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Some thoughts on playing alleys
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Proper adjustment to alley conditions means moving to your right or left from your starting angle according to how the alley affects your natural delivery. If your ball is not "finishing" (that is, it misses the headpin on the right) your proper change is to move to your right in order to get a sharper angle.
If your ball finishes too much toward the 1-2 pocket or on the left-hand side, the proper adjustment is to move toward your left. Even though you change position on the approach, be sure to aim at the same spot. Remember that in moving to your left you may end up using more of a curve ball than a hook ball. Be careful not to move so far that your body is to the left of the headpin, for at that angle it is very difficult to make strikes because of deflection. I know that it is difficult to change a person's game once he has become set in his ways. For example, a few years ago a team appeared in the ABC tournament and confounded the spectators with its queer approaches and deliveries. Each bowler on this team went through a weird sort of ritual. He took his first step, did a low dip as he took the second pace, came back to normal on the third step, and then made another low dip and delivered the ball. This unusual procedure completely mystified the spectators and there was immense curiosity over the reasons for it. Investigation brought out the fact that each bowler from this team's home town bowled exactly the same way, and for a very good reason. It seemed that the only bowling establishment in this particular town unfortunately had two low-hanging steam pipes fitted to the ceiling just above the approaches, and it was strictly a case of duck twice or risk a fractured skull. All that particular town's bowlers had performed this same rite so often that they continued to do so even when there was no necessity for it.
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