Thank you so much for this video Packy. I really appreciate the tips on how to play the lanes, adjust, and be more versatile.

I've became a left hand bowler 2 years ago today. I've watched a "gazillion" videos, tips, and suggestions on KZfaq and other mediums. This video gave me more information (info I've sorely been lacking) than all the others combined. I'd bowl so well with the guys, making small bets and winning pots, etc...185/190 average. Then, I would get in league, on different oil and bowl 160/170 and feel so frustrated. NO ONE told me where to start, what balls to bring or how weak or strong they should be. I sincerely appreciate this video and your help. Thank you.

You should do a challenge to see who can get the most splits in one game just a thought

Excellent video Packy. I saved it to listen to again. Thanks for sharing these tips.

I love that you did this video. I'm an intermediate 200+ average bowler and this even reminded me of a few things. One, use to always start right and every tournament to get a read on the lanes. On house shot especially, it's easy to fall into, "this worked so good last time, why's it suck?!" Even if I'm on the same lane, in the same house, on the same pattern it will be different. The weather is different, oil could have been put down sooner, my bowling ball surface is not exactly the same ECT. So yeah thanks for reminding me not to be dumb and get a read on every lane, everytime. One thing I'd add is not having enough options is an issue but so is having too many. Especially having too many bowling balls!!! I have 20+ bowling balls... Doesn't mean I should bring all of them to a house shot tournament. I've definitely rolled in with 9 balls to houseshot tournaments.🤦 Never ended well. If I can't score with 5 good options... It's not the balls. Also, don't try to work on everything at once. I fell into a HARD slump for 6 months. Changed my fit, was working on timing, approach, hand position, lane play... Literally everything at once. Shot my first 300/800 then got into sport shot and realized I had a lot to work on. Tried to fix it all at once. Went to KC open with Luke/Angel Rosdahl and kniffen and 💩 the bed so bad. Had eleventy things going through my head all at one time... Don't recommend. This was way to long but maybe someone will realize their being dumb faster than I did. Good day✌️

loved these instructional videos will help me alot... ive always had hard time knowing when to move and ball change thanks alot do more

Very good tips! I'm going into a tournament this coming weekend, and although being a little nervous, I believe I have a little versatility built up for the (not house pattern) shots that I'm going to be up against. I don't want to experiment too much over the course of the tournament, but it was great to see your video... I feel motivated to be my best!

Great tips Packy! Thank you for sharing!

Great video Packy, thanks for sharing your insights, great advice, especially the hand position. 👍

Thanks Packy! Such great advice. The House is The only channel with a lefty bowler perspective, for which I am incredibly grateful 🙏

Thanks for the tips. I bowled a couple games last weekend I always try going straighter with a solid ball first moving left as I go. It just wasn't there so I tossed that one back in the bag. Grabbed my asym pearl from where I left off with the solid for a few shots. That one was still picking up too early. So went to my sym pearl which gave me the length I needed to get to the pocket. After a 130ish 1st game with all that screwing around shot a 200 second game once I found the right look.

Very good information, thank you very much Packy

OK, thanks very much for the tip. I am always used to bowling to the far left because I am a left-hander and I move over a little bit to the third spot. If I cannot hit the pocket properly and definitely spares I work on.

Thanks Packy very informative

Absolutely need more of this!!

I love this channel! Been binge watching since I found it. I got back into bowling after a long time away on New Year's Eve and have been trying to do it weekly since. Even cracked 200 a few times. Thanks for this channel and all the tips and advice you offer on it. I feel that it has helped me improve in such a short time!

Thank you for the great video.

A Frankie sighting in the Vlog next Lane over!! The PBA IceMan!! Frankie is 💰 Money!!

Great video!! I just bought my second ball. I have always bowled with two fingers only, but with one hand. I have now started playing around with the two handed method. My scores have started to go up very fast. I was a 145 to 155 bowler, now with the two handed method my scores have improved close to a 200 avg. And today I bowled just one full game with my new ball and hit a 245. Love your videos! Keep up the good work. Love all the tips you give. I am still very new to bowling, have always loved the game of golf. But as I get older bowling is really catching my interest. Thanks Red

Good video. Best moment was near the end when Packy stops the video. Watch the video on the screen behind Packy. Excellent timing!

