this is a mystery to me.... why do i bowl so well with other peoples equipment?? ive always found that i bowl extremely well with other peoples equipment, although i dontt bowl bad with my own. here some examples:

1)i was bowling a non sanctioned doubles tournament last year and i started of with my own equipment and struggled really bad, i hit something along the lines of a 520 (id entered on a 205 average) so just to see what they wre like i tried my partners balls (with his permission of course) and what do you know i went and hit a 703 and finished up not far from my entering average, even though his span is a bit too small as well as his finger grips and thumb.

2) another time a couple of weeks later in league, again i was struggling, a 154 and a 162 to for the first two games of league so i tried the same guys balls again and managed to hit in a 268 for 586.

anyway to cut a long story short ive used his and other peoples balls many times when im in a tight jam and theyve always worked for me.
now, some of the better bowlers at local centre say i bowl so well with them because i dont expect to hit the big scores with other peoples balls, but seeing as i normally bowl so well with them i do now expect to bowl well with them so surely it cant be that.

i would greatly appreciate your thoughts on this subject.

thanks
ryan
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speed: 18mph at release and 15-16mph at pins
rev rate - 350
high game:279 x 4
high series:720 and 703 x 5
15lb balls -
legends yeah baby
hammer black widow
ebonite striking motion
storm hy-road
legends kong
Hammer Raw Burn
brunswick zone spare ball

You're probably just a complete weirdo...

I'm willing to bet that you're not forcing it with other people's equipment.  A subconscious adjustment can make a huge difference if it results in the ball coming off your hand a little smoother.

If it's not mental, I see two other possibilities.  Could be that your balls fit you so badly that almost anything else gives you a better release.  Or your balls are layed out with a pin to PAP distance, MB placement, etc. that really doesn't fit your game and again almost anything else is better.  --  JohnP