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bowlingratjr

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why i keep leaving tens pins often
« on: December 13, 2005, 04:14:40 PM »
i go down and in ball drill for a late snap a big time sanded and a visionary amb particle 15 pounds each  to i need to switch to a reactive  like the total shock and awe or what am i am doing wrong both hit very hard especially the big time but i always seem to leave a ten after a hard hit      helppppppppppp   meeeeeee   and one last thing i cant hook a ball at all well not very good at it

 

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Re: why i keep leaving tens pins often
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2005, 03:54:48 AM »
Not knowing anything except that you do not hook the ball a lot, help is difficult. Steep entry angle can be excluded, so try to play the ball a bit slower. The reason why the 10 is standing can be that the 6, which should take it out on a pocket hit, flies to the side in front of it. Reducing speed can help changing this angle, so that the 6 is pished into the 10. A steep entry angle can have similar effects.
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CoachJim

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Re: why i keep leaving tens pins often
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2005, 04:40:42 AM »
The other type of 10 pin is the weak 10 which is caused by the ball losing too much energy before it hits the pins. More speed, less aggressive ball, or more hand rotation is the answer here.

The solid 10 is caused by the ball sill hooking as it hits the pins and not getting into a good roll. Less speed , more aggressive ball, or less hand rotation is the answer here.

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Re: why i keep leaving tens pins often
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2005, 05:06:38 AM »
From what you say, you and I have a simular line. I was leaving a lot of 10's, then I slowed the ball and now, maybe 3-4 for a 3 game set. A big improvement over what I was leaving.

I found my brain wanted to increase speed, so if you try the slower speed, think, keep it slow. It might not work for you, but it did for me, hope that helps in some way.

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Re: why i keep leaving tens pins often
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2005, 05:50:21 AM »
I'm guessing you are right handed also, so that is what my reply is based on.

So many ways to leave 10's.  My bugaboos include muscling the shot, which will show a tremendous explosion on full pocket hits but the ten is almost always left.  Hanging on to the ball too long so the release is well past the ankle on the slide leg gives lovely tens too.  Then there is the ball that is too strong for the condition and burns up before it gets to the hole and also the ball that is too polished and is still revving in the pin deck area.  Of course we can't forget the follow through to the center of the body instead of straight out, that's a great one to for leaving 10's.  

Of all the things that leave 10's, the ones I'd worry about most are muscling the ball and and not following through straight out when you try to aim the shot at the pocket.  Muscling the ball never gives it a chance to really work for you.  Trouble is it is so easy to do and you won't always feel yourself doing it.  Following through to the center of the body usually comes from not having enough hook for the speed and line you are trying to play, so you follow through towards the pocket to "help" the ball.  Best way to beat it for me is to close the shoulders on the approach.  By that I mean turning them to square at the pocket instead of square to the foul line.  Then you can follow through away from the center of your body without sending the ball off line.  No matter what the cause is, there is no magic cure.  You have to figure out the cause, plan a fix and then practice, practice, practice.  Good luck getting rid of those blasted 10's!