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stormerjip

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how to tell what weight
« on: July 13, 2003, 02:22:03 AM »
I just got back from a tournament and after i was done i noticed that my shoulder forearm and wrist were all hurting and i have read all the info on the cupping to see which i can but i seem to get a little tired with a 16 and i leave a lot of back row pins.  With 15# though i seem to have trouble keeping the ball slower and wan to try to zing it and didn't know if this was something that might go away iver time if i kept using them
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moondays

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Re: how to tell what weight
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2003, 05:43:33 PM »
Stormer,

I'm going through that right now.  My shoulder and forearm were bothering me after my fall league, so this summer I dropped to 15# and bought a Deuce and a Mutant, both drilled to be aggressive.  I also have a big tendency to throw them just like my 16s, and I got a lot of helpful advice from other users.  In a recent practice session, I completely "rebuilt" my approach.  After one game with my usual approach I got 145.  After I changed it and went back to the one I used in high school, my Deuce came to life for the first time and I shot 233 and 258.  I think I finally found out how to throw my new 15s after about 6 weeks.

It will take some work to get used to 15# and your average could dip (mine did), but once everything gets "re-aligned" (if you will) your average will go back up to where it was before or even higher.  It'll seem frustrating, especially during league, but if you're patient with yourself it will start coming together for you.

Here are some things I did in my last session that worked very well:
  • Hold your ball lower to the ground when you're setting up and let gravity take over your backswing.  I was still able to put some muscle on it, but it was only just enough to put some extra revs on the ball.
  • Take a smaller first step.  This helped me slow my approach speed without throwing off my timing.

One other thing I did that helped me out a lot:  I kept telling myself I'm still learning when I had shots that didn't break or broke way too much.

Good luck!
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