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[@user-gt1wr1vh3i]

Great tips video Darren! I rolled 11 9's in game 3 of league a few weeks ago... I made all my spares for a 190 game. Not bad. It could have been worse. I had the highest game on the pair. Stayed calm and made my spares. Changed balls twice. We won the game. Never give up.

[@SchatzProductions]

almost got that Dutch 200!

[@patriciajrs46]

Good job in it.

[@willysteiner]

Thank you so much Darren. This tips are really very valuable. I would say that you exactly hit the point. I will keep this as a great lesson and pass it on to my students as well. Great job, keep bowling well and good luck. Hope to see you as a champion in the coming season.

[@SixPiecez]

Early! Love the videos Darren. Thanks for sharing your knowledge to us!

[@tyrincoles4713]

I really just started bowling about 2 1/2 years ago and a lot of your tips has helped me. I’m bowling a 170 and still trying to improve. My spare shooting suck and I’m really struggling with that. I’m definitely going to be using these tips

[@JTConlon407]

Great tips. The last 3 are very important. We can know how to control ball down the lane but the bigger thing is that It starts with ourselves. Being open minded keeping the ego in check and staying positive despite the outcome.

[@JoeFulk56]

This is a fantastic video. This could possibly the best roadmap to success for bowling. I bowled in highschool, thru college, this is exactly what is needed. Well done.

[@jasonmeltzer5963]

AWESOME! Some of the best advice out there for new bowlers. Great reminder for those bowling for years. Thanks. Keep producing great content.

[@jeffreyreed3848]

Thank you for a terrific video that covers so many important points. Loved the point regarding MAKING your spares. There are times when that strike ball will be "on strike" and not cooperating. Covering spares will keep you sane. Also loved checking the ego and controlling emotions as we are all sharing the lanes and don't need to have to force others to deal with your temper issues. Great job.

[@mparret]

Very good advice! Love your channel. Some things I knew but needed to relearn. I need to take the other advice and incorporate it! Thank you, Darren!

[@gusk]

Great tips Darren, and definatly things i try to tell my students as well. Especially the spare shooting i think is very important. I've had tournaments where if the ball hit it was strike, but kept missing my spares and thus not making the cut. And have had tournaments where it was hard to make strikes but i was super consistent on my spares (only missed the bigger splits) and thus made the cut, because people around me had trouble on the strikes as well.

[@GlennRiccobono]

I miss the slo mo releases.. I struggle with trying to hook and Darren your release is so smooth.. Trying to emulate it but I have about 40 years of bad habits. 😂

[@dheijnemans]

The Slo Mo Guys should do a bowling vid with a couple of PBA pros

[@thundabunnies.official]

Hey Darren! Gotta say thanks for these tips! I’m new to bowling but my partner has done it all his life. He tells me all of these tips so often that I had to ask him if he wrote the script for this video! Haha jokes aside - these are great and will definitely be remembering this as I continue to practice and improve my game!

[@TheKayPnut]

Great video D Tang. Very helpful, especially with tip number 2. Being a fairly new bowler in trying to make the ball (fingertip grip Fearless 13lb bowling ball) hook (as opposed to bowling straight) meant I would emphasise the rotation as well as focusing on having my hand under the ball as well as on the inside, which meant I would DESTROY my wrist on the downswing. Like in golf, when I didn't force it I had no pain and a much smoother release as well as a cleaner shot. Keep it up OG.

[@brianholland-wx9er]

Great video! You covered the full range of basic tips to allow new bowlers to look inward and help themselves when they are struggling.

[@TrandafirRuby]

Love these tips! Best tip to this day is still, personally for me is, "keep it simple"

[@larrylacroix3944]

Really enjoyed this video. Made so much sense. So glad I watched this

[@joshuategeler3419]

I've been struggling my last few games and couldn't figure out why. It hit me yesterday that I was not keeping my hand under the ball. I was "chicken winging" my back swing. Made the correction and instantly improved by 20 pins. Then this video came out validating my thoughts.

[@zarifkamarulazrin4677]

Hey Darren I'm a huge fan and junior bowler, just wanted to say I really like videos like these from you. I wanted to ask what kind of exercises you do in the gym to strengthen the key muscles for bowling as well as just prepping for the season in general? Thanks 👍

[@iBFCtv]

Awesome vid! Great tips for a newer bowler like me. And thanks for keeping the background music down, no music would be best though 😁

[@ski2230]

Great professional insights of the game! Thank you D-Tang!