Thanks Packy. Good tips.

I been bowling for 40 year´s already, and let me tell you, this is wonderfull. tnks.

I use the tips you mentioned already and it was a shocker just how much my hand position made a difference, I'm at the point in league I can use my vemon shock playing 12 at the arrows to start then by the end I'm at 22 at the arrows 🤘

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Packy this was a great video and my favorite video you have done. This video had really great tips and advice and it wasn't to complicated for someone like me who is not a professional bowler. Really awesome video

You got my follow when you said hit your spares and then missed it lmao the reaction was everything

good explanation

I have not bowled in 16 years. I have to start back at the basics. This helps. I'm a fellow lefty.

Good advice 🎳🎳👍

It was a great experience meeting you at seneca bowl on Tuesday.

Currently I bowl at two different centers with two different lane surfaces. One has Brunswick and the other has AMF lane panels. I am currently averaging 205 and the Brunswick center and 204 at the AMF center.

Thanks for the tips, I wondered if there was a process for setting up. By the way, congratulations on your first pro win.

Now these are the tips I can use

Very good advise you give here Packy. In tournaments when shooting on a specific animal pattern, it is so different than your house league shot that you will be lost if you are not doing this. I would imagine most PBA bowlers are pretty quick to recognize the patterns in a few practice shots, or are you ever made aware what pattern is being laid down that day? Would love to also see a video on the signals of when to make an equipment or "big move". So many times it is a tough decision after starting out with 250 or better to do either of these things. Great video though Packy.

Good stuff!

I definitely need to work on my versatility. I only bowl 3-game league on house shot right now, but I'm a speed-dominant lefty so I can typically use my C300 Savage all three games at the 5ish board. Most I might have to move is to the 10 board, or ball down to Phaze4 (pin down). Trying to slow my speed down to get the Nova to work for me, but it's tough unless the conditions are just right.

You just called.out my Biggest issue lack of Versatility. From Practice on I'm up against the ball return, and I'm only comfortable rolling 17 to 10 or 20 to 13. Everytime I try and firm up and roll up the back of the ball I just can't and it just Rips left. Mean while 90% of league is rolling up 5 to 10 drives me insane.

Love it. Can u do more informational vids like this

This is gonna help me so much on league night you have no idea.

For a strong asymmetric can you add some surface to help it shape more if its just not snapping back how it should

Great video! Does "Frankie" live here these days? He seems to be in most of your videos.? lol What's a good type of ball if the midlane seems to be dry?

One of the best videos anyone has put out. Since you talked about changing ball speeds and/or hand positions; you and Kris should do a video together. Give an actual visual of of the different hand positions you each use and how you both change ball speeds. That way you have one handers and two handers covered in one video.

gracias!

If the Ball is Going long on you Move up on the approach to shorten your distance to the Foul line!! If Your Ball is going short then backup on the approach to give the ball more length. And when your at the PBA level like these guys you move up and back and adjust Ball speed!! These PBA professionals are dynamite and Tom Clark's $$$ is Garunteed It's great to be Tom Clark he gets a check no matter where the PBA Tour stops!!

I can either throw my regular hook shot or flatten my hand and go straight. I'm having a hard time trying to throw in between flat and max hook. Any practice tips on how I can improve ?

My method is to stand right in the middle and see how it goes. If it's hooking too much maybe move left or switch. If it's close and hitting light I'll move a little right and back. Then it seems to always find the spot on any shot

Hey packy i wanna ask about timing tape tho, is it even give timing effect when using it as a 2 handed ?

