The down and in shot works wonderfully for me lately.  As one THB used to the wall funneling bad shots, I was surprisingly successful playing straighter up the first arrow.

My summer league has quite a bit of carrydown inside of the six board, most of my equipment reacts over and under depending on my adjustments, making it very irritating.

Recently I picked up a RG Mercury and had it drilled to roll smooth.  Needless to say even with drier outsides I can use the Mercury in the dirt and not have to move at all as long as I don't over hit or turn it.
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Used to be known as Pin_Krusher or Divine_Dragon

I play anything the lanes allow for the most part.  You will not see me starting up against or behind any ball returns.  I can swing the ball, but not like the rest....no thanks.

My A game is still a down and in with my belly hook and then my bigger swing shot being B games.  

As for the dry???  What dry??  I play no hand and more speed and that pretty much takes care of that issue.  If need be, I will move slightly left and still play an outside line though.
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have no fear you are not the only one still playing a down and in line. this is my "a" game and if given enough oil and/or the right ball i'll use it as long as possible. modern bowling balls help make this type of line as high scoring as any----maybe higher. the real key to playing this line is an end over end release. this keeps the ball on line with a subtle backend reaction.

The down and in shot was my "A-game" my entire life...until April, 2007, when I started suffering from a severe case of elbow tendonitis.  

With the elbow problem, I lost most of what little speed I had and began changing my release to help alleviate the pain I was feeling in my elbow.  All of a sudden, I was "rev" dominant and couldn't keep the ball left of the headpin when trying to play the down and in shot.  I have basically had to "re-learn" how to bowl on a different line due to these changes in my physical game.  And my average suffered tremendously with these changes as I wasn't able to practice bowling this "new line" due to the pain in my elbow.  

When the pain began to subside in March, 2008, after almost a year of suffering, I was able to practice on this "new" line and have become a better "overall" bolwer.  Now that the pain has gone away, I have the ability to play either the down and in shot or move inside with equal proficiency although I still do feel a twinge of pain from time to time in my elbow when playing the down and in shot.
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