How to Bowl a Strike Consistently by Dennis Reynolds

If you've ever dreamed of bowling a perfect game but never came close, you know that throwing strikes consistently can be harder than it looks. However, with the knowledge of proper techniques along with practice and patience, you can learn how to bowl a strike consitently.

This may be considered common knowledge, but hitting the pins in the right spot is the key to getting a strike. You want to hit the pins just off center of the head pin hard enough to force all the pins down. In bowling, ball placement is determined by your form and how you set up at the beginning of your throw, just like most other sports.

Make sure that you have your foot opposite your throwing hand pointed at the front pin, as well as your shoulders square with the lane. In the beginning, you should use the markers to get lined up and in position, over time you will learn to line up just by looking at the pins.

Take 3 steps followed by slightly sliding, you should be on the same side as your throwing arm. Be sure to watch your footing, if you cross the foul line your score will not count, strike or no strike.

While taking your steps, move your throwing arm back and then forward, keeping straight at all times. If you do not keep your arm moving straight during your throw your aim will be off. Be sure you are following through at the end of your throw. It might help to think of this as shaking hands with the head pin, since that is about the position your arm should end up in.

Use the heaviest ball you can easily hold in order to provide enough power to knock down all the pins. The heavier the ball, the more momentum is carried through to the pins.

Just off center of the head pin is where you should be aiming to strike. While practicing how to bowl a strike, you'll know whether you are too centered on the head pin if you leave pins off to both sides. Alternately, leaving pins directly behind the head pin means you are aiming too wide.

Practicing is the only way to possibly get good at bowling strikes. Video taping yourself throwing well help you find where you need improvement. This may feel silly at first, but when you see the improvement you can make, you'll warm right up to the idea. Now go on out there and get that perfect game.