I've became a left hand bowler 2 years ago today. I've watched a "gazillion" videos, tips, and suggestions on CZcams and other mediums. This video gave me more information (info I've sorely been lacking) than all the others combined. I'd bowl so well with the guys, making small bets and winning pots, etc...185/190 average. Then, I would get in league, on different oil and bowl 160/170 and feel so frustrated. NO ONE told me where to start, what balls to bring or how weak or strong they should be. I sincerely appreciate this video and your help. Thank you.
If I had one piece of advice, to add to what packy said, it's: treat every house and every lane like you've never bowled it before. So, like packy said, start close to the gutter, get a read and move in/change ball accordingly NO MATTER WHAT. It's especially easy in league because you bowl there every week. I fall into the trap myself. Even if you are on the same exact lane, in the same exact house, using the same exact ball on the same exact pattern, it will play different. There are endless variables in bowling. It's what makes it fun, challenging and frustrating. The weather, when the oil was put down, the surface on the ball, how you are throwing it any given day, who you are crossing/bowling with, your mindset, what balls other people are throwing, how hot the oil is where it's stored, how old the oil is, the temperature of the lanes, the temperature of the building... You get the point. Every lane is different every time you bowl so do what packy said to start no matter what
I have a cool game mode for that. 2 players play the same frame. Player 1 has the first shot, and his goal is to get the score low, but if he misses the pins, it's automatically a strike. Player 2s goal is to get a high score. He only shoots the second shot each frame, and the last 2 in the 10th frame, if he can pick up the spare. Next game you switch, and the player (player 2) with the highest score wins. It's a fun game mode to practice spares, and it involves a lot of gambling. As player 1, do you shoot for a split to make it hard and risk a strike, or do you go for the 7 or 10 pin and risk a gutter ball?
@@Glatzel132 When you are player 2, that is your game, so that is how you calculate it. So let's say you play two games. In the first game you are player 1. That means you take the first shot each frame, and the game ends with a score of 135. You left a lot of hard splits in that one, so your opponent couldn't convert all the spares. In the second, you are player 2, and the score is 160, because you converted most of the spares he left for you. He also threw one in the gutter, so that frame is changed to a strike. That means you win.
I love that you did this video. I'm an intermediate 200+ average bowler and this even reminded me of a few things. One, use to always start right and every tournament to get a read on the lanes. On house shot especially, it's easy to fall into, "this worked so good last time, why's it suck?!" Even if I'm on the same lane, in the same house, on the same pattern it will be different. The weather is different, oil could have been put down sooner, my bowling ball surface is not exactly the same ECT. So yeah thanks for reminding me not to be dumb and get a read on every lane, everytime. One thing I'd add is not having enough options is an issue but so is having too many. Especially having too many bowling balls!!! I have 20+ bowling balls... Doesn't mean I should bring all of them to a house shot tournament. I've definitely rolled in with 9 balls to houseshot tournaments.🤦 Never ended well. If I can't score with 5 good options... It's not the balls. Also, don't try to work on everything at once. I fell into a HARD slump for 6 months. Changed my fit, was working on timing, approach, hand position, lane play... Literally everything at once. Shot my first 300/800 then got into sport shot and realized I had a lot to work on. Tried to fix it all at once. Went to KC open with Luke/Angel Rosdahl and kniffen and 💩 the bed so bad. Had eleventy things going through my head all at one time... Don't recommend. This was way to long but maybe someone will realize their being dumb faster than I did. Good day✌️
Very good tips! I'm going into a tournament this coming weekend, and although being a little nervous, I believe I have a little versatility built up for the (not house pattern) shots that I'm going to be up against. I don't want to experiment too much over the course of the tournament, but it was great to see your video... I feel motivated to be my best!
OK, thanks very much for the tip. I am always used to bowling to the far left because I am a left-hander and I move over a little bit to the third spot. If I cannot hit the pocket properly and definitely spares I work on.
Thanks for the tips. I bowled a couple games last weekend I always try going straighter with a solid ball first moving left as I go. It just wasn't there so I tossed that one back in the bag. Grabbed my asym pearl from where I left off with the solid for a few shots. That one was still picking up too early. So went to my sym pearl which gave me the length I needed to get to the pocket. After a 130ish 1st game with all that screwing around shot a 200 second game once I found the right look.
I love this channel! Been binge watching since I found it. I got back into bowling after a long time away on New Year's Eve and have been trying to do it weekly since. Even cracked 200 a few times. Thanks for this channel and all the tips and advice you offer on it. I feel that it has helped me improve in such a short time!
