Rev Dominant or Hi Track Tips to Improve

[JasonNJ]

And here's an even sadder part of this. When 2 of your 3 teammates have to combine their series just to be just barely ahead of what your series was, would be embarrassing to me.

Hopefully, in time I will be in a better position to pick and choose who I wish to bowl with. But for now, I have to settle with whomever.

\

Yeah this was my first league ever and they assigned me to this team. I already told them next season I'm making my own team.

[1VegasBowler]

\

Yeah this was my first league ever and they assigned me to this team. I already told them next season I'm making my own team.

Obviously, they are one of the reasons I won't return next season.

The other reason is the house has numerous problems with their equipment and have their priorities all wrong when it comes what they are going to fix and upgrade.

Far too many bowling centers in this town to choose from.

[Tampabaybob]

So in my ever evolving game I've taken a huge step back in terms of score but a huge improvement in terms of carry and strike percentage on pocket hits. For those connecting the dots... yes.. I'm having issues hitting the pocket consistently and when I do (and don't strike) its almost always a 4 pin. Longer sport patterns I don't have as much problem and have been scoring better on Paris than my center's house shot. They recently changed to Kegel Fire for lane conditioner which have made things worse, but I've struggled for months.

As for my evolving game, I've started getting more revolutions and my Track is very high. My speed is slower and I'm, at this point, Rev Dominant. I've benched all of my low RG stuff and my current arsenal consists of a Hy-Road Pearl with an extremely large Pin to Pap... A pin Down Hy-Road... (about 4 inch pin to pap) and a Pin up Ride... (about 4 inch pin to pap).

So here is the ongoing problem.. I get so much midlane reaction that I often end up playing standing about 30 to 35 and targeting 15 to 20 at the arrows with the Storm Ride just to get the ball to the right of the head pin.. and sometimes that is even too much ball. I find myself playing, what I feel are, extremely sharp angles through the front... like 30 to 15 and sometimes even 34 to 15 or 16. (my offset is about 7 boards and my drift tends to be left and 2 boards or less) If I can get the ball right, it breaks so hard at the end of the pattern that it is hitting high in the pocket or going brooklyn on the house shot. With the House shot "funnel" it seems like its funneling me High or brooklyn.. not to the 1-3 pocket.

So are these angles really not that extreme and I'm just trying to get used to having a better rev rate than before? Or should I really focus more on getting my speed higher because my Rev Dominance is why the "funnel" of the THS seems to be sending me High all the time?... Should I really just get better at playing what I feel are extreme angles... or should I focus on getting more speed to better balance my Rev Rate/Track with my speed?

I'm not exactly sure what everything is but I'd say I'm about 300 RPM's.. very high track with almost 0 tilt.. and probably about 14 to 15 MPH.

Bobforsaken...I'm going to agree with Rob on his points about layouts. I have found what works for me in layouts and what hasn't has been an expensive learning experience. But just for a moment lets focus on what problems you're having. When bowling ball manufacturers produce new balls, they put a surface on them that they "assume" most bowlers will like the reaction. That said, no two bowlers are alike, and we have at our disposal the ability to change the surface of the ball and actually change the reaction just a little. As Rob noted, you are having midland problems because you may be throwing balls with too much surface for your speed, rotation, and axis tilt. So how about taking one of those early rolling balls and put a nice coat of ball polish on it ( I'd go with Brunswicks Royal Shine which will give you an equivalent of a 5000 outer surface). Then take the ball out and see how much of a difference it'll make. It sure slide easier through the mid lane and come back harder on the back end. You can also try their compound polish which is equal to 2500 grit.

Your next problem...leaving a lot of 4 pins. 99% of the time if you're hitting fairly high OR brooklyn, the first thing to check is your accuracy. I can tell you without a doubt that you're probably lifting your eyes off of your target a "SLPIT SECOND" before the ball leaves you hand. When that happens, your eyes will ALWAYS follow your hand and you'll pull the ball. If you positively know you are hitting your target, then you're waiting too long to move your feet/target or both. Check those out, and next time you bowl get another pair of eyes behind you to spot you. You might just be surprised.

[JaxBowlingGuy]

Once I found a layout that worked well for me, i stuck with the layout. I have one layout for asymmetrical ball and one layout for symmetrical. Both are on the stronger side. But I also have a few "purpose drilled" balls that don't use my usual layouts. These are almost exclusively used when I go to the tournaments that use sport patterns. Actually just drilled an Alpha Crux and Fight this past weekend for a tournament this coming weekend

[billf]

My layouts would drive Rob nuts! Not only do I have a multitude of layouts I even have layouts based off two diffrent PAPs

PAP= 4 1/4"> 1/4"^
Warrior Elite 70° X 3 1/2 X 30°
Cobra 60° X 3 1/2" X 40°
Scandal 60° X 3 1/2 X 40°
Cyclone RICO (thank you Ric Hamelin)
Revolt Havoc 45° X 4" X 40°

PAP 5 1/2"> 1/2"^
'Nsane Antics 70° X 4" X 70°
Crazy Antics 60° X 4" X 40°
Revolt 65° X 3 3/8 X 35° (Bob Kelly drilled specifically for state tournament 2015. I was 42 pins a game over average.)
Panic 60° X 4" X 45°

I also have two shocks drilled 55° X 3 3/4" X 50° one for each PAP