Leagues aren't going at all right now I took a few years off but I told my son if he could make high school regionals, he's a freshman, I'd start again next year. Well after a 3 year break it's back to 2 handed bowling.... at 43 years old

I picked up a Black Venom a couple weeks ago. I think because it's new it's snappy down the lane, throw it further left than I do my Venom Shock. Once it soaks up some oil I think I'll be able to throw it closer to the middle. Been throwing it non stop and averaging between 192-196. I've tried to adjust my hand to throw it different ways but I've been bowling a certain way since I was a teenager. It just messes me up big time. So instead I move my feet and where I throw the ball based on how it's behaving. If I need something that hooks harder I go to my Hy-Road or Widow Ghost. If I need less I'll do my Venom Shock or my Pitch Black if I need even less than that. Waiting for the summer sport shot league to see if I can do better than I did last year.

i will keep this in mind for i have sport league in an hour

I seem to have a really hard time getting the hang of throwing a flatter handed shot. I currently only have 2 balls so not much versatility so in the later games of league and tournaments I have a hard time not going Brooklyn no matter how far I move left. But average has been going up slowly and I won my first ever tournament a couple weeks back😂

Cool tech bowling the house bowling packy

What do you do about your practicing on sport patterns but the lanes don’t break down as heavy to practice different zones? My club gets 4 people per pair and multiple times the lane doesn’t break down to allow me to try a different area, leaving me in maybe one or two zones

so what is it lol? I feel like the cat from Red Dwarf. I watched a vid on what you said, so thank you for your suggestion. It's like omg, l would feel terrible doing that, not to mention the stares, glares, and knife sharpening! And that's just my team... Will have to watch more vids on technique lol...

Thank you for putting a recap on there for what to do. It really helps to not only hear it but to also see it at the end!

Hey packy I was wondering if I set a day if you could come out to Northbrook to help me with my bowling skills for high school bowling

Keep these tips coming Pac-Man

Packy should KNOW that last video text statement BETTER THEN ANYONE!!! with that 186 Shwan Rash 2021 & that 205 with Belmoe, Belmo 2022 a 261 wow.

We do strike more. I agree.

I’m trying to keep my hand a little bit more rolling the ball but having a struggle keeping it so straight what should I try to do

My team in league won the first half of the season, we are in first place in the second half, bowled the second place team last night and took 50 of 60 points. I didn't bowl well last night, but the others did, so it worked out good.

"Why? Because lefties strike more."........I wonder why 🤣🤣🤣🤣.....awesome video, thanks for the info.

I need more of an arsenal. My strike ball is a Proton Physix and I've been told that's a very strong ball. I love how much it hooks but I regularly find myself "running out of room" quickly. I often find myself lofting the gutter by the second game. It would never occur to me to actually move right and try not to add as much rotation to the ball. You've given me some things to try!

Great video at the perfect time. I’m bowling community college nationals this weekend and that last tip is exactly what I needed to hear and see

During house league, do you know if most alleys will left you know what oil pattern is out If asked?

Awesome topic and video! Just bowled a 16 game sweeper this weekend with a four ball limit. I saw all three mistakes from peeps around me, as well as another - having too much surface to start. We had two patterns, short and long, and I saw 500 grit going down on the long, which had very low volume. They didn't have a fun day 😉

Great stuff in a nutshell but it does take serious time to develop and basically you need to go out and compete to see the environment change and get used to reading ball motion. Great info though.

This is really one of the most useful, informative videos. One request can you have a video where you use a polished strong solid asymmetrical vs it's asymmetrical counterpart and vice versa sanded asymmetrical pearl vs asymmetrical solid

Glad to see that Packy makes the same adjustments/moves I would make😎

can you pleasee play with the tenacity ball? not the grit one. pleaseee

Just bowled a sport shot tourney where anything right of around the 10 board was not coming back. Even the super high rev 2 handers couldn't get it to come back. I tried to play just on the edge to start with my benchmark but if you missed even a little you were F'd. So I changed balls and moved out and started playing the middle part of the lane and was doing well. Game 3 they started over hooking. So I moved back in with a ball that is smoother and less hook...... That was a terrible idea. I just couldn't make it work. Game 4 I started playing back out and moved like 7 boards from where I was before and started smashing it again. I wish I would have just kept moving out instead of trying what I did in that 3rd game.