Great video!! I just bought my second ball. I have always bowled with two fingers only, but with one hand. I have now started playing around with the two handed method. My scores have started to go up very fast. I was a 145 to 155 bowler, now with the two handed method my scores have improved close to a 200 avg. And today I bowled just one full game with my new ball and hit a 245. Love your videos! Keep up the good work. Love all the tips you give. I am still very new to bowling, have always loved the game of golf. But as I get older bowling is really catching my interest. Thanks Red
I use the tips you mentioned already and it was a shocker just how much my hand position made a difference, I'm at the point in league I can use my vemon shock playing 12 at the arrows to start then by the end I'm at 22 at the arrows 🤘
Packy this was a great video and my favorite video you have done. This video had really great tips and advice and it wasn't to complicated for someone like me who is not a professional bowler. Really awesome video
One of the best videos anyone has put out. Since you talked about changing ball speeds and/or hand positions; you and Kris should do a video together. Give an actual visual of of the different hand positions you each use and how you both change ball speeds. That way you have one handers and two handers covered in one video.
@@TheHouseBowling I personally think that would be a GREAT idea !! It would also put you out in front of some other bowling channels. Ball reviews are necessary and great to have. But I believe you'd gain more views and subscribers with in depth instructional videos. Remember they need to be more thorough than others. Don't just speak about hand positions, ball speed, surface changes, etc. Actually take the time to show it. And you and Kris are two of the best at versatility.
@@TheHouseBowling yes, for Lefties & Righties, one/two hands, on how to carry out corner pins, how to make better pocket shots on THS, our center uses the Stone Street pattern,
Currently I bowl at two different centers with two different lane surfaces. One has Brunswick and the other has AMF lane panels. I am currently averaging 205 and the Brunswick center and 204 at the AMF center.
You just called.out my Biggest issue lack of Versatility. From Practice on I'm up against the ball return, and I'm only comfortable rolling 17 to 10 or 20 to 13. Everytime I try and firm up and roll up the back of the ball I just can't and it just Rips left. Mean while 90% of league is rolling up 5 to 10 drives me insane.
Leagues aren't going at all right now I took a few years off but I told my son if he could make high school regionals, he's a freshman, I'd start again next year. Well after a 3 year break it's back to 2 handed bowling.... at 43 years old
My method is to stand right in the middle and see how it goes. If it's hooking too much maybe move left or switch. If it's close and hitting light I'll move a little right and back. Then it seems to always find the spot on any shot
If the Ball is Going long on you Move up on the approach to shorten your distance to the Foul line!! If Your Ball is going short then backup on the approach to give the ball more length. And when your at the PBA level like these guys you move up and back and adjust Ball speed!! These PBA professionals are dynamite and Tom Clark's $$$ is Garunteed It's great to be Tom Clark he gets a check no matter where the PBA Tour stops!!
I definitely need to work on my versatility. I only bowl 3-game league on house shot right now, but I'm a speed-dominant lefty so I can typically use my C300 Savage all three games at the 5ish board. Most I might have to move is to the 10 board, or ball down to Phaze4 (pin down). Trying to slow my speed down to get the Nova to work for me, but it's tough unless the conditions are just right.
I can either throw my regular hook shot or flatten my hand and go straight. I'm having a hard time trying to throw in between flat and max hook. Any practice tips on how I can improve ?
Very good advise you give here Packy. In tournaments when shooting on a specific animal pattern, it is so different than your house league shot that you will be lost if you are not doing this. I would imagine most PBA bowlers are pretty quick to recognize the patterns in a few practice shots, or are you ever made aware what pattern is being laid down that day? Would love to also see a video on the signals of when to make an equipment or "big move". So many times it is a tough decision after starting out with 250 or better to do either of these things. Great video though Packy.
Holy cow Packy! The best video I’ve seen in a very long time explaining lane play. How to make the adjustments with hand and speed, moving zones etc. Fantastic! I’m sharing with all my athletes as I see week after week league bowlers standing in the same place, trying the same line and getting the same bad results. Only piece missing was surface adjustments. Personally, I’d rather see league bowlers try different angles than start messing with sanding equipment. Thoughts… Again, great video!
What do you do about your practicing on sport patterns but the lanes don’t break down as heavy to practice different zones? My club gets 4 people per pair and multiple times the lane doesn’t break down to allow me to try a different area, leaving me in maybe one or two zones
Great video! Does "Frankie" live here these days? He seems to be in most of your videos.? lol What's a good type of ball if the midlane seems to be dry?
