Bowling Tips to Throw More Strikes

Brad and Kyle explain how to make adjustments on the lanes so you can keep striking
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[@MarksVegas]

One thing I’ve noticed, and been guilty of myself as well, is that people fall in line with a certain line as long as it’s giving them good results. They’ll throw 5 strikes in a row, but strike 4 hit a little high and still struck. The signs are there that the lanes are transitioning, but because they got a strike, they don’t move. So then, they get back up on that lane and go high again and leave a 4 pin when they could’ve made a small adjustment and gotten 6 in a row instead.

[@dustyc324]

I have a hard enough time hitting my mark. My misses are usually poor release or missed target.

[@TheDxrkLegend]

@@dustyc324 same, especially with my new ball which is the phaze v

[@Knife66out]

Were you watching me bowl tonight? 😂

[@francoismeslin2158]

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[@jayjayjay021]

Ha! Story of my life.

[@Inquire703]

@19:20 Brad, it happens to the best of us. I usually think my thoughts are coming in faster than my mouth is able to form the words. Excellent video Gentlemen.

[@jonathanbatchelor5032]

Love the longer format guys. Great information and demonstration. I know you can’t do it all the time but more of this.

[@kingbo1921]

Great vid guys! Been working on exactly this.. figuring out what the lane gives and how to adjust to it. Appreciate informative videos like this, great info.

[@thesamsquatch5224]

Amazing demonstration! This really helps me break it down and then in your previous video on 3 spaces where you throw in the lane. I'm always going to start further left I generate a little more hook with two hands. But now I get what the transition entails , the hand placement and ball speed. Thank you for this!

[@tonyguerrier2258]

Thank you for talking out the thought process!

[@nFISHnNation]

The thought process and discussion in making adjustments from 2 pros is invaluable no matter where you're at or your approach to the game. Keep on giving back to the game Fellas ! Great job ! 👍👍

[@johnsunn1256]

This is what I love. Bowling and explaining the why's and how's with when adjusting. This is my current issue with becoming more consistent. Adjusting.

[@p475601]

This is great! thanks guys! -- bowled my first ABT tournament this last weekend. bowled great on Saturday..... totally bombed on Sunday...

[@BillyDaGoat1017]

Bowled on Cheetah and Shark this past weekend and boy I have THAT MUCH MORE RESPECT FOR PROS!

[@AH-tx1nj]

Thank you guys. Those main 3 ways to adjust my game is going to help me a lot.

[@dallastexas5653]

This video is gonna really help me for the once every 3 years that I play.

[@homegrilladvantage]

Mark 23:03 spoke to my SOUL!! Lol I feel like the lanes always play tighter on day 2 and I'm still ripping it smh...Thank you guys for this 👏

[@joshuaburke9516]

Thanks for putting this together fellas!

[@ronpryor5812]

Great information. Thanks for your passing on knowledge.

[@ashtinw.4555]

Could someone point me to a video on PAP and what pin placement you would typically use for certain reactions, and how it varies with coverstock/core?

[@lukelamar4270]

I couldn't brake 100 before watching this now I just bowled a 150 which isn't the best but it's a hell of an improvement

[@dawmlw]

Excellent discussion.

[@runnerboy6886]

Kyle, you are ankle deep in Movember ;) love it

[@KoolBell4AU]

Excellent video. I learned a TON!

[@jackschmucker6347]

Nice show, loved it. 🙂

[@jaydenhoskins3463]

Wish me luck in my league tonight!!!! love the vids

[@dustyc324]

300 tonight bruh!

[@jamesvarela7409]

i love the unedited parts with brad’s brain farts 😂

[@SuperOCHomes]

We'll edit this later, Nah, we have edited yet, let's through it up now or never

[@destinationbowling]

Very helpful

[@mexican3014]

Awesome video! I haven't been bowling too long and this video is something i really needed!! Keep up the great videos. With all bowling channels now you guys are definitely some of the best.

