Loosing the Pocket

What happens when you can't find the pocket? No Lisa, I'm not talking about that pocket. I'm talking about the One and Two pocket and no Mork I didn't number them. The pocket I speak of is the one pin and the two pin. No matter what you do you just can't seem to find it. You go to the left, you go to the right, you speed up, slow down, it doesn't matter what you try. You just can't hit it. The best advice I can give you is this; a few weeks ago, I was having this exact same problem. It seemed that no matter what I did I just could not hit the pocket. A friend of mine from out of the blue told me to step back one foot and throw the ball exactly the way I was throwing it. I did so and it hit the pocket every time. I'm not saying that stepping back one foot is going to change your game but sometimes someone can see a problem where you can't. That's why it's nice to ask for help every now and then. THe biggest handi-cap someimes that people face is their own pride. Sometimes you have to give up a little bit to solve a problem. We all would like to think that we know everything there is to know but there is always someone out there who knows or can see a little more than we can. So my advice is, listen to the people around you. You don't have to take their advice but it never hurts to hear it and remember bowling is supposed to be fun. So try not to get angry if you don't hit the pocket. It's not that big a deal. Till next time, Happy Bowling.