It's amazing, isn't it.
I bowl one of my leagues with a guy who doesn't have a clue how to read lanes. Uses the same target, lines up in the same place, every shot - just goes through all 6-8 balls in the bag every league session.
One night a few months ago I actually got him to try a move. First shot, he got a strike. Told me it was only coincidence. He was still arguing (but using the new line) after the next 5. Next week, back to the same old thing.
In a local tournament last year that has a very low cap for a 5 woman scratch tournament (900), I had one of the "silver level" coaches on my team. Now - her average was only arounc 165, but because she was a coach, I figured she might listen to me. When the lanes dried out between 7-12 because of all the women playing there all day long, I suggested she move in and target 15. She wouldn't do it. She kept moving her feet left, but keeping the target the same - she could NOT understand that the oil was GONE - G O N E!!! She wouldn't even change balls - kept using her danger zone. Her husband, also a coach, was telling her to not listen to me. Obviously I didn't know what I was talking about - I was averaging 217 for the tournament - she was right around 160. After the last couple of games, I think she dropped to 155 or so...
I don't get why people won't try something different. IF what they're doing isn't working, there is NO risk in trying something new. It's not like you can't go back to what you were doing before (unless its something like a gender change
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