Post by: JessN16 on July 06, 2010, 02:53:15 PM
First two games were 255 and 288. Two 2-8s and a 3-6-10 in the first game, all made. Second game started ring 10, 10 in a row and then a pocket 7-10 in the fill.
So now I'm looking at needing 257 to ring up 800, and this is where it all went wrong.
Third game starts out strike, then another 2-8. I throw the ball exactly where I aimed with the right speed and turn -- same way I'd made the two in the first game -- and the ball hooked about 5 feet in front of where I expected it to and picked the 2 off. Now I've got to go sheet for the 800.
I'd been watching the other players on our pair and was thinking the lanes were about to make a big change, and on any other night I probably would have switched balls. But when you start off so well it's not easy to make that call on the fly. I struck the next two balls, though, but that may have not been the best thing for me because the next two shots were (1) burned up and hit flat, leaving the 10 -- and I missed it -- and (2) big kick left for a 4-7-10.
So I finally switched balls, and the next thing up is a pocket 7-10. Beautiful. Now I'm open four times in the first seven frames, and finished with a double, super washout (which I made) and a 9-count on the fill for 165. All of a sudden that 808 turned into a 708.
Props to my old Hybrid Dirty Bomb, though, which was the ball I used in the first two games and the start of the third. Should have switched to the Uranium HRG earlier. Nice to get out of this five-week rut I've been in, though, and the 288 is the highest game so far with any L1 equipment I have. I would never have guessed it would have been with a HDB, either. I hated that ball when I first got it until I started playing around with the surface, which tells you that you should NEVER call any ball a dud until you at least make some surface changes.
Jess
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Post by: completebowler on July 06, 2010, 11:27:03 PM
I shot 800 (or part I guess) with my HDB...started 279 and pit it away for a weaker ball. Was averaging 250+ in the first game over a month period but no adjustments ever seemed to work once the transition hit. Decided beforehand that I would switch after one game no matter what I scored. It worked.
Point is, don't be afraid to switch equipment when going good....it is sometimes the wisest move. Guy shot 900 last fall and he switched halfway through the set.
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Post by: T C 300 on July 07, 2010, 12:14:35 AM
Post by: JessN16 on July 07, 2010, 12:31:19 AM
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a storm/roto grip ball woulda got you that 800..........
Well, I was wearing a Roto Grip Silver Streak SE shirt from Port Authority.
Some mojo must have worn off.Jess
Post by: kidlost2000 on July 07, 2010, 01:57:08 AM
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Post by: Steven on July 07, 2010, 10:56:31 AM
Nice bowling anyway.
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Post by: BeansProShop on July 07, 2010, 01:09:50 PM
Usually bowling on the THS of your leagues you need to kind of chase your target left a little.(If RH) and the best way to do that is by making parallel moves. Move your target left as many boards as your feet. Reactive balls respond to friction so if the spot is burned up and you only move you feet 2-3 boards your ball will usually still hit that burn spot and check too much. On sport and PBA conditions you sometimes have to make opposite adjustments and move right to find a better line. Usually due to the flatter patterns and higher volumes of oil on the outsides.
HDB is a very good ball that has stood the test of time for sure. Good bowling and when you least expect it....BAM....800
Good job..
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Post by: JessN16 on July 07, 2010, 08:12:10 PM
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Plus 1 on the HDB.....it looks like a tues with the wrong surface prep but when you find the right prep it really shines.
I remember the first time I threw the ball in OOB surface, and my prevailing thought was, "You've got to be kidding me."
I'd never seen a ball hit as flat. I had struggled with the original Dirty Bomb, too, and figured this line just wasn't for me. Sort of in a last ditch effort, I sanded it at 500 and then added Storm ReactaShine just as a what-the-heck experiment.
It's still a little surprising that the ball doesn't handle oil better than it does. I'd say on anything above light-medium to medium, or especially on any long pattern, I can't use it. If you watch the graphics you can see the ball loping and fighting to get into a roll. But on short stuff, it's a tough ball and it smooths out a lot of breakpoint jumpiness. Next time I bowl on Cheetah, I'll use it.
Drill pattern, incidentally, is a copy of the "thumb leverage" pattern. Essentially that is pin over bridge for me with CG at 1:30 to the thumbhole. This ball was a 4-5 pin, which allowed me to get the CG that close to the thumb while keeping the pin over the bridge. Still, that's just around a 4.5 x 4 layout, not exactly weak. No weight hole.
Jess