I seem to have a really hard time getting the hang of throwing a flatter handed shot. I currently only have 2 balls so not much versatility so in the later games of league and tournaments I have a hard time not going Brooklyn no matter how far I move left. But average has been going up slowly and I won my first ever tournament a couple weeks back😂
I picked up a Black Venom a couple weeks ago. I think because it's new it's snappy down the lane, throw it further left than I do my Venom Shock. Once it soaks up some oil I think I'll be able to throw it closer to the middle. Been throwing it non stop and averaging between 192-196. I've tried to adjust my hand to throw it different ways but I've been bowling a certain way since I was a teenager. It just messes me up big time. So instead I move my feet and where I throw the ball based on how it's behaving. If I need something that hooks harder I go to my Hy-Road or Widow Ghost. If I need less I'll do my Venom Shock or my Pitch Black if I need even less than that. Waiting for the summer sport shot league to see if I can do better than I did last year.
This is really one of the most useful, informative videos. One request can you have a video where you use a polished strong solid asymmetrical vs it's asymmetrical counterpart and vice versa sanded asymmetrical pearl vs asymmetrical solid
Awesome topic and video! Just bowled a 16 game sweeper this weekend with a four ball limit. I saw all three mistakes from peeps around me, as well as another - having too much surface to start. We had two patterns, short and long, and I saw 500 grit going down on the long, which had very low volume. They didn't have a fun day 😉
so what is it lol? I feel like the cat from Red Dwarf. I watched a vid on what you said, so thank you for your suggestion. It's like omg, l would feel terrible doing that, not to mention the stares, glares, and knife sharpening! And that's just my team... Will have to watch more vids on technique lol...
My team in league won the first half of the season, we are in first place in the second half, bowled the second place team last night and took 50 of 60 points. I didn't bowl well last night, but the others did, so it worked out good.
I need more of an arsenal. My strike ball is a Proton Physix and I've been told that's a very strong ball. I love how much it hooks but I regularly find myself "running out of room" quickly. I often find myself lofting the gutter by the second game. It would never occur to me to actually move right and try not to add as much rotation to the ball. You've given me some things to try!
@@TheHouseBowling in a perfect world at minimum I'd think 3. A strong hooking ball to start, a weaker ball for when the lanes break down, and a spare ball. At most I'd love as many different balls as I can get my hands on but my wife would hate me 😂
great tips Packy! as a newer league bowler with a weak ball (hustle USA) you demonstrated exactly what was happening with my game (going way too far down lane and missing light) i recently picked up a Zen Soul, going to utilize your tips at league this week!
Great stuff in a nutshell but it does take serious time to develop and basically you need to go out and compete to see the environment change and get used to reading ball motion. Great info though.
hey PacMan. it's official, Tiffany and I are moving to Wichita. I know all about northrock. would you recommend Justin for getting me back in tournament mode. both the junior circuit (you guys) or senior pba50. let me know, Steve
Just bowled a sport shot tourney where anything right of around the 10 board was not coming back. Even the super high rev 2 handers couldn't get it to come back. I tried to play just on the edge to start with my benchmark but if you missed even a little you were F'd. So I changed balls and moved out and started playing the middle part of the lane and was doing well. Game 3 they started over hooking. So I moved back in with a ball that is smoother and less hook...... That was a terrible idea. I just couldn't make it work. Game 4 I started playing back out and moved like 7 boards from where I was before and started smashing it again. I wish I would have just kept moving out instead of trying what I did in that 3rd game.
Ive got an interesting strategy while bowling. I switch styles between one and two hands. Ive also been practicing hook control this week. I have so many options on how to bowl it can be overwhelming
So what do you mean by switch styles? Like shooting one way for spares and one way for strikes? Or like just switch when you feel like it? Also would you say you're pretty accurate?
@@gamingwithjas6750 it really depends. I have a two handed strike ball and one handed strike ball. I can back spin both ways, and I have a good spare game except splits. But, I only have three balls, so if my hammer isn’t working on one lane in league I’ll use my Columbia 300 for the other (hammer is one handed the other is two) and then I have a spare ball. It just allows me to hit different kinds of shots. I’ll even use my Columbia for the 7 pin. I have the occasional slip up but overall when I’m in the game I get the ball where I want it. Although I get distracted easily
@@gamingwithjas6750 no problem. I kind of have a coach which is why I do this in the first place. He realized I have the capability so he pushes me to do both
Hey Packy it’s gonna be my birthday soon and my dad said I could get a new ball. I was wondering if you had any suggestions on the matter. I’m a two handed bowler and i already have a 🟣 urethane hammer, a vintage phantom, a tropical breeze, and a plastic spare ball.
