Quick Tip: Non-Bowling Arm Dos and Don'ts

Hi there, welcome to the National Bowling Academy. I'm Eric Vermilyea, and today I'm gonna give you a quick tip, involving your non-bowling arm. Your balance arm, if you will. So one thing you can always focus on when you're bowling is obviously your non-bowling arm, your balance arm. And one little tip I like to pass along is not so much even just the arm, but it's the actual position of your hand. If you look at your left arm, for the right-handed bowler, when you're delivering your shot, if your thumb is pointed up, you have a tendency to have your shoulders wanna close. This can cause pull shots and consistency, so one thing you can think of is that non-bowling hand, keep the thumb pointed down. If your thumb is pointed down, it lets your shoulders stay open a little bit longer, lets the swing naturally flow, and you can finish through the shot. The balance arm should just be an extension of your shoulders throughout the bowling swing. It should pretty much match the angle of your shoulders. By having that thumb down, you'll allow your shoulders to stay open, aim at your target, and go ahead and let the shot finish through. One quick little way to practice this is just our usual one step drill. Let me show you that quick here. Get the left foot back from the right. The ball by my side. I'll get this balance arm out in front of me, with the thumb pointed down. This left shoulder's open up. It'll let my swing, hopefully, you know, flow nice and free, and hit my target. So all I'm gonna do is pick out my target on the lane. I'm back from the lane, thumb down, balance arm out, get in position, bump the ball out and go. And there you go. Don't forget about the balance arm, your non-bowling arm. Make sure that thumb's pointed down. Make sure the balance arm's an extension of your shoulders, and you should knock down some few more pins.