[@tomkaplavka8446]

I had a 205...started with double, and focused on my target. 5 total strikes, 5 spares (single and 2 pins spares. I am glad I came across THIS video.

[@RebeccaBowls]

control what you can control - so simple yet it's often what causes issues. I have been there. Great tips thank you!

[@Raamyeon]

hey Darren i like your videos and the tips made me a better beginner! from Singapore.

[@nakoloc1040]

As you mentioned, a lot of those great tips work beautifully for golf, as well.

[@pvwjr]

Great video Darren, right on the money!

[@kaoskdog-raisingconsciousn8387]

Realy good stuff-spot on brother-takes all of us working together for common goal or purpose to achieve great success-your a master at this I can tell

[@johnbannon2812]

Great advice especially keeping a clear mind and your ego in check. I tell people all I wanna do is roll my ball well.

[@MrThinkImPossible]

Great tips bro, even if you’re not a beginner bowler. Let’s gooooooo!

[@emerald3331]

These are very good tips! Main point is to keep it simple, so many bowlers are just all over the place with their swing and foot work and that's why their scores are up and down.

[@rc4361]

Thank you! Great tips 👍

[@cconker07]

I still do not understand how to not muscle the ball and yet stay behind the ball. If i relax, my wrist breaks and i'm on top of the ball. How do I combine tip 2 and 3?

[@vendetta2129]

Love the advice. Thanks for the “keep your hand behind the ball” tip. I haven’t heard that one yet but will be trying it. My first time bowling was 5 months ago and I started learning to hook 2 months in. Currently, I’m still learning to stay consistent with my hooks and picking up the oil patterns. Highest game to date is 246 with a house ball, 244 with my personal ball. Trying to keep it consistent and get over 246 has been a challenge but I’m not quitting! Wish i had a coach but I think I’m doing okay for now. Hopefully I’ll meet someone who can direct me in person.💪🏽🙌🏾💯

[@dontswin]

Those scores are very impressive especially since you are only 5 months in. I am getting back into it lately, starting all over one might call it. I was very competitive back in the 70's for God's sake, then again somewhat in the early 90's. I'm sorta old now 60+ but I'm, convinced I can do it better today with the latest technology today.- Balls have changed by leaps and bounds compared to my day. You should be very proud of those scores! Are you still at bowling? Where do you bowl if I may ask? Good Job guy!

[@alicewujciak1242]

It seems that everything has changed in the 30 years since I last bowled! Thanks for the tips. And yes, I've subscribed!

[@garykornahrens2799]

Thank you for the great tips and videos!

[@captaincarl8230]

Great tips video. For duckpin bowlers like me, your first tip would be equal to our picking the pins (we get 3 balls, like candlepin but don't use the deadwood). Many games are won/lost by less than 10 pins in league play. It is also the best way to increase a bowler's average, just like making spares in tenpin bowling.

[@Destroyer2009_source1]

This is a great video Darren

[@shawnm.1540]

Solid advice across the board.

[@davidtaranto9084]

i didn't start bowling until i was 28. nobody taught me. but i pitched and i knew you didnt come around the ball the throw a curve, it was more over the ball. so that's how i tried to bowl. under the ball of course. didn't know i was right until an older guy told me i was pretty good but need to come under the ball more and to make sure i stayed behind the ball every time. even when i moved in and tried to hook it more. best advice i ever got. some people tried to get me to suitcase it because it was easier. glad i didn't

[@MatthewJHoodStudios]

One of the things that's not talked about enough is that it's better to learn as a dedicated group. Learn with friends. Bounce ideas off each other.

[@dylonwake9536]

Great Tips!! These are definitely a good list of fundamentals for any bowler. Also, there is a typo at 4:02

[@RobertoFernandez-dy7hi]

Excellent "Tang Tips!" (shout out, Lance Jackson) How about a three-way, 1-ball Pro-V-Am challenge where Jessie throws traditional one-handed with a Phaze II, Lance throws his Trend 2 after hitting it with the Vice 1000 grit pad, versus Darren throwing two-handed lefty with the Summit. The same balls need to be used for spares though.

[@brianmiller2052]

A good friend of mine, who I have rolled with for years, is a certified USBC coach and coaches at a local college. His favorite saying: "strikes are for show, spares are for dough"

[@gusk]

The control what you can control is soo important for your mental game. No matter how much you train, it's always different during game play. Recently heard a great one that i am trying to keep in my head. After a shot, you either Dump it (bad shot, not the line you wanna play, bad result), Celebrate it (shot the line you want and the result you want, but also celebrate a brooklyn strike, not the right line, but you did got the score) or Think (good shot, good line, but leaving ringing 10, what happened, and should i make a adjustment)

[@o2bn2it]

Great tips Darren! Thanks

[@lukec6202]

I’m such a huge fan of this guy. I would love bowling lessons from him!

