So yesterday I was at the bowling alley practicing hitting my marks and adjusting how I throw when a guy walks in and tells me that with my rev speed and ball speed, it would be more ideal to play more outside and direct at the pocket. See, I've always thought of myself as a tweener and liked to swing out from the inside. However, I ended up giving in and listening to him, and started playing the 10 board instead, which is... about 10 boards right of where i usually play. He told me to swing to the 5 board and let it come back it. And voila, it worked like magic. I was able to keep my ball speed at max and the ball was still able to cut into the pocket at a great angle. So I realized that after 7 months, I think I've found myself. I'm not really a tweener, I'm more like a power stroker. After that, I bowled my best game ever, a 290. I started out with a 7 spare, and then everything after was 1-3 pocket strike. I think part of the reason why I was able to bowl the 290 was because I got that spare out of the way in the first frame. I knew I wouldn't get 300, so I wasn't really shooting for one. I just pulled back, and let it go. I hope this is a sign of good things to come. And... this goes to show there's nothing wrong with playing more direct to the pocket! Even if you consider yourself a power player. Ok thanks for listening guys.