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PBAx : Scorpion
« on: July 07, 2008, 09:12:49 PM »
So last night we bowled on the Scorpion pattern.  Eww is all I have to say.

The lane machine was broken apparently.  When we got there, the mechanic had it out, open, and looking at something.  So we started bowling, and it was this epic mass of pure slop.  Everywhere you looked it was absolutely flooded.  My ball moved zero throwing it quite slow, and I moved back about a foot on the approach in an effort to give my ball more room to hook.  I was stopping like, easily a foot and a half behind the foul line.  

Despite all that, I'm happy with how I bowled.  I found myself angling the ball from the corner.  I ended up with a 149, 172, 190.  6 opens on the night, 5 of which were splits.  The makable open was in the 10th of the last game.  I was near the pocket all night.  Out of 30 frames, I missed the head pin completely only twice, and crossed over twice.  I'm happy about that.  

Next week I'm going to give my balls some more surface in hopes that it'll grab the lane a bit sooner and get into a roll.  

But that broken lane machine makes me wonder if the entirety of this league has been like that, b/c I have struggled a LOT more than I did last year, as far as the ball reacting the same way twice.  But it could also be user error; I'm in the midst of going from a 5 step to a 4 step approach, with a few other changes on my fundamentals.  

Anywho, thanks for reading.
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Re: PBAx : Scorpion
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2008, 06:23:29 AM »
Steve,

If I were you, I would not give all my balls more surface, at least until you learn why you had so much all oil all of a sudden. If he had the machine open on thelanes, something was obviously very wrong. The extra oil could have been due to the machine. Obviously another place where bowlers don't count or they would have told you something about the machine and the oil pattern.

Was this the first league night using the 4 step approach?
(Oddly, I'm in the midst of going from 4 steps to 5. )
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Re: PBAx : Scorpion
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2008, 07:12:32 AM »
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Was this the first league night using the 4 step approach?
(Oddly, I'm in the midst of going from 4 steps to 5. )
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Just as a sidenote, I have changed from 4 to five to give me... myself... more time on the approach not need to do two things the same moment: staring my approach and starting my pendulum. the thing worked out wuite well.

It took my one game to get use to the step I inserted and that was it. One game dedicated to the change (forget the scores!) and that's it.

Can I go back... dunno and honestly see no benefit... I know I will rush it then ... again.
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Re: PBAx : Scorpion
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2008, 07:26:47 AM »
I don't know if I would add surface, what if they fix the machine and you had surface then end up on Chameleon or something you would be toast
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Re: PBAx : Scorpion
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2008, 07:35:29 AM »
Nah, this was my 5th week or so going 4 steps.  The other weeks weren't so bad, I could get to the pocket alright.  I did last night as well, I just couldn't carry anything.  

Hopefully the problem with the machine is fixed next week.  I remember the Scorpion moving perfectly fine straight up 10 or there abouts.  Granted the patterns have been tweaked, I didn't think it'd be THAT different.  

This time last year (same pattern of patterns), I was averaging about 10 pins lower than I am now (spares are much better), but I have less 200 games.  Last year on Scorpion and Shark, I didn't shoot anything lower than a 570.  This year I have one series above 570.  Slightly disappointing, but I'm happy my spares are better.  

I'm going to add surface to one ball and see if that'll help.  The others I'll keep as is, in case there is some movement again and adding surface = DOA.  

On a side note reply, I do find 4 steps to be a hair faster than I'm used to.  My coach said I'd feel that way for a while, and to help slow down my timing in general I've adopted a bigtime slide on my first step.  It's helped a lot actually, and the results are pretty good with my strike ball especially carrying hits I never have before (swisher hits, tripping 4 pins, tomahawking usually weak 10 pins).  I think that this could be its own thread, so I'll post about my approach soonly.


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