How many out there are using a straighter line to the pocket?  Where do you stand and what arrow are you throwing over?  Do you find that a straighter line will work well on most conditions and require less adjustments?  

I have noticed that as we get older it is more difficult to maintain the big hook and to adjust to changing conditons as well as when we were young.  For that reason I have been trying a straighter line between the 2nd and 3rd arrows.  I am standing with my left foot on 20 and turning my shoulders slightly towards the pocket.  Then I try to stay behind the ball and throw between 10 and 15 with some speed.  If there is a lot of oil, I use a ball with surface.  If they are on the dry side, I use a polished of pearl surface.  So far it seems to be working fairly well.

Has anyone else tried this line?  If not, do you get better results moving more to the right (for right handers) and come more off the corner?  

Any comments would be appreciated.

for the last 4 or 5 yrs i had been playing more hook, trying to hit the ball more cover more boards..and had been improving over time.  sometimes something in my timing gets out of whack, and i couldnt correct it.  when it happened earlier this year i just decided to go straighter.  with my vapor zone i went from around 13 at the arrows to 5 at 40 feet to  7 at the arrows 4 at 35 feet.  angle entry is still good, and im not covering as many boards.  ive stuck with it since (early oct) and averaging about 215 over 60 some odd games.  more importantly ive been much more accurate and consistent.  carry hasnt been great, but they are mostly solid 7's and  as opposed to weak 7's, along with some solid 6's as well.  on a tougher shot its all about staying out of trouble, and 7 pins are better than 2-4-7's, much less splits.  it has led to consistency in the 640-680 range, and thats fine by me.

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derek
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current averages 208 and 209