Here's my problem. I have one of the releases where I have to many revs, not enough ball speed for a 2nd shift league we bowl on a competitive league.
Now, I can pull out my pink hammer, as I did last night and shoot 690 off my 205 average and the team wins, however, my other left handed teammate will complain the whole night because now he also has to throw urethane or plastic after the 1st game as I have carried down enough oil that he cannot get his reactive ball to finish through the oil line I have created. I get comments like "why do I even bother to bring $500 worth of equipment in the door when you ruin the shot".
Now I can start with my very weak reactive, and use my "C" game and struggle to bowl my average but my team mate won't bitch because he can use his $500 equipment and hit his average.
So do I struggled and work with my "C" game, or use urethane and my "A" game and just deal with the gripes?
Wow, that is not a very supportive teammate. I would find it difficult to get excited about league night if I had to deal with that kind of behavior. My entire 2nd shift team is right handed and we never accuse each other of wrecking each others lines. We simply do our best to score with what we have to work with.
As far as I am concerned, a bowler should always start with their "A" game and adjust accordingly as conditions change. You don't throw your "C" game to start because a teammate thinks you are wrecking their "A" game. I am all about teamwork, but that would be beyond taking one for the team.
If your teammate is that serious about his bowling, it sounds like he needs to either invest in another ball, have one of his current balls re-drilled to handle carrydown, or start out inexpensively by simply changing the surface of one his current balls to better handle carrydown. He could also learn to adjust and find a new line unless his axis tilt, rotation, ball speed, ball layout, etc. is identical to yours. That's the beauty of bowling...everyone should be able to find a line that suits their "A" or even "B" game. Rarely does everyone on a pair need to throw the exact same line to score well. The "C" game should be a last resort.
That would be like the leading receiver on a football team telling the quarterback not to pass to him because he wants the other receivers to have a chance to score. It just doesn't work that way. When you get your chance to score you do it.
