Quote from: jkirkerx on June 24, 2018, 12:37:37 AM

9/ to X could be as simple as plugging a weight hole or raising the surface.

 Or throwing it better, which nobody ever mentions in this “modern” era.

 It isn’t always the ball.

 Not picking out, or on, anyone with this, it is merely an observation I have made that is so different philosophically from when I was learning to bowl. Back “in the day”, if you weren’t knocking out the corners (especially tenpins for righties, or sevenpins for lefties) it was considered that you just weren’t throwing it good enough.

 Now days, you leave a seven or a ten, and it is “Change balls” or “Changes surfaces” or “Change lines”, when back in the earlier times, it was “Throw it better”.

 God forbid that you try to tell anybody these days that they throw it bad. That couldn’t POSSIBLY be the reason they’re not striking.

 Nobody throws it bad anymore, they’re just using the wrong ball, with the wrong drilling or surface, at the wrong time.

 

Quote from: jkirkerx on June 24, 2018, 12:37:37 AM

9/ to X could be as simple as plugging a weight hole or raising the surface.

 Or throwing it better, which nobody ever mentions in this “modern” era.

 It isn’t always the ball.

 Not picking out, or on, anyone with this, it is merely an observation I have made that is so different philosophically from when I was learning to bowl. Back “in the day”, if you weren’t knocking out the corners (especially tenpins for righties, or sevenpins for lefties) it was considered that you just weren’t throwing it good enough.

 Now days, you leave a seven or a ten, and it is “Change balls” or “Changes surfaces” or “Change lines”, when back in the earlier times, it was “Throw it better”.

 God forbid that you try to tell anybody these days that they throw it bad. That couldn’t POSSIBLY be the reason they’re not striking.

 Nobody throws it bad anymore, they’re just using the wrong ball, with the wrong drilling or surface, at the wrong time.

Quote from: 2handedrook12 on June 25, 2018, 12:06:36 AM

   What does "throwing it better" mean to you? I am not shy to say when I felt I threw the ball terrible or not good enough. I rarely face calling a particular ball a tap machine, but I have had carry issues before. Once bowled a tournament where I left 5 10 pins in a row. I tried to make an adjustment after the 3 one in a row (trying to avoid the overthinking mentality), but clearly that wasn't the issue. I feel it's more so my ball roll wasn't matching up to that pair, but does that mean to you that I didn't throw it well? This is especially questionable to me on tougher patterns when finding the pocket is already tough enough.

 I could try to analyze this all day, but that would only be a fruitless endeavor, as the basic philosophy of bowling theory has changed so much, that many of my comments would probably be deriden by cries of elitism from those who would miss the point entirely.

 In short, to “throw it better” harkens to a philosophy that, if you ARE hitting the pocket consistently, and are NOT carrying consistently, then there is a flaw in the way you are doing some aspect of your release that you need to correct to eliminate the carry problem.

 It isn’t quantifiable, because it isn’t the same problem for everyone. Some people throw it too fast. Some, too slow. Others “spin” the ball too much, some roll it too early.

 â€œThrowing it better” means the ability to analyze what the problem is, why you are not carrying, and correct it with physical abilities and techniques instead of trying to fix it with equipment.