Case in Point
Recent Tournament
Game 1
Bowler 1: 248
Bowler 2: 199
Aslan: 159
Bowler 4: 231
Game 2
Bowler 1: 197
Bowler 2: 227
Aslan: 172
Bowler 3: 238
Game 2:
Bowler 1: 187
Bowler 2: 172
Aslan: 246
Bowler 4: 178
In this case, it was clear that nothing was working. I had exhausted all options (moving in, switching balls, moving out, vertical targeting, etc...). Now, my scores were lower than they should have been due to bad spare shooting...which has nothing to do with anything...but the point is...I came to the conclusion that there must be carry down at the breakpoint. And I KNEW...that Bowler #2 had decided to switch to a plastic ball as his strike ball because he got frustrated in Game 1 that his line wasn't working. So, I made the change in Game 3 to my skid/flip ball. X, X, X, X, X, 9 /, X, X, X, 9 -. Both non-strikes were pulled shots, so, not the balls fault. And, that was with a Brunswick Fortera Exile that most people I talked to (all except one person who was a DV8 rep) said I would hate.
Also, props to bowling ball.com. Bought the Fortera Exile on a Black Friday special on their website back in 2015 or so.
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