how many of our viewers routinely play/favor the deep inside line( left of the 5th arrow )? i praciced at my house today and lane 15 hooked like never before( and i mean NEVER ). lane 16 was typical for the middle of the day---swing 12 out to 6-7 and back. i played my monster frenzy between the 5th and 6th arrow out to 10-12. this is FAR left of my comfort zone as i almost never have to play there. however, it was good practice. more side turn was required to ensure length. a miss left was brooklyn and a miss too far right was hook out and quit. all in all, i fared better than i though i would and it was a learning experience.

I play around 5th arrow in practice sometimes, especially around tournament time, just to stay tuned on that line.

It is definately far from my comfort zone. I normally play closer to 3rd arrow.

There is far too much oil inside where I bowl to play 5th arrow regularly.

Gabe,

One thing that I have noticed over the years, is that when I get deep inside, I also have to adjust my ball speed.  As the last post reads, if you come in too flat, you will leave lots of ten pins.  I am a high rev player, but also a high track player.  What I do, providing I have the oil in the fronts, is get deep with a pearlized reactive (Cuda 2000, Messenger Ti Pearl), and slow my ball speed down from 17.5, my normal speed, to around 16.  This will allow the ball the time to create that backend move in order to kick out those pesky corner pins.  Your ball of choice may be different due to your style, the lane surface, and the lane condition.  I bowl on a standard crown oiled to about 37 feet.  So, I can get away with slowing down my ball speed without having to worry about the ball jumping too early.  But, the ball makes all the difference.  Tend to stay away from particles when playing deep as they burn up to early and quit before they get to the pindeck.  Solids, you may be able to get away with it providing there is enough polish to get through the heads and conserve energy well for a backend move.  But, due to my experience, pearlized REACTIVES drilled to get down the lane and jump, tend to work the best for me.  I hope this helps you out, Gabe.  Good luck with this in the future.
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I am a medium speed-low rev bowler. I cannot play any deeper than the 3rd arrow and don't do that real real successful.... seems 13 out to 8 is my range. Is this because I am a low rev bowler and the lack of revs might keep the ball from turning back strong enough to do anything?

I was going to post a similar question, but since it's already here......In one of my summer leagues the shot is real dry. Wood lanes that soak up the oil fast. My ball comes back dry as a whistle. I stand on 30 as the night starts and end up on top of the ball return on the right lane by the end of the night. with my style I have a deep knee bend and roll it right  at the line. My ball tends to hook early because of this. so I keep moving right as the night goes on. My carry is suspect but my accuracy is great. should i move right and throw harder or get a ball with more length?
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My normal ball speed is 16-17mph. I'm using a 15lb polished smashr. I normally use 16lb stuff. I thought that if I polished the smashr with its lighter weight, I could have success. I reach the pocket with no problem, yet my carry percentage is bad. I'll average 5-6 strikes a game. I'm averaging 194 there. I have no  idea if they sanded the lane surface. I would have to ask the manager. On med conditions i stand on 25 and swing out to  10. Here I have to start at 30 and I move 2 boards every 5 frames.
Help.
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