There are all kinds of people who can bowl well; tall ones, short ones, skinny ones, fat ones, etc.  You will see many different styles, too.  Some have high rev power games, while others are considered strokers.  The good ones are the ones who can repeat shots with some regularity.

Your only task is to decide what your "A Game" is and your strengths and then to "bowl like you do".  All of us are only human, and if you start stringing some strikes together your opponent will notice, and all the sudden you're the one that others are admiring as "composed, smooth, and unflappable".

Bowling is, from a mental standpoint, one shot... then one shot... then one shot... etc.  Try to learn something from every shot (good or bad) and move on to the next one.  It's recreation.  Try to enjoy the process of it all and then you'll find a way to relax and really tap into your potential.  When you're at peak performance you'll be in a "focused, relaxed state"  that allows muscles to move freely as needed.  Remember that you'll never be able to bowl just like ___________ .  Be the best at bowling like you do.

Having said all that, proper footwork and mechanics will also help because they (along with a solid mental approach) will help you to repeat shots.  Never underestimate the mental side of the game, though, because it really is the key to tapping into your potential.  Good luck.

In the purest sense, score doesn't matter.  All that matters, as Lane said, is executing each individual shot to the best of your ability.  Focus only on that.  Previous shots become entries in your bowling database that you can draw upon when deciding how to execute the next shot.

Your score will be the result of 10 frames of these executed shots, whatever that is.

Concentration is the ability to know how to think and knowing what is necessary to think about while performing a specific task...you have to think, you just have to know what to think or key in on to accomplish the desired task at hand
When you are practicing, you are thinking abt what you are needing to practice or instill...every task requires thought, just different levels

It's good if you are able to see what other people are having success doing and apply it to your own game and have success with it as well.

I actually agree with what has been said previously in this topic; to be able to have success you must also know your own game. I think it all comes from practice, if you can have successful practice sessions you need to be able to carry what you've done over to when it counts.

The only time I ever look to see where other people are having success is when I know I'm doing everything right in my approach and release but I'm just not having any luck carrying. More often than not, my lack of success comes from myself not doing something correctly or how I did it when I practiced and had success. The average league bowler around me never looks to themselves as the source of their lack of success

Consider getting a copy of Head Games...

+1  It is a great book.

Is it available on Kindle's?

Thank you. I just downloaded it and started reading it.