[@MrMarcusjames]

Slow motion pictures of your release would help us with number 2 and 3

[@russellhearing850]

Thanks for the tips! Great advice. I'm throwing a Roto Grip, Hyped and a Storm Proton Physics with a thousand grits surface. What would be a good ball in between? I'm considering Ruby IQ tour, High Road, Xponent solid, and Journey What do you think? Thanks. Keep the content coming.

[@rakitakhan]

This is exactly what I'd tell kids in Jr leagues when I was coaching in the early 1980's. Most were listening to friends or relatives that told them to release the ball like you were shaking hands and they'd try to hold the ball in that position thru their approach. I had to teach many adults also...even those that thought they were doing things the right way. They all improved their game afterwards. And yes...spares and more spares.

[@demetriusjohnson7189]

Great advice. I’ve been struggling on the short pattern and I feel like Austin Powers when he lost his mojo. Just trying to get my spare game together. My last 3 games that I bowled I had a total of 4 strikes, 17 spares, and 9 opens that were all easy spares that I missed. Even picked up 2 splits. Go figure. Been struggling for weeks now. Missed Spares are costing me total in wins against my opponent.

[@stevekeller3643]

Hi Darren, great overview & tips ! Any suggestions on how to stay behind /under the ball ? Been fighting that for 40 yrs & my spin biscuit does not fare well in oil. I shortened my backswing which seemed to help but it gradually has creeped back to normal. Will bending the bowling arm on swing away help ? Thank you !

[@TonyfromBham]

Thanks Darren. Your tips have been such a help to me. I’m a 62 year old leftie straight ball bowler who started bowling six months ago. I’m terrible, but two days ago I posted my career high (138), and I owe a lot to you for my progress.

[@ObjectiveEthics]

There is so much good bowling content on youtube. I started bowling last summer. I watch a lot of bowling on youtube and also talk to experienced bowlers that bowl in my league, work in the pro shop etc. and my game has improved very quickly. One thing I would recommend is to focus on a consistent follow thru after the ball has left your hand. Bring your hand up just like you were going to brush the side of your hair back. Do the same thing every time until you do it without thinking about it. Once you have a consistent follow thru motion focus on consistent hand position after the ball release. Is the palm facing up or down or in a hand shake position? If you can get your hand position with the thumb pointed up in a handshake position (remember that you still need to follow thru bringing your left hand by your left ear as if you were holding a phone) then you should should develop a natural curve to your shot which is ideal. Good luck 👍

[@TonyfromBham]

@@ObjectiveEthics’Fantastic comment. Thank you! I will definitely starting working on your suggestions today.

[@ObjectiveEthics]

@@TonyfromBham I am helping a friend who is also a straight bowler who has been struggling so the timing of seeing your comment was perfect. I hope I was able to explain myself well enough to help. The most important thing to remember when you are learning a new sport is to build one technique at a time. Don't fix everything at once. And don't get frustrated with your scores when you are still developing your technique because the higher scores won't come until you build a solid physical game which takes one step at a time. One thing you can do to speed up the first steps for follow thru is to practice at your house without a ball in your hand. Go thru the motions as if you were bowling and really focus your mind on that follow thru. Once you are able to throw the ball the same way every time without thinking about it then you can start lining up your shots with the arrows because the trajectory of your shots will be predictable. Best of luck to you my friend!

[@bradmorgan3797]

Tip number 8. If you get mad during a tournament just throw it straight

[@usercameronbowler]

Can we bring back amateur versus pro?

[@Bdubs007]

He don't have any balls to give away lol

[@ydurunMcLovin]

*amateur

[@Hdly216]

Not really

[@usercameronbowler]

Ok

[@Only_Quasi]

AmerWHAT

[@TheMcarrano]

Great advice

[@user-tf6wz2om7r]

This is by miles the best tips for today new bowlers .. it is 99% spot on ... Great tips Darren... Love it .. But for Tips 5 , you left the N on Control .. Guess that you were out of 'Cotrol' .... hahahaha... 😂😂

[@JackpotsAfterDark]

Great advice .

