A Walking Path For Experienced Right Handed Bowlers

By: bowlingball.com, Originally Posted: 1/2/17; Updated: 12/9/2021

Walk left, throw right. A walking path for experienced right handed bowlers is to walk straight for a step or two and then walk left before the sliding step moves back to the right slightly under the center of the body mass.

Power players who hook the ball a great deal walk left from their starting position on the approach because it clears feet and hips out of the way to realign the swing to an inside-to-out forward path allowing for the amount the bowling ball will hook.

Players who do not hook the ball much can still walk left to create the in-to-out forward swing path for playing inside angles of attack when lane conditions require such an alignment to hit the pocket.

Two handed bowlers who deliver a high rev rate and cover a great deal of boards correspondingly also must walk left to allow enough swing path angle to feed the lane allowing for the sweeping hook motion the two handed release generates.

There are certainly plenty of talented and successful players who walk a pretty straight path to the line and still realign their swing path allowing for a hook delivery. These players learned the straight walk pattern years ago and have bowled extremely well with this walking technique.

If you are a straight path walk player, no need to change. Just make sure you do not allow your forward swing to bump out when trying to “swing” the ball from an inside-to-out angle of attack.

Today’s instructors, however, favor the walk left, throw right walking and swing path technique.

If you are new to the game or switching to a power game, it is wise to work with an experienced instructor to develop a walking path direction to match with your swing and release techniques so you can play the lanes taking full advantage of the oil pattern to control your skid distance and back end ball reaction.

So many talented players exaggerate the amount of boards they need to walk left (opposite for left hand bowlers).

These players force a swing path alignment which may not match best to the angle of attack the oil pattern provides. The result can be an over-reaction and an inconsistent ball motion, particularly on challenging lane conditions.

The walking path direction and swing path direction must work in unison on given lane conditions to get the most out of your sessions on the lanes. Just as important is the tempo both your steps and swing move in order to maintain good timing and repeat good shots. The two keys to successful bowling in competitive situations related to the steps and swing are the direction and tempo both move each time you walk to the line and release your ball.

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