I am going bowling tonight with a bunch of my future classmates, and the problem is that I am terrible at it. Is there a secret to scoring above 150+ consistently? Why can't real bowling be like Wii Bowling?!
unless your classmates bowl regularly, they're gonna suck at it too. i don't think you're gonna get picked on the rest of your school days b/c you can't bowl.
If you don't already know how to put spin on the ball, don't try it. You'll destroy your wrist. Pick and arrow and try to keep the ball as straight as possible....and this...
It sounds like you can't use my strategy of the more I drink the better I bowl. So by the time I am drunk I am in the 150's when I started out the first game in the 90's.
I suck too, but i have a special zone i get when i have 2-3 beers. Anything above that and im back to terrible bowler again.
I bowled a 213 the other day, 7 strikes in a row with a ****ty house ball. It took me a year to properly learn how to put a hook on the ball, now I do it second nature. Its all in the wrist. I used to bowl 200s regularly, now I don't go more than maybe 7-8 times a year. House balls and oily lanes. That is why I never can consistently get a good score. If you really want to get serious, get your own ball you can get a feel for.
...I've heard that medical school is like high school all over again.... I never understood how to spin the ball when bowling.
Just tell your future classmates that studies show students who routinely bowl higher than a 150 have a much higher percentage of dropping out of Med. School...
Nerd question: Does it matter if the spin is CW or CCW? I feel like I would have more success spinning the ball with CCW. I should just listen to the advice of leeroy....
CW or CCW has nothing to do with it, its relative to which hand you use. If you are right handed, your hook is always CCW. But as others have said, and as I'm sure R2k will tell you... Don't try and use a hook unless you get lessons on how to do it properly. Its a bad idea otherwise. Just try to line up your feet on the dots, then try to perfect the art of bringing the ball forward in a straight motion, rolling it just right of the middle arrow and aiming for the Pocket (The position between the Middle pin and the pin behind it to the right) Getting the ball in the pocket will result in a strike more often than not.
Yeah. ALWAYS pick up your spares. This won't get you much over 200, but it'll get you over 150. Open frames are score-killers. The best way to pick up spares is to not get splits. The best way to not get splits is to not throw the ball straight down the middle at the 1-pin. No, as long as you're using the spin properly to hit the pins in the proper spot.
i love bowling spinning the ball takes alot of practice but almost assures u a strike every time try Fred (twinkle toes) Flintstones bowl technique
"That's it, pal. Nice... and easy... nice... and easy..." remember that episode? Wasn't it about bowling, too? What about practicing your spin or straight shots with bumpers up to avoid gutter balls before the friends get there? Swallow your pride, sir... don't be like Shaq refusing to make free-throws.
/fail on all above advice Make you start with a run. Throw it hard. Throw it with a spin. And always spin it clock-wise... especially if you're right handed.
Bowling with bumper pads is like playing basketball on 8 foot rims. Even if you succeed you still fail.
