Yeah I suppose. It will give you information that you can use to help your next shot but that isn't exactly what I was talking about. I was talking about adjusting to a ball that you just chicken winged or you bounced it off your leg and it threw off your swing plane and you didn't stop or that you had the Vulcan Death Grip on. Something of that nature where you know you did something wrong.

vulcan death grip i liked that one.

boy this weekends league was a lot better. i'm getting use to it more. i made up my first games i missed also. much much better. i shot a lot higher and a lot better. more flowed better. i was more comfortable. i shot my first 500 series too. so i'm getting use to thanks for the encouragement !

i saw my coach on monday. i can see improvements in my body now. my approach is better and i'm understanding how the lane changes a little more now. my release is improving he said. i'm putting more revs on the ball and still controlling it better too.
i got my MoRich redrilled and down to 1000-grit. i use it monday and the ball is so much better now. i will try it sunday to see how i'm going to do with it. i also learned better on when i should change balls or how to adjust with the same ball. now i'm done with guessing and have a better perspective on how to adjust. its amazing how much a coach can help and improve what your doing. i worked with him for a hour and a half. no i need to put all of it into play and see how i do. thanks for the help people!!

i shot better but scores wasnt that high. 157,125,151. we had to take my little girl with us tonight. we had to keep up with her and bowl to. no baby sitter like last sunday. got to do what you got to do. got out of the rhythm of things. plus the guys we where bowling with where bowling fast. i mean fast. first game was only 15 mins long. fast. i got in that, and was trying to slow it down a bit. they wanted to bowl fast and go drink. so it went fast. oh well. go fig. but i feel like i shot better. my whole everything felt better to me. i was figuring things out and adjusting, but was having trouble with one of the lanes. one lane i could get everything right. the other lane i couldnt figure out. i tryed hard to but just couldnt. one reason i'm seeing a coach also. i would use my line and it would go striaght in the head pin. so i would adjust to the right 2 boards and i would get to close to the gutter and fall in. so i would move back over 1 and hit the 3 & 6 . so i just took the head pin and hoped for the best. it was all night like that too. that one lane i never had a stike on but the other lane had all the others. go fig. i still had fun. i was 1 in the league but i know thats gone now at lest i was once yea!

90% of the nights I bowl the two lanes are different but only a lil. If I'm completely lost on one lane and perfect on the other I'd usually make a ball change for that one lane only. Trying to get a simular line as the good lane.

Alot of ball changing is knowing how each ball plays and when it plays better then another ball you've already pulled out.

If you're having to play 3-5board then it's a tight shot to repeat pending where you are standing. If it's still smashing the face, move your feet 2bd to the left (if right handed) and throw to the same break point. The weight of the ball should let it hang out there for a split second longer and flip back flush into the pocket. If it's hitting high after those 2bds, move one more board to dial it in. If still a lil high, move up 1" on your approach if you have room to spare at the fowl line. Remember to make adjustments only on good balls thrown otherwise you'll be lost all night.

Don't forget to have fun!!

Hey, 180fury, i've got a small quesion for you.

You're a beginner, bowling wise, right (no sweat, everyone has to start somewhere, sometime)?

Do you know that until you get to around about a 180 average, this game is all about picking up your spares and, until you're at that level, you don't have enough skill (nor enough knowledge) to use a lot of different equipement?

Why did you spend a lot of money on buying a 6 ball arsenal when you probably only need 1 strike ball and a spare ball?

IMHO the rest of your money could have been better spent on a few lessons with a coach.

humm i see my coach every week and i have balls that i use that suits me. i spend 25 a lessen. which is an hour long. i also have one saturday. so yeah i spend money on both and i have went from 90 to 180 in only 4 months and keeping around it. not bad for someone that started using a hook ball in feb. i have only 6 balls. some people have more. most people use the same one all night, and never get 200. because they dont want to learn more about what ball can help you at what time. skill and a good ball become one when you figure out which to use at what time. and want to learn which and when. also been bowling with a straight ball for years and use to pick up spares better before i started using a hook ball. but i'll keep on buying balls and getting lessens as long as i can bowl. both don't hurt. i'm pretty smart at knowing which to use at what time and i just miss. and i learn why i miss and how to correct it threw mistakes. i have shot 200's before. i just can keep my self on point sometimes. there is also people on my league that have been bowling for years that hold around the same avg. they want change balls nore get lessens like i do.use only 1 ball for spares and strikes. not bad if you dont want to get any higher. but i want to. so both will help me and getting to practice will to. got to stay out there working on release and approach. so i think i'm doing far for only using an advanced ball for a short amount of time. and only having a coach since i first posted this thread. but i dont want to be on the pro tour either. i like just bowing on sunday and working the rest of the week to buy balls and have an arsenal thats as big as any pro. so thanks for questions i hope i answered them.

180 fury, how long have u been bowling?

on and off for years wtih my straight ball. the t-zone i have. i first picked up a hook ball in feb this year. i didnt even know this kind of stuff was real till i got into it hard this year. i've had 2 different coaches. one got sick and retired from it. the other is the guy in huntsville. i'm pretty dedicated to it since i found out how much more i could learn about bowling and how i could get higher scores with a hook ball. so i found another coach finialy and got into more. now i bowl league and hold a good avg. i just mess up a lot on my own and dont blame no one but my self. but the league i bowl with is made up of good people that help ya when they see what you did wrong and most tell ya good game at the end. i'm in second and was in first in my league so i'm pretty sure i'm getting better but i got to practice more and more and still see mike when i can. btw justin did you ever find a ball?