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door : goeroe
Op: 06/10/2005 04:36 |
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How to handle dry lanes<br /> <br /> <br /> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> <br /> When we first learn to bowl, we usually can’t hook the ball very much. Even if we use one of the newer "hook-in-a-box" balls it will only hook half as much as the more experienced players. We marvel as we watch the experienced players play the 3rd, 4th and 5th arrows. If we move deeper than the 12 board, our ball won’t make it to the head pin.<br /> However, the new bowler does have one advantage. When the lanes are dry and the better players are climbing on top the ball return, the "new" bowlers with their weak releases shoot the highest scores of their lives. They can’t believe how much room they have and how well their ball is carrying.<br /> Once the new bowler learns to throw the ball better and his average climbs to a respectable level he ends up in the same boat as the experienced guys when the lanes dry out. Eventually, the "new" bowler is climbing on top of the ball return trying to get deep enough to keep his ball on the right side of the head pin. Now I will be the first to admit that if you have the skill, getting in front of the ball return and hooking the whole lane is often the best scoring line when the heads give up most of their oil to today’s sponge balls. Not everyone knows how to get in front of the ball return so I want to offer some other things to try.<br /> What happened to that new bowler that was perfectly happy when the lanes dried out? The dry lane condition that gave him the best scores a year ago is now his worst enemy! Well, he got educated. When he was a beginner, his rev rate was very low because his thumb hole was too big. This caused him to squeeze the ball for a late release. His thumb and fingers exited the ball at nearly the same time. Chances are his wrist was bent back which robbed him of the revs he needed to hook the ball. <br /> All of these "bad" habits made him a pretty good dry lane bowler. The beginner bowler may not have had the skills to repeat shots or be very accurate, but the dry lane was never a problem for him.<br /> So now that we are all great bowlers, "legends in our own minds", how should we attack dry lanes? It’s hard to go back to being a dummy after you have been educated but are many avenues we can take from here. <br /> This article is more about how to attack dry lanes with your physical game than the options presented by different balls, polishes and drillings. There seems to be no shortage of information on bowling balls and how to drill them, especially if you have access to the Internet. Thus, I will stick to sharing information that is less known and harder to find.<br /> The first task at hand is to determine just how dry the lanes are. There are many different degrees of dryness. If the lanes are just hooking 5 to 10 boards more than normal, then in many cases the only thing you should do is just get deeper and allow the ball to hook. A lot of bowlers make the mistake of trying to cut down on the hook as soon as the ball hooks a tad more than normal. I say let it hook! Just throw your normal ball speed, release, and let the ball hook. You will most likely have area (room for error) and decent carry. Try to get deep enough that the "high" shots just barely make it back to the pocket.<br /> As the lane gets dryer, continue getting deeper until you reach your limit or the ball’s limit. If you have trouble hitting your target when you get too deep, then read the article "getting deeper" on my website for some help. <br /> When the lane dries to a point where you just don’t have any more room to move or your ball stops hooking due to too much friction, it’s time to try something different. I guess it must be said that by this time you should be throwing one of your lesser hooking balls. <br /> If getting in front of the ball return is not an option for you, then you must hook the ball less. Remember that every board the ball hooks is your own doing. Balls don’t hook on their own; not even today’s high tech "hook-in-a-box" balls.<br /> |
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Franco Op: 06/10/2005 10:07 |
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| Gyes me want a hook-in-a-box bally :> | |
| Gepost door:
goeroe Op: 06/10/2005 16:20 |
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| dat wil snoek ook maar die pleurt em toch weer rechtdoor | |
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