2 Simple Steps To Bowl Your FIRST 200 Game! | Bowling Tips
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Shot 200 the other day doing similsr tips. Had 3 open frames, but i still consider it an accomplishment.
It only gets better just keep it up 💪
It’s really hard to throw a clean game when you’re not bowling constantly for a long time. Keep it up and you’ll throw a clean game and blow you PRs out of the water!
Well done! Keep at it!
Nah only start bowling for real like 3 months ago bowled my first 200. 210 with 5 strikes in a row
I bowled a 228 tonight with 2 open frames. Having an 8-bagger _might_ have helped!
Brad and Kyle are very good educators but you have to be my favorite on UA-cam by a mile. Teaching seems to come naturally to you. Or at least your teaching method and way of explaining things comes naturally to me. I learn so much every time you make a video like this. Thank you Darren. Much love.
I like that when you said "so maybe I start getting excited and start thinking too much" you threw your next shot about a mile or two faster because that's what a lot of players do in that situation.
That exact thing is what Keeps Marshal Kent and Sean Rash from winning more on the PBA tour. Both are extremely talented players and capable of throwing very high scores at any time. But time and again I've seen these 2 bowlers get too excited at a critical time and throw the ball too fast, ending up with a 2-8-10 or something that leads to them losing. I contrast this with Chris Prather and Frankie LaVoie, who seem to always be able to keep their cool and not try to do too much when things get tight. I think this ability to stay focused and not get over-excited is what we average bowlers should also try to do at all times.
He dropped this at the best time I got tryouts tonight for my high school. Thanks Mr. Tang (Edit: Bowled a 147 first game, game 2 bowled a 110, and game 3 bowled a 157 so hopefully its enough
goodluck buddy
Update?
😂😂@@chase_thegreat
I was scrolling through your page last night and I decided to click on this video and the next morning (today) I bowled a 203 and broke my first 200+ game. This video helped so much thank you! Love these videos
Update, 2 days later after hitting 203 I hit 245!
Congrats!!
Thank you for this! My 12yo is chasing his first 200 and gets distraught when pocket shots don’t carry. We just watched this together and it perfectly reinforced what I’ve been telling him: Don’t worry about stringing strikes. Just keep hitting the pocket and make your spares!
Try to also get him in the mindset every frame is a new game. The last frame is in the past and it isn't something you can change, but the next frame you can change what happens since it hasn't happened yet.
Did he get it yet?
@@davidkuest6224Yep! Near the end of last season he finally shot a 201. We both got a little emotional. lol
Can’t wait to get back out there this Fall!
I threw my PR game a couple months back and it was a 198 game 😭. I was so shattered because I threw like 4-5 strikes in a row and only left like 2 frames open. It felt great, but I don’t consider that 200 unless I see those numbers or more. So close yet so far.
I needed this video in my feed, thank you!! Went from an insane 216 avg/3games night to a rough 153 avg the next week and was reminded how quickly this game can HUMBLE you
This might be the best mental game video I’ve ever seen anybody post/talk about. My game sky rocketed last year when I got better at controlling myself mentally and staying more in the moment and not looking a head to much. And when things went wrong or weren’t great I stayed within my self. This video replicated that perfect. Great video Darren hope it helps a lot of others too
This is a topic that isn't talked about enough thank you! Before I started averaging high. Beginners would shoot 200 once and ask, why can't I do that again. The only difference was spares vs open frames.
Just last week when I bowled I remember being mad the whole game, Wrap 10, Flat 7, miss by an arrow but caught a break. At the end I had 206 cause I left makable spares and made them. I had such a negative attitude toward that game but turned out awesome. If I break 200 im a very happy man. Great advice. Hit the pocket. Hopefully leave makable spares, and make them. That's all it takes. Those crazy splits are where we lose a lot of count.
I threw a 5 bagger and 7 strikes all game but i missed all my spares and bowled a 166... SPARES ARE IMPORTANT
I bowled a 203 in league last night .. not first time .. best was 243 late last year. Not too bad for a 60yr old guy only bowling for a little over a year .. 🙂
.. I have to partly thank Darren! .. I have learned a TON from Darren. All I have learned about bowling has been through UA-cam videos. I am the quintessential UA-cam trained bowler 🙂
I bowled my first 204 last weekend 243 is fantastic
@@tavonrice1935 - that's awesome!!! .. 200+ games are fun! ... Last Friday I somehow miraculously scored a 265 during league and a 268 bowling with friends afterward. I have no clue how I did it. 🤣🤣
@@squidly2112 seems to happen when flow state is achieved I honestly didn't expect mine either none the less your scores are amazing
@@tavonrice1935 - HA! .. just lucky at times, I think. I am very inconsistent. I can roll a 150's one game and a 220's the next just to follow up with a 140's .. ugh. Getting a bit better with consistency, but that is the key of the Pro's . they are consistent.
