Once you have mastered bowling's fundamentals, you will find that there are many subtleties of the approach and de­livery that still may be something of a mystery to you. Be heartened by the fact that even the most advanced bowling stars have scoring problems.
Some of the most common of these are listed below:

1) ALLEY SENSE

Bowlers too often "fight" the lane. The ball either hooks too much or it won't hook at all, so try to adjust to lane condi­tions.
If you feel you are releasing the ball properly and the ball still won't hook, there are a number of adjustments you can make:

move slightly to the right of your normal stance position;

attempt to slow up the speed of your ball, thereby giving it more traction; and

try changing your target to a point inside the second rangefinder.

You may move it in as far as the third rangefinder (from the right). Experience will show you the proper adjustment to make.
If the ball is hooking too mucjh try one of the following:

move your starting stance slightly to the left using your same target,

try picking a spot further down the lane to use as your target, or

increase the speed of your ball.

2) TEN-PIN LEAVES
When the ten pin remains on what seems to be a good pocket hit, the fault generally lies with the bowler. Experts in the sport feel the reason for it is that the ball doesn't have enough rolling action when it strikes the 1—3 pocket, or the ball may be traveling at too great a speed when it hits the .pins. If you are bothered by ten-pin leaves, try giving the ball more roll, less spin, and less speed.

3)    POCKET SPLITS

Many bowlers are bothered by troublesome splits that occur on what should be 1—3 pocket hits. If this happens to you, it is an indication that the ball is...[Chapter Incomplete]

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