It's a conundrum wise men have pondered for centuries.
The famous line from Hamlet "To be or not to be..." is thought to have originated in it's original form of "Tilt or Board Aim, that is the question..." as uttered by a bewildered Shakespeare after a particularly trying league session where that god*amn 10 pin just would not go down.
Personally, I just make sure I have sufficient underwear showing...