[@JohnTheMyth]

Kyle do you have any tips for bowlers who bowl straight with no curve?

[@castor-zv9kv]

Loved the video. More shots per minute is much appreciated by this viewer!

[@judgestickler4148]

Thanks for the video. First off for me it would be nice to know where YOUR starting point is on the approach. aka what dots are you standing on? Also, could you video a little more to the right or left so we can see more? The view is blocked by his backside.

[@cybersteel8]

Great demonstration! I'm glad you didn't switch balls, most league bowlers don't have the luxury you guys do. I'd like to see more of this stuff, but more challenging adjustments. A video where y'all end up lost on the lanes, making adjustments and nothing's working, that kind of thing. This video seemed like a very simple adjustment - slow ball speed, move right a bit - but sometimes these kind of decisions don't have as predictable results as we see in your video. It's a great concept, I hope you do more videos like this!

[@rc07333]

Thank you for the added cam angle! Wonderful addition!!

[@renaynay1319]

As a league bowler, this video helped me a lot. So thank you for that 🖤

[@bridgetclement2968]

I am a League bowler too

[@Mortimuss]

Great video.

[@darrinhemenway9750]

I love my old storm exfactor but it don't hook as much as it use to , but I use to be good with it , and bowled way better with it.

[@dustyc324]

have you tried baking the oil out and touch up the surface?

[@scottythompson940]

Cool video talk tech bowling brad and Kyle

[@whiteriverangler9670]

Love love these types of videos. I became a member of the Brad and Kyle subscription and I haven’t regretted it a bit. It’s already helped my game with coach Daniel and I’m sure it will only get better (not a paid advertisement 😂)

[@mattwelsh8577]

Great video

[@oswaldokatz2523]

Video about playing in front of the machine: timing, angles, loft, hand position!!!

[@snooppatrol3565]

Great video, but one critique would be showing where you lined up each throw =). Keep up the good work. Much love. - 710 Ben Ben Ben

[@FishMaster780]

What a great vid!!! Thanks guys, besides a methodology to getting lined up.... we all miss!! and don't make an adjustment based on a bad shot.

[@johnmatthewdorion7855]

Thank you for this informafion. This alley reminds me of the one on Wii Sports

[@polishprince5010]

Great vid as always boys. Also, Kyle, if you ever quit bowling you have a career in the Rhode island police force....

[@ianhoneycutt3858]

My standard line is around 13 at the arrows to 6 at the break point. This way, I also get a feel for the pattern length, as well as telling me if the area near the gutter is in play.

[@chriscarnahan6006]

Does a strong shot referring to delivery, does tht mean a cupped wrist. I believe I mostly through with my wrist behind the ball. When I try to cup my wrist I seem to lose some control. Thanks for the info

[@XCRiders]

lol that lane was oily. good lessons, thanks for sharing

[@jeremycockerill6652]

How do you know when to change balls compared to when to adjust?

[@51187corey]

Haha I'm glad you didn't edit that part out where you totally fumbled the bag and forgot what you were saying 😂

[@kristenanderson5273]

My spare game has gotten better, but I’ve been having trouble stringing strikes, and I think part of the problem is sometimes missing my mark as well as releasing the ball inconsistently. Do I need to rotate my hand around the ball to get more hook, or is it only a matter of getting my thumb out sooner and lifting with the fingers? If I get the ball over 1st arrow or board 6 or 7, it will hook a little more (sometimes it goes high), and other times I miss right (or left and it goes almost straight at the pocket). Can’t seem to get my ball speed over 13 mph, but on the other hand, I remember something Brad said, something about slowing down the ball speed and even at 7 or 8 mph, the ball can still strike, but I have to rely on being so accurate and hitting just the right mark.

[@donkeydiehard879]

I would just focus on releasing the ball the same way EVERYTIME. If you're bowling on house shot, you can score by being consistent and accurate. Ideally, you don't want to come around the ball to get more hook. You want the hook to come from clearing the thumb first. Coming around the ball will make it more "volatile." It saves energy so just "jumps" once it sees friction. Although it may look cool, it is rarely a way to repeatable success.

