Nord wrote: Wow, I would never even considered such a way for me to play lanes, way out there 5, 4 or 3!
I did notice in the video though that the shot directly up 5 went way down there and then rolled to the pocket.
Hmmmm...tonight in Kearny league...maybe
I have the Gladiator at 1000 grit dull right now.
I have not tried it yet.
Should I keep it at that finish for the ball up 16-12 shot, or do I need a different finish?
I think I made a bigger improvement here than a few inches.
Below are photos of before and after showing the height of my final follow through.
As to my thumb.
As I pointed out before in the thread, I do insert it all the way in, but as soon as the weight of the ball hangs on it, the ball pulls down until it hooks into the crease in my thumb.
The ball can't stay up all the way since there is nothing for it to hold onto.
I have 7/8" forward pitch, to get it to stay up there would possibly require much more pitch.
I guess this is the way it is with a suitcase grip?
I will get the Jackpot plugged and drilled up to your specs ASAP.
And I will soon start an Open House wandering in the area on and right of first arrow.
Thank you again for your help!
Will let you know how things go.
Add shine to the Rack Attack by refinishing it wet so you can play out to the right.
The outside line will be key to getting a greater angle to the pocket, more strikes and less 10s.
Key to success will be your projection. You wont have a lot of hold, but you will have angle.
Weaker covers at shiny finishes and weaker drilling will get your ball to hook long enough to get a good angle on the pocket. This is the protblem with no tilt bowlers. Use surface and the ball checks and rolls at any sign of grab from the lane. So you either play in the oil to get the skid on the ball, problem is, you're a low rev rate bowler and the angle is too shallow for you to score effectively, so we have to go the other way, and bring it from the right. Start as far right as you can.
Gladiator at 1000 should be good for 16 at the arrows to 12 at the breakpoint on the shot shown in video when you have to make a big move in. YOU CANNOT DUMP THE BALL RIGHT or the ball will grab the friction, roll forward and bucket.
You still have a long way to go with projection, I'd like to see it at least forehead level or higher to get it down lane.
If you insert the thumb all the way in the ball and it falls out, you need more tape. Put enough tape in where the thumb feels like it has material surrounding it but not tight. Putting tape in the back will give the feeling of increasing forward pitch slightly.