I WANT to read the article...but despite being a subscriber for a couple years in the past...I just can't justify spending another $35 on a bowling website when I don't seem to have the time to keep caught up with it. I chose to bite the bullet and invest in the annual XTraframe subscription...so I could watch the PBA50 and PWBA...and, like 2 years ago, I find myself WAAAY behind and trying to catch up. Last time I had the BTM subscription...I ended up 4-6 months behind trying to catch up on older articles.
And I just don't know how we can debate carrydown...when nearly every professional bowler says carrydown exists. I've heard about carrydown 3 times while watching the PBA50 and PWBA recently. Are the best bowlers in the World wrong? All of them??
And how do we get past the differences in league versus sport environment? On a sport shot...everyone is essentially throwing a resin sponge. I, logically, would agree that carrydown shouldn't be much of a factor. Even if everyone is throwing plastic spare balls at both corners...the "carrydown" would be minimal and pushed towards the corners. But when you change that environment to lesser experienced, house leagues...where as much as HALF the bowlers are throwing older resin, urethane, and plastic balls as strike balls...and that oil is being pushed up the center towards the headpin (as well as everywhere else because these bowlers miss often)?? I can't see the logic.
I dunno. Maybe I'll bite the bullet and get the BTM subscription once the PBA50 and PWBA seasons are over. But something like "carrydown"...it's kinda like "hitting up on the ball" or using 16lb equipment...even IF you're right....it's going to take a LOT of time and effort to really change the minds of the USBC and highest level bowlers. And without doing that, you run the risk of being a Slowinski "Drop Your Shoulder" type of "conspiracy theorist". You, like Slowinski, MAY be right...but there has to be buy-in. Have you considered approaching the USBC and having them look into the carrydown issue? They have the equipment and facilities...maybe after looking at your data they'd consider looking into it?
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