We started with the Viper pattern. I gotta say, I don't know what's wrong with me. The suggestions to play this pattern is first arrow or from 4-8. I tried playing up 5-8 but was having very little success. So I decide to play 11 and swing a little... couldn't play that either.
Before and after going to Nationals, I was maybe a board from my mark at the arrows. So I was fairly accurate there. My break point was what i needed a little more work on.
Well all the sudden in this league on this pattern I can't seem to hit my mark at the arrows. Then if I do, I throw the ball different. One time with a little too much hook, the next flatter. I drift left, hit my mark it goes out further and I hit more oil. I drift right, hit my mark and it takes off through the nose or way brooklyn... its so frustrating.
I know it was very playable. Guys next to us are there to "win" the league. They were all working together to break the lane down. They played the lanes as suggested. All going up the five board and they were killing it. They were all well over 210 pace. Last game looked like they were doing even better. Each guy had a string of at least 4 strikes, heck all i saw were strikes.
Anyway, watching these guys play that line i decided to switch balls. I threw a few good shots. Definitely had more room, but I reverted back to missing my mark, drifting, too much hook, not enough...
I don't know what to do to correct this and where do i start?
Well I know my wrist needs to stay in a constant position to give me the same release...(wrist brace?) If been working out with weights for several months and have actually strengthened my wrists. It wasn't this bad before so I'm kinda lost???
Did I let the name(PBA Pattern) psych me out? My focus was definitely not there. It's like before I released the ball, I lost my mark and really didn't know if I hit my mark.
What about this drifting issue I have going on? How do I fix that? One time I drift too much right, the next to much left. Maybe this "drifting" wasn't so noticeable on THS conditions and it is now magnified because of tighter lanes???
We bowl Viper pattern again this coming Monday. I don't want to go in and shoot another 485 or worse.
On the positive side, I won my point and ended up getting a point for winning my series(yeah sad I won with a 485) and we won that last game by 1 pin.
