So after taking a 2 year hiatus from bowling, I decided to start again and shot 700 a couple times my first weeks back. Then it has been all downhill.
Parts of my game where I used to be the most confident, I'm now losing confidence faster than any other aspect.
Specifically: ball changes, adjustments, and equipment (layouts and surfaces). As such, I find myself gravitating towards the older balls I knew so well: sr300, NV series, lanebreaker, etc.) I used to lay out my own equipment as well - and mostly pin up. After some advice to go with tamer layouts with the pin down, I find myself with only 2 pin up balls as opposed to the majority of my arsenal in years past
The reason I say "rock bottom" is: I shot 485 tonight. For 3 games. That's my first under 500 series in a LONG time. I had no equipment to battle the condition from 5th arrow (everything was too early or not enough and then eventually both), and even if I did - I had absolutely no confidence in it. A lot of the problem comes from the fact that AMF puts no oil in the first 18-24" of the lane, meaning the ball reading early by game 2 is unavoidable, but even that is navigable.
I would like someone to teach me about bowling balls and layouts and how to build an arsenal, as well as a little help deciding what balls are worth purchasing (sorely disappointed with the 503c, my only new ball since returning).
Any help on what to drill or how? Basically feel like I'm starting from scratch because I've lost so much ground in 2 years.
Current arsenal: avalanche urethane (above ring), backlash solid (under bridge), 503c (under ring), lanebreaker (stacked label), hyroad (above ring), full swing (under middle), outburst (pin high and right of fingers)
