Are certain layouts necessary for league bowlers????

[Hammer]

If you are not a pro can a generic layout be just fine for you as long as your ball has a good fit and you have a decent release? There are several layouts for the balls you buy that are set by the manufacturer. I was wondering if a regular league bowler should be into layouts that much if you are not going to be playing in tournaments. I could see it for good players that play in different tournaments and on different oil patterns. So what are your thoughts on this?

[RobLV1]

Find one or two layouts that work for you and stick with them... for leagues and tournaments. Using multiple layouts just confuses the issue and makes it much harder to make ball change adjustments on the fly.

[djp1080]

Here's a video for you to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK5HO__gBJE&list=PL84B0E86FA5257DCC&index=13
Hopefully this may help you...

[Hammer]

Here's a video for you to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK5HO__gBJE&list=PL84B0E86FA5257DCC&index=13
Hopefully this may help you...

I have been bowling for 30 years on regular house patterns. So it seems that my generic layouts are good enough for me. I have become better in my release and at adjusting my balls with surface changes to fit my style. So with all of that said I do pretty good bowling. I kind of went downward lately because of my age 70 and operations I have had in the last two years for bladder cancer and a total left hip replacement. I am okay now but because of very little practice I just go out there and am satisfied to just do the best I can for my team.

[djp1080]

I'm about in the same boat with you. Luckily I've not had any surgeries and that kind of thing, but getting old isn't for sissies. My practice time has been limited, but I do the best I can. Some days I do very well. Others not so much. Last week I bowled in two leagues on the same day and did quite well in the morning, but in the evening I should have stayed home. My ball wasn't rolling and I felt as though I was lost. Couldn't hit spares like I typically would and didn't figure what was going on. Oh well...
The essence of the video is that layouts are more meaningful for those who are more consistent, more accurate and are able to maintain a par or above par bowling average.
Good luck!

[RobLV1]

Layouts are one of the most misunderstood aspects of modern bowling. How a ball is laid out is nothing more than an indication of how the core is positioned in relation to the finger and thumb holes, within the ball. How the core is positioned slightly changes the motion of the ball, but bowlers with any understanding of the design intent of a particular ball, will choose a ball based on that intent, and use one of their standard layouts. There is no magic involved!