[@jazzmynerose6784]

Wish I found you guys earlier 😅 definitely subscribed!

[@BradandKyleBowl]

Better late than never!

[@mitchellpierce796]

I wish u guys could coach me i still have alot to learn

[@darrinhemenway9750]

I use a burner globel 900

[@bencruz690]

19:01 lol! i like that they didn't edit this out.

[@teeken8850]

What about bone dry aka the neglect pattern or too cheap to buy oil pattern.

[@MikeDCWeld]

6:10 - 7:00 I think you guys used some poor phrasing in this discussion. Properly executing the shot you're trying to make should feel the sane anywhere. The results of that shot will vary depending on what center you're in, which lane you're on, the oil pattern used, and how much it has been played on to that point and with what. Previous to this discussion, Brad had a good point about not immediately adjusting based off a poorly executed shot, which is something that anyone with any appreciable experience will know instantly.

[@bobleone1381]

Question. On the lanes 5-6 where the ball is hooking more and you moved your feet left......do you also move your target left into the oil? When I move left and hit the same mark, my ball goes deeper into the dry (right) and comes back even harder. Consequently I am killing the head pin. I need help with handling that transition......and that happens by the end of game one every week. Thanks.

[@williamperkins646]

Did you make a 5 and 0 move to the left, or a move to the left with your eyes at the arrows as well, like a 5 ans 2?

[@sarata13]

Brad, when you set up for 15-10, where do you place your feet?

[@MOTORCITYBIG1]

19:14 puff puff pass

[@caroltorno3321]

Neat video

[@RawbertLive]

seeing a 28 minute brad and kyle video made me so happy, keep up the great work guys, yall made me fall in love with bowling this year

[@moxibustion05]

Amazing video. I have a Question. If you don't know the pattern, how do you know de distance where the ball brakes down? Where the brake point is?

[@dustyc324]

by watching the ball. varying the speed. if your ball is hooking early, throw it a little faster, the oil is short. Ball not hooking til late? Roll it slower. Or move to the dry a little more. Same with moving into the oil if you're breaking too hard and coming up High. Move your shot more to the wet ( middle.) then you can get into changing a ball. I use one ball and make adjustments. maybe that's why I have a 180 and not a 200 average. some days my ball just isn't gonna work right on different conditions. Different ball would allow my shot and line to work better. Bowling balls aren't cheap. Too many other hobbies. One new ball a year. usually worn out by the end.

[@SuperOCHomes]

@@dustyc324 coming up high, would that leave a 3-6-10, or similar? Thanks

[@nicholasburrows5716]

I have been typically doing a few practice swings (I guess) before I actually release the ball…kinda want to get comfortable enough to release it from the get go…so that I don’t lose the momentum…but kinda scared Also I feel like I should get more practice with hooking so that I can hopefully get more consistent with striking

[@spncrbriggs]

I get 600 series but my issue is when start dry up super fast or lot ppl use urethane or new ppl use plastic balls and like bowl on line am trying to shape

[@nickziolkowski9757]

Any tips for a high Rev rate bowler

[@Jafiveon]

Now that's a nice soup strainer you got Kyle.

[@alstewart3168]

I think when they switch to lane 5 bray timing changed which causing things having a side slow motion view can tell the difference

[@seymourcarson]

When Brad says “missed right…” does he mean right of the third arrow?

[@Melantdrew313]

Kyle looks like a rookie cop working the beat. Lol. Im just saying man. Much love to you guys. I thought I'd lighten the mood😁💪🏾🎳

[@jaymorin7131]

I stopped bowling in 1995 because of the BS short oil. Would have been great to have conditions like this back in the day. Dropped bowling and took up golf.

