Does your release get better as you go further into league night/day?

[Hammer]

When I start league night in the practice phase my release will feel foreign or just not right. After the practice phase and into the first game it seems that I get a better feel for a correct release feel. I notice the further I get into league night the better my release gets and my revs will pick up. As this happens I have to make sure I watch what the ball is doing as it goes down the lane. My ball will start making quicker hook and roll to the pocket so because of this lateral moves have to be made. When we bowled league Saturday I started with the arch of my slide foot on board 16. As I got further into each of the three games I got as far as moving laterally from board 16 to board 23 by the third game.

The lanes were a little on the dry side that night. I used my urethane Blue Hammer for the strike and spare ball. It worked great that night. There are some nights at our Brunswick house that the Blue Hammer will hardly make a move to the pocket because there is heavier oil with a 43 foot pattern. That is when I go to my Raw Hammer Anger ball. The Anger ball stayed in the bag Saturday. Do you get a better feel for your release the further you get into league night or is it good right from the start?

[HowDoIHookAgain]

Many people do find that, at the start of practice or a game, they will not be at their prime. We have to get adjusted to the lane conditions, sort of get into the groove of things, and then start bowling. To me, it normally does take a few balls to figure out my timing, some mechanical things, and where I have to play my line(s). Yet I do not see many people having to figure out their timing and mechanics right before/during a game. I suppose that's just a me-thing, sort of like how you have to look for where your release is.

What some of you having to move laterally may be is the oil transitioning down the lanes. I know for a fact that everyone has to end up moving over a bit to make up for the oil transition. And normally, people will have a decent first game, and their second and third games are normally their strongest. Anything past that, and you will start to tire. So, it is normal for you to progressively get better as you go further into games.

And as I said above, we all have a little tweaking we have to do every time we go to bowl on a different day. Some people have to watch their timing (me). Some, like you, need to watch their release. Other may have to look at how big of a first step they have, how large their slide is, etc. So, I think it's completely normal for you to have something that you have to change and work on everyday you go to bowl. I know I don't have to worry about my release point, but we all have different things we need to look at and watch over.

I'm not a pro or anything, I'm 15. But from watching more experienced people bowl, this is what I think happens to a lot of people.

[Tony]

It would seem to be the same way for me, trying to get my shoulder loose, and get my timing and release feeling right usually takes a few balls.
I try to throw 2 or 3 frames on each lane, and usually that's enough that I feel ready when the 1st game starts.
I would have guessed my first game was my higher game of the night because I'd had some of my bigger scores in the first game but
my League keeps average by game stat and last year I was higher each game and the 3rd game was a full 10 pins better than the 1st game.

[foreverincamo]

As I get older, it takes longer to get comfortable. Usually by the 2nd game I'm in the groove, and the third game I'm all over the pocket.

[jab5325]

For me, the release stays largely the same....but, the issue is timing.

On most nights, my timing feels awkward for the first few frames of the first game, and then things start to feel natural. That said, if I'm sick, tired, etc.....sometimes I have to fight lapses in concentration to keep my wrist/release/timing correct.

I find that actually not thinking about my release helps me get better roll as time goes on.