Spot on with this posting. Lower rev players like WRW and Mr. Duke have ball motion that is not as succeptable to slight changes in the pattern like Robert Smith or Sean Rash. The low rev guy can use options like increasing speed, backing off grip pressure, slight change in hand postion that can hold them in before they have to make a ball change. The high rev guys could change speed and have the ball squirt past the break, or make a slight change in hand and still have the ball break loose on them because of there rev rate.
It gets more important for the high rev guys to be in tune with their ball motion especially when the ball starts going sideways in the back of the pattern.
I think about ball changes if has became pretty obvious that I made the wrong choice at the end of practice or the pattern is dramatically changing in front of me. Now when I am playing well, I usually have a progression in balls that I will work down or up from. Now that is when the game is fun!!!
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I dont believe you are correct with the thought that PBA stars change balls. I believe they attempt many hand and other adjustments before they go for a different ball with a different look. In a one game match you dont have the luxury of too many attempts at making changes. In 21/24 games of qualifying I think there are ALOT of smaller changes once they have a look on the lane they like. I think it also depends on styles... WRW and DUKE certianly use small adjustments more than heavy handed players both in single game matches and qualifying.
Lastly, I dont believe you should believe you should do either. Every bowler needs all the tools in thier tool chests and in thier arsenal. If you only use 1 option then you limit yourself and give others advantages.
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