I’ll have to keep this in mind every time I do league.
I always overthink everything on league night.
Been dealing with a lot of wet-dry on the lanes at my league lately and have been struggling to hit 200. Hoping I can use some of these to help get back to bowling more consistently!
I was averaging about 50 points a game and then as soon as I watched this video my next game was a 213
Thanks Darren always keep the bowling tips nice n understandable 😎
Shot my first 217 using the hook in league last week. Had the alternating strike spare combos until the six frame, then I hit a turkey and finished with a strike. I now have my new gameplan
I'm going with something I've heard for ages: "strikes make the show, but spares make the dough." That's 100% true not just for leagues, but sports shots as well.
You won't always strike, but you need to leave makeable spares by keeping those splits off your card. 1-2 opens in a game doesn't sound like a lot. Over the course of a league night (assuming 3 games) that's 20 pins per game assuming you give up 10 pins on every open frame. That can be the difference between a 600 series and a 540-550.
Awesome intro! Closing on Brad and Kyle’s subscriber count! Rising boat lifts all tides!
I average 128.
Utilized these tips and just hit a 151!
Thank you .
Shot 190 the other day! Not quite 200 but getting there. Thanks for your help Darren, love your content!
I would love a video on your single pin spare shooting. Where you line up for a 10 pin and then your adjustments for a 6/10 or just a 6. Same with a 4,7 and the 4/7, etc… you’re kind of a wizard on single pin spares
This can also apply to maintaining a 200 average. I watched this video and the next day applied it. It just reinforces my technique. I had a 653 set in league. Normal average 190. I took my time, established where I was standing etc. and was consistent.
The smooth quiet throw is great.
Watched this and the next league night I scored my 200+ game and I did it twice! With a low hook beginner ball nonetheless. I got a new high performance ball with much more flare potential now and my new challenge is getting more consistent. Really appreciate the content and tips! It’s helped me a ton.
I’m 15 and started bowling on sundays 3 weeks ago and I shot 200 I was really proud
I'm a 190 average and I have been looking at my games all wrong. I've been thinking "I need to get 5 or 6 strikes this game" and it doesn't matter where. Honestly, this feels like a way better way to look at it. Just try and get a double. Don't miss a spare, nail them all. Keep hitting the pocket, because it matters little how many times you need to spare. Once you have your double, you're set, just spare it home. It's a far more healthy way to look at the game, it's way more targeted and focused on the individual shot than trying to plan my whole game out and tick off all the strikes I need. I reckon I could push my average up above 200 with this mentality, thank you!
Darren please help me. Haha. I’m still new to bowling and I know how to hook the ball pretty well but I can’t pick up 8, 9, 10 pins on spares. I’m a two finger bowler and I always end up putting some hook on the ball and it misses those 3 pins.
Sometimes problems in spare to aim pin 7 and 10..
Bowled my first 200 today (220) after watching this video yesterday. Coincidence? I think not. I started with 6 straight strikes so i figured i was in good shape 😂 Thanks Darren
187 has been my highest started the game with 5 straight strikes then fell off. I don’t think I spared after that. Made me hungry though. I don’t think I’ve broke 180 since. Been stuck at 150. I need to learn how to find and stay in the pocket. And I curve too much on single pins. Need to get a better straight ball.
Task at hand is really the best advice. Don’t think about your score, the opponents score, average, previous shot. Just task at hand.
Oh how I need these tips/tutorials
This helped me so much, I got my first 209 in league today, I had 4 strikes in a row from the 5th to the 9th frame and I only had 1 open frame. Thanks Darrren!
How to shoot 200:
Nobody:
Darren: Just don’t miss
Did a bunch of practice to work on manipulating my hand position to control the pocket. Ended up shooting my first 600 series in league last night. Felt amazing. My mantra is now all about controlling the pocket and leaving myself makeable spares.
DARREN THANK YOU SO MUCH! I only picked up bowling at the start of this year after watching you and a couple of other UA-camrs for the last couple months and have completely fallen in love! I just bowled my first ever 200+ (254!!!) right after watching this video! My PB before this morning was 176 and my average currently is only about a 130 so I am absolutely gassed! I stayed composed and just focused on my delivery every shot instead of getting hyped after the strikes started piling on. Thank you for what you do for this community and for making me a part of the bowling family too 💞❤️
Before two days ago I had only shot one 200 game, and it was over 10 years ago while randomly bowling with a friend while we waited for a flight. But I've been watching a ton of videos from Darren + others over the week or two and just threw a 243 after completely changing my throw (from the "suitcase" I learned as a kid, to a no thumb + 1 handed throw). I actually felt like I deserved this one because, after spending the previous games trying to find the "right throw" for the lanes, I finally felt like I found it at the end of game 3 after punching out frame 10. I asked everyone to stick around for one more, and lo and behold, I threw 8 strikes in game 4 by just consistently throwing that same ball every time.