I wish I had more balls. Just got my Storm Pitch Black today... So I have 5 balls in total. Rhino Storm Hy Road Storm Torrent (my favorite) Storm Pitch Black T-Zone
I had regionals for school. I went in with confidence knew how the lanes played. First three games of my 6 game block were horrible I couldn’t get any breaks I was playing the line that worked the day before tried a different ball didn’t work. Back half of block was way better shit 205 198 190 which for my division would have gotten me to states but not enough games after a bad start
Right place between 17 and 23. Ball speed 12 to 15 mph one handed no hook, and 17 to 20 mph two handed high spin hook. And don't change between house oil and sport condition the same day. (Now everybody knows how to play like pros.) Be careful, champions, many amateurs will win open tournaments with this old trick. Thanks.
17 yo youth bowler here. League for me ended this past saturday. Good thing happened then though. Shot my first 700. 735. 202 267 265. One of my friends also shot his first 700 then too. 724 I do believe.
Tournament over the weekend got lined up with the Bigfoot, then realized there was no miss room right as I slid past the break point. GB4 was starting its break about 12-18 inches before the down lane marker causing it to come in high. BW Ghost wouldn’t make the turn. Game 3 killed me with stone 8s and two splits. Missed opportunities…
I am not a lefty, but is there a reason you use so much axis rotation and tilt? Is it the lack of the groove, really make you need to create more angle yourself? As a right handed bowler I have worked so hard to be around 10-15 degrees axis rotation and keeping the ball forward to create control and a more predictable motion.
I always laugh when I hear bowlers in pro shops telling the PSO that they only play 2nd arrow. I always want to ask why they need 5 balls to play one arrow.
I've became a left hand bowler 2 years ago today. I've watched a "gazillion" videos, tips, and suggestions on CZcams and other mediums. This video gave me more information (info I've sorely been lacking) than all the others combined. I'd bowl so well with the guys, making small bets and winning pots, etc...185/190 average. Then, I would get in league, on different oil and bowl 160/170 and feel so frustrated. NO ONE told me where to start, what balls to bring or how weak or strong they should be. I sincerely appreciate this video and your help. Thank you.
If I had one piece of advice, to add to what packy said, it's: treat every house and every lane like you've never bowled it before. So, like packy said, start close to the gutter, get a read and move in/change ball accordingly NO MATTER WHAT. It's especially easy in league because you bowl there every week. I fall into the trap myself. Even if you are on the same exact lane, in the same exact house, using the same exact ball on the same exact pattern, it will play different. There are endless variables in bowling. It's what makes it fun, challenging and frustrating. The weather, when the oil was put down, the surface on the ball, how you are throwing it any given day, who you are crossing/bowling with, your mindset, what balls other people are throwing, how hot the oil is where it's stored, how old the oil is, the temperature of the lanes, the temperature of the building... You get the point. Every lane is different every time you bowl so do what packy said to start no matter what
You should do a challenge to see who can get the most splits in one game just a thought
I have a cool game mode for that. 2 players play the same frame. Player 1 has the first shot, and his goal is to get the score low, but if he misses the pins, it's automatically a strike.
Player 2s goal is to get a high score. He only shoots the second shot each frame, and the last 2 in the 10th frame, if he can pick up the spare.
Next game you switch, and the player (player 2) with the highest score wins.
It's a fun game mode to practice spares, and it involves a lot of gambling. As player 1, do you shoot for a split to make it hard and risk a strike, or do you go for the 7 or 10 pin and risk a gutter ball?
I left 6 splits in a game at league once, it was not a good night 😂
@@AudunWangen how do you compare the scores at the end when one tries to get low score and one tries high score?
@@Glatzel132 When you are player 2, that is your game, so that is how you calculate it.
So let's say you play two games. In the first game you are player 1. That means you take the first shot each frame, and the game ends with a score of 135. You left a lot of hard splits in that one, so your opponent couldn't convert all the spares.
In the second, you are player 2, and the score is 160, because you converted most of the spares he left for you. He also threw one in the gutter, so that frame is changed to a strike. That means you win.
@@AudunWangen love that.
Thank you so much for this video Packy. I really appreciate the tips on how to play the lanes, adjust, and be more versatile.
loved these instructional videos will help me alot... ive always had hard time knowing when to move and ball change thanks alot do more
I love that you did this video. I'm an intermediate 200+ average bowler and this even reminded me of a few things. One, use to always start right and every tournament to get a read on the lanes. On house shot especially, it's easy to fall into, "this worked so good last time, why's it suck?!" Even if I'm on the same lane, in the same house, on the same pattern it will be different. The weather is different, oil could have been put down sooner, my bowling ball surface is not exactly the same ECT. So yeah thanks for reminding me not to be dumb and get a read on every lane, everytime.
