Need a little input here...just returned from my league tonight, and I'm not excatly thrilled with tonights results.  Before I ask my question let's say what happened:  Outa 36 frames I missed the 1-3 pocket only 3 times (those 3 I came in too heavy and hit head pin dead on. Ok... my promblem is I only sruck 13 outa 33 pocket hits....lots of 4 pins and the lovely 10 pin.  I tried moving up in my approach a few inches, and back a few inches, moved 2 boards, and even adjusted ball speed nothing seemed to get the carry.  So my question is when I find myself in this situation again how should I attack it??  Did I make too many adjustments tonight??  Or was it just one of those nights that happen???  Please advise me on this any info will be usefull!!!!!
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"To bowl or not to bowl that is the question"

Daytonstroker: I would say the only thing you can do is look and see what the conditions were offering and what you were able to accomplish. Sometimes it's the wrong ball that you choose to use. Last week I had 2 1/2 games of nothing but strikes and single pins- I ended up leaving 13 7 pins, 1 6 pin, 2 10 pins, 1 9 pin... and I did the same thing you were doing, moving up, back, over, ball speed. The only thing I didn't do was switch balls, and later I thought about the fact that my Eraser Pearl Particle (which normally tears up the shot in the league I bowl in) seemed to labor going through the oil. It could have been a night for my heavy oil ball.

Some nights you make too many adjustments, other nights not enough. It's the great world of bowling.

Matt

Leaving 4 pins and 10 pins would indicate to me that if anything you were coming in a little too high.

My normal adjustment for this is to move in on the approach and the lane. Generally you will find more oil in the center of the lane and slightly delay the hook. Depending on how the lanes are oiled I will make a double move of 3 boards on the approach and 2 boards on the lane and then adjust off of that reaction.

Another adjustment would be a slight increase in ball speed to delay the hook.  

As other’s has stated this is often when an arsenal comes in handy. You can have two balls with essentially the same amount of total hook but are drilled to get a different shot shape. Many times one shape will carry better than the other. But by playing the oil line differently you can adjust your shot shape as well.