BallReviews
General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: mimarkee on January 19, 2004, 08:22:06 AM
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I am a lefty. I am continually hitting the pocket and leaving the 7 pin. Do I need more/less arc in the pocket, more speed, move up/back? Any suggestions please.
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Difficult to tell you much because we don't know much regarding your equipment, ball speed, the lane conditions you bowl on and so forth. But most of the time leaving a 7 pin consistently means that you are reaching the breakpoint a foot or two late, and/or throwing the ball a little to hard to get the 4 pin to kick off the 7 pin rather than around. I find that moving my feet a couple of inches forward can conquer the 7 pin (providing you play the same line). I'm sure there will be others providing their ideas- it's something that I faced in the first game I bowled tonight (5 strikes, 6 7 pins), and I made a slight ball speed adjustment (lowering 1-2 mph) and then I left only 2 7 pins the rest of the night...
Matt
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Im not lefty, but the dynamics are the same none the less. Basically, leaving a stone corner pin is a result of coming into the pocket to high (towards the nose) or to low (towards the 2 pin). Try, like they said, moving a board to 2 right and left, and hitting the pocket higher, or lower then you have been. Good luck, hope this helps, and good scoring
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