they don't all know what they are doing, trust me.

That being said, has the pro shop guy seen you bowl and what your style is? If not, then he may not have room to talk.

Either way, what kind of drilling does your current equipment have? I am not sure of what drilling will give you what you are looking for, but wanted to throw the above comment in.
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Florida State will be back...as soon as Chris Rix learns how to throw a spiral, use an alarm clock, learn wear to park,  and hang on to the ball...but they will be back.

I am not real good at this either, I have been bowling almost 20 years, and am just now starting to learn about drillings. For me it was one of those things, they told me to bowl, so I did.
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Florida State will be back...as soon as Chris Rix learns how to throw a spiral, use an alarm clock, learn wear to park,  and hang on to the ball...but they will be back.

First of all you need to figure out what kind of a bowler you are.
Are you a stroker, tweener, or hi-rev power player?

Strokers - Norm Duke, Walter Ray Williams, Brian Voss, Eric Forkel.

Tweeners - Wiseman, Patrick Allen, Parker Bohn III, Doug Kent, Pete Weber.

Cranker (Hi-Rev Power Player) - Robert Smith, Tommy Jones, Jason Couch, Steve Hoskins, Ryan Shafer.

Once you figure out where you fit, go to the Brunswick web site and look up the drilling recommendations for the Bruiser that fit your style and will match up with the lane conditions that you think you'll be playing on.

Too hard without seeing you bowl. The Predator is an early rolling ball with a particle surface. It may be hooking less than you want because of the aggressive surface using up all of its energy early. If that is the case the Bruiser my be a better ball for you. BUT - if the Predator isn't hooking enough because of the heavy oil or because of your release, then the Bruiser is probably going to hook less. You probably need the advice of someone who can watch you bowl. Often that would be the Pro Shop, but it's possible that the Pro Shop owner doesn't really want to spend much time with you since you're not buying a ball from his shop. You're 15 - don't you have Junior League coaches, or other's in your age group who can give you advice? Ask around, someone might be willing to help you. If you bowled in my local center, I wouldn't mind giving you a few minutes of free advice. Another option - look around and see if there's anyone bowling who looks like they're a lot better than you or someone you know that is a good bowler. They might be able to help you out.

don't waste another dollar on equipment. you are wise enough for your age to ask for help, now are you wise enough to listen?

Seek out a coach. start with a certified coach. don't stop at one. seek out a few. they all have different teaching styles and abilities. do not be swayed by the league know it all who averages 220. he may not know as much as a 200 avg coach.

places like www.pbiinc.com are a good place to start. look for IBPSIA certification. it dose not guarantee the greatest but it's a safer bet.they take you from ball fitting to spare systems in one day. It's  amazing what you can learn from a professional. but one lesson is not enough to make you PBA material but for the cost of 2 balls you can get a lot more knowledge and can do more with what you have.



I have wasted 100's even more than a 1000.00 on equipment and (1) 120.00 lesson from Don and some additional help from his staff has done more for my game than any 10 balls would.

If you really want to get better, a lesson is they only real answer.

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"deserves got nothing to do with it."
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