The 2017 season for me started Friday,
Sept. 1. With great timing, posting, follow-through, relaxed armswing, etcetera,
etcetera, etcetera, I left about 4 to 5 10-pins per game and shot
560-something.
Sooo, after thinking about it for a
couple of days, I’m going to throw another speculative theory out there and try
it next Tuesday in the Bell Toppers league.
I MIGHT BE A TYPE OF BOWLER THAT IS A ‘TWEENER’
WITH REGARDS TO BALL SPEED; THAT IS, NOT FAST ENOUGH TO GET A LOT OF PIN
ACTION, YET, NOT SLOW ENOUGH FOR THE BALL TO READ THE LANE PROPERLY (“Fritz
Haverstick Effect”).
I have tried for two years to speed the
ball up to no avail because the ball reaction (frankly) sucks. I have tried to
slow the ball down; but, can’t get it slow enough to have consistent area like
the “FHE”.
HOWEVER, all of the things I’ve tried
have been based on attempting to keep the ball on a straighter line to the
pocket. The different hand positions, the different ball speeds, the different whatever,
have always been with the “down-and-in” frame of mind.
What I have never tried is to throw what
I refer to as a, “Round house,” or “Bellying the ball” creating a rounder arc
to the pocket. That is, moving a little bit further to the left on the approach
(say 25 to 30-board) and “bellying the ball” out to the 8-board at the outer
marker. Using that as a base and, keeping the same arcing ball motion, make my
adjustments from there – be it hand position, ball speed, and whatever.
This change in my game will naturally
entail a slower approach and a softer ball release, which of course, will
result in slower ball speed. Theoretically, I should end up with a banana
shaped arc instead of a hockey stick arc. Also theoretically, the slower initial
ball speed should not matter too much to the reactive resin bowling ball
because its energy will be saved for when it hits the dry, where it should pick
up speed on its own.
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