subject: How to Start Bowling - Three Common Mistakes You'll Make When Learning How to Start Bowling! [print this page] When you first learn how to start bowling, you are going to make some mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes, right? The problem is not that you are going to make mistakes, rather understanding HOW to fix them!
That being said, I wanted to point out what I think are three most common mistakes that new bowlers make when learning how to start bowling -
Common Mistake One -
Trying too hard! This usually shows itself in the form of trying to throw the ball as hard as they can down the lane. While you may think that this is how you're supposed to bowl, it really is doing you more harm than good.
What you want to do is slow down and focus on your accuracy more so than your power. You're going to actually see a higher conversion rate on strikes and spares if you are more accurate rather than more powerful!
Common Mistake Two -
Not using your stance and your approach to your advantage! A lot of the power that you do generate from your throw should be coming from the gravity of the ball coming down as well as your legs. When you see bowlers approach the lane with a low center of gravity, they are allowing the power to come from their legs and not their arms. This creates more power AND more accuracy.
This does take practice however just as does everything else revolving around how to start bowling.
Common Mistake Three -
This one is simple and can be fixed right away - Allow yourself to be a beginner! What I'm basically saying here is that you are not going to just pick up a bowling ball and be good. Allow yourself some slack! Take your failures and mistakes and turn them into lessons so that you can become better! A lot of new bowlers that I deal with are simply way too hard on themselves.
You're just starting - of course you are going to make some mistakes. Guess what? It's OK!!
Enjoy the process of learning how to start bowling. It is exciting and fun. Don't allow yourself to lose that excitement. It is this excitement that is going to make you succeed!
How to Start Bowling - Three Common Mistakes You'll Make When Learning How to Start Bowling!