[@aaronspringborn34]

Wow excellent video simple be important for me. I am still struggling with being consistent not necessarily winning , but at least not shooting myself in the foot. I tried a bowl straight to like you said, let the ball hook on its own. for some reason I have trouble keeping that technique correct because I always sometimes throw it into the gutter by putting too much rotation or spin on it by accident when I don’t want to I’m trying to shake your hands method I just watched your other video. It works, but sometimes it doesn’t work, but I do make adjustments with my feet and it does help sometimes, it’s interesting with oil patterns. I never read one in person but it’s like trying to read music. You can’t understand it. I just adjust with the lanes to the best I can.

[@johnathangregg9127]

I’m going bowling tomorrow with some friends and I’m excited to see if these tips work

[@marc_sim]

Best one yet

[@endystrike000]

Hi Darren! Thanks for the video, it was really helpful! I just can't understand why videos in YT are so complete and well done, while in the course they're very short and they last from 40 seconds to 1:30 minute... I expected they were more detailed, as a your fan I'm very disappointed by the course HowToBowl... To be honest, if I knew before that on the release I'd have found only few videos of 1 minute or less, I'd not have bought the course. Don't wanna make dissing here, consider it just as an advice to improve the product.

[@jessiemooney2140]

Thank you for these tips Brother

[@jamesbuckner3762]

hey darren, how do you tell when you need to switch your target instead of your foot position?

[@bgoggin88]

For very beginner bowlers, I think strikes and first ball average is more important than spares. If you have finite time to practice, hitting the pocket is a good place to start.

[@scottythompson940]

Cool video talk tech bowling bowling Darren tang

[@bradhere]

I love tip 5. I use it in life. The GG Go Next tip

[@Sblackman07]

Do you keep a soft hand at the bottom of your swing at point of release?

[@StephRenee812]

I was a fast pitch pitcher and I'm struggling on not following thru with my hip. I can't seem to get my leg to go behind me. I dont hook im a straight bowling. I thought because of pitching I'd be able to pick it right up. I have a ball for full fingers and just the tips but I hadn't bowled in awhile so now it's heavy. Soni use the fill finger started lifting weights to help build back up. Lol. Any tips

[@tigertolliver5199]

Brilliantly done. Have a safe 2024 and a successful 2024

[@victorflorie7273]

#6 is the most important, never stop learning.

[@dolfanatic314]

I hate to say I liked when you punched the table. In my mixed league halfway through the season they gave me a picture of a wild man bowling and called me Rambo.

[@vipxxr3795]

I’m currently learning how to keep my hands behind the ball, but it resulted in a bad habit where i curl my whole hand when doing the backswing, because i have the fear of dropping it

[@gamerboyyt3917]

Anyone gonna say on the edit” cotrol of what you can control”

[@samiclex6816]

Good stuff

[@williamgaminggaming6061]

can you do a magic gem ball review

[@nipples727]

Tang paid off the lane attendant To use house shot oil pattern on the lanes so he would make the cut lol. thats cold but very smart bro 😅

[@thetechcaptian]

hey Darren thank you for this video im a 14 year old with a 228 avg and this video really helped thank you very much

[@dougmatteo7359]

Yes 😀

[@jansonshrock2859]

Question: how useful is learning/getting used to hooking the ball before you have access to a ball of your own and have to use the house balls? I started a while ago but then shortly switch to just straight bowling because I was told you have to overemphasize to hook the house balls well and I don't want my muscle memory of a hook shot to be wrong when I finally get my own ball to use

[@ObjectiveEthics]

If you play up the 8-10 boards with proper form the house ball with curve toward the pocket. The house ball doesn't create a lot of angle so you need to keep you ball speed a little slow but you shouldn't need to get to "wristy" or "handsy" with the ball because, as you said, you will develop bad habits and risk injuries.

[@ChrisDavisCDinSV]

Darren, my bowling team College) is coming to Vegas next week (Jan. 26-28). Would you, by chance, be in Vegas (aka Home) and be willing to come talk to them?

[@mr.tuckers2848]

The tips are great here but what ultimately fucks everything up is the takeaway. I understand that momentum going back and then forward will keep your hand behind the ball, you still need to keep your hand cupped the entire way going up, leave it cupped, grab it at the top of your swing and then let gravity bring it back down providing your wrist is still cupped and haven't broken and it's still behind the ball. I noticed on my takeaway, my hand was already on top of the ball and when I came back around to release it, it was high, hand was on top and I was pushing/plopping the ball down at an angle instead of releasing it forward and allowing the ball to roll off fingers closer to the ground. I've added a wrist support which prevents breaking of the wrist and keeps the palm behind the ball and it has helped a little. Even after dropping the right shoulder down to relieve the weight of the ball and give my short arms a chance to reach down further to give me a better chance to roll/release on the floor, my videos showed me that I was still too high on the release and body too upright. Quite many frustrating issues to fix. In my mind though, I know where my hand needs to be and what my fingers need to do upon release but if all the other body mechanics are all screwed up, you'll never get the proper end results.

