I wish I could get a lesson from Darren.

The mental game and pre-shot routine are two things that are so overlooked at the amateur level. A lot of times when I was younger I would fixate on my physical game so much that I would get frustrated when I couldn't repeat shots. I had a pre-shot routine, but oftentimes I would stop doing it after a mistake. Once I learned to forget that previous shot, it helped take my game to a much higher level. Love the video, Darren. Hopefully we can see more content on the mental game soon!

...you don't rise to the occasion...but, you fall to your level of preparation...✌🙌🤟👍 really awesome line to share with us...thanks!!

Thanks for the heads up on the Gold Coast. Had no idea they put down sport shot Monday nights for practice. Seems like a good deal!

The tip about using less upper body and just guiding the ball is money. I struggle a ton with repeating good shots and I always feel myself trying to force the ball down lane after I make a mistake. I have to constantly remind myself to just let the ball go. Good stuff DTang.

The message about your routine was definitely something I needed to hear! Thank D. Tang, love the channel!

Congratulations Darren! Just heard you and your Senior PBA partner won the PBA doubles regional tournament in San Jose today!! 😄👍

Can you make more videos of you giving lessons? This is a a great tool for people who are having the same problems and for people who want to start coaching. You said a lot of things that would really benefit coaches as far as mental game and just educating them about the fundamentals about the swings and bowling in general. I love your videos keep doing great thing for the bowling community!

The main idea that I'm struggling with is consistency with my shots. My hand slightly changes every shot

Great video! The tips are really good. I have a list of things I keep in mind when I get on the lane, mainly related to my body position from head to toe. There are a lot of moving parts to bowling that people don't realize. My preshot routine is pretty solid, I look forward to the next tips video, but I am really looking forward to an updated Tier List review with all the new releases from the past couple of months (and the new ones releasing next month)

Great video!!! Touching up on multiple topics within 12 and a half minutes. Darren, you are an awesome coach! 💯😁

I also make a conscious effort to make small changes to my pre-shot routine if I'm struggling. That forces my mind to "reset" and puts me in a different mode. I don't know how common that is, but found it works for me.

loved the video. helped a lot. I have the most problem picking the right ball at the right time and looking down the lane

I was following along the whole video and found all the advice consistent with what I teach and then you started talking about the mental game and you quoted the phrase, "You don't rise to the moment, you fall to the level of preparation!" What a profound statement. Thanks for sharing. It really provides a different perspective to practice and preparation for my PBA50 tournaments

Always great to get a breakdown definitely helps seeing some of my own issues

This is a great video.. Gonna try to apply some of this knowledge

I’m a big fan of you DTang from watching usbc and pba on television but now I’m finally a member of Tang dynasty! I love all the content and the whole team/friends and family! I hope to become better and better as I continue to learn from your content

really like this video. it allowed me to visualize on how to improve my game

Thanks Darren!! These are the most helpful/beneficial videos you put out. It’s nice to see coaching tips received line up to what you’re coaching others! Even though we all have our own style, there’s still a right and wrong to the fundamentals.

Yea.... shouldn't have a problem hooking the ball as a 2 hander, but I do. Usually it's just urethane toward the right. Using reactive inside is super over/ under even with changing hand positions/speed/balls.

3:15 This right here is what helped me be more accurate and consistent. I always used to keep my arm bent in quite a bit on the start of my backswing. It just flows better getting it out in front a bit more.

like the coaching sessions. would love to see more of these

Good job Darren

Good video, and congrats to you and Steve on your doubles win.

great stuff because you really divulged into the part of the game where I think even the best bowlers on earth lose championships ..tightening up not losing the healthy routine after a bad shot etc..good stuff fellas!

Need more of these Darren. Pretty cool to see you give your knowledge. To someone that’s trying to be a better bowler. Much respect 🫡

Thanks for your tips. I just need to work on my arm to keep straight from swing to left or right

My pre shot routine is wiping my ball every time, my issue is most likely my release. I either over do it or under do it, another issue is putting muscle into my back swing instead of letting gravity do it

From what I'm seeing I would take them tips Darren is telling the guy and I would shift to the right maybe a board board in a half and see what happens then

Mostly my issue with me is, I want to learn to read the lanes and help control of the ball.

i want to do high backswing but my armswing is never straight and i can barely bend my wrist to hook the ball i can easily throw it straight for spares

Get video!!! Love this inspired instruction

Thanks again For a good video, Darren. If I’m ever in Vegas on Monday, I shall stop in to Gold Coast for the sport shot practice session. Thanks.

I wish I could just have the opportunity to meet Darren tang and have a friendly competition.

Awesome suggestions!!!

Man Darren is just the ultimate goat and there’s nothing to it.

very informative video

Definitely more videos like this

Great video!!!

Just got a new ball with a different cover stock. Does moving left make you aim less or do you stick with your original aim point??

You talk about how at theres never a bad ball, just a ball thats not ideal for the current condition. Can you make a video on what you can do with your hand, if you think you dont have the right ball for the condition you're on, but you dont have access to another ball.

Never thought about shot prepration. Yhat is a good tip

Alex is pitching forward throughout the approach, being most forward at the deliver. I would recommend setting the spine angle in all of its parameters (forward tilt, lateral tilt, and rotation) at the setup, and not changing it at all through the approach and delivery. I also think his particular style of tuck is inconsistent, and he would likely benefit from working on a swing that's straight back and straight forward. He appears to me to do the tuck with muscle, and everything might improve with more of a Verity Crawley swing plane. Practicing a figure 8 using only his hand position might get him accustomed to a straight swing, as well as getting the palm forward/inside the ball at the release point. Also, he's hitting at the release, and I'd like to see him try a zero acceleration swing through the release, as a practice technique.