Holy cow Packy! The best video I’ve seen in a very long time explaining lane play. How to make the adjustments with hand and speed, moving zones etc. Fantastic! I’m sharing with all my athletes as I see week after week league bowlers standing in the same place, trying the same line and getting the same bad results. Only piece missing was surface adjustments. Personally, I’d rather see league bowlers try different angles than start messing with sanding equipment. Thoughts… Again, great video!

great tips Packy! as a newer league bowler with a weak ball (hustle USA) you demonstrated exactly what was happening with my game (going way too far down lane and missing light) i recently picked up a Zen Soul, going to utilize your tips at league this week!

what is that grey ball? melee jab?

5:48 Yeah that was about five whole boards away from the gutter...at least. But good point anyway I guess.

Knowledge bombs

What about factoring in bad racks ?

It's a blessing and a curse to be further left (right handed) than anyone else. It transitions differently but you have less room to keep moving.

hey PacMan. it's official, Tiffany and I are moving to Wichita. I know all about northrock. would you recommend Justin for getting me back in tournament mode. both the junior circuit (you guys) or senior pba50. let me know, Steve

I wish I had more balls. Just got my Storm Pitch Black today... So I have 5 balls in total. Rhino Storm Hy Road Storm Torrent (my favorite) Storm Pitch Black T-Zone

How many days a week do you bowl? What’s your routine?

Oh the good old days, one ball only, after 20 years did add a spare ball. Could be why I couldnt average over 180

I had regionals for school. I went in with confidence knew how the lanes played. First three games of my 6 game block were horrible I couldn’t get any breaks I was playing the line that worked the day before tried a different ball didn’t work. Back half of block was way better shit 205 198 190 which for my division would have gotten me to states but not enough games after a bad start

Ive got an interesting strategy while bowling. I switch styles between one and two hands. Ive also been practicing hook control this week. I have so many options on how to bowl it can be overwhelming

This is priceless info!! Now I know what I'm going to practice tomorrow and in league tonight. Thank you.

Hey Packy it’s gonna be my birthday soon and my dad said I could get a new ball. I was wondering if you had any suggestions on the matter. I’m a two handed bowler and i already have a 🟣 urethane hammer, a vintage phantom, a tropical breeze, and a plastic spare ball.

Funny, I was just talking with someone that I leave a lot of splits even when bowling well. These tips will be helpful. Thanks Packy

Right place between 17 and 23. Ball speed 12 to 15 mph one handed no hook, and 17 to 20 mph two handed high spin hook. And don't change between house oil and sport condition the same day. (Now everybody knows how to play like pros.) Be careful, champions, many amateurs will win open tournaments with this old trick. Thanks.

What center are you at in this video? I know it's not Northrock.

That looked like Sarah Klassen in the purple pants.

Look at Frankie over there just doing Frankie things

"probably"... "Probably" 😂

Tournament over the weekend got lined up with the Bigfoot, then realized there was no miss room right as I slid past the break point. GB4 was starting its break about 12-18 inches before the down lane marker causing it to come in high. BW Ghost wouldn’t make the turn. Game 3 killed me with stone 8s and two splits. Missed opportunities…

17 yo youth bowler here. League for me ended this past saturday. Good thing happened then though. Shot my first 700. 735. 202 267 265. One of my friends also shot his first 700 then too. 724 I do believe.

I am not a lefty, but is there a reason you use so much axis rotation and tilt? Is it the lack of the groove, really make you need to create more angle yourself? As a right handed bowler I have worked so hard to be around 10-15 degrees axis rotation and keeping the ball forward to create control and a more predictable motion.

Try your best to make a strike, but try even harder to make those spares. Opens kill momentum

That's Def Sarah Klassen bowling on the other land ain't?

Sometimes I think I should avoid everything I do on some shots.

Hey Packy, I wanna 1v1 you in bowling my guy, when you wanna do it

My ball reaction sucks on sport shots from every zone with every ball I have. The ball just never wants to pick up early enough no matter what surfaces I use. It's really frustrating.