maybe you've never been in a bowling establishment before or perhaps you have and it wasn't this kind of place but carefully supervised kind that millions of discriminating bowlers take for granted today in the approved places where bowling is best you'll always find a helpful hole some family environment maybe you're afraid to try to learn the ball it's really quite simple actually every person has the makings of a good bowler anybody can master the fundamentals of the game and with consistent practice become competent at it how can you know for sure just to look at the amazing variety among bowlers every size age kind breed and class from all walks of life every type imaginable twenty million men women and children in america are regular bowlers they make the game our country's most popular participating sport bowling is a helpful recreation that our whole family can take part in and enjoy together all year round is so many millions of folks of every possible description can and do bull and get so much fun out of it it's a cinch you can learn to ball and enjoy it too the first thing you have to do is change to bowling shoes street shoes are not allowed on the every member of the bowling proprietors association provides a complete assortment of top quality bowling balls for your use if you bowl regularly it's advisable and more convenient to own your personal ball and to see the desk man if you wish to buy them a set up to fit you quickly and accurately the main idea is to knock down all ten pins with one roll of your ball do that and you've got a strike ball too bad we know not why and up yet when your first roll doesn't get all the pins your ball the same ball again to complete your turn if all these two regulars could use some instruction instead of trying to give it a very good ball like reagan alibhai what dyer's they'd be there must be an easier way to learn the ball there sure is the first time you go bowling down the desk man right off the bat that you've never bowled before if you're in a place that belongs to the bowling proprietors association he'll see to it that you get some expert coaching it doesn't have to be like this this is learning to bowl the hard way and you develop bad bowling habits in the process let's just imagine that our little party is joined by two of the ablest bowlers and bowling teachers of all time that day and marion led away of course you don't have to have personal coaching from famous professionals to learn the ball or improve your game your nearest bowling proprietors association member can provide you with good bowling instruction but let's see how marion led away again that day go about it when you take your ball from the return rag put your palms on the exposed sides and lift up and the other way you risk getting your fingers painfully pinched the first principle of good bowling is a confident comfortable grip in a well fitting ball most bowlers use the popular three finger grip thumb and two middle fingers in the ball w hole the middle joins of the fingers should be over the inner edges of the finger hol the key to good bowling is timing the coordination of footwork and arm swing in the approach and delivery timing can make or break a ball or smooth rhythmic footwork is fundamental let's take the basic four step approach just the this time at a leisurely normal way king pace one two three slide don't be afraid to get down close to the floor and that slide don't charge in your approach just use a nice normal walking pace your slides must always enjoyed of the foul line if you step on the foul line or over it you are penalized few practice approaches will show you where to start from it depends on the length of steps you take stance must be relaxed and feel natural for you but the precise to comfortable but not casual and correct stance is essential to good coordination in your approach when you take your stance check yourself on these points body almost direct leaning a bit forward shoulders and hips where with your line of approach eyes fixed on your target knees bent slightly with your weight equally distributed on both feet which are comfortably set no more than a few inches apart toes pointing at your tongue that starting foot slightly behind the other hold the ball directly in front of you anywhere between belt high and shoulder high at a comfortable distance from your body with the balls weights supported mostly by your non bowling have lads got it gal the push away start the arms wing whatever height you hold the ball push straight out world not like that never up push it straight out to away from your straight out to full arm's length let the balls own weight started downward and swing it like an easygoing pendulum there is no to strong arm the ball its momentum carries it to the top of the backswing its weight sends it through the forward swing you don't have to force the ball nor throw it after your push away like your ball do the work good bowling does not depend on physical strength now let's coordinate the timing of arms swing and footwork the push away is the trigger  approach push away and take off start simultaneously this is the key to good timing watch it in slow motion  ball and foot start together this is the explosion point that gives us already to a good bowlers delivery