without changing equipment, take your PAIN down to 500 abralon.  It should get the ball rolling sooner.

I'm down and in too. Had this problem at our house for a few months. I had to move out to the 4 board with my weakest ball(navy reactive hammer). Ogre particle could help, or try sanding your least used ball.
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This is actually sort of one of the few things I can do well in bowling(at times).

I've had great luck on these shots with 3 approaches.

If there are backends I have had good success with heavy load particles....one being a Reaction Roll and the other WOULD be a Reaction ARC I have sitting around for sale.....CHEAP.

In addition I stand one foot closer to the line and take small steps with a low pushaway.  I also crowd my mark with my feet to point! Often standing on like 12 with my slide foot and throwing up 6 to 9 pointing to 10 or 11 at the breakpoint(this takes some getting used to) and feels uncomfortable when one first does it!.

One time early in my restart of bowling I "COULDNT" strike at all and I told my pro shop guy I needed a Heavy Load Particle ball.  He responded...."Can't" or "Won't"?  He then told me that instead of targeting the arrows target the dots.  Then he said if that doesn't work go towards the foul line 1/2 of the way from the dots.  I struck 19 times in a row immediately after targeting the dots.  I guess he nailed me....up to that moment I "Won't".

Note I can throw normal near 300 revs and about 15 mph is fast for me.  I can also throw 11 mph at near 250rpm.....

This slow speed and early visualization of the breakpoint(the dots or sooner) will ALMOST always find a breakpoint.  For me it has led to nice results in tourneys where they say NOONE will score today as we have 50 feet of oil to have games in the 250 plus range here and there.  

Bring on the Au Jus!

REgards,

Luckylefty
PS note.....when I have found the backends to be sloppy that I have had to use the crowding my mark and looking at the dot techniques with strong reacting reactives....NOT particles as the reactives often give more backend movement if I can stay soft enough.


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Thanks everyone for some real good ideas and comments. The backends are virtually non-existant at this place so I'm going to try taking the surface on the Pain down to about 500. I'm also going to try crowding my my mark as Lucky Lefty has said to try. Playing around 12 or 13 has not worked for me. It's either crossing over or missing left because the ball wouldn't even twitch. Thanks again everyone!

Edited on 1/9/2009 3:54 PM

I would say use a pad to get some surface on the piece of equipment that carries the best and bowl a more direct line to the pocket. If you keep trying to get a "Turn the corner" type reaction,being a down and in bowler you are going to struggle. Much better to play a straighter line coming almost straight up the back of the ball. I know this as for the most part I am a down and in bowler and have in the past struggled on this same condition. So you may either have to play right of second arrow or a direct line from the gutter to the pocket.

I know this may seem alien and take some of the "enjoyment" out of things,but sometimes it is neccessary to bite the bullet and play a different line even though it may "Hurt" to do so.

You need to figure out what is more important to you,trying to bowl the way/line you like regardless of the conditions,or bowling the correct way so that you can still score when the conditions are not to your liking.

I know which option I would go with and believe me,it took me a fair while to come around to the sensible option.
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I would have got away with it if it was not for those pesky kids (Behind my lane) and those blasted 10 pins.

Edited on 1/9/2009 7:42 PM