It was super gratifying because I averaged 140 the rest of the games we played and was starting to feel like I was coming across as a know-it-all because I was babbling about everything I learned on UA-cam the whole time while not actually scoring any better than I usually do. But after popping off game 4, we're now all making plans to buy our first bowling balls this week and join a league asap. Couldn't have done it without Darren's help
Coach Darren doing his thing, W coach
Start consistently bowling 1/3 above 200 but had to switch the two handed for a hand injury. Easier to get strikes now but my speed is low and spare pickups are the toughest transition so far for me. Looking forward to getting back. These are great reminders to go through.
Need help shooting my 100+ 300 game and first 900
Can honestly say your videos helped me after my first one getting the second just wasn’t coming for me but the mental game is everything.
Just threw my first 200 last night, a 225! My previous high was 169 and I beat that three games in a row with a phaze 2. Your content got me started. Thanks Darren!
Cool video talk tech bowling bowling Darren tang
And I just broke the 200 barrier 2 weeks ago...just from bit of info picked up here and there from several sources. And HERE they all are in ONE place from one trusted source. TY for confirming a lot of what I have been hearing and thinking.
What has helped me most is just staying calm and controlling my anger when I have a bad shot, Being calm allows me to slow down and be smooth which gives me more control and better accuracy instead of bowling out of anger which throws me all out of wack and I start rushing and trying to throw the ball as hard as I can which doesn't help in the slightest
is there a release slow-mo for darren's spare shot? need to learn that straight shot 😊
Same here...think I can do it already..but want to be sure.
Flat wrist, hand on the top of the ball
Thank you for this video. Been struggling of late with splits. It frustrates and I lose my composure which then creates negative self talk which leads to sub par scores. Working on this as we speak. This video was a great reminder to stay calm and keep moving forward. Thanks Darren!
Your bowling videos are the best! Last night I binged bowling videos on UA-cam. Tried to give other channels a try and kept comparing them to your channel.
I got my first 200 a few weeks ago. A 220 game.
I left an open on frames 1 and 10, no third shot, but got strikes from frames 2-4, 6-9 and spared on the 5th frame. Best game so far.
Awesome be nice to see a video of just spare shooting where to stand “generally” type of thing trying to get my daughter to understand and kids learn better from not the parents
The thing that irritates me is when I get pocket 7-10s or get nine on a really good shot. Yet people on the other team just have to so much as touch the head pin and they get strikes. Really pisses me off.
Try playing against a guy who puts every 3rd ball in the gutter then doubles, while you are struggling to get your ball into the pocket correctly.
Was on this lane last week & inching closer to 200 so thanks for this video! Just trying not to lose focus with spares 🤞🏽
Absolutely needed this video. Been on the struggle bus this year already. And all of this hits home great video!!
This was an amazing video!
Thanks Darren!
A key for shooting single pin spares with house patterns if you’re still hooking at them, is you move 3 boards opposite for every pin left or right of the head pin.
For example: 7 pin, move 9 right, same line as strike shot
4 pin, 6 right same line as strike shot
Same for right side pins
3 pin 3 left
6 pin 6 left
10 pin do what works for you
Yup, when I started bowling in the early 90's the 3/6/9 rule was what I was taught to hook at spares.
Not me. Idk. I can stand at the same 2 spots to pick everything up if I hook at it
Some sober dude watchin this after rolling a 13lb ball straight at the pins at 20mph and gettin 204 in front of the homies drunk af last night
Ya...it can happen...but it will not be consistant. Nor likely to even get close of tougher patterns or actual competition. THIS is the good stuff for those that desire to really improve and STAY that way...
Great video. Really helpful and concise
I'm hitting a plateau in my game. I'm consistently averaging around 145-160 range now because strikes are fairly rare (1-2 per game) and I have about 2 open frames and then remaining are spares.