[@darrinhemenway9750]

I injoy watching you both bowling , and I should be bowling better then Avery body on my league but I'm not. No one hooks it like me. I have a great form, but having problems

[@coachstephsell]

Question.... When you are slowing down the shot are you slowing down 1 mph

[@BigJim5754]

Longer format great for all the info we can take in. Imo this would be alittle better if maybe you did it with like 3 basic balls so we can learn the thought process on what kind of ball we need to change to when the lanes are showing "example" . Like The wolverine seemed to be sliding to far, maybe having the wolverine, a phaze 2, and maybe a hybrid assym to cover the bases on what changes we might make.

[@BradandKyleBowl]

We wanted this video to outlast the life cycle of an average bowling ball. Most balls come off the shelves within a year, but these tips will keep you striking consistently for years!

[@readerusmc5295]

Came for the improvements to my bowling game. Stayed for the same name.

[@readerusmc5295]

"Kyle" :)

[@lenywilliams7765]

If using a lighter ball, like a 12lb, does the same go for this ball ?

[@blooder90]

How would you adjust if there was a lot of carry-down? Feel free to use all the tools in the bag - a full arsenal of balls, surface, etc. ?

[@sethadams7379]

Your mustache gives a cop vibe lol, good video

[@Shane-ll6dd]

Can you tell me how to get the package dill I don't know much about phone stuff

[@heverlyj]

why mess with ball speed, which is so hard to judge, when you could move your feet right, which is more objective?

[@bowlingxp8345]

Good points. A note about what Brad said HE does for less speed. He said he pushes the ball on the downswing less forcefully. This means that he generally pushes the ball. And it actually shows just by watching him bowl. I think this is a bad habit because it is very hard to repeat the same amount of force. AND very hard to reduce or increase it accurately. AND it will often hurt accuracy. The best thing is to have all speed from the lower body and keep the arm loose and doing the same thing in the swing. Also, speed is hard to manage accurately. I would not mess with speed as a 1st solution. Especially when there so many balls and surfaces that can help first. Or targeting/angle adjustments. If there aren't other solutions, then yes, speed management.

[@jah9253]

I think it really depends on the bowler. For some it might be easier to change ball speed versus making moves on line, wrist position, or ball changes.

[@bowlingxp8345]

@@jah9253 could be but my guess is they are going to be the exception to the rule. Speed is hard !

[@dustyc324]

@@bowlingxp8345 Most bowlers aren't toting around 4 different layouts and surfaces. I agree it's difficult to manage speed and make adjustments, but its practical for people that only carry one or two different options. Line adjustment seems to work best for me. I even try to leave my feet in the same spot and just adjust the line I'm looking for. Sometimes I just need to speed up a little and still hit my spot. IDK. Guess that's what makes the game so funstrating!

[@bowlingxp8345]

@@dustyc324 Haha true. Well most players arent adjusting at all beyond changing where they stand and look. But i will say this : if someone can adjust speed well with consistency...it is a huge advantage. But also this : speed is kinetic energy and can offer more pin action. So i would strive for the most speed possible, and change other parameters first, in order to not lose this energy and pin action. But for 99% of players this is very hard. For example i am a low rev guy, but i still want to learn to play with plenty of speed.

[@antongabe3]

Sorry noob question.. when you say move 7 boards left i know thafs the feet. Do you move the eyes (arrows) 7 boards too?

[@glenstokes3970]

Ok, if it takes this much to figure these steps, ur not going far in your score, I am trying fellows, so is there a sheet, or a certain person to go for these different oil conditions before u get on the lane?

[@thesickness431]

Majority of the time there will be a pattern sheet given prior to whatever event you're bowling. Unless it's something like the USBC nationals where they keep the pattern a secret for the entire course of the event. You shouldn't really be going in completely clueless though

[@dustyc324]

probably not on a rec league. practice. practice. practice. when you go rent a lane for an hour, don't worry about your score. Watch the ball and see where it's going. Try something else. Try something else. Throw your spare shots like there is a full rack up there. That will help you understand what changes do what. Of course you want to practice shooting your spares, but first understanding what your ball is doing when you throw it in different spots gets you dialed in. Then you start doing that before your league in the ten min warmup. Don't worry about the spare. Find your line.

