Lining Up”
All Top Level bowlers have enough talent to hit the pocket. They have practice and
bowled extremely hard to bring there physical game to have this innate ability.
The difference between the “Good” bowlers and the “Great” bowlers is in their abilities
to “Line-Up” and “Adjust” properly when the lanes conditions changes, which we all
know happen regularly even during one game.
Lining-Up properly will result in above average pin-carry. “Pin=carry” is NOT “how often” that
you hit the pocket; IT IS “HOW” you hit the pocket.
1. Being Lined-Up properly.
2. Good execution.
3. Using the right ball.
“LINE-UP” according to your particular game!!!
Being properly lined-up WILL result in better pin-carry and entry to the pocket,
and will result in a higher percentage of striking.
NOT being properly lined-up will result in less pocket hitting percentage, and result
in less striking percentage. It’s just that simple.
Even though your pocket percentage may be the same as those ahead of you on
the leader board, your strike percentage will be lower because of “Correction Shots”
that you made at the Foul-Line from NOT being properly lined up.

“Adjustments”
Bowling lanes are very unstable due to lane surface wear and the extremely thin
coating of lane oil, also weather play’s apart. Oil is simply a liquid that will move
as the ball continues to roll through it.
ADJUSTMENTS ARE NECESSARY.
When making adjustments, YOU MUST STAY IN “YOUR” OWN GAME.
For instance, if you are a “tween-er” it is NOT WISE to suddenly think that you
can “open-up” the lane and become a “cranker” (stay with in your own game and
make adjustments).
ALWAYS STAY IN YOUR COMFORT ZONE. Make parallel moves – even if that means
changing balls. Changing balls, and knowing how ALL of your equipment reacts, is important.

ALWAYS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE DOING. ALWAYS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT
THE LANES ARE DOING. (STAY FOCUSED).

YOU MUST KNOW IF IT IS THE “LANES”, OR IF IT IS “YOU”. ONCE YOU KNOW, “THEN” YOU CAN MAKE THE PROPER ADJUSTMENTS.