Hey Darren. I'm sure you already know, but you are only 10K subs away from Brad and Kyle. You House guys are great with the content, Mikey and Packy's channels are also good, but they have some catching up to do.

I need help approach the 10th frame I'll have a clean game going then I get to the 10th and it's like I forget how to bowl ill throw a bad shot then follow it up by a bad spare shot

This is literally what I am working on right now

great video

This is great Darren! Can you help an unathletic senior? Looking forward to seeing in SoCal soon.

consistency nice!!!

What is the red stuff stuck your arm, and what is it supposed to do for you?

When DTang said pre-shot routine helps, I remembered MTang always blows the thumb hole 😂

If a bowler is having hip issues, what are some stretching techniques as a bowler you would use?

this helped me out

So my question is if my swing is suppose to be a natural pendulum, how do I get the ball back further/higher without muscling it?

Me and my pro shop operator were talking about bowlers are some of the most routine people in the world. I count. Blow my hands off for a 5 count, wipe my ball 5 for a 5 count, blow my hands for another count of 5. Ill bowl on extremely dry lanes and be wiping my ball off every time like this or the blowers wont be working and im still "drying my hands" and people will be commenting about how pointless it all is. Im like its my routine. It may seem pointless to you but to me its imperative.

"Why would anyone choose a lesson over a ball?" Are the same people that would buy a ball and have to come back to this video because the new ball didn't improve their score

Thanks

I wish I lived in Vegas...I loved it there. Also, only $20 to practice on sport shots for 4 hours?! You can't beat that.

My current coach never really works on mental side with us. Ya my school had a coach for jt but she doesn't enforce it. And if we are to hype or too angry or down she doesn't help. It wasn't till she had to miss finals and our old coach came back that I stopped caring about what happened after it left my hand. I can't change what happened. But I can change what I do on the next shot. I'm much more level headed when I bowl cuz of him. Along with a personal coach of mine who helped me be able to see what the pins showed me I'm a much better bowler both on thr lane and behind the foul line because of Jeff and Andy

What if you’re a no thumb bowler, what are some tips for a free swing ?

I am 2 handed, and i am struggling to bowl straight for my spares, causing me always to miss my 10th pin. Can you pls give some tips for 2 handers to bowl straight for spares

Darren do you do appearances? I know there would be a fee but I'm willing to listen

Hey Darren, were you at 4th street bowling alley eating at the cafe? I could have sworn I had seen you grubbing with some guys😂

you should do a stream and have fans send in a vid or 2 of there shot for you to review and staff lol

He's starting with his shoulders square to the foul line. If he opens his shoulders and points them more to the right it will allow his backswing to stay online easier.

I’m a 2-hander and I’m trying to get better with accuracy.

I just can't stay away from my thumb hole. I'm finally not rolling over it, but I'm snug up against it. Then my track is about 2 in from my other holes. Frustrating me, and I can't seem to fix it, no matter what I try

How do I get a video lesson?

3:15 do not do this, this will kill your elbow.

DARREN 😩

Seems to me that he has very little push out/off from his body. Could a bigger push make his swing easier??? Get the weight out further makes the swing a little easier?

... And still he _refuses_ to use the push-away. He's muscling the hell out of that ball, even on the back swing. I would think that leads to quick fatigue.

BIG FAN BTW. you should get a kid to do a pro vs amateur

Advice for a straight bowler?? Pin up pin down?? Ball suggestion’s ??

9:28 that’s me

Cool video talk tech bowling bowling ball Darren tang

Need to have that pendulum swing and finish at the bottom. His back swing is also too high for any kind of consistency

Alex just shot a 300 during the last week of summer league.

I need lessons

How about that backswing?

Alex's timing seems to be off. His feet reach the foul line before his ball does, so he looks to be pushing down on the ball at the bottom of the swing to catch up, which may be contributing to his swing inconsistency. He's a tall dude, maybe he should start further back to match his feet up with his swing.

Hi darren

Even though i absolutelyyyyyyyyyy know that Darren Tang would destroy me in bowling because i have only ever bowled in tournaments and stuff just here and there and im no pba bowler either but id still give $1000 even to bowl 6 games with him

He needs more push away at the start of his swing

Also, if he's grabbing it at the bottom, needs to go to an oval thumb so he gets out of the ball cleaner.

Alex is Kawhi Leonard if he bowled

I like the vid, but Darren uses too many phrases/terms not known to me. For example, "bowling down and in," "versatility," "playing straighter," and "out to in" (from what???).

Lanes 3/4 are arguably the worst pair in the house

Figure eight backswing?

I'm terrible at consistency, I been getting big scores 250 plus but when I think about it I go down in performance almost like I gotta feel it. If I dont feel it I will never get it going. I told my buddy last time I feel excited then I get embarrassed and then angry and more embarrassed it hits different when people see me bowl 250+ then 150 and they say it's sandbagging but they don't know how many things didn't click for me and how quickly I wanna dissappear and never bowl again. BUT I STILL DO, I have potential just gotta fixed the mental aspects.

hey

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I always wondered why all the Pro-bowlers do weird & dumb things with there feet & Kyle Troupe always trying to find the holes in his ball

When I need to go straighter, I do my set up then move forward about 4 inches. What this does for me is slows down my feet, shortens back swing and along with a soft hand position, I get more speed down lane. My roll is more end over end and the ball doesn't slow down as much as when I'm hitting on it. Didn't make sense to me either, but that's what happens.

Man that back swing is broken. Why is he drifting to the left with his back swing. That's what is really killing his accuracy. Swing should be on the same plane. Like Golf the left arm has to keep the same position throughout the swing until the follow through. You can tell when someone has a swing or is throwing it. This gentleman is throwing the bowling ball. Not rolling it off a swing. 😎