i tend to make adjustments through speed (caused by changing approach). i add or take away steps from my approach to slow it down or speed it up. if i were to be hitting the pocket and add a step it will go high and leave a 3 10 combination. what i find to be a problem is i sometimes find myself leaving 4 pins and i can't adjust with my normal adjustments because that would leave me light of the pocket (swish zone). who has any ideas of what i can do to get the ball from the 4 pin to the pocket without making a move left?

mixer strike is what i mean by swish zone but i tend to leave 7 pins 8 10s etc

In addition to what magicmike already has mentioned, it is not only easier to make small incremental moves to the inside, but necessary, since the area where one is rolling for a while (and likely others playing the same or near the same spot), will eventually dry, and if a move isn't made, then only trouble can arise out of such inflexibility (dictating one’s will on the lanes doesn’t bode well for scores), as the ball will drift high/across the head pin, which will lead to all sorts of chaotic results.

The old rule of thumb always applies: miss left/move left, miss right/move right, unless, of course, a switch to a weaker ball works (I usually opt for moving left if I have a really good feel with a ball, although sometimes it is necessary to switch equipment if the lanes begin to burn at a radical clip).

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