When I’m forced to move left even after ball changes I really start to struggle at opening my angles correctly. I really need to get better at understanding how to move left and open my angle 😢
A coach once said just throw it to the 10 pin… but that hasn’t worked for me lol
"Just throw it at the 10 pin" is meaningless advice... actually, I don't think it even qualifies as advice, lol. A 3-point targeting system is the best way to increase your accuracy. Your first target is your laydown point (usually somewhere between the foul line and the dots, wherever you find comfortable), a target at the arrows, and lastly the breakpoint down lane. Draw a line straight through the 3 points all the way back to your starting point on the approach... this is your target line. Any or all of those points will move over the course of a session, depending on how and where the lane breaks down.
Now it certainly COULD be that the trajectory you drew through those 3 points will end up pointing at the 10 pin occasionally, but it's far from a guarantee, and certainly not a reference point you can apply universally every time you line up a shot... half the time it'll have you flinging the ball to Hell and gone.
Great video 👍
You used the same ball to make the 6-10 as you used for your strike ball. Your strike ball hooked, why didn't your spare ball hook? Did you throw it differently? Did you throw it faster? When I leave the 6-10 and throw my strike ball, I usually hook it around the 6 pin. Now, I use my plastic ball....but that's no guaranty.
Watch Darren's ball roll = his first shot in the 2nd frame the ball was rolling on its side (mostly SIDEWAYS roll) more then foreword roll on his pick up shot of the 2nd frame the ball had ALL FOREWORD roll & NO sideways roll.
I have a 190 league average and my problem is the 10 pin, I FOR THE LIFE OF ME, can NOT pick it up, I missed it 18 times out of 3 games one night, it was horrible. It's the only pin I can't hit, I would rather get splits than leave a 10. .. im a right handed bowler, I throw from left to right across at it, and I either throw it in the ditch or hit the 6 side.. if I have the 6 standing then I have no problem picking it up.. and I knownits probably a mental thing but I can't get my dang angle right.. is there any help to this or can you do a video on it?
Threw a 203 yesterday. The secret? My own new ball (Rhino pearl). I had only bowled three times in the past 30+ years. Once about six years ago, and once in January and once a few weeks ago. In January with a house ball I threw a 191, so my appetite was whet. So I got custom fit at my local lanes Wednesday, picked it up yesterday. First frame: strike. First game: 203. Gotta love it. Now I’ll be practicing how to get my thumb out earlier, and hopefully rolling some good games.
What about a video "3 simple steps to bowl your first 300 game?" I am 47 years old and just returned to bowling 3 years ago after an injury kept me away for 13 years and have bowled a 279 a few times and 285 once. Still have not hit a natural 300. No tap 300 yes, natural just short.
While I do appreciate the video, you’re a pro bowler saying “just hit the pocket and pick up your spares”.
That’s like a pro golfer saying “just stay on the fairway and make your putts”. That’s the entire game. If we could, we wouldn’t be here. 😂
watched this video earlier today before bowling tonight. just got my first bowling ball and played my first games today and hit 204!! I’m finally in the 200s club, thank you for the tips!!!
I have yet to hit 200, all-time best is 177. Didn't know double strikes were such a key part of it. I rarely get doubles. But the tip about moving in the direction of the miss, is new to me. I always assumed if I throw too far left, move right to compensate. I'll give this a try next game, I'll move over 2-3 boards in the same direction of the miss.
Strikes may be glamorous, but spares keep you in the game. Let's say the lanes are tough and you keep leaving weak 10 pins. Concentrate on picking up your spares, get a lucky double and suddenly you have a good game! And of course, during that time frame, you've made your adjustments and now you are carrying the 10 pin. Big game looming on the horizon.
Use weak reactive with pin in palm for your first ball, try going up 10. Then practice going straight at your spares. Practice 10pins for righty and 7pin for lefty.
I watched this 3 months ago and have been using ur “too left move left” advice everytime i practiced, and today i finally hit a 205, 0 open frames including the last shot lmaoo the only time i kinda messed up was when i accidentally did a wrong release (its a habit im currently getting rid of) once and got a 3 pin (but i spared it anyway ofc)
Anyway tysm for the help i loved this video
Never did I think the dude from jimmy neutron would teach me how to bowl 200. Great Mentality. Great Vid. Thanks Darren:).
An old pro called Nelson Burton Jr. had a lot of bowling tips that he gave on the professional bowlers tour that was on TV with his old partner Chris Schenkel when the PBA Tour was on ABC. The reason why I did shoot 200+ from time to time was because I was on a good night and I was making a lot of great shots.
I always tried my best to hit my target. Accuracy was the most important thing to me. If I made a lot of good shots but the results were not what I wanted I wasn't as upset as I would be if I had good results but struggled to hit my target consistently To me I lived by the old model accuracy is a must or your game is a bust. I did have a few times when I shot over 200 but struggled to hit my target consistently. That is because that night I had a lot of room for error on both sides of my target. A little right it would hook back and a little left it held the pocket or tripped the four pin for strikes or left some easy spares.