One thing I'd add is not having enough options is an issue but so is having too many. Especially having too many bowling balls!!! I have 20+ bowling balls... Doesn't mean I should bring all of them to a house shot tournament. I've definitely rolled in with 9 balls to houseshot tournaments.🤦 Never ended well. If I can't score with 5 good options... It's not the balls. Also, don't try to work on everything at once. I fell into a HARD slump for 6 months. Changed my fit, was working on timing, approach, hand position, lane play... Literally everything at once. Shot my first 300/800 then got into sport shot and realized I had a lot to work on. Tried to fix it all at once. Went to KC open with Luke/Angel Rosdahl and kniffen and 💩 the bed so bad. Had eleventy things going through my head all at one time... Don't recommend. This was way to long but maybe someone will realize their being dumb faster than I did. Good day✌️
Excellent video Packy. I saved it to listen to again. Thanks for sharing these tips.
A Frankie sighting in the Vlog next Lane over!!
The PBA IceMan!! Frankie is 💰 Money!!
I believe the ice man would be jesper! 👀
Great tips Packy! Thank you for sharing!
Very good tips! I'm going into a tournament this coming weekend, and although being a little nervous, I believe I have a little versatility built up for the (not house pattern) shots that I'm going to be up against. I don't want to experiment too much over the course of the tournament, but it was great to see your video... I feel motivated to be my best!
Great video Packy, thanks for sharing your insights, great advice, especially the hand position. 👍
Thanks Packy very informative
Very good information, thank you very much Packy
Thanks Packy! Such great advice. The House is The only channel with a lefty bowler perspective, for which I am incredibly grateful 🙏
OK, thanks very much for the tip. I am always used to bowling to the far left because I am a left-hander and I move over a little bit to the third spot. If I cannot hit the pocket properly and definitely spares I work on.
Absolutely need more of this!!
Thanks for the tips. I bowled a couple games last weekend I always try going straighter with a solid ball first moving left as I go. It just wasn't there so I tossed that one back in the bag. Grabbed my asym pearl from where I left off with the solid for a few shots. That one was still picking up too early. So went to my sym pearl which gave me the length I needed to get to the pocket. After a 130ish 1st game with all that screwing around shot a 200 second game once I found the right look.
Thank you for the great video.
Good video. Best moment was near the end when Packy stops the video. Watch the video on the screen behind Packy. Excellent timing!
I love this channel! Been binge watching since I found it. I got back into bowling after a long time away on New Year's Eve and have been trying to do it weekly since. Even cracked 200 a few times. Thanks for this channel and all the tips and advice you offer on it. I feel that it has helped me improve in such a short time!
Keep at it. Same with me... I took a LONG break from bowling and can't work out why! Get out there and bowl!
I been bowling for 40 year´s already, and let me tell you, this is wonderfull. tnks.
Thanks Packy. Good tips.
Great video!! I just bought my second ball. I have always bowled with two fingers only, but with one hand. I have now started playing around with the two handed method. My scores have started to go up very fast. I was a 145 to 155 bowler, now with the two handed method my scores have improved close to a 200 avg. And today I bowled just one full game with my new ball and hit a 245. Love your videos! Keep up the good work. Love all the tips you give. I am still very new to bowling, have always loved the game of golf. But as I get older bowling is really catching my interest.
Thanks Red
I use the tips you mentioned already and it was a shocker just how much my hand position made a difference, I'm at the point in league I can use my vemon shock playing 12 at the arrows to start then by the end I'm at 22 at the arrows 🤘
I have not bowled in 16 years. I have to start back at the basics. This helps. I'm a fellow lefty.
Helpful post
good explanation
Good advice 🎳🎳👍
Packy this was a great video and my favorite video you have done. This video had really great tips and advice and it wasn't to complicated for someone like me who is not a professional bowler. Really awesome video
I like to try and come out with some tips and trick videos every month or so 😁
One of the best videos anyone has put out. Since you talked about changing ball speeds and/or hand positions; you and Kris should do a video together. Give an actual visual of of the different hand positions you each use and how you both change ball speeds. That way you have one handers and two handers covered in one video.
Should we do a little summer series of instructional videos??
@@TheHouseBowling I personally think that would be a GREAT idea !! It would also put you out in front of some other bowling channels. Ball reviews are necessary and great to have. But I believe you'd gain more views and subscribers with in depth instructional videos. Remember they need to be more thorough than others. Don't just speak about hand positions, ball speed, surface changes, etc. Actually take the time to show it. And you and Kris are two of the best at versatility.
