How to bowl

Bowling is a fun thing to do on a rainy Saturday afternoon when you are bored to death or can be a thing that you do every week for fun. I for one am in a league and would like to give people the basics to bowling.Please Comment

Step 1 Picking a ball

First you must find a ball that is heavy enough for you. For kids age 6-8 you should at least use a 6 pound ball. 8-10 years of age should use a 7 or an 8 pounder. 10-12 should at least use a 10 pound ball 12-14 11 or 12 pounds. and lastly for old teens and adults should use between 12 and 16. Now Put your middle finger in and your ring finger in the top two holes and your thumb in the bottom one.

Comments

[Nemesis201077]

Hi. I really like what you're trying to show with this instructable. I could certainly do with some tips on how to do it as I'm always getting beaten.
It might be help me if you provided a few more pictures showing where to place your fingers, the plugs for spinning the ball and perhaps how and where the 'Pocket' is. I'm from the UK where bowling's not as popular as the US, so there's few places to go for good advice/tips here.
'A picture says a thousand words', showing the pins arrangements with some simple graphics might make what your saying a little easier demonstrate and perhaps the scoring system too.
So the arrow's on the lanes are for you to aim at? I always wondered what they were for.

[hungyhipo 2]

I tagged a photo check it out it may help

[hungyhipo 2]

for the fingers its very simple. If you are right handed put your right hand ring finger into the hole on the top right. Your right hand pointer goes into the one on the top left and your thumb on your right hand goes into the one on the bottom. Then pick it up and rotate your wrist 180 degrees so that your hand is under the balls. I'll label the pocket and you get fingertip plugs on your own ball if thats what you have or else a lane ball will not be plugged. They look like rubber rings 1/2 inch thick on the inside of the top 2 holes. The arrows do help you aim its more for when you are throwing a hook, which means you have the plugs. I usually start near the middle on the approach and throw over the 3rd arrow from the right which gives me a hook into the pocket.

[shadowninja31]

You might want to explain the scoring system.