[@thesickness431]

@@dustyc324 true good call I didn't even think of the league aspect. You can try to ask the head of house how they lay out the house shot, but I agree lots of practice and just getting repetition will help you get a better eye for the lanes and ball reaction

[@bridgetclement2968]

I have friends in my League that have Balls speeds of 15-25mph!!! Which is NUTS!!!

[@darrinhemenway9750]

I bowl in fountain valley bowl, and Im having problems, I bowl out and in , and try deferent things and still have problems , I want to go back to 174 average . I'm at 150 average

[@hackprefect]

Simplest advice anyone can give you is learn to be make your spares more consistently. Just doing that will increase your average a lot.

[@SuperOCHomes]

I think FV has had some oil issue lately and everyone's scores are down 20. At least our team is. They look like they maybe getting back on top of the situation again. Your scores are coming. Or you ball isn't as new

[@IAmTheEggMan111]

Why do you not go right of 10 board at the arrows?

[@conniemilhollon7472]

Well lately where I bowl been having to bowl with my widow spare ball. This is at league not just practice kinda expect it at practice because it's just what is out there. It's bad when you have to at league and it's not because we have high Rev making the oil go away

[@juliuscunanan1245]

Hello guys, id like to ask how many boards of your target did you move when you moved 7 boards to the left on lane 5? thanks...

[@caanwales2068]

How can you tell the difference between a lot of oil and roll out, they look the same to me

[@jah9253]

I'm like Brad...easier for me to slow down my ball speed. Usually when I try to increase to anything over 15 mph, I lose consistency, unless I'm throwing a straight shot on a spare.

[@austinmcginnis3333]

How I get more x

[@BigDad2150]

Did someone forget to edit a couple awkward spots ? Lol

[@BradandKyleBowl]

We call that *pizzazz* 🤣

[@BigDad2150]

@@BradandKyleBowl I liked it

[@KieferNeumann]

Obviously this video's goal was to make adjustments with the same ball, but do you try to find a line/ball combo that doesn't force you to change your normal speed and hand positions? Or is it easier to just make these adjustments with the same ball?

[@scoutpack1518]

If you stay with the same ball, you can understand what is happening a bit better than constantly switching, but the key is to not force the ball and manipulate it too much. If you start doing that, ball change is definitely good.

[@dustyc324]

@@scoutpack1518 Right. Adjustment is good up until it's too unnatural or just not working. Ball change can bring you closer to a normal speed and line.

[@BowlerScott]

19:01 - 19:18

[@alancollins2707]

So if that's me I have 2 splits and missed the 10 pin 3 opens I'm pissed off and there goes that game!

[@chiowtricia203]

epic

[@JamezBong]

In a slump and at a crossroads of should I practice more or just try turning my brain off and throwing?

[@dustyc324]

both. My first 300 I was arguing with my gf between frames. I wasn't paying attention to bowling at all. Going up and throwing my shot, coming back and bickering with her. She pointed out I had 9 and left me alone. Good way to end an argument.

[@ganiangeles3112]

Kyle, you look like Borat

[@GeeZish]

No wonder you hook so good. The whole bowling ally is tilted to the left!

[@glenstokes3970]

How can a person find out what and where the oil conditions are in the bowling there in

[@remoevans7847]

Tenpin Toolkit app will give you access to the full oil pattern library. Most leagues change the oil pattern every quarter, just ask the lane guy/girl/center proprietor what the current pattern being used is.

[@keithhowes5692]

There’s no way in remembering all that after 5-6 beers!

[@darrinhemenway9750]

I cuff my wrist

[@joshg218]

19:15 is what happens when you hang out with Packy and Simo

[@lyleschull6516]

I bowl 3 times a week want to be more consistent