Bowling Styles: Spinner

Welcome back to one of our series discussing the most common bowling styles! Whether you are a beginner or are familiar with the game, it’s important to learn about various bowling styles. Are you curious to find out where you lie within the styles? Interested in converting within the techniques? Or are you just wondering which you should choose to start out? Keep up with the series to learn more about other styles.

We’ll be discussing the “Spinner” below:

Spinner

The Spinner is another style of bowling that is quite different than the Cranker that we mentioned in the first blog of this series. The Spinner bowling style is also known as the helicopter style. Spinning is a bowling style that isn’t a very popular one, but is unique just the same. A Spinner is a bowler who, as you have probably guessed, spins their ball down the lane. Their purpose is to create very little friction as the ball travels down the lane. As it spins, only a small portion of the ball’s surface touches the lane at a time, causing the ball to move in a relatively straight line down the lane.

Spinners use a lighter weight ball, and they utilize the traditional four step approach. At the end of this approach, the bowler twists their wrists during their down swing. The palm of the hand faces toward the floor during the release. The lighter ball assists the bowler by less tension and pressure as they release the ball.

There are various pros and cons to this particular style of bowling. Less friction between the ball and the lane means there is less concern about the oil pattern. Because of the relatively straight shot of this style, the bowler can easily pick up spares due to high accuracy. Nevertheless, spinners have a higher risk for injury with the increased strain applied to their hand, wrist, and arm.

If you are interested in the particular style of bowling because of the accuracy, but not sure if you want the negative aspects along with it, we recommend obtaining a comfortable bowling wrist guard. Contact us if you’re interested in your own custom bowling wrist guard.