To be a successful bowler, no matter the level, coaching likely will play a role in your success. From youth to seniors, coaching will help shape your game and help you achieve your personal and/or team goals, should you choose to accept it. Having said that, the relationship between coach and player is critical to ensure the coach is getting the best from the athlete and the athlete is getting the best from the coach. This is where specific coaching styles come into play. Coaches have their own styles and ways of assisting athletes, while athletes may want to receive information in a certain ..read more

Have you ever questioned what your balance arm should be doing during your approach and after delivery? You’re not alone. Most bowlers don’t think about their balance arm, what it is doing, should be doing and if theirs is functioning the right way. Follow these simple steps to make certain that your approach is benefiting from your balance arm: In your stance, the opposite hand should support about 1/3 of the weight of the bowling ball. Let the balance arm stay out in front of you after the push away in a thumb down position with your palm facing the opposite wall.  At the top ..read more

The GEICO Professional Bowlers Association World Series of Bowling VII, presented by Silver Legacy and the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Bureau is just around the corner. This year, it will be held at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nevada, from December 7-19. With there being five PBA Tour titles (Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon, Scorpion and PBA Word Championship) up for grabs, you may be wondering, what bowling balls a professional bowler will need to give him or her the best chance to win. Recently, I took a few minutes to interview two-time reigning PBA Player of the Year Jason Belm ..read more

The International Art of Bowling is excited to bring you our hand-picked Holiday Specials for AFTER Cyber Monday! Click on the link below! The post Cyber Monday Specials! appeared first on International Art of Bowling ..read more

Ah, your daily horoscope. You can find the slight glimpse at your future written in a pop culture magazine or website. Covering topics from love to wealth, some people base their lives on the alignment of the stars. So, where do bowlers fit in? Each zodiac sign has a specific description of the personality type of people who share that sign. Based on that information, we have compiled a list of the zodiac signs and how they might determine what type of bowler you are. Pisces and Gemini share characteristics such as indecisiveness, inquisitiveness and intelligence. As a bowler, you ask a ton of ..read more

Bowling is a sport like many, filled with wins and losses, ups and downs and some really great terminology. I mean, some of these words even hold alternate meanings in the dictionary. Can you believe that? Having said that, here are a few words and phrases that hold different meanings to bowlers:   180 – Not a spin cycle, not part of a gymnast’s routine, not part of a quarterback’s cadence, not even your score in league, but a call back to the mechanic at a bowling center to address a lack of pins on the deck and a sweep stuck in the wrong position. Shoutout to all bowling center mechanic ..read more