Ok I will start by saying I need help in the fricken 3rd game. I am stroking the ball good the first to games, example last night 1st game 227, 2nd game 245, and then comes the 3rd game 188. This has happened a few times already this year. I leave every pin in the back row all game long. Sometimes it starts at the end of the 2nd game or the beginning of the 3rd game.

  A little about me, Lefty, Decent amount of hand, try to stay inside the ball, to other lefties on my team but they play straight up, and I swing the ball so its not the same line.

  What I throw 15lbs AMF Code, Storm Secret Agent mainly, also have a shined up Ultimate Inferno. The Code is a skid flip action like a hockey stick, the Agent hooks more but is a rolly hook.

  I am thinking of maybe getting a Black Onyx Vibe for the 3rd game so the ball doesn't drive threw the pins so hard. Not sure how strong the Black Vibe is? Also I have tried moving but then I leave alot of flat seven pins. I am stuck in between.

  What do you guys think?
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DON''T TEMPT THE BOWLING GODS

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DON'T TEMPT THE BOWLING GODS

umm yeah, its always what ball should i get.

go see a usbc certified bowling coach preferably a silver level or even gold level if you have access to one in your area, but there are plenty of good bronze level coaches too.  have him/her check items such as accuracy, hand positions, speed control, changing rev rate, you get the point, and after a few lessons and some improvement, only then should you be qualified to make the assessment the balls are the problem not the bowler, especially considering you probably bowling on just a typical league condition.  or maybe you might not even have to do anything, because 188 could be a very good score comparatively speaking to the rest of the league and the rest of the lefties and maybe your expecting too much, especially true if this is not a typical league condition.  anyways the point is why spend a bunch of $$$$ on some bowling ball just because someone else told you to get it, when just a few cheap lessons could fix all your problems  just my 2 cents.

matt (the former chink of collegebowling)