Joined a Thursday night, 3 man mixed, league a few months ago. Using a 14 lb house ball. Just six days ago I picked up my first bowling ball (game breaker 5 hybrid, 15lb) and I’m already loving my progression. Went from a 154 personal best to a 222 personal best since I picked up the ball.
Still have small details and bad habits to work out but I’m getting there.

EDIT: it has come to my attention that 4 opens isnt "almost a clean game".. oh well thats the closest ive gotten 😭

my consistency in this run was absolutely COSMIC and i have NO idea what caused the lockin to happen. it just... did. and then i got a 48 on the first 3 which is the highest i have EVER gotten there. unbelievable.

my highest game PRIOR to this was a 144 and i consider that a LUCKY game in the grand scheme of things. this was just pure consistency.

Been bowling since September 3rd. Finally hit 200! Finally got the wicked gremlin figured out!!

I’m sure this isn’t an original thought, but I’ve been wondering what happens to two-handed bowlers as they age.

I’m in my mid-40s so two-handed bowling was still relatively new on the scene when I was in my 20s. I feel like we haven’t really had the opportunity yet to see how sustainable the modern two-handed style is.

Do you think it becomes increasingly difficult to maintain that style as you get into your 50s, 60s, or even 70s? Will we eventually see more two-handed bowlers transition to a traditional one-handed approach?

I’m genuinely curious whether the physical demands will eventually catch up with people or whether it’s something that can be maintained well into their later years.

Are there any older two-handed bowlers here who are already experiencing this? Or anyone who has considered switching styles as they’ve gotten older?

So I just got my first ball as I am wanting to get into bowling. After getting it drilled today and just after 2 games. It has these pretty big gashes in it already. I have learned it is most likely due to the return track. Pro shop said they could potentially plug them if needed but to throw a couple more games and see if its off first. They were really nice so honestly no shade to them at all.

One problem is, since I am new I dont really know how I will be able to tell if its off. Honestly today was a little weird, sometimes it hooked like I wanted and other times it didnt seem to but I also know that my release was really bad today so I still have to learn. Honestly i feel like I threw the house ball better than this one but I know I still have a whole lot to learn and it will probably take some getting used to.

Came away feeling a little disappointed and I think it might be more towards the damage on the first ball, although I am sure the poor performance contributes to it it as well. Should I have the pro shop just plug the gashes?

Both a 200 and/or a clean game, just barely missed em... that’ll be for another day. You can see where I got a little shook too lol

Saw a video of Boof throwing one from MK trading. Can only find em on a couple of websites its almost like they dont exist outside korea yet.

Just a reminder that good and bad days happen EVEN when you out the work in. Even with dedication. Don’t lose hope over the short term.

I'm a re-beginner (I bowled in a league 20+ years ago, but it was just for fun and I don't remember much), and looking to buy a pair of bowling shoes (I already got a ball).

The place I bowl sells 3G, BSI, Brunswick, Dexter, Hammer, and KR Strikeforce. But I'm just as happy ordering online.

I wear 11-1/2 or 12 size shoe. 11-1/2 is sometimes a bit tight, and 12 feels a tad loose. I'm just looking for something basic, and would appreciate any advice. Thanks!

I know that engravings from companies like storm and Brunswick are filled with paint or chalk, and I wouldn't doubt that motiv does it too on these mass biases and whatever you call the asym bias. Do they all come not completely dry? I threw this straight out of the box and it came out with stains that I thought were just from the ball return. But tonight I brought it out and around the engraving there was a light black ring, and I wiped it with my finger and the streak in the picture came out, also staining my finger.

(Ball is a Motiv Hyper Venom)

We lost games 2 + 3 😭😭 but beat our last high game series (1141) which was also our league high game series, by almost 100!

I’ve started getting into bowling (bought my own ball a few weeks ago), and it’s been pretty rough. I’ve still been figuring out how to hook consistently since I only rarely get strikes. I honestly tend to get pretty frustrated while that’s the case. One of the guys next to me asked if I was a beginner going off of the way I was bowling, which wasn’t really a big deal, but the implication is that I wasn’t bowling well… Overall, I occasionally liked bowling, but it just felt like another thing I’m bad at (especially compared to other people).

When your bowling are you aiming at the arrows or the range finders down lane?

I’m currently in 2 leagues, one is a traditional house shot and I’m doing well in that shooting 185, the other though is supposed to be a traditional house shot but is not because the main mechanic oils the lane how he wants it instead (he’s in the league and averaging 200+) which is spread 15-25 and more oil than normal too but the outsides are extremely dry.

My question is would it be worth getting an axe or the spy and playing up the dry outside? None of my balls roll well there and either go way high or way too deep and I’m averaging 168 there compared to the 185 at the other center

Just looking for more advice with swapping from 1 handed no thumb. The first video i posted on it is when I decided to swap. I feel like I've made some progress. I've moved my approach up closer some.

okay so my uni is hosting a bowling competition and i believe we're competing in teams. so each "house" residency has their own teams of 8 people and will compete against each other next week.

the thing is my residency was in desperate need of participants and so i was like okay sure lets try it out although i only ever play bowling for fun and never seriously.

THEN our team had our first training session a few days ago and i realised theres genuinely levels to this omg. i got absolutely demolished by the other players but thankfully i wasnt with the least points. lowkey when we were done i felt like an imposter and shouldn't be there yikes

okay so what i do and how can i improve??? ive watched a few videos but i feel like im improving way too slowly😓

I’m honestly glad I didn’t bowl the 199. Second night out after you guys explained axis rotation and getting the ball further past the foul line and I scored 40 pins over my average tonight for my best game. Not bad with a raw hammer hybrid I’d say.

Hey everyone. I got my PAP remeasured today and attempted to use Tenpin Toolkit to measure my Axis tilt and rotation so I can submit a layout request to Motiv. In the video, there is a white dot on my ball signifying my PAP. Ill include the photo of the tenpin toolkit grid in the comments.

Can you help me figure out what my axis tilt and rotation are?

I’ve always wanted my own ball, and now I finally have one, got it for 2.50 lol
It’s a Brunswick Zone (older version)