CS the point I was making is that you have to be aware of how your environment can change and how it effects the lane conditions you bowl on and learn to adjust to them. You can't always play the same shot with the same ball with the same release and the same speed.

If you are leaving washouts one thing to look for is your position at the foul line in relation to your target. If you are closing down you shoulder angle to your target (shoulders pointing toward the gutter side of your target) you will pull the ball across your body to get it to the target. What this does is put your hand farther on the side of the ball at an earlier point and severely cuts down the leverage and amount of revs you can put on the ball. The result is usually a washout, bucket, or 2, 10 split of some variety.

Don't pay too much attention to what UG said, but people don't like to hear a bunch of complaining, but asking for help and whining are two different things.

Complaining usually stems from a lack of knowledge and frustration in certain situations where we can't seem to do anything right.

A friend of mine was so frustrated by a solid 9 that he tried to kick the floor and missed that too, he almost fell. It was the funniest thing I have seen and I have been bowling since 1978.

Hope this helps and cheers you up. Good Luck

Jim