I've been bowling for nearly 10 years, and during the nearl 10 years I've bowled two 200s one 203 and the other 213 (which I broke my pb this year)
Hadnt bowled in over a year and threw a 213 last night "off the couch" and averaged a 195 lol. Pretty cool to have the muscle memory stick after so long. Just need a new ball so i can get more strikes on heavy oil. Hyped hybrid is great on dry or semi dry. Not so much on heavy oil. Really good spare ball on heavy oil because it doesnt move lol
i had a 210/220 game in the bag the other day until I got distracted and threw 2 gutter balls after a double. ended up with a 197, which is still respectable, but it's the first time in a while i didn't have at least 1 200+ game in a night. When you're up, bowl, and tune the rest out.
I’m bowling this morning for a league I will for sure use this tip, the highest game I have made was a 180 I can try to get to a 190 - 200 but I have to try. the only struggle I have is me not keeping my hand straight but that’s the only thing I need to work well I also need to work is my leg form bc I can’t end with my right leg I try but I was end with my left leg for some reason. Lol
If you have never bowled a 200 with the ridiculously easy lane condiftions, and the equipment that does all the work for you, then you will never, and should never, bowl a 200.
My first 200 game was a 204. Then my new best was a 211. After that, it was a jump to 254. This woulda been nice to watch before.
I've only watched a few videos about bowling better and what I've noticed is everyone talks about moving left to right on the arrows but never show you. All these videos assume you know or understand. With that being said I do know how to use the arrows and to move left and right but I think in this video it would have been nice to see how you moved from your normal spot to where you were comfortable hitting the 1-3 pins.
Hey Darren. Would tell me when and where you're gonna be in Reno? I think it is this week. I live about 2 hours away and just want to come say hi and watch you bowl / teach. I cannot participate as my knee is messed up. Steve
Love the vids. I shot an average of 201 during training but blew it during the tournament. I just got 155 average 😢. I hope that i have watched this video earlier.
Well, i start off playing pretty ok...with strikes and spares but then...the alcohol kicks in right around the 2nd game and - that's it. 😅
The auto pilot is the best thing Daren highlighted cuz we've all left a very getable single pin spare and just bury it like it was nothing then asked ourselves why can't I do the same thing with all 10 pins standing? I can single out 1 pin but can't single out the pocket
A double and stay clean isn’t necessarily true. If you doubled to start and then threw 8 spares with a first ball gutter each time you’d only score 110. Hitting the pocket on your first ball is the key.
Noticed the ball travels more or less a straight path (no curve) for Spare shots. I've seen many bowlers apply the same kind of shot (curved ball ) for all shots.
Tips on how to make those 10 pins WHEN I WANT TO? I freaking suck at those. I hit the 10's when I don't want to and can't hit them when I do want to lmao
Why aren’t there subtitle explanations for ALL of the lingo? 🤔🤔🤔 I may have to dig through the archives lol
Happened to me by accident with a house ball and the perfect flow state. Probably throw 80 avg, blew my own mind and now I have nasty dragon to chase.
I have learned the most from Darren. to keep my approach straight though I learned from Wes Malot. stand on the board you stand on then look at the foul line boards or dot at the foul line = your first target, your first walk to point & the target you wont miss because its at your front foot then as your release of the ball look to your second target board, dot or arrow. remember the lane is the same as a gun sight = it your gun has only 2 sights same as the bowling lane plus you can adjust the sight with speed of the ball. also loft, how far you loft will determine hook. lay the ball down at the foul line for max hook, loft farther out from the foul line takes some hook off the ball. again laying your ball down at the foul line will be max hook per revs. more revs more hook plus the slower the MPH foreword causes more hook, the faster the balls MPH the less hook also the more foreword roll the less hook. the more the ball is rolling on its side the more hook.
As a right handed bowler I’m finding I am leaving too many 7 pins on pocket shots. Confused by the outcome.
I just applied your method yesterday and hit 213 with my own ball. Feelsgoodman.
Watched ur vid and bowled my first 200, 203 to be exact thanks wang wang vid helped a lot
I bowled my first 200 a couple of days ago. I bowled a 242 with 8 strikes and only one open frame. I was on fire. I want to get better.
Good video, that's gonna help me out and I've seen the ball hooking so. Yes, I'll probably buy the journey
Instructions unclear, I’m taking my frustrations out on the boxing machine after a 150😂
Dude this is not fair I can’t move left cause my bowling return is in the way I don’t have space like you guys do I need to switch bowling alleys this ain’t it
Next video give us simple steps to
bowl your first 300