I can feel your pain. Two weeks ago I started out using my Freak and shot 258 and then 214 after opening in the 9th and 10th in the second game after two stone 10 pins. Realizing the lanes were drying up pretty fast, I decided to change balls the last game and I pulled out my Storm Flame Reactive (Bubble Gum) ball. I started throwing the ball straight down the second arrow and the ball was ripping the rack. I started with strikes through the 9th frame and as I was getting ready for the 10th frame I wondered if I had enough luck in me to carry three more shots. As luck would have it, my first shot in the 10th frame was flush pocket and I left the 5-8-10. I picked the spare and struck in the 12th. Couldn't convert two 10 pins but I could pick up the 5-8-10. What a night.

Tuesday night I had the same issue. Hit the pocket, couldn't carry. Shot 193-183 the first two. Left a 10 pin and missed it in the first frame. Just for kicks, I remembered what The Curse of Dusty told me once, and moved one board right with my feet. Didn't change anything else (hand position, ball, target, etc) - shot 257 that game.

A couple of years ago, same thing - shot 169 my first game, hitting the pocket EVERY shot.
Moved 2-2 parallel inside, shot 278-287 the next two games.

Sometimes, when we're hitting the pocket, we just don't want to move. Sometimes, that's all we can do.
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-- Whether you believe you can, or you believe you can't - you are right.

sort of had the same problem tuesday night. started out 237-226, left 2 8 pins and 4 solid 7 pins, changed my angle of attack the 3rd game and shot 300!!!
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Rev-O


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