handicap divisions where you can bowl against the best talent in your area. Some of these organizations have national finals events where you can compete against the entirety of organization bowlers from around the country.

If you have already excelled these events, then search for larger tournaments such as megabuck events where the “top gun” amateurs nationwide compete for sizeable prize money.

Money tends to bring out the best players and the best of the best tend to win most often.



No one expects every bowler to graduate into the ranks of the professionals right out of local leagues but you can strive to reach your potential by finding the strongest levels of amateur competition before venturing into the professional ranks.

Improving in the game is a progression in skills development. Bowling against other skilled players can be both fun and rewarding and is the clear and certain path to improvement as a competitive player.

If you have the desire, determination, and dedication to tackle top talent, then increase the level of your bowling competition.