@@TheHouseBowling yes, for Lefties & Righties, one/two hands, on how to carry out corner pins, how to make better pocket shots on THS, our center uses the Stone Street pattern,
Currently I bowl at two different centers with two different lane surfaces. One has Brunswick and the other has AMF lane panels. I am currently averaging 205 and the Brunswick center and 204 at the AMF center.
It was a great experience meeting you at seneca bowl on Tuesday.
You got my follow when you said hit your spares and then missed it lmao the reaction was everything
You just called.out my Biggest issue lack of Versatility. From Practice on I'm up against the ball return, and I'm only comfortable rolling 17 to 10 or 20 to 13. Everytime I try and firm up and roll up the back of the ball I just can't and it just Rips left. Mean while 90% of league is rolling up 5 to 10 drives me insane.
Now these are the tips I can use
Leagues aren't going at all right now I took a few years off but I told my son if he could make high school regionals, he's a freshman, I'd start again next year. Well after a 3 year break it's back to 2 handed bowling.... at 43 years old
My method is to stand right in the middle and see how it goes. If it's hooking too much maybe move left or switch. If it's close and hitting light I'll move a little right and back. Then it seems to always find the spot on any shot
If the Ball is Going long on you
Move up on the approach to shorten your distance to the Foul line!!
If Your Ball is going short then backup on the approach to give the ball more length.
And when your at the PBA level like these guys you move up and back and adjust Ball speed!!
These PBA professionals are dynamite and Tom Clark's $$$ is Garunteed
It's great to be Tom Clark he gets a check no matter where the PBA Tour stops!!
This is a great tip doesn’t work for everyone but if not works if your motion is already close!
This is gonna help me so much on league night you have no idea.
I definitely need to work on my versatility. I only bowl 3-game league on house shot right now, but I'm a speed-dominant lefty so I can typically use my C300 Savage all three games at the 5ish board. Most I might have to move is to the 10 board, or ball down to Phaze4 (pin down). Trying to slow my speed down to get the Nova to work for me, but it's tough unless the conditions are just right.
Best tip I've received is proba ly relaxing my hand. The ball comes off my hand so much better and more consistent since putting that into practice.
Thanks for the tips, I wondered if there was a process for setting up. By the way, congratulations on your first pro win.
I can either throw my regular hook shot or flatten my hand and go straight. I'm having a hard time trying to throw in between flat and max hook. Any practice tips on how I can improve ?
Hey packy i wanna ask about timing tape tho, is it even give timing effect when using it as a 2 handed ?
Good stuff!
Learning from guys like you ❤️
For a strong asymmetric can you add some surface to help it shape more if its just not snapping back how it should
Cool tech bowling the house bowling packy
Love it. Can u do more informational vids like this
I’ll try and do one a month or one every couple weeks during the off season!
I’m trying to keep my hand a little bit more rolling the ball but having a struggle keeping it so straight what should I try to do
Very good advise you give here Packy. In tournaments when shooting on a specific animal pattern, it is so different than your house league shot that you will be lost if you are not doing this. I would imagine most PBA bowlers are pretty quick to recognize the patterns in a few practice shots, or are you ever made aware what pattern is being laid down that day? Would love to also see a video on the signals of when to make an equipment or "big move". So many times it is a tough decision after starting out with 250 or better to do either of these things. Great video though Packy.
Holy cow Packy! The best video I’ve seen in a very long time explaining lane play. How to make the adjustments with hand and speed, moving zones etc. Fantastic! I’m sharing with all my athletes as I see week after week league bowlers standing in the same place, trying the same line and getting the same bad results. Only piece missing was surface adjustments. Personally, I’d rather see league bowlers try different angles than start messing with sanding equipment. Thoughts…
Again, great video!
What do you do about your practicing on sport patterns but the lanes don’t break down as heavy to practice different zones?
My club gets 4 people per pair and multiple times the lane doesn’t break down to allow me to try a different area, leaving me in maybe one or two zones
Hey packy I was wondering if I set a day if you could come out to Northbrook to help me with my bowling skills for high school bowling
Thank you for putting a recap on there for what to do. It really helps to not only hear it but to also see it at the end!
Great video! Does "Frankie" live here these days? He seems to be in most of your videos.? lol What's a good type of ball if the midlane seems to be dry?
gracias!
de nada!
i will keep this in mind for i have sport league in an hour
what is that grey ball? melee jab?
