Ready to quit at this point!

[foreverincamo]

Sorry for going on about this slump but it won't quit. Shot my lowest series in two years. 524. Shot 217 the last game to get there. Went with a ball I hadn't used in a long time, my Brunswick Melee Cross. Symmetrical pin-up ball with high flare and it just drove me nuts. Wet-dry on the fresh. Inside of 10 it sailed past the headpin. Outside of 10 it turned left like it was kicked. I gave it 8 frames and switched to my Brunswick Rhino Gold Vintage. Better to the pocket but no carry. One strike in game two. Go 146, 162.
Switched to my DV8 Marauder Mutiny that I use as a spare ball. 4000 grit with polish. Shoot 217. Never missed the pocket. Two 10 pins, two 4 pins, one super solid 8 pin. No opens. One double. So I'm going to drill up another Marauder Mutiny this weekend and see what happens next week.

[RobLV1]

Sorry for going on about this slump but it won't quit. Shot my lowest series in two years. 524. Shot 217 the last game to get there. Went with a ball I hadn't used in a long time, my Brunswick Melee Cross. Symmetrical pin-up ball with high flare and it just drove me nuts. Wet-dry on the fresh. Inside of 10 it sailed past the headpin. Outside of 10 it turned left like it was kicked. I gave it 8 frames and switched to my Brunswick Rhino Gold Vintage. Better to the pocket but no carry. One strike in game two. Go 146, 162.
Switched to my DV8 Marauder Mutiny that I use as a spare ball. 4000 grit with polish. Shoot 217. Never missed the pocket. Two 10 pins, two 4 pins, one super solid 8 pin. No opens. One double. So I'm going to drill up another Marauder Mutiny this weekend and see what happens next week.

I've struggled this entire season. I'm averaging about 20 pins lower than last year. I've been working with a new coach for about two months, and things are starting to come around. What have you done to get out of your slump other than threatening to quit and talking about your bowling balls.? Just asking.

[Amyers]

I've been there man and unfortunately I've had stretches of it to last 6 months. If you have access to a coach or maybe your PSO they might be able to help you figure out what's going on. I find when I enter one of these protracted periods of struggling it's not just one thing. It's usually 2 or 3 small things working together. The one thing I've found to consistently help is slow everything down and make sure the timing is right. Good luck getting through it.

[Hot_pocket]

its practically golf season if your looking for another sport to be frustrated at. lol I'm ready for the season to end myself. The whole first part of my season I was doing horrible couldn't get my mechanics right to save my life. now it ain't so bad but still ready to play golf.

[Amyers]

I never understand how bowlers take the summer off I have to bowl year round. I understand the outside activity part of it but just can't so without the bowling

[vdubtx]

I take summers off from leagues, but not from my game. Summer is time to tweak and improve areas via practice.

I don't see quitting due to a slump though. We all go through them, heck I have been in one also since December.

[jab5325]

Sorry for going on about this slump but it won't quit. Shot my lowest series in two years. 524. Shot 217 the last game to get there. Went with a ball I hadn't used in a long time, my Brunswick Melee Cross. Symmetrical pin-up ball with high flare and it just drove me nuts. Wet-dry on the fresh. Inside of 10 it sailed past the headpin. Outside of 10 it turned left like it was kicked. I gave it 8 frames and switched to my Brunswick Rhino Gold Vintage. Better to the pocket but no carry. One strike in game two. Go 146, 162.
Switched to my DV8 Marauder Mutiny that I use as a spare ball. 4000 grit with polish. Shoot 217. Never missed the pocket. Two 10 pins, two 4 pins, one super solid 8 pin. No opens. One double. So I'm going to drill up another Marauder Mutiny this weekend and see what happens next week.

I feel you, man.

I shot 257 the first game Wednesday night. I started to lose my line in the 8th frame and started moving around. First ball of game 2 with the Rocket was a 4-7-10 that came up heavy, so I decided that was "it" for the Rocket. Once again, I proceeded to go through my ENTIRE arsenal and only got 3 strikes in the last two games. I never hit 160 the rest of the night, and backed into a 560-something series. It was terrible.

[foreverincamo]

I've practiced using video to compare with older videos. I've cleaned all my equipment. I switched to a four-step approach that uses a hinged push-away instead of my traditional 5-step with old-school push-away. I've watched hours of video of the pros and other tournaments.
It's just strange how I've lost what worked. I was using my strongest ball to start and gradually went weaker as the night progressed. But the last six weeks that hasn't worked. It almost like there's oil between 10 and 30 all the way to the pins, and sand outside of 10. I watched both teams last night and everyone's ball would just grab outside of 10 at around 25 feet, hook and die. Lots of 10 pins.
My weakest ball has come thru in the last game the last three weeks but it isn't strong enough on the fresh. That's why I'm getting the same ball drilled this weekend but just a different layout.

[Aslan]

Good job on the 217 though.

[Amyers]

I've practiced using video to compare with older videos. I've cleaned all my equipment. I switched to a four-step approach that uses a hinged push-away instead of my traditional 5-step with old-school push-away. I've watched hours of video of the pros and other tournaments.
It's just strange how I've lost what worked. I was using my strongest ball to start and gradually went weaker as the night progressed. But the last six weeks that hasn't worked. It almost like there's oil between 10 and 30 all the way to the pins, and sand outside of 10. I watched both teams last night and everyone's ball would just grab outside of 10 at around 25 feet, hook and die. Lots of 10 pins.
My weakest ball has come thru in the last game the last three weeks but it isn't strong enough on the fresh. That's why I'm getting the same ball drilled this weekend but just a different layout.

What happen when you move inside and throw the ball out? You've got to move to where the oil is if it's hooking at 25 feet across 10 then make sure the balls not at 10 at 20 feet. if they are playing that way I typically move in to about 15 and try to get the ball to about 7 or 8 at the break point.