Nord House shot report from Parkway Bowl:
Got early to the lanes and took the Rack Attack, Purple and Black Widow urethane.
Tried playing up 5 and right of 5 with the Rack.
It just grabbed and went left immediately!
I could not get it to go up the lane.
So MegaMav, when I start using the Jackpot at 4000 polished and I can't get it up the lane on 5, 4 or 3, what should I do?
I never thought of that, I just assumed it could make it down the lane.
After working on that for bit with the Rack, I switched to my urethane balls so I could get them oiled up and settled before play.
There was more oil today and the Purple seemed to be laboring.
The Widow rolled up better but was leaving the flat 10.
Once play started I began with the Purple doing my normal second arrow play.
I kept moving my feet right to square up and got a couple of strikes that way, but it was still laboring to roll.
Moved my target right a bit and immediate crossover.
Moved my feet left and kept target right, but it was not a reliable shot, under/over.
Closed game 1 with a 171, but we still won the first game as the other team was having even bigger troubles with the oil volume.
Game 2 I switched to the Black Widow and very consciously focused on projection and getting that arm up eye level or higher on the follow through.
I was being careful to not pull through the ball, but to just follow it through.
Wow!
That was the ticket, now the Widow was a hooking beast.
Coming into the 10th I was clean but missed the 10 pin spare in the first frame, still closed with a 225.
Third game a clean 205.
Finished with a 601 series and we won all 4.
You are a genius MegaMav, projection makes all the difference!
The ball was faster, had way more strength and roll and hit real hard and could carry the corners that knuckling would not allow.
I also looked better and more professional with that higher follow through.
Looking good is important.