What's your strategy when you just can't find your game?

[Bendial]

And every shot doesn't go right. Had a night like that at league a few weeks ago, and then today. I couldn't even break 100. Ugh.

[bowl1820]

What's your strategy when you just can't find your game?

When your lost you go back to the basic's. Don't get fancy, straighten the shot out some and keep the ball in play.

[ecub]

I switch to the other bowling ball.

[SmilingBowler]

I do a combo of each. If I can't find my line my first two practice balls on a lane, I switch balls.
No time to waste.

But in the case that conditions start breaking down in the middle of a game, I may try just shooting it straight, unless we're behind and in need of strikes, in which case, I'll go to another ball and hope for the best. This has worked well about 70% of the time; other times it has taken two or more shots on each lane to find the line, like in practice.. which is the few times it doesn't quite work as soon as I'd like.

[swingset]

What helps me immeasurably is to walk away from the lanes...I take a little walk in between frames and do some arm circles (loosens up the shoulder, tightness is so often at the culprit of a bad game). Breath, relax, clear my head. Get something to drink and come back.

9 times out of 10 it loosens me up mentally and physically.

[striker12]

well if i can keep the ball on the lane and knock down some pins and able to make the spares im all good because spares make a good game

[DrOcktagon]

I get mad, throw a temper tantrum, punch an innocent trash can, whisper some profanities into the thumb hole of the ball in question and chuck it into the closest lake. That'll be the last time that ball ever gives me trouble. Then I grab my other ball and let it know what I just did to it's brother.

One of these days those stupid balls will learn not to mess with me.....one of these days.

[SmilingBowler]

I get mad, throw a temper tantrum, punch an innocent trash can, whisper some profanities into the thumb hole of the ball in question and chuck it into the closest lake. That'll be the last time that ball ever gives me trouble. Then I grab my other ball and let it know what I just did to it's brother.

One of these days those stupid balls will learn not to mess with me.....one of these days.

LOL!

(shakes "other" fist at old ball at it sails through the air headed into the lake)

=FADE TO BLACK=

[SmilingBowler]

then audible "splooooosh!" sound effect plays as character unzips bowling bag to retrieve "next victim".

[SmilingBowler]

That method works well in a hollywood script.

I'd direct that movie. Not so sure it'll help the OP @Bendial with a new strategy, however.

Sometimes, we just have to straighten up the shot, stand nearer to the edge and throw at 3 (Righty) or 2 (Lefty) to give the ball room to come back, because we all know it won't come back after ending up in the bottom of a lake. (: .)