Tried to start out with the Melee Jab in practice but the lanes were playing very heavy (oil). I was barely clipping the 3-pin much less having a chance to get back to the pocket.
It seems like you've overlooked your angle. If you are playing outside and barely clipping the 3-pin, you simply have to decrease the angle that you are trying to play. To do this, close down your shoulders and hips slightly, so that you are going more directly at the 1-3 pocket. Sometimes there is area to swing the ball, and sometimes there's not. The lanes will tell you how they want to be played... you simply have to listen.
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