I ask, mostly out of fun and curiousity, but what tendencies do you guys (and gals) have that throw your game off?

Mine is that, as a guy whose game is generally about a smooth stroke with a controlled speed, that I tend to want to be a cranked. Mostly unintentional, but it gets fun to throw higher speeds and more revs. Problem is that I'm not good at it. I was getting pissed because my 1 month old no rules pearl just stopped working for me. It got to the point I almost walked in to the pro shop and had him sand it down a bit. I didn't, took a minute and refocused myself and finished strong.

But I tend to be like the gap hitter who starts trying to hit home runs. The stroker style tends to be a thing going away in favor of the high speed/high rev or 2 handed.

What do y'all tend to do?

I find myself turning my hand during the swing. If I keep my hand still throughout the swing, my ball goes where I want it to go.

D: All of the above.

throwing it bad...... 

Quote from: Good Times Good Times on March 17, 2017, 01:07:48 PM

throwing it bad...... 

Don't we all? Lol

I actually think this is a great thread as it makes you think about your own game but you can also see what other people do or don't do and see if it applies to yourself.

SVstar34, I agree.  While I was reading through the posts, I was thinking the same thing.  A lot of other bowlers' bad habits or what they see happening, I can relate back to myself, especially since I switched to LH.  I have a lot of bad habits going on right now, many of them previously listed by others. 

RH, I was a low tracker, used to be a spinner, so I had a tendency to top the ball or turn very early.  But I was accurate, just low revs.

LH, where to begin?  Just finished my first year LH, but my biggest problems/habits are probably related.  Missing my target by five boards consistently, pulling the ball across the body, no spare game (I have tried various spare systems, but when you miss your target by five boards, you have no spare game).  All of those are related.  Lifting my eyes off the target too soon to follow the ball. Probably turning my hand too soon since I did it as a RH.

The past week I have been working on that and although I seem to feel like I am getting closer to the target and reducing the pull shots, my scores don't reflect that.

One weird thing I have noticed as a new LH, whenever I leave pins, which is almost every frame, I always see the pins as the RH counterpart.  If I leave the 3-5-6, in my mind I think of it as the 2-4-5.  It takes a few seconds for my 65 yr old brain to sort it out properly. 

Found a new one tonight. Just because your timing is non-existent due to the 4 family and friends members giving up so your 16 month old has taken all their spots and is crawling down the approach and pushing the ball down the ramp doesn't mean it's a good idea to go pee after throwing the first 8, regardless of the amount of beer consumed, even if it's cosmic bowling.

Let's hope I don't repeat that mistake