Right now in this particular house I'm bowling summer league(s) in has one of the easiest house shots around but I am struggling in there due to poor matchup. The first 2 weeks of the league I was just getting back into "bowling shape" after a 3 month layoff so my mechanics and timing were very suspect. Now I feel like I'm throwing the ball well again, maybe even better than I was before the break but I'm not shooting numbers in the house like I should be(or should I say, how everyone else is!).
As far as the house, it's a 6 year old brunswick synthetic surface with extremely clean backends and a shorter pattern. There is recovery around the 10-7 boards downlane and a little margin for error in the midlane, but other than that, bad shots outside too late or early will result in not coming close to the pocket. Where everyone kills this house is in its characteristics of being able to play the track for an unlimited amount of games. Guys who pipe the track(with almost any type of ball), slow hook the lane with just about anything, and guys that boom it to the track(between 7-13) typically score the highest and most consistant. I'm able to do all of those physically and get to the pocket as consistant as they can, but for the past 3 weeks(in two separate nights) I've been in tap-city. I've kept a tally on the last 2 weeks on both nights(12 games) and what I have is between 25-27 tenpins and I've missed 4. Most of them have resulted from either too much or too little entry angle. I have tried a few different hand positions to change the shape of my hook down lane and even surface adjustments with coverstocks but it seems as if my matte/high grit sanded equipment is coming in too flat for weak 10s and my gloss/polish equipment is too sharp for the tenpin. Here is a quick equipment rundown(I will not name the balls):
*2 medium aggressive assymetrical pearl reactives
-One at 800 grit w/ 4"pin(high) x 5 1/4mb
-One at factory finish w 5 1/2"pin(high) x 3 3/8mb
*2 highly aggressive reactive solids
-One w/ Rough buff w/ 4 1/2"pin(low)
-One w/ factory polish w/ 5 1/2"pin(low)
*1 medium load particle
-High Gloss, 5" pin(high)
With these balls, nothing has matched up to the point where I am able to string strikes consistantly(and even catching the occasional trip or off hit for a strike), especially the entrie set while making adjustments. The look I have on the lanes is just like everyone else(hit a 5 board area and get to the pocket), but the carry percentage is just not the same. Here is what I have at my disposal to drill for tomorrow night:
2 medium aggressive med-low RG, pearl reactives, 4" pins on both
1 medium-low aggressive med-low rd, solid reactive, 1" pin
So for you gurus, what kind of drilling/prep would you use in any one of these balls to promote a bit more forward roll to get a bit better carry? Keep in mind, it's no problem getting to the pocket as far as the ball goes, I'm just trying to find a better shape as far as entry angle goes.
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-DP3
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