Packy should KNOW that last video text statement BETTER THEN ANYONE!!! with that 186 Shwan Rash 2021 & that 205 with Belmoe, Belmo 2022 a 261 wow.
I seem to have a really hard time getting the hang of throwing a flatter handed shot. I currently only have 2 balls so not much versatility so in the later games of league and tournaments I have a hard time not going Brooklyn no matter how far I move left. But average has been going up slowly and I won my first ever tournament a couple weeks back😂
During house league, do you know if most alleys will left you know what oil pattern is out If asked?
We do strike more. I agree.
What about factoring in bad racks ?
"Why? Because lefties strike more."........I wonder why 🤣🤣🤣🤣.....awesome video, thanks for the info.
I try helping when I can 😁
Keep these tips coming Pac-Man
I picked up a Black Venom a couple weeks ago. I think because it's new it's snappy down the lane, throw it further left than I do my Venom Shock. Once it soaks up some oil I think I'll be able to throw it closer to the middle. Been throwing it non stop and averaging between 192-196. I've tried to adjust my hand to throw it different ways but I've been bowling a certain way since I was a teenager. It just messes me up big time. So instead I move my feet and where I throw the ball based on how it's behaving. If I need something that hooks harder I go to my Hy-Road or Widow Ghost. If I need less I'll do my Venom Shock or my Pitch Black if I need even less than that. Waiting for the summer sport shot league to see if I can do better than I did last year.
Glad to see that Packy makes the same adjustments/moves I would make😎
can you pleasee play with the tenacity ball? not the grit one. pleaseee
This is really one of the most useful, informative videos.
One request can you have a video where you use a polished strong solid asymmetrical vs it's asymmetrical counterpart and vice versa sanded asymmetrical pearl vs asymmetrical solid
Great idea
Awesome topic and video! Just bowled a 16 game sweeper this weekend with a four ball limit. I saw all three mistakes from peeps around me, as well as another - having too much surface to start. We had two patterns, short and long, and I saw 500 grit going down on the long, which had very low volume. They didn't have a fun day 😉
Not all of us have that sweet hand at the bottom JD. I need that 500!
Hope you are well man
@Matt Helmick hey Matt! All well here, hope u and the fam are doing fine!
And you know when to put the grit away. Just sayin 😉
Great video at the perfect time. I’m bowling community college nationals this weekend and that last tip is exactly what I needed to hear and see
ill see you there lol
Good luck and hopefully ya bowl well!
so what is it lol? I feel like the cat from Red Dwarf. I watched a vid on what you said, so thank you for your suggestion. It's like omg, l would feel terrible doing that, not to mention the stares, glares, and knife sharpening! And that's just my team... Will have to watch more vids on technique lol...
My team in league won the first half of the season, we are in first place in the second half, bowled the second place team last night and took 50 of 60 points. I didn't bowl well last night, but the others did, so it worked out good.
It's a blessing and a curse to be further left (right handed) than anyone else. It transitions differently but you have less room to keep moving.
Truth!
I need more of an arsenal. My strike ball is a Proton Physix and I've been told that's a very strong ball. I love how much it hooks but I regularly find myself "running out of room" quickly. I often find myself lofting the gutter by the second game. It would never occur to me to actually move right and try not to add as much rotation to the ball. You've given me some things to try!
How many Bally do you think you have in your arsenal!
@@TheHouseBowling in a perfect world at minimum I'd think 3. A strong hooking ball to start, a weaker ball for when the lanes break down, and a spare ball. At most I'd love as many different balls as I can get my hands on but my wife would hate me 😂
How many days a week do you bowl? What’s your routine?
great tips Packy!
as a newer league bowler with a weak ball (hustle USA) you demonstrated exactly what was happening with my game (going way too far down lane and missing light)
i recently picked up a Zen Soul, going to utilize your tips at league this week!
And don’t forget the zen soul might sometimes be too early and the hustle USA might be perfect!
@@TheHouseBowling i hope so!
@@TheHouseBowling I thought you were Team Brunswick
Great stuff in a nutshell but it does take serious time to develop and basically you need to go out and compete to see the environment change and get used to reading ball motion. Great info though.
Knowledge bombs
Look at Frankie over there just doing Frankie things
hey PacMan. it's official, Tiffany and I are moving to Wichita. I know all about northrock. would you recommend Justin for getting me back in tournament mode. both the junior circuit (you guys) or senior pba50. let me know, Steve
yes justin is great!!
