Have you bowled well on the same house shot before? Some HS are put down very sloppy, or there's a number of other variable's that could play a factor. How does your current equipment react?

Hard to give advice when you did not state the type of ball reaction you are getting.  House shots are normally more forgiving, giving most bowlers plenty of "miss" area and still hit the pocket.  Is your ball over reacting or is your carry bad ?  Also, when you are bowling on a tougher shot, you tend to focus more and make better shots.  Could be that you are just not making good shots on the house pattern.

I have the same problem.  Your not alone
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Whysoserious...

Most bowling centers do not change their procedure that much. The weather changes the lane condition up to a point. This time of the year they turn heat on and we have a different shot and the oil seems to go quicker. About this time of the year, I dig out my old Track Animal and start to carry it with me. This is my old reliable standby. It is a ball for me that will not over hook but a controlled hook. Not a strong cover but likes to hug the oil line or can handle some of the dry boards depending on speed. My point is that you more than likely have something in your older line up that used to work great for you and still will. Most of your equipment listed appears to be on the stronger side.

jodyk24

I also "suffer" under league conditions, and in my case it is lack of (jead) oil, lots of traffic on the lane with soaker balls and a rather rolly, high track release of mine. Effectively, I fight with my balls rolling dead, while people around me with lower tracks and spinner releases can even use heavy oil balls - or at least they do so, stubbornly, carry and consistent scoring is another thing.

But coming back to the subject: I consequently re-positioned my league arsenal for (subjective) medium conditions at best. Beyond that I started to accept the fact that I bowling is about scoring, and not sticking to my A-game - esp. when the conditions out there are not matching up with it. I do not have much revs (average, about 300 RPM) and do not like to move ever deeper - at least when something is on the line, because I will sacrifice control. I had to develop a game strategy.

So I revamped my game to straighter lines and less hook overall. For me, breakpoint control and control about the amount of hook and entry angle are vital game assets - doing "more" and play at the upper limit is no problem, but controlling the lower baseline keeps me actually in the game.

Less revs, straighter hand, weaker balls - that's what I found useful. And working on a proper ball reaction rather than a big hook or just "that one" high game in the series.
My game does not look spectacular, but once I am in the lane's groove I can keep up scoring and simply stay in the game.
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