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Pickup The Ten Pin |
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DON'T Just Stand There, DO Something Tapped again and again? Are you tired of leaving that persistent ten pin. Well there is a reason that you are leaving them, besides bad luck. I firmly believe that there is a reason that we leave every pin in the rack. The ten pin (seven pin for left-handers) is the most talked about single pin leave and probably the one that frustrates us the most. First we must look at what type of ten pin that we leave. Yes, there are a few variations of the ten pin tap. The first one I will address is the flat or weak ten. The six pin, which is the key to knocking out the ten, lays in the gutter and provides no aid in knocking down the ten. For most people, this leave happens when that ball hits just a bit weak or light in the pocket. It may also happen because the ball may run out of energy or roll out as it hits the pocket, resulting in deflection instead of driving through the pins. Here are a few adjustments to reduce the amount of flat tens. One would be to move laterally with the feet to change the angle at which the ball enters the pocket. To combat energy loss, a bowler may want to go to a ball with a surface that provides less friction or change rotation by putting your hand more on the side of the ball at release. The other type of ten pin is the ringing ten. This happens when the six pin wraps around the ten pin. This is often a result of the ball still hooking into the pocket or too much entry angle. To get the ring ten out of the game, a bowler may want to use a ball that has a little less backend or make a lateral move to change the angle. Bowling is a game of physics, and if you don't change something you will continually leave that pesky ten pin. Keep an eye on the six pin and it will be your guide as to what type of ten pin you leave and what move you may need to make to get it out of the game! |
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