Lanes were super toasty. I used my polished asymmetric DV8 Thug the first game. Was playing around 7 and crushing the pocket and got nothing. One strike, six ten pins, a 9 pin, and a 7 pin. Shot in the 170's. Switched to my spare ball, a highly polished symmetric DV8 Marauder Mutiny drilled pin-under. Shot 232, 204. Almost shot average overall with a 610 series.
Gave up trying to swing an aggressive ball and went with the Thug playing outside. Just couldn't carry. The Marauder carried but it should never hook like it was tonite. Was like bowling on sand. Threw that ball over third arrow out to first arrow and it wheeled back all night. Spare shooting was better. Missed three 10 pins and chopped the 3,6,9,10 apart.
It might be worthwhile to video your release and compare it to a video from before (if you have it). You could be doing something slightly different like opening your hips or shoulder or something subtle that is just enough to throw the release off and impact your angle into the pocket?
Either something in your release has changed or the shot has changed looks like you found the answer in the Mutiny. I find when the temps start going up my ball starts hooking more myself I always end up throwing weaker equipment in the spring and summer myself could be what you are seeing.Originally Posted by foreverincamo
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I was happier with my consistency to the pocket. I had no splits and missed the pocket three times. All but three first-ball shots left me single- pin spares, and I missed three 10 pins. The lanes have been different the last 5 weeks compared to the previous two months. A much straighter shot with weaker equipment worked better last night.
I'm going to practice Sunday. I do have video to compare to
I need to figure out a different ball for game one. I do have another Marauder Mutiny sitting at home I could get drilled pin-up and see how that would work.
Have you tried taking half a step forward/ backward or raising/ lowering your ball at set-up? I hear it can help carry the 10 due to a change in speed. I know the feeling with not carrying. Last Sunday I would blow the rack on 1 lane and the other Lane would have a flying messenger that would consistently shoot behind the 10 pin. It was ridiculous. Easily could have shot better if I would have carried.
In my bag: Roto Grip Haywire, Ebonite Cyclone Gamebreaker, Brunswick danger zone vintage, Brunswick C-system Maxxed out and Columbia WD. High Game 300 (x3) high series 790...still searching for the 800.
At least with the weaker equipment I was able to maintain around 15 mph at the pins and get to the pocket. Some guys were throwing around 20 mph. Our lead off bowler ran out of gas halfway thru game 3. He just couldn't keep up the ball speed.
7 straight 10 pins in game one, and I made 6 minor adjustments. The last two moves gave me the solid 9 and the half-pocket 7 pin. That ball just went too long before making its move. I hit the pocket but the angle was too steep.
Game three I only left one 10 pin. And missed it in the 10th. Every other leave was the 4 pin or I struck.
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