1. Keep Your Swing Relaxed

In other words, don't put too much muscle into the swing, which results in slower, wonkier throws. Relaxing your swing involves more than taking a deep breath or whispering positive self-affirmations before each turn. It requires balancing the swing with the approach and knowing where to position the ball at the outset.

2. Find Your Speed

If you like to approach the line slow, start with the ball at chest level. This ensures that your swing takes as long as you to complete the approach. If you like to approach fast, start with the bowling ball somewhere between your thigh and waist since there's not as much time for a full swing.

3. Line up the Shot

Those little dots and arrows on the lane are your friends, but don't just aim for the center. Play around a little:

• To Start: Shoot for the second arrow to the right for right-handed bowlers, but only to gauge your own personal sweet spot.

• Move in the direction of your miss. If you just whiffed by slamming the ball into the far-left pin, move left but aim at the same target.

• Adjust: every lane is different—and even the same lane changes depending on wax levels, warp, and even humidity—so you'll inevitably have to self-correct.

4. Try Some Bowling Tricks

Use this easy trick to throw a hook. Start off with a light ball, leave the thumb out, and let your palm guide the spin and hook. This is the simplest, easiest way to throw a mean lane-crossing hook. You may actually feel like you have less control over the ball at first, but give it a couple of frames. Once you're comfortable with the grip, the rest will come naturally.

5. Release with Power

Release the ball at the bottom of your downward swing and just aim for the pins. Try not to overthink it. Once you’re past the beginner stage, then you can consider the harder tricks, like the 7-10 split, where your ball has to knock one far rear pin across the lane and into the other far rear pin. It's not easy; pro bowlers take years to master it. If you knock down just one of the pins, you're doing pretty well.

Now we can start talking about why we shouldn’t buy a 250 dollar bowling ball without knowing why it is so expensive. Ball covers, core, and multiple other factors. Lets continue on with the history of the bowling ball!