I really like this kind of video. I struggle a lot with readying the lanes. I am a noob to bowling (only about 4 months) and I am trying to learn how and where I should be throwing. These kinds of videos are super valuable to me to learn. THANKS!!!
@@FloppyPENGuinn - Thank you, trying to learn. One of my biggest problems right now is know where to play from and where to aim, especially as conditions change. This information is really helpful for me (providing I remember what to do .. LOL)
Right! I wanted to give a good guideline for house shot, since most everyone bowls on a house shot these days. And also was my 1st ever video using a mic on the lanes
Love these type of bowling tips adjustment content. Keep them coming. You got my sub! Would love to see some vids on how to/ when to do surface adjustment
This sounded pretty helpful I’ll put it to the test tomorrow at league I’ve been bowling for like 3 months I’m probably 150-160 avg but I really struggle to get lined up but after watching this I think my main problem is I make way to big of adjustments so I’m going to try smaller adjustments tomorrow
Absolutely! Just remember, simple is smarter. Keeping things simple can really save you from overthinking things like adjustments and possibly making the wrong ones. This is also a good guide to get you started on finding the most miss-room which leads to higher scores! And always remember, make those spares too 😉
@@FloppyPENGuinn I rarely miss my spares lol it’s just striking I can’t seem to get down. Last week I threw my first clean game 10 spares then finally a strike for my third ball in the 10th. And I literally moved every single shot to the left back the the right tried throwing slower, faster, tried putting more hook on it, less hook on it. The bad thing about a clean spare game is I didn’t even break 200 lol. But now I realize I was moving way to far left then back right when I probably should’ve just moved a board or two.
So where you "started" (12 at arrows) was already WAY further left then I would ever play a house shot. If I have to move to 12 it's because there is virtually no oil on the lane. I am a low rev player who starts by going directly up 7 board. I generally can stay there for one full game with resin, or all three games with urethane with almost zero adjustments. If the line breaks down and I am throwing urethane, I will start to move my feet half a board at a time left. If the lane breaks down faster due to other players using resin in my area, I will move my target from 7 to 8 board to grab more oil. If no one with resin is on my line I can generally almost make no adjustments for three games. If I am using resin then of course it breaks the line down and forces me to move left much faster, at first my feet, then my target board. So what are the adjustments you would recommend for Low Rev players like myself on House?
That is a great question. Once you find where you’ve got the most miss-room, both left and right, which sounds like it might be the 7 board for you, then your next step is to throw good shots and once you start to leave pins, such as a 4-pin, or that flat 10, then you make adjustments from there. So, you flat 10 and move 1/2 board right with your feet to get better entry angle, or you leave a 4-pin and move 2 and 1 left to find more oil (there’s the 8 board like you talked about) to find the line again. Lanes change differently everywhere, and this is a good general guide. Kind of like a baseline that you can use to base your own adjustments off based on what your ball does.
@@FloppyPENGuinn Thanks! Tonight in league I stared with my Hot Cell at 1000 grit going up 7 board and used it for Games 1 and 2 and did not have to move a millimeter. In Game 3 I saw that a player on the other team had burned a nice track up 8 board and had just shot a 280 in Game 2, so I grabbed my short pin Red Hammer at 2000 grit and moved my foot and target one left to go up his line. Shot 255 and closed with a 653 series. In three games I only moved foot and target one board, and that was not because I had to, it was because I wanted to, because I saw another player had a better shot on that line. Just saying, low rev players have a totally different game on House.🤷♂
@@nordattack sounds like a good night at league! And yes, based on how you throw drastically can change where you play, what kind of moves you make, etc. so I totally agree with you.
