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funk

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289 man am i sick
« on: March 02, 2004, 09:05:32 AM »
threw my best game ever.  had the first 10.  11th was there and left the freaking 7 pin!  289 is great but to get that close i feel empty.  im a righty btw.  how the heck does a 7 stay up?  was dead in the pocket and i mean dead!  did it with a storm fear factor.  i been alcohol free for 3 months now and it almost made me go back to the bottle lol.  man am i sick!!!

 

Triple X

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Re: 289 man am i sick
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2004, 12:36:52 AM »
I feel your pain,Man, the same way I'm feeling right now. I too had a good run & best game last monday night league,3/1/04,had the front 9 with all solid hits & on the pocket.I was nervous too 'coz thinking this will be my first 300,then it went brooklyn for the first time on the 10th frame & left the 5 pin then after the spare another solid hit for a 279.Now I know how it feels to choke big time.

Did mine with my first used lane 1 cherry bomb that I got here in ballreviews(thanks Scott "strappersquared")Before, I only use storm balls, but from what I see in this forum about lane 1 balls on how they hit.They are right & the carry are tremendous.Now I'm a believer too.Storm & lane 1 all the way!!!

Hopefully, I'll hit that jackpot next time.
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jerryc

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Re: 289 man am i sick
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2004, 01:08:05 AM »
i also feel for you,5 times 10 in a row,5 times solid 10 pin looking at me,one time 11 in a row but again 10 pin  looking at me,but i will not stop,i will get it the way they gave me the 10 pin ,i have here looking at meany dot let that stop you,it is a game and you also need some luck at this game keep the spirit up

hotwire13

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Re: 289 man am i sick
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2004, 01:46:00 AM »
its all luck as far as im concerned.  even though the scores are higher today, u still need some sort of break in order to shoot 300.  i have, and im sure many others have too, bowled numerous 279's where every shot was buried in the pocket, each shot seeming better than the one before.  somewhere along the way, theres either a 10 or an 8 or a 9 standing, and i often wonder how this sport can be so cruel.  the first time i went to the 10th with a chance to shoot 300, i buried all 3 shots and actually carried the last 3.  but unlike all the "perfect" 279's i bowled, i crossed and carried in the 4th frame, and had a shot tug 3 boards in and hold in the 6th.  it really shouldve been a 260, but lucky me, i was able to walk away with perfection.  ive also seen a kid bowl a 300 hitting the pocket flush about 5 times.  like i said, its all luck
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Re: 289 man am i sick
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2004, 05:50:19 AM »
I don't get it!

Hey, I've had happen about 5 times.

8 or 9 in a row in practice, (can't miss).

Get up first ball BOOM right in the pocket 7 pin!
Then 10 in a row, then a miss, then 5 or 6 in a row.

Something like 25 out of 27.  Why the first frame for me I have no idea!!!  Ball looks absolutely perfect no nerves at all!  It just happens!

When it happens it happens!  I believe good stuff will, and usually it comes around!

REgards,

Luckylefty
PS I've had a couple 299s in practice with the score sheet up, one time a guy came an interrupted me for five minutes before I could throw up the last ball, "EXCUSE ME!!".  Talking about his hernia or something!  Haven't lost a night's sleep about any of them!
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Re: 289 man am i sick
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2004, 06:16:26 AM »
I have yet to shoot anything higher then a 245(still my high game). Congrats, but, that sucks. I say congrats cuz thats still a really good score. Hopefully I will be posting my first 300 some time or another!
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Rock77

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Re: 289 man am i sick
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2004, 06:40:11 AM »
Same situation here. I have had the front 9 four times and always do something stupid in the 10th. My high game of 280 were all pocket hits. The only thing that stopped me from the 300 was a darn 10 pin in the second frame!!
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Re: 289 man am i sick
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2004, 07:11:56 AM »
I feel the same way every time I sanction another 279 game, a feat I've accomplished more times than I can recall.
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sheppy335

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Re: 289 man am i sick
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2004, 07:23:50 AM »
More then the bowling which i give you the way to go and a 300 will come. Way to go is more deserving for being Alcohol free for 3 months keep up the good work!
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justpar

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Re: 289 man am i sick
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2004, 07:53:59 AM »
i have had a messenager miss the ten pin 3 in the tenth frame 3 times in the last week.  2 279's and a 289.  some things just are't meant to be.  great shooting and keep it up.  you will knock down 120 on 12 shots soon enough.
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dogman666

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Re: 289 man am i sick
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2004, 08:17:01 AM »
I've been bowling for 35 years with a high avg of 210 and I've never had a 300.  The strange thing is I've had a 819 with a foul-7 in the 3rd frame of the 1st game after starting with a double.  32 strikes but no 300.  It's a strange game and if I do get one I might retire.