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    After last weeks fiasco I need a good night. I had been averaging about 190 for the last 6 or 7 weeks then last week had a 461. Humidity was high and approaches were very tacky. Got my new shoes and have the S10 soles available tonight if I need them but humidity is low today...lol. Go figure!
    Arsenal "15# Global Eternity Pi-45x4.5x40" "15# 900 Global Xponent-60x4.5x40" "15# 900 Global Zen Soul-60x4.5x40" "15# Roto Grip Idol Helios-90 x 2.25 x 45" "15# 900 Global Altered Reality-50x3.625x30" "15# Brunswick Uppercut-80x3.625x35" "15# Brunswick Igniter-70x5.5x35" "15# Raw Hammer Pearl 45x5.75x40" "15# Brunswick T-Zone"
    Rev Rate about 270 @ about 15.5 MPH at the pins* High Game: 290 - High Series: 733. PAP: 5 1/8"x1" up; tilt 20*, rotation 75*. YTD highs - 290-733
    Oh, and LEFTY!!!

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    Good luck, I'm sure you'll get it ironed out.
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    You got this...Good Luck!
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    Rev Rate 400. Speed 18 at heads, 16.5-17 at pins. Axis tilt 10, Axis Rotation 55. PAP 5 5/8 x 5/8 up

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    Thanks guys. Will update my scores later. Hopefully it's over 600.
    Arsenal "15# Global Eternity Pi-45x4.5x40" "15# 900 Global Xponent-60x4.5x40" "15# 900 Global Zen Soul-60x4.5x40" "15# Roto Grip Idol Helios-90 x 2.25 x 45" "15# 900 Global Altered Reality-50x3.625x30" "15# Brunswick Uppercut-80x3.625x35" "15# Brunswick Igniter-70x5.5x35" "15# Raw Hammer Pearl 45x5.75x40" "15# Brunswick T-Zone"
    Rev Rate about 270 @ about 15.5 MPH at the pins* High Game: 290 - High Series: 733. PAP: 5 1/8"x1" up; tilt 20*, rotation 75*. YTD highs - 290-733
    Oh, and LEFTY!!!

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    Not a good night. Put the S8 on the new shoes but my plant thigh was hurting and by the 3rd game could hardly put weight on it. Both teams struggled but the other team got lucky breaks all night. They had a 170's average bowler that had a 234, 246, and 196. They had pins rolling around the deck all night knocking pins down. Anyway, I had a 191, 174, and 159. I was 7/7 on single pin spares but only 9 strikes on the night. Just couldn't find the pocket. We lost the 1st game by about 50, the 2nd by about 130, and won the 3rd by about 75.

    Just looked through my stats and since my return last January I have only had 1 600. The summer league was a 4 game series but no 800's there so only 1 night averaging 200 out of 31 nights. That sucks but I guess the bright side is my average is 176 with only 1 600 which to me means consistency?

    Oh, modified my release a little tonight. My normal release is almost completely behind the ball. Very low revs. Tonight I started coming around the ball just a little. Not much but slight. Definite difference in revs. I didn't rotate my wrist at release but more just held it that way on my downswing. I had to move about 1.5-2 boards further right after I did this. But a noticeable difference in revs.
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    Arsenal "15# Global Eternity Pi-45x4.5x40" "15# 900 Global Xponent-60x4.5x40" "15# 900 Global Zen Soul-60x4.5x40" "15# Roto Grip Idol Helios-90 x 2.25 x 45" "15# 900 Global Altered Reality-50x3.625x30" "15# Brunswick Uppercut-80x3.625x35" "15# Brunswick Igniter-70x5.5x35" "15# Raw Hammer Pearl 45x5.75x40" "15# Brunswick T-Zone"
    Rev Rate about 270 @ about 15.5 MPH at the pins* High Game: 290 - High Series: 733. PAP: 5 1/8"x1" up; tilt 20*, rotation 75*. YTD highs - 290-733
    Oh, and LEFTY!!!

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    Dude, ditch the S8. That thing is useless.

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    Here's an article for you: https://www.bowlingball.com/BowlVers...not-your-elbow
    The S8 sole is all I use. Works great! Just another opinion...

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    Quote Originally Posted by djp1080 View Post
    Here's an article for you: https://www.bowlingball.com/BowlVers...not-your-elbow
    The S8 sole is all I use. Works great! Just another opinion...
    That was a bad post. I’ll rephrase.

    You need to try out that S10, if your thigh is hurting. I had the same problems with S8.

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    I wanted to try the S10 but when I felt how slick it was when I put my ball on the rack I got a little nervous about falling....lol. It didn't help that I got there late and in a rush forgot my knee brace and only got 3 practice shots. Will try it next week. My knee wasn't hurting. It was the outside of my mid thigh. I had cut grass right before that with a push mower and was rushing to get it done so might have pulled something then and didn't notice it until bowling.
    Arsenal "15# Global Eternity Pi-45x4.5x40" "15# 900 Global Xponent-60x4.5x40" "15# 900 Global Zen Soul-60x4.5x40" "15# Roto Grip Idol Helios-90 x 2.25 x 45" "15# 900 Global Altered Reality-50x3.625x30" "15# Brunswick Uppercut-80x3.625x35" "15# Brunswick Igniter-70x5.5x35" "15# Raw Hammer Pearl 45x5.75x40" "15# Brunswick T-Zone"
    Rev Rate about 270 @ about 15.5 MPH at the pins* High Game: 290 - High Series: 733. PAP: 5 1/8"x1" up; tilt 20*, rotation 75*. YTD highs - 290-733
    Oh, and LEFTY!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by djp1080 View Post
    Here's an article for you: https://www.bowlingball.com/BowlVers...not-your-elbow
    The S8 sole is all I use. Works great! Just another opinion...
    Wasn't swinging my elbow but more just turning my wrist a little more. My normal release I am just barely off center of the back of that ball, lets call it maybe 10-15* off center. I turned my wrist just slightly more (closer to a suitcase style grip but barely a noticeable change). I would say I was maybe 25* off center now but it was enough to get more side revs than forward roll. In my mind I am getting way too much ball speed because all of my roll and momentum is forward. With this new release my ball speed was about 1 MPH slower and had more side revs. I didn't turn my wrist at the release but more on my backswing then left my hand in that position through my downswing.
    Arsenal "15# Global Eternity Pi-45x4.5x40" "15# 900 Global Xponent-60x4.5x40" "15# 900 Global Zen Soul-60x4.5x40" "15# Roto Grip Idol Helios-90 x 2.25 x 45" "15# 900 Global Altered Reality-50x3.625x30" "15# Brunswick Uppercut-80x3.625x35" "15# Brunswick Igniter-70x5.5x35" "15# Raw Hammer Pearl 45x5.75x40" "15# Brunswick T-Zone"
    Rev Rate about 270 @ about 15.5 MPH at the pins* High Game: 290 - High Series: 733. PAP: 5 1/8"x1" up; tilt 20*, rotation 75*. YTD highs - 290-733
    Oh, and LEFTY!!!

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