Build a better approach
Pin Bowl is a rack and a charge meter. Move to aim, hold to set power, release to roll. There is no hook stick. Line and power are the whole throw. Each roll is a fresh rack of ten.
Pins you knock score two each, or 30 for a strike. A gutter—no pins—costs a life. Three lives. Maximum charge is for a statement, not for every ball.
Turn information into decisions
Aim at a pocket, not at the idea of the front pin. Dead-center front-pin throws look correct and leave ugly splits. A slightly off-center line with medium power repeats better than a heroic blast.
After a light hit, change one thing. More power or a new line. Changing both teaches you nothing. After a gutter, check whether you missed the lane or never had enough speed to reach the pins.
Practice for consistent results
Strikes come from a remembered throw. If you found a line that took eight, throw it again. Inventing a new experiment every ball is practice at experimenting, not at bowling.
Drill: eight balls at the same charge. Only the aim may move. The drill isolates the line on purpose.