Just bowled a sport shot tourney where anything right of around the 10 board was not coming back. Even the super high rev 2 handers couldn't get it to come back. I tried to play just on the edge to start with my benchmark but if you missed even a little you were F'd. So I changed balls and moved out and started playing the middle part of the lane and was doing well. Game 3 they started over hooking. So I moved back in with a ball that is smoother and less hook...... That was a terrible idea. I just couldn't make it work. Game 4 I started playing back out and moved like 7 boards from where I was before and started smashing it again. I wish I would have just kept moving out instead of trying what I did in that 3rd game.
This is priceless info!! Now I know what I'm going to practice tomorrow and in league tonight. Thank you.
5:48 Yeah that was about five whole boards away from the gutter...at least. But good point anyway I guess.
Ive got an interesting strategy while bowling. I switch styles between one and two hands. Ive also been practicing hook control this week. I have so many options on how to bowl it can be overwhelming
So what do you mean by switch styles? Like shooting one way for spares and one way for strikes? Or like just switch when you feel like it? Also would you say you're pretty accurate?
@@gamingwithjas6750 it really depends. I have a two handed strike ball and one handed strike ball.
I can back spin both ways, and I have a good spare game except splits.
But, I only have three balls, so if my hammer isn’t working on one lane in league I’ll use my Columbia 300 for the other (hammer is one handed the other is two) and then I have a spare ball. It just allows me to hit different kinds of shots. I’ll even use my Columbia for the 7 pin.
I have the occasional slip up but overall when I’m in the game I get the ball where I want it. Although I get distracted easily
@@digicatt9320 Nice, I was just curious how well it worked. Some people who do it that way are very good and others not so much. Thanks for explaining
@@gamingwithjas6750 no problem. I kind of have a coach which is why I do this in the first place. He realized I have the capability so he pushes me to do both
That’s awesome that you can do it both ways!
What center are you at in this video? I know it's not Northrock.
That's Wichita State Student center. Home of the Shockers, his Alma Mater
Hey Packy it’s gonna be my birthday soon and my dad said I could get a new ball. I was wondering if you had any suggestions on the matter. I’m a two handed bowler and i already have a 🟣 urethane hammer, a vintage phantom, a tropical breeze, and a plastic spare ball.
I would do with something versatile that has a little more hook like a track stealth or a radical rattler
@@TheHouseBowling thanks love your videos 😁
That looked like Sarah Klassen in the purple pants.
Funny, I was just talking with someone that I leave a lot of splits even when bowling well. These tips will be helpful. Thanks Packy
Well it's not really a fix all. You need to make a good shot every frame to hopefully not leave a bunch of splits lol
Oh the good old days, one ball only, after 20 years did add a spare ball. Could be why I couldnt average over 180
I wish I had more balls. Just got my Storm Pitch Black today... So I have 5 balls in total.
Rhino
Storm Hy Road
Storm Torrent (my favorite)
Storm Pitch Black
T-Zone
I had regionals for school. I went in with confidence knew how the lanes played. First three games of my 6 game block were horrible I couldn’t get any breaks I was playing the line that worked the day before tried a different ball didn’t work. Back half of block was way better shit 205 198 190 which for my division would have gotten me to states but not enough games after a bad start
Right place between 17 and 23. Ball speed 12 to 15 mph one handed no hook, and 17 to 20 mph two handed high spin hook. And don't change between house oil and sport condition the same day. (Now everybody knows how to play like pros.) Be careful, champions, many amateurs will win open tournaments with this old trick. Thanks.
17 yo youth bowler here. League for me ended this past saturday. Good thing happened then though. Shot my first 700. 735. 202 267 265. One of my friends also shot his first 700 then too. 724 I do believe.
I think you could kick the maker of this video butt!
Tournament over the weekend got lined up with the Bigfoot, then realized there was no miss room right as I slid past the break point. GB4 was starting its break about 12-18 inches before the down lane marker causing it to come in high. BW Ghost wouldn’t make the turn. Game 3 killed me with stone 8s and two splits. Missed opportunities…
I am not a lefty, but is there a reason you use so much axis rotation and tilt? Is it the lack of the groove, really make you need to create more angle yourself?
As a right handed bowler I have worked so hard to be around 10-15 degrees axis rotation and keeping the ball forward to create control and a more predictable motion.
I always laugh when I hear bowlers in pro shops telling the PSO that they only play 2nd arrow. I always want to ask why they need 5 balls to play one arrow.
That's Def Sarah Klassen bowling on the other land ain't?
"probably"... "Probably" 😂
Try your best to make a strike, but try even harder to make those spares. Opens kill momentum
Sometimes I think I should avoid everything I do on some shots.
😂😂
Frankie looking a little Swole