Well I'd agree here to an extent, but the thing that people seem to be leaving out of these college threads or disregarding is don't these teams have coaches?  Yes I realize the age of the kids, yes I realize they're lacking in experience, because a lot of them go into college having never seen a sport pattern before.  But isn't that what coaches are for?  Do they not exist, or are they not very good? 

Quote from: bradl on March 11, 2014, 06:13:29 PM

Quote from: JustRico on March 11, 2014, 03:41:17 PM

This is something that happens on tour, in match play, where many of the guys break them down in regards to offense instead of defense...much of the time it gives opponents as much of an advantage instead thinking of a teams strength as opposed to weaker teams
It still comes down to shot making but in college events many of the teams use too much surface too early thus forcing everybody left too quick

Very true here.

But the other thing to think about is the age of the bowlers and their mental game at this time. With the exception of the depth of talent on some of the teams, it is a bit lacking. What I mean by that (and I'll admit it; in my college days I was just as guilty of it myself) is that (it was mentioned earlier, too) the guys would only play their A game, because that was all that they knew. That came down to which ball could outhook the others and pound the pocket. Good story and learning lesson for me here:

Coming straight out of high school, I fell into the same trap that Marshall Holman did in that match against Marc McDowell. Holman was struggling to carry with urethane, while McDowell pounded the pocket with the XCalibur. Same thing happened to me at my first tournament (can't remember the name of it but it was at Dave Soutar's house at the time: NKC Pro Bowl in N. Kansas City). I come out of the gate thinking that I'm good with my Blue and Blue Pearl Hammers...

And get completely blown out of the water by people throwing the XCalibur, Rhino Pro, and Turbo-X. We left that tournament on a Sunday; Monday morning, I pulled $250 together, went straight to my pro shop, and bought both of those. Now, that got me my A game going, but it didn't teach me how or when to ball down and more importantly, ball down and change my look completely; Hence, my B game, where I can play up the line with whichever ball I choose. With the right coaching for me and watching various styles (like those on the Senior tour), I developed that game in college. Did it wonderfully with that Turbo-X, XCalibur, and Nitro/R when it came out (I skipped the Crush/R).

My point: do you see those teams making the right decision with surface adjustments, or their mental game, in knowing when to ball down and square up? I mean, it's harder to power through and create the shot than it is to change your line and adjust to the shot.

Quote from: JustRico on March 11, 2014, 04:13:19 PM

Anymore it seems today's bowler tries to blow open a condition too quickly to try & gain an advantage and in the long run creating a tougher condition

Too much alleged strategy used instead of bowling

Exactly.

BL.