So no posts for a bit - been extremely frustrated with my game and my equipment and have gotten the marital approval for a: a birthday present and b: a replacement and c: a donated ball which we are using to experiment.
Been talking at length with my new PSO, who's been subbing for my F-in-Law for 5-6 weeks (he's 86, still averaging around 170, but has aplastic anemia so is really up and down. He's FINALLY accepting our advice to SUB . . . no cost to him and he can bowl when he feels good) so he's been able to watch my game. His first insistence was to re-fit me, which I don't think has happened, except for size, for maybe 20-25 years, maybe? so yeah, time.
He's taken off maybe 1/4" off my span, which is a LOT, right? and I thought maybe too much, but once we got my thumb close, it feels COOL! Going back to my WD for 10-pins felt HORRIBLE. I was s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d!!!
So we're using a donated DV8 Diva, which is obviously old but hey - we can experiment on it. Plus it has very few games on it, so it's really fresh. Comes from a ball-o'-da-week bowler . . . LOL But hey, we can experiment at will.
Not a great outing, on its face. 170-188-188 - Would have been better without some issues.
First game - spent practice and the first few frames sticking tape in . . . wow I've been spoilt with my IT. Up to 5 pieces of tape plus a half-piece deep. :O Would have been much better except the Greek Church in the 10th. But as long as I lined up and paid attention and on line to get to my point downlane, it was there.
Second game - much better (except the blasted 3-6-10 . . . my NEMESIS - oh, and the gutter in the 11th - bah)
Third game - again, much better (except the Greek Church in the second and a couple of way misses in the 6 and 10) - I found I had quite a bit of hold outside and as long as I kept my ballspeed up (easy now with 15#) and kept my fingers in (which . . . well, I need my thumb!!!) it has recovery!
Need a bit of practice with it, but not gonna get that until after the move which is end of the month so . . . boy do I want THAT to be over and done!!!
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