Sounds pretty promising!Originally Posted by bobforsaken
Btw, "slow down me feet" that's not a good idea. Just walk..
Sounds pretty promising!
Two things:
1) watching your stance is like watching the Blair Witch Trial, as stated above - stop that, it will also have the side effect of stopping everyone from laughing when you do it.
2) you're trying to change too many factors and overcomplicating things far too much... Keep it simple, keep it comfortable, and keep it consistent
Well. There goes my weekend entertainment.
Wow.. tough crowd.. I didn't think my pre-shot shoulder shrug was that bad. It's my attempt to keep my arm loose while do the rest of my pre-shot routine. (Ie looking at focal point, staring at target etc..
I was honestly hoping that someone would see something with the ball motion or where I'm playing the lanes, more than focusing on my physical game. Other than starting to miss spares the week I've actually felt very solid with my physical game most nights. I've been doing scratch tournaments the past few months and really have been scoring just about as well on those tough shots as I have on the house shot, which Is why I think it has something to do with the way I'm playing the lanes, not giving me decent margin for error. Not getting proper midlane read.. or sufficient entry angle.. things like that.
Still thanks to all that offered suggestions.
Don't get discouraged. DHoff has been in a generally bad mood for about the last 16 years.
I think people got confused when you posted a video but asked for feedback on ball selection. That's like asking for a critique of your automobile by posting a video of you getting in and out of a car. If you're happy with your physical game...it really doesn't matter what ball you throw...you can make a house ball work if you wanted to.
If you want more information on your arsenal....I'd post a "critique my arsenal" thread and then some of the more technical spec guys will have a nerdfest answering every minute question...some of us LOVE talking numbers. RobM has also written quite a bit on modernbowling and BTM about arsenals and ball specs.
But if your physical game is working...and suddenly you're in a slump due to a pattern change...you'll just have to find a new line/ball combo. There's also the off chance that your ball or balls have "died". I think that's an over-used reason by bowlers looking for an excuse to buy more bowling balls....but depending on how many games you've rolled with those balls...you might just be seeing diminishing results. Maybe time for a resurface? Maybe not.
Last edited by Aslan; 11-23-2015 at 04:32 PM.
I mentioned it shortly in my post - your one board misses are translating into a large area down the lane. From my last view it looked like an 8 board swing between the 2 misses or so. That tells me you need to change your line to give yourself a little more wiggle room at the arrows. Maybe a bit more down&in approach could help, with a ball that can get down the lane some.
Take it easy Blair witch trial! And don't listen to Aslan around here unless your goal is to ultimately own 35 bowling balls all drilled for a THS and still have a 180 average.
My point is this, by starting every throw with that giant inconsistent movement you basically introduce way too many variables to accurately offer any advice before fixing it.
Take a look at videos on hinge and push away if you'd like, the issue is that with that crazy twitching you're doing to 'loosen up' what you're actually doing is introducing variables to your swing path, speed, timing, and possibly many other things like grip, release, axis tilt, etc. My opinion is anyone trying to offer you advice on equipment when they can't even accurately asses your game (because those variables are too inconsistent) probably shouldn't be giving anyone bowling advice at all.
But hey it's the internet, grab a parachute and jump my man!
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