[@landamme]

Great tips Darren! May I ask what ball you used on 0:20? Thank you!

[@RyderLangin]

I think it is a 900 Global Reality, I have one and it's great

[@bloocas2417]

Jessie, you misspelled the first "control" on tip #5 :D

[@StrangeChickandPuppo]

The "let the ball spin" was a good tip for me, rather than making it. I have been trying to develop my hook after wanting to get back into bowling from a decades-long hiatus (high of 220 then) but having to resort to two-handed because my right hand is no longer strong enough to throw single-handed straight and gets insane strain if I try even just 1-2 straights, but no strain when 2-handed. I can roll it relatively straight two-handed, but it's awkward still. Instead of forcing a hook, I will try in tomorrow's session to just focus on straight patterning =)

[@edb3877]

Good tips for sure. I started bowling when I was 12 years old... 62 years ago. lol Bowl in 2 senior leagues and carry around a 200 average. Not great but not bad for an old guy. Best tip I ever got was confirmed by an old man about 40 years ago. He watched me bowl some practice games and I spoke with him for a couple of minutes after that. He said that I had it right by walking down the lane and rolling the ball instead of running down the lane and throwing the ball. I liked that and have been doing it for a long time now. At 6'2" tall and 225 lbs., I don't need to put a lot extra on the ball. Just roll it and let the ball do the work. Biggest problem I have with bowling is too much hook, not too little hook. I always want to be under the ball and not come around the side or over the top. This maximizes my accuracy and the ball seems to hit harder for better pin action.

[@mkehammond7277]

I was always told to pick up those Spares and the Strikes will come.

[@osnapitzpaul]

Eyyy let’s go

[@joshua81685]

I struggle with the concept of getting your hand behind the ball. I hear it, and watch others, but I still can't grasp it. Every time I think I'm behind the ball, by the time the ball is passing my hips, my hand is on top of the ball and still feels like I'm behind it. My friend that I bowl with just keeps shaking his head saying I'm still throwing from the top.

[@fracturedbynature5408]

I like the Tang tips...

[@TyKluth61]

All nut sock antics aside this video is awsome for beginers or people who have been at it for a bit

[@phouthongphimmarath9425]

Great tips, i am always telling my buddies and teammates. Work on those spares even in practice. What do they do, imma get those strikes and go through 50 balls. lllLol

[@ianhoneycutt3858]

Do you have to bowl in college to have a shot at going pro and doing well?

[@kyleb5169]

No you don't have to bowl in college. Lots of bowlers didn't bowl in college and are successful.

[@kingshabazz1310]

Anthony Simonson dropped out of high school and went straight to the pros.

[@ianhoneycutt3858]

@@kingshabazz1310 Well Simo also had the biggest drive of any pro out there. It was literally so or die for him. He is a once in a lifetime. He had no other option but to be the best.

[@RAM_845]

But what if you fail to hit more pins AFTER your spare shot?

[@andrewrichardson2466]

Never bowled competitively. Didnt start until around 23. So casually bowling best advise i could give is join a nice casual league, trust that your better teammates are giving you sound advice, and just have fun with it. Im not "good" by bowling standards, but breaking 200 consistently is more than enough for me to always be having fun. Then, when you give advice in the future, make sure to frame preference not as absolute.

[@radicalfury710]

nice video

[@Atochabsh]

stay behind the ball......not that easy especially if you are a girl. Our arms are angled differently at the elbow, making it much harder to stay behind the ball. (it's also why many beginner girls throw back up balls).

[@kingshabazz1310]

That's why the wrist devices are still legal for women.

[@Atochabsh]

@@kingshabazz1310 I d on't think thats it. none of the wrist devises I've seen do anything to straighten the elbow.

[@highnotefan]

Your elbow?? WTF. Watch the lady pros

[@caleb.butler]

You can limit yourself or challenge yourself my friend

[@generosociccone6611]

The ego, the ferocious beast that cuts your wings.

[@user-uo4ln8xw5n]

Hey can I please train with you I really want to learn how to bow like you

[@wikedcobra312]

Yay

[@williambrownsjr.7854]

Beginner has one g. 😢😢😢😢😢😢 love you darren

[@DividedFERGY]

Wow, I'm early