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Summer Cleaning for Fall Bowling Season? | bowling gear
If you are on a bowling league, the summertime is the off season for the majority of bowlers and their bowling gear. It’s like going to school, you’re off during the summer. So what do you do? Well some of my bowling buddies are golfing, motorcycling, boating at the lake, or on vacation. But if you’re a dedicated bowler, you’re thinking Fall League start up!
First you have to lay out your bowling strategy for the up coming season. Do you need a new custom bowling ball? How about a pair of new bowling shoes? Maybe a new wrist support or bowling glove? Then again, if you’re a early bird, be one of the first to order custom bowling shirts for the team? Or, find a bowling team sponsor?
What ever your bowling needs, this is the time to get organized. Check through your bowling gear, and see what can be repaired, cleaned, or replaced. For example, when was the last time you gave the bowling balls a really good cleaning? Or maybe you have a bowling ball in need of resurfacing or reconditioning. Check your finger grips or finger holes for excessive dirt build up, or needed repairs, like chips or cracks around the finger holes. How about your bowling shoes, need repairs, replacing, or just some polish? Don’t forget your bowling glove and wrist support, if they are in need of repairs or replacing? And, can the bowling shirts make it through one more season?
Why am I bring this up now? Well, you have time on your side, and this is bargain time for buying bowling gear. Bowling balls, bowling supplies, bowling bags, bowling shoes, and even bowling shirts are discounted during the off season. So, if you wanted to replace any of your bowling gear, now is the time to look around for deals. Because the prices will go up around the first of August, just in time for Fall Bowling League? Imagine that?
Dropping the Bowling Ball.
A friend of mine keeps dropping the bowling ball. He always looses it on the down swing before reaching the foul line. He tried bowling gloves and rosin powder with no help. Since he just started bowling, the Team thought it might be the way the bowling ball was drilled? Being very discussed with himself, he didn’t like answering any of our probing questions about his bowling. Finally, one of the guys got him to hold the bowling ball in his hand, to evaluate the hand span on the bowling ball.
Sure enough, we found out the bowling ball was a hand- me- down, cheap deal, and wasn’t drilled for him at all. The thumb was reversed drilled for easy release, which for him, was even harder to keep in his hand. So, he plugged the thumb set the hole further back for his hand span. Now, he is letting it fly, maybe too much? But he got his confidence back, and is improving every night with his custom bowling ball.
Maybe It’s Not Your Bowling Ball, It’s Your Bowling Gear?
I once played in a music group or Band. I mentioned to an associate that one of my Band members bought a new clarinet. He shot back at me, “Why, he didn’t learn how to play the old one yet!” Sometimes our bowling ball is that clarinet. Are we getting as much out of our bowling balls as we can? Lets see, by checking out your bowling gear!
Do you clean your bowling ball every time you use it? Are you rolling a good ball with lift on it for strikes? Are you hitting your marks? Are your finger holes drilled correctly for the best fit and control? Do you try different angles on your approach to maximize your strike conversions? Do you need and use a bowling glove or a wrist support? Have you tried to increase your rev. rate, as mentioned in the previous blog? Or maybe your bowling ball just ran out of gas, and needs reconditioning? Or maybe your tied of it and just want a newer model? These are all questions to ask, before you start your search for a new bowling ball. The reason I brought this up is, many of my friends have bowled for years, and they are starting to use their old bowling balls again. They are having success, better ball control, and consistent ball reaction too. So, before you go out and spend money on a new bowling ball, see what you have in storage now. New bowling balls are great, like a new car, but do you need it?
How to Increase your Bowling Balls Revolutions, or Revs.
I have a low revolution rate on my delivery. This is mainly for more control and also lack of ability. Some bowlers are crankers, who have high revolutions, and must move to the extreme left side of the approach to keep their bowling ball on the alley. Well if you think you have enough control to increase your bowling ball’s revolutions, these bowling tips are for you. First of all if you can release your bowling ball with enough lift for high revolutions, you don’t need help and I envy you. Although, high rev. bowling style have control problems too, the extra pin carry always impressed me. Of course, some call it luck, when a pin shoots across the lane and knocks down extra pins. I call it a strong ball worthy of the extra pin count.
First of all, a finger tip drilled bowling ball will increase your revs, but your ball control can become an issue. Finger tip has higher revs, over conventional and semi-finger tip grip configurations. But the control issue comes in play. Now if you roll a conventional or semi-finger tip, you may have read from some of my earlier bowling tips, that tucking you little finger under on release will add revs. This will help without reconfiguring your bowling ball. But there is another way without going to finger tip grip, because of cost of change over, control issues, or due to you the stress on your hands (we old people).
The answer is a wrist support that adds revs to your bowling ball with very little effort or stress. Control will come into play again, so if you have a stable approach and very little control problems now. You may want to check this idea out. A variety of rev supports are available. The trick is finding one that is comfortable for you to use. The one I use is pictured above and it is popular. But I am not pushing it, because friends of mine are using other brands with great success. These supports can be expensive, so check around with friends and see what they are using. Maybe you can try their support to get the feel of it. Matter of fact, I received my first one free from a friend upgrading to another support. So either way, you can try one out cheap!
This season I haven’t been using mine, due to control problems. But Monday night at practice, I dusted it off and bowled over 600? So, just like old bowling balls, you never know what you may have in storage, until you dust it off and give it a try, again? Good Bowling, I hope this blog can help your game, it did mine.
HAVING TROUBLE HOLDING YOUR BOWLING BALL?
If your having trouble holding on to your bowling ball during your approach, maybe this bowling tip will help. To maintain a sure grip on your bowling ball use a bowling glove.
There are several different types to choose from. The bowling gloves gives your hand a gripping surface, so the bowling ball won’t slip out. Some bowing gloves even have a raised pad in the palm of the glove, to add lift to your bowling ball delivery. Others are longer to give wrist support, too. Review your approach and analyze your weakness. If your dropping, or losing the bowling ball on your approach, this maybe the answer to your problems.