So I bowled in a tournament over the weekend that took place in two different houses, supposedly both houses had down the their typical house shots. The D/S house played pretty much anywhere but it seemed like the more hook you could throw the better the carry and the scores. The team house I was totally lost, I could not find any shot that would produce any kind of consistent look to the pocket. It was extremely wet outside and was much dryer on the inside and was really speed sensitive all over. I'm more of a higher speed low rev player and I like playing a tighter line if possible.

What do you guys do in a situation where you just have no answer for the conditions and everything you try just makes it worse?

My advice is to throw any pre-conceived ideas of which line you'll find to the pocket, and realize that no matter what you've got to find SOME friction or the ball simply cannot change direction.

In practice try your favorite line first, then start moving inside 2 & 1, or even parallel, until you find a spot down lane with friction.  (Sometimes the move may be outside, so I prefer to start outside first to eliminate the "which direction do I try?") 

The more forward roll idea is also very important, as too much side rotation is the over/under nightmare when you're just trying to get the ball to read the pattern, without over reading what's there, or not reading anything.

With all the different lane surfaces, lane conditioners, and patterns it's going to be trial and error until you find a spot with a little forgiveness so you can pry it off your hand.  Some cover surface is going to help blend out whatever oil pattern front to back as well as side to side. 

There is no easy answer, only ideas that we've tried that have worked for us in our situations.  We have all been there with the same lost feeling. 

Never let the fear of guessing wrong overcome your thoughts.  The way I see it, most of us could literally throw any line to the pocket, and should we miss, still make most spares, so be fearless in trying something different.  Good luck moving forward.

If this was the PA State Open Championships you were bowling, it isn't surprising that the two centers were playing totally different.  Bowlero centers tend to be that way.

So I am thinking that the shot on the lanes may have been some type of sport shot and it got me to thinking about the equipment that I'm using and maybe upgrading. So I have a question.
What four ball arsenal would anyone recommend for a lower rev, higher ball speed player on more challenging/sport shot conditions?

So I am thinking that the shot on the lanes may have been some type of sport shot and it got me to thinking about the equipment that I'm using and maybe upgrading. So I have a question.
What four ball arsenal would anyone recommend for a lower rev, higher ball speed player on more challenging/sport shot conditions?

Bigger question is what are you using now that nothing seemed to work?  This will give us some better ideas as to which direction to go in.  But either way with only 4 balls you would need a big mix which might leave some gaps depending on what you already have.

What I tried to use was a Zen Soul, Motiv Fatal Venom and a Motiv Trident Odyssey. I could not get a good reaction out of any of these. None of them would hook from the outside and the Zen and Trident would over react in the center of the lane. The Venom couldn't do anything anywhere on the lanes.

Wow, thank you for the research and information, I really appreciate it.
My preferred line to play is straight up 10 to 12 so having to play up 5 to 8 would be easier for me than having to swing it to much.

Thanks again for the information and the ball recommendations.