Become a bowling master


The Etiquettes of Bowling

Every sport has its rules of etiquette.your body encroaches onto the next alley
In golf, for example, one does not talkand bothers the adjoining bowler. Try to
or move while a player is shooting. Incut down on your "body english" in
basketball, the crowd is silent when apractice and you will use less of it in
free throw is made. Even in such aleague and tournament play.
rugged sport as boxing, a man who hasGive the bowler on your right preference
scored a knockdown retires to theat all times. Because you swing your
farthest neutral corner to allow hisball at your right side, you have to be
opponent a chance to get up after amore careful of the man on your right
count. So it is in bowling. What itthan the one on your left. Let him shoot
really boils down to is courtesy, oncebefore you do-if you are both beginning
you have an inkling of the rules. Hereat the very same time.
are some points to remember:Eliminate dilly-dallying between shots.
Observe the foul line at all times.Don't fall into the habit of going
This goes for practice as well as forthrough a dozen meaningless motions,
tournament or league play. You owe it tosuch as scraping your feet back and
your teammates and to those around youforth, wiping your hands on your
to refrain from any such action asclothing three or four successive times,
fouling, which would penalize your scoremoving your ball back and forth or up
and consequently that of your team.and down without moving your feet, or
Fouling frequently brings on loud andany such actions which not only delay
unpleasant grumbling, in itself anotherthe game but serve to make you more
breach of etiquette.tense than before. Get into your
Never two-ball a pinboy. By this, Istarting stance, sight at the target and
mean don't fire another ball down theroll the ball.
lane before the first one has beenDon't distract or bother other players.
returned to you. You might injure theBefore going to the rack for your ball,
pinboy, and you are sure to makemake sure that you will not interfere
yourself mighty unpopular with thosewith other players. After you have
around you, even if you don't hurt him.selected the ball, be careful not to
Remember, if the pinboy should beback into anyone's path. These are
injured, you might find yourself liableimportant safety rules as well as good
for damages.bowling manners.
Don't mar alley approaches. If you haveBe ready to bowl when it is your turn.
any slippery or gummy substance on yourDon't carry on long conversations with
bowling shoes (one should never bowl inoutsiders or engage in activities not
street shoes), get rid of it before youdirectly concerned with your bowling.
step onto the approaches. If your shoesYou owe it to your teammates and your
leave skid marks, remove the marks withopponents alike to keep your mind on the
steel wool. Avoid excessive use ofgame at all times.
chalk. Do not mar the alley approach orConfine your remarks to those on the
the alley bed with pencil, crayon, chalkbench. Do not talk to or attempt to
or any such substance.gain the attention of a bowler already
Remain on the bench until it is youron the approaches.
turn to bowl. If you get up before yourControl your temper and Be a good loser.
time you will interfere directly orBy that I don't mean that you should
indirectly with those who are already ongive up easily, for everyone likes a
the approaches. Give others the samereal competitor. But once beaten, take
common courtesy you would want foryour defeat gracefully. Don't give
yourself.advice unless asked for it. In short,
There is no rule against "body English."simply do unto others as you would have
Lots of bowlers, even the experts, arethem do unto you.
prone to use it at times. But when youConcentrating on what you're going to
use it, remember that you have the rightdo, that is bowling and don't engage on
to use only the space enclosed by theunnecessary things, which could distract
width of your own lane. You are notyour attention. And be cool and accept
expected to teeter or lean so far thatyour defeat gracefully.



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