Basic Bowling Balance Tips

By: bowlingball.com, Originally Posted: 9/13/16; Updated: 2/18/21

Regardless of your bowling skills or experiences in competition, every bowler must address keeping your balance for good shotmaking.

Here are a few simple and basic bowling balance tips to revisit when tuning your game:

*A well balanced approach starts with good posture.

*Establish a good set-up position on the approach where you flex your knees and tilt your upper body forward about 10 - 15 degrees from an upright stance position.

*Retain this spine angle and knee flex throughout your approach and delivery.

*Avoid rushing your approach beyond your normal cadence or walking tempo.

*Keep your head as motionless as possible during your approach.

*With your final two steps, walk and slide toward the center of your body mass and under your chin.

*Hold your form at the foul line, particularly when making critical shots.

*Focus on your sight target on the lane.

Good bowling balance starts with a good set-up and posture during your stance on the approach.

Maintaining proper body posture throughout your approach, free of any wasted motion, is vital to accuracy and to allowing yourself to make the swing and release needed to hit the pocket repeatedly. The more challenging the oil pattern, the more important it becomes to retain good balance so you can make the type of shot needed to repeat pocket hits. It is difficult to hit the pocket often if you vary your release, your loft distance, and your ball speed unintentionally because you became careless and lost your balance when delivering your bowling ball. Never overlook basic balance techniques if you wish to bowl consistently well from competitive session to session.

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