I am just trying to get a feel of what everyone else carries with them for a THS league night as far as how many balls and what kind of balls you usually take. I feel as though the more options I carry the worse I end up playing for the night. I have been carrying 4 balls(hellraiser, misfit, encounter and vibe). I have been experiancing some pretty drastic lane condition changes over the first 2 weeks of the season so far and I havent really been able to match up too well except for 1 game where I ran up the front nine. This past monday during the last game the lanes burned up pretty bad and I ended up with 5 splits for the game. On another night I was tuned in pretty good and scored fairly decent, nothing huge. The lanes have been super tight to start and then by game 3 three they were blown wide open. When I switch balls and try to play inside I get so inconsistent. I think I am going to carry two balls limiting my options and hopefully not screwing up during a match by switching balls and playing something I am not too comfortable playing. Any opinions?

Game Changer, 2 Cyclones(1 at 3000 grit, and 1 OOB) and a spare ball.More often than not, I only use the Cyclones and the spare ball.(The Game Changer is pretty aggressive, and I don't normally see a ton of oil.

House shot arsenal? Word.

1. AMF Clutch @ 2000
2. AMF Clutch Pearl OOB
3. 900 Global Train @ 4000 with polish
4. 900 Global Bank @ 2000 with polish
5. Plastic

Pike, you need something you can shoot spares with.

Pike, you need something you can shoot spares with.

A good bowler can take any ball & convert a spare...  **see Norm Duke**

well, i only gave myself two options last night. Hellraiser and Encounter. I used the encounter the whole night and ended up with 703. I think the biggest problem I have had is too much over/under with the lower end equipment like the vibe and misfit. The only reason I had the hellraiser was to give me that option for the wet/dry. That really blends the ppatern nicely but the Encounter was the go-to ball last night. I think I may stay away from the low end equipment for the time being.

Is the Pike not a spare shooter?   

Norm proves my point. You need a spare ball. :p

Quote from: Monster Pike on August 24, 2012, 07:00:15 AM

Quote from: Impending Doom on August 23, 2012, 04:02:44 PM

Pike, you need something you can shoot spares with.

A good bowler can take any ball & convert a spare...  **see Norm Duke**

But I bet I picked up the 1-2-4-6-10 more in one summer than you have EVER seen made!