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rdw

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Fresh oil help
« on: December 03, 2017, 01:44:44 PM »
Hi guys,

I’m a house bowler, about 190 ish 275  to 300 rev rate about 15 mph.  So obviously I don’t have the hand to stand left and throw right blindly.

For league I bowl second shift nights on light oil .  So for league I always have friction somewhere.  I just have to move around to find it or oil for that matter. 

Problem is when I bowl tournaments. Almost always on fresh oil. Although on house shots, I feel I waste at least a game trying to find a playable shot.  Obviously part of it is operating error and stubbornness.  But typically I go through shadows have a lot of backend.  As game one goes on the back ends tighten up and I’ll move right with my feet.  Eventually I’ll leave a washout or miss the headpin right.  Start switching balls until i see good midlane reaction, then I’m usually good for the rest of the set.

I’ll usually start shadows with a strong hybrid or pearl like the code red and black.  Is that part of the problem?  Start with something else to get a better read and adjust? If I can just get a playable shot by half of the first game I would be way ahead.  Of course goal is to figure it out by end of shadows, but I’ll be realistic too since this is a big problem for me.

Thanks in advance.

 

SG17

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Re: Fresh oil help
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2017, 04:22:10 PM »
are the code red and code black the extent of your arsenal?  if so, you probably could benefit from a solid

Impending Doom

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Re: Fresh oil help
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2017, 06:08:34 PM »
Are the tournaments on house shots or something sport compliant? On sport shots, I'll move left parallel to get away from the carrydown but keep the lane in play.

rdw

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Re: Fresh oil help
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2017, 06:26:02 PM »
The majority of the time it is a house shot.  I do plan on getting a solid.  Do I get a strong solid or a medium solid?

Impending Doom

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Re: Fresh oil help
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2017, 07:22:12 PM »
Get a strong solid so that you can get it rolling before the carrydown. Another idea is to get a super strong pearl to go around the hang. If you're looking to stay Storm, the Intense looks like it would fit the bill.