Bowling Tips: How to Throw Curve Balls and Sliding Shoes

Throwing a curve ball in bowling requires specific wrist action and release techniques. Beginner ten-pin bowlers can also improve their scores by adjusting the slide on their bowling shoes.

Tips to How to Throw a Curve Ball in Bowling

Published Jul,08 2011 | By William Pullman

Bowlers who seek to better their bowling skills and scores must evolve from rolling the ball straight down the lane to curving the bowling ball, which often is called a hook shot. A curve gives you better control, and allows you to strike the pins at an angle that increases your chances of bowling strikes.