I have been thinking about how times have changed since I first stepped into the game in '95. It seems to me that the rave back then were just bowling balls. Guys could just grip and rip there way to big scores (al la Steve Hoskins and Mark Roth); not saying those guys aren't accurate but you didn't have to be as accurate because if you were blessed with decent revs you could get the ball to recover and if you missed inside the ball pushed through the heads. For example, I watched the '92 Green Bay Open with Mike Aulby who is one of my all time favorite bowlers and he really didn't look 100% comfortable (partially because he almost threw 300). There used to be a time when a label, stacked, 12:00 or rev leverage drilling was all you needed to reasonably compete. What I'm trying to say is that when I first started it was all about the bowler. Now, it's whether or not the ball the bowler is throwing matches up with the equipment. Now, not only do you have to worry about balls but the drilling in the balls to make the big difference. So now, you see guys walk into the alley with 6-12 balls for a 3 game league. Don't get me wrong if you're scoring or trying to create a certain look do your thang. But to me, it seems like the aforementioned drillings have become obsolete with the extreme amounts of oil being put on certain conditions. Either there is to much oil in the back part of the lane or there is not enough head oil in the fronts to get the ball downlane. I think it's tragic when someone buys a brand new high performance super aggressive bowling ball for $200+ and sets it up stacked leverage then wonders why it doesn't make the 39 board movement they thought it was going to. I was just wondering if you guys feel me on that and if not then enlighten me on your thoughts.
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formally LeftyHawse, Jim Jones.
I'm man enough to admit I stroke with the left hand and it feels good.