Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to take a survey on how everyone picks up their corner pin spares. Most importantly the 4 & 7 pin for Right handers or 6 & 10 pin for Lefty's. I like to Rev the ball a bunch and I've been working on Throwing straight at most spares.

3 years ago I entered a tournament in which the lanes were heavily oiled. I didn't have the luxury of hooking the ball at the 4 & 7 pins like I did at home. This opened my eyes and was a "Reality Check." At home, there is enough back end for the ball to recover and "hook" at the corner pins. I no longer had that luxury at tournaments (Tons of room for error)

However, as I start to bowl more tournaments, I am noticing more oil. To combat this, I'm learning to throw it straight cross alley or more direct at the pins. I'm still inconsistent, but I'm working on it.

Have you guys had the same problem? Do you throw hard and straight at corner pins or do you still hook the ball at it? (Depending on conditions). I'm interested to know about changing balls, changing hand release, speed.

Thanks!
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Ram
S.F. Bay Area, California

Straight with a spare ball for about 95% of my spares.  The only ones I hook that ball at are the 5, 1-2, 1-2-8

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Straight at everything on the right side (righty) and hook at everything on the left side on oil. On dry hook it at everything except 6,9,10.
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Ninety Percent of this game is half mental.

I bowl bunches of tournaments...taking the guess work out of spare shooting is the name of the game. Straight is straight everywhere. Sure there are times when you need to use your strike ball, double woods especially, and some splits, and the bucket. I tried changing my release at spares to make the plastic ball go straight,...duh, then my pro shop guys says why not use your regular release with a ball that will not hook. We took a plastic ball and drilled it with negative side weight,...then glossed it with his best polish.
I also have the finger lifts TWO SIZES too big,...now single pin spares, and spares that I use this ball at, are a lot more simple,..and I don't have to throw any harder than normal...
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use the snuffy throwing straight for everything except when there is a sleeper involved. then I throw hard with the strike ball.
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stanski