I've been struggling lately and before last night I didn't hit 600 for almost a month.  Yeah so my average has dropped a lot since Summer league.  Anyways, I spent several hours at work in my office yesterday studying the targets on a bowling lane.  I've decided to go back and target the dots (the dots 6 ft from foul line).  Last night shot 606 and helped us win 2 of 3 against 2nd place team in league.  Shot 213 last game (score took major hit despite hitting 6 of last 7 strikes because I had a 5 pin split in 8th frame).

What do you all target and why? 

Here is what I know:

Dots near foul line or 6 ft from foul line - easier to hit, Wes Malott uses this method, may cause you to dig ball into lane instead of throwing it out onto lane, small errors become big errors.

Arrows - traditional and used by most bowlers, may cause you to increase ball speed to "make" ball hit arrows, could be hard for people, small errors stay small errors.

Hash tags - what super advanced bowlers use, helps decide breakpoint, requires extremely good vision, may not be a good indicator of what is happening in the first 40 feet.

Area - what many recreational bowlers use, house hacks that go coast to coast.

Pattern - what Sean Rash uses, don't look at targets, just follow ball pattern and adjust stance from there.

Pin bowling - what very bad bowlers use.

DISCUSS