Have you heard about spot bowling? This is a technique most often used by professional bowlers. Believe it or not spot bowling gives better results than pin bowling. Why is that? Well, first let us differentiate spot bowling from a pin bowling.

Pin bowling is when you look down the alley, roll the ball aiming at the pins down the alley. This is logical since, after all, the object of the game of bowling is to hit those pins so your focus should be on those pins. If you want to hit those pins, you wouldn’t be looking at anyone else. However, this is the hardest way to bowl. You’ll not have a greater chance of knocking down the pins.

So what’s the best way to do it? The answer is spot bowling. In spot bowling, you don’t look at the pins, but instead you focus your attention on a dot or arrow on the alley. You continue looking at that spot as you release the ball, never glancing at the pins. When you’ve rolled the ball, that’s the time when you look at the pins and see what you’ve hit. This may sound confusing to some. Why would you look at something else when it’s the pins you’re trying to knock down?

The answer lies in the distance and accuracy. Take as an example the game of darts. You can hit the bulls-eye if the dartboard is 7 inches away from you. The same as firing a gun. The closer your target, the more accurate your shot would be. This logic is what’s behind spot bowling. It’s easier to hit a spot a few feet away from you than it is to hit the pins 20 feet down the alley.

In spot bowling, if you're aiming at the second arrow from the right on your first shot and the ball lands to the left of the head pin, then obviously you need to move your spot to the right in order to hit the one-three pocket. It's much easier to hit the spot that you're aiming for, in order to hit that one-three pocket, than it is to try to hit pins 20 feet away. If you keep hitting that same spot, the ball is going to hit the same place down the alley as long as the conditions don't change and you keep the ball speed the same.

Spot bowling is what professional bowlers apply. It might sound difficult to a beginner, but spot bowling is much easier than pin bowling, and gives you more chances of knocking down the pins.