Dry heads killed me for a long time till I bowled in a fun travel league and watched the seniors bowl. I basically watched how they knuckled the ball down lane - the ball picked up at mids, hooked, and rolled to the pocket.
Then I realized that's how I rolled my spare ball. I killed my shot with my spare ball and tried this with my strike ball. It took time to get used to, but with some practice, this really worked well for me. Visually it was hard to get used to, and my pride had to be put in the box and my man card hang on my chest. I had to fight the urge to throw my normal release or rev it up. When I reached my limits playing inside, this technique helped me stay close - but deflection/corner pins can be plenty.