Hi guys,

I’m a house bowler, about 190 ish 275  to 300 rev rate about 15 mph.  So obviously I don’t have the hand to stand left and throw right blindly.

For league I bowl second shift nights on light oil .  So for league I always have friction somewhere.  I just have to move around to find it or oil for that matter. 

Problem is when I bowl tournaments. Almost always on fresh oil. Although on house shots, I feel I waste at least a game trying to find a playable shot.  Obviously part of it is operating error and stubbornness.  But typically I go through shadows have a lot of backend.  As game one goes on the back ends tighten up and I’ll move right with my feet.  Eventually I’ll leave a washout or miss the headpin right.  Start switching balls until i see good midlane reaction, then I’m usually good for the rest of the set.

I’ll usually start shadows with a strong hybrid or pearl like the code red and black.  Is that part of the problem?  Start with something else to get a better read and adjust? If I can just get a playable shot by half of the first game I would be way ahead.  Of course goal is to figure it out by end of shadows, but I’ll be realistic too since this is a big problem for me.

Thanks in advance.

Are the tournaments on house shots or something sport compliant? On sport shots, I'll move left parallel to get away from the carrydown but keep the lane in play.

Get a strong solid so that you can get it rolling before the carrydown. Another idea is to get a super strong pearl to go around the hang. If you're looking to stay Storm, the Intense looks like it would fit the bill.