Derek Eoff's Nationals Group 4/15 D&S

I'd say this was a perfect example of how not to play the lanes down there. After watching Vermilyea's group do as well as you can reasonably expect on those conditions, these guys did just about the opposite. Derek figured it out and got lined up for singles and bowled well, Dan threw the ball well for the most part, but Tim was frustrating to watch. It looks like they got too deep too quickly, were trying to keep the ball too close to the pocket, and were being much too firm. Once Derek softened up and looped it more, he did much better. I didn't initially think creating angle was going to be your friend down there, but it appears to be the opposite. Being soft and smooth and just floating it out there looks to be the best way to do it, being firm just caused way too much over/under, and getting too deep too quick down there looks like it causes carrydown to the right, but still stays dry inside, which makes the over/under even worse. For comparison:

Vermilyea's group:

Eoff's group:
 
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