Nordatta, your game sounds comparable to mine so I can definitely relate to what your saying. I start my first game on league night with my resin ball (Ghost pearl) going straight up 5 and everything is usually predictable and consistent as long as I’m executing my the way im supposed to. But sure as heck sometime during that second game that line is gone and the resin is just to much. I’m thinking that I am probably over adjusting and then the confidence I have, or had, kinda slips because I’m not confident that I adjusted correctly. Like I said… I think I’m over adjusting. I sometimes go to my urethane (purple hammer) but that ball hooks a decent amount also so once again I’m bowling with less than 100% confidence because I’m not controlling my ball. So right now I’m struggling with adjusting and also ball selection. Wondering if I should buy another ball that hooks less? Little confused on what I should do going forward.
Hi Im new to your channel. I am also a new /low rev bowler & start at the 7th board. Once I begin to over hook I move left and that's were its all downhill. Not sure where to aim eyes & feet. Should I continue to try to hook? Same hand position & speed? Slow the ball down. stand back farther cause ball doesn't seem to hook PLEASE HELP!! @@FloppyPENGuinn
I bowl two-handed, and as I have learned, bowling is a game of angles. You must understand the angles. If you understand the angles, you should do well... assuming you're also good at hitting your target and consistent with your release (and whatever other little details go into making a great shot). I have had games where the entire game I'm chasing after that perfect shot... and never finding it (or finding it in the last frame!). And with several other bowlers moving the oil around, it can be very frustrating (not to mention, embarrassing). Sometimes I'm hot and everything is going well, and then there are the really bad games and no escape from it. Recently, to improve my targeting, I've moved my target in closer, to the lane dots about 6 feet down the lane. What is annoying is that the dots, if you're counting from the right, stop at board 14. It would be useful to have dots at 17 and 20, too. When I use the arrows as my target, I tend to miss, especially to the left.
I love that you’re being honest here. Because those are exactly struggles I’ve had in my career TONS of times. But the most important thing, above all else, is that you use those times as a learning experience. Then, they happen less often as you’ll come to learn you’ll hit similar transition on many different patterns. And yes, regarding the dots, I’ve always wondered why they stop where they do. I’m honestly not sure why, but agree with you that they should keep going toward the middle some more at least.
seems like a lot of shots to figure out how to play. I don't have a whole game to waste in a tournament . warmup on fresh are misleading a lot of times. it doesn't tell you with the people who are on the pair what's gonna happen. I stay far right as possible until I see what's happening . usually more miss room early so I adjust with speed until I find (or figure out ) the miss area. to me finding the HEADPIN first because I know I'm IN the miss area that way. Hopefully in 2-3 frames I'll be close.
This video is intended for league bowlers that bowl on their same house shot week-after-week and want to improve their average. Unfortunately, there’s no “one size fits all” when it comes to bowling adjustments, but also I wanted bowlers to be able to see what adjustments I make after warmup is complete and during their normal league games
Was wondering why you keep touching the sole of your shoe between shots? Are you transferring oil from the ball to your sliding sole? BTW informative vid, thx
No problem! The reason I wipe my shoe before each shot is because that is part of my pre-shot routine. Something to get my mind prepared to throw the next shot before I do it. I actually made a whole video on this topic that you can check out here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8VUpoMe1Qnk.htmlsi=n1VgO5BSwmrSYwXD
I know-that was a complete mistake. I did not realize that the camera was not pointed far enough up to catch my face in the frame! I didn’t have time to re-record, either
I came across this video long after it was recorded and although I love the topic and think the information presented was very useful; I feel the same as far as the camera view. I think the video would have been better had the camera been siting 3 to 6 feel to the right and angled toward the lane that he was bowling on. I still appreciate the content however. Maybe he can remake this video at some point in he future.
@@FloppyPENGuinn how do you know when your big game one ball is burning up or its just not hooking ? Do you move closer to the friction or move in to fresher oil or ball change ?
@@GarrettWeinerA big sign of a ball burning up is the flat 10. Once you leave flat 10’s on good shots, your ball is likely burning up and losing energy before it hits the pins. To adjust, I’d try moving a little left, but pretty quickly you’ll need to change balls to something weaker. That’s why I typically try to avoid throwing big asym solid balls in league, because the lanes dry up too quickly to get a lot of use out of them.
