Quote Originally Posted by bobforsaken View Post
I JUST made that connection in my league. I always seem to bowl poorly when we face the teams with lower averages. I never made the connection that they are using plastic balls right down the middle of the lane causing carry down.. I'm a little slow.. I know.


Now the question is, how best to battle this? since the outsides are still breaking down but the middle is getting carry down. its causing a wet->Dry-Wet path for the ball resulting in carry issues. Move to a more skid snap reaction? Move breakpoint more outside? Keep things tighter.. move breakpoint in... ball up?

Suggestions?
That's not as easy to answer because not all plastic, straight bowlers are the same either. Some can keep their ball within 5 boards consistently while others take out a 10 pin trying for a strike. Depending on which I face I either try a strong Pearl (or polish a solid) way outside or move inside of them with a ball with surface (2000 or less).