Relax Your Bowling Shoulder For Improved Accuracy

By: bowlingball.com, Originally Posted: 2/24/16; Updated: 12/14/2023

If you average between 150 and 180 and wish to improve the quality of your shots, relax your bowling shoulder for improved accuracy.

When you relax your shoulder, you also relax the muscles in your bowling arm and neck so you are able to swing your bowling ball at a consistent tempo.

One “Accuracy Killer’ in bowling is too much muscle tension.

A relaxed shoulder coupled with consistent gripping pressure on your ball leads directly to a repeatable swing tempo and release consistency.

With your relaxed swing derived from avoiding excessive tension in your bowling shoulder, arm, neck, and hand, you will maintain a consistent ball delivery path toward your sight target on the lane.

Regulated ball speed and a consistent swing will undoubtedly improve your accuracy by also improving your ball reaction.

Accuracy in your shotmaking will allow you to hit the pocket repeatedly if your alignment and adjustment techniques are sound.



Trust in your abilities to make good shots and make good adjustments as you progress through a competitive session.

Make an effort to remind yourself to relax your bowling shoulder before taking your approach.

Preset your bowling shoulder the same elevation from the floor each shot, relax those muscles, and make a smooth start to your approach.

Allow your ball to swing freely and swiftly from your shoulder and never force your delivery.

By doing so, your shotmaking quality will improve and your scores will reflect a positve move upward.