By Jim L King
Alright, so I am not promising that you will go out and bowl a 300 your first time out, using a house ball. But, I promise I will increase your average, and get you start shooting two-hundred point games consistently.
The two things that every bowler needs to shoot a good game (200+) are: strikes and spares! You may be thinking that is going to be hard, but do not worry, it is not hard. There is only one thing you need to know to start getting strikes, and that is "the pocket". The pocket is between the first and second pins on the right side (the one and three pins). All you have to do, is hit this place, and you Will start getting strikes. Hitting the pocket is most easily (when throwing the ball straight which is not recommended) achieved by throwing the ball at the second arrow (the second arrow simply means hitting the second arrow shaped mark from the right about fifteen feet down the lane) angled towards the pocket.
Next, is how to hook the ball (notice this can be done with a plastic house ball, however, this is surely not the easiest way). First, you need to find a ball that fits your hand. Plastic house balls are drilled so that your entire finger goes in the ball, when really all you want is your finger tips, but we will have to make it work. So, what you do, is while throwing the ball, bring your hand up as if you were shaking somebody's hand upon release of the ball. This means your palm should be facing to the left upon release of the ball (opposite for left handed people). Be sure not to throw the ball to hard or to far in the air, as both of these can reduce the hook of the ball.
How to bowl a perfect three hundred game: Bowl all strikes!
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