Can you tell us a little bit more about your game and how you like to play the lanes?  That can help with giving some general suggestions.

Hello, Yes I am trying fill in a gap for lane conditions.  I start my night out by standing halfway between the first set and second set of dots. My right foot is on one board left of third dot and I through out between first and second arrows. I adjucst from there as long as I'm doing everything right. If I am making mistakes I fix them then adjust. I am right handed. When I was young my Avg. was mid to high 170's. Now I am high 150's to low 160's. I get into the pocket but would like more carrie. The problem is on my spares. Two spares and I would be back up to my old avg. The old hammer is 15lbs. The frantic and strikeforce are 16lbs. Thank for any advice.

it really sounds like you could use a new ball in general and need to invest/practice your spares. A lot of people say if I get a new ball my game would be better, but in reality all they need to do is pick up more spares. Not saying thats exactly the case with you but with you saying "if i pick up a few more spares my average would be back" I just wanted to throw that out there.