I have recently made some very big improvements in my game, and it's very interesting how little effort the game really takes. I went to a coaching session taught by Mike Jasnau in Reno at last year's nationals, and he told me David Ozio and Carolyn Dorin Ballard were getting at least as many revs as me, probably more, and using half the effort and muscle. When I broke down my game, and worked on just a couple things, everything seemed to click. The things I focused on were lowering my backswing (mine is usually very high), lengthening the "flat spot" at release (if you don't know what this is, and want to know PM me), and trying to keep my armswing loose and relaxed. 3 things. What I realized is for my game, if I do those 3 things, almost nothing else really matters. Even if my backswing does wander a bit high, which it does out of habit, the longer "flat spot" is giving me more revs, and more area on the lane. What this has done is allowed me to use balls that save more energy and carry better on easier house shots, and create just a couple more boards of area on tougher, flatter shots. That extra couple boards can go a long way. Anytime you have more area, and carry better you bowl with more confidence......one good thing leads to another, and another, and so on. Looking forward to my next regional next month to see how this works in actual PBA competition. Hope this helps, again, PM me if you want to talk more about it, or have any questions on anything. Learning more makes the game more fun.
