Learning To Bowl, February 18, 2009

Bowling Fundamentals (Sport Fundamental Series)
I purchased this book (Bowling Fundamentals) and 2 DVD's ("The Right Approach To Bowling", and "Beyond The Bowling Basics"). This book has the most information and best breakdown of bowling technique compared to the DVD's. Ranking the 3 recourses above this book ("Bowing Fundamentals") is excellent, the DVD ("The Right Approach To Bowling") is also excellent, but not as good as the book, and the DVD (Beyond The Bowing Basics") is only good, but did contain some information that was not in the other resources.

It had been over 40 years since I was in a bowling league, but I recently joined one. The equipment of the '50s & 60s no longer exist (hard rubber ball and dry lanes). I had to learn how to bowl in today world, learn the language, learn new techniques, learn the new equipment. This book and the DVD ("The Right Approach To Bowling") really broke down what I needed to know. Type of material bowling balls are made of, equipment bowlers use and of course how to bowl. The 4 step approach was new to me -- I had been using a random 6 to 7 step what-ever worked approach. Lining up using the arrows and counting boards to adjust to lane conditions was also new. I took what I could from this book and the DVD to completely revamp my bowling technique and get me into the modern era. It has taken awhile to put these new techniques in to "muscle memory". However, I find my league average moving up a pin or two every week. Currently I have an average around 160, but have recently bowled many non-league games over 200. I keep working the fundamentals, someday I won't have to think about them -- it will be natural to bowl correctly.

~ Captain Crunch (Minnesota)