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The Hose

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Are you really that good?
« on: January 11, 2004, 07:17:10 PM »
I'm going to rant this morning.

I hear crap from bowlers all the time that just kills me.  I think it's just bowlers egos that makes them say and believe some on the things they say.

I hear 180 average bowlers say that they move 1/2 a board to solve corner pin problems.  

I hear guys say all of the time that they missed their mark 1 board left and left a big 4 or 1 board right and left a washout.  

The righties best friend is carry down. After 2 or 3 frames I hear them say stuff like "I threw that perfect and left a 2 pin, the oil has carried down".

Lefties say stuff like "I'm shut out because of too much oil and my break point if too far down to carry out the 7".  (I even use that one)

All of these things are said on a THS.  Give me a break!  Are you really that good or is it your EGO that makes you say stuff like that.

Are you really that good that splitting board is your norm?  On a THS, does 1 inch really make that much difference to most of us?  Moving back or forward a couple of inches shouldn't make any difference on a THS.

To me it sounds as stupid as a guy in Muskogee Oklahoma who goes to Vegas twice a year and tells me that he only plays one slut machine at the Four Queens because THAT machine ALWAYS pays off.  Give me a break!  It's insane!

Why can't bowlers just say "I missed my mark" or "I didn't get out of it very good".  These are why you didn't strike, not because of something else.  If you make a 1/2 inch move and strike, as far as I'm concerned, it didn't have anything to do with the 1/2 inch.

Maybe guys that make those comments are really that good.  If so, they should be able to make a living at it.

I'm having a pretty good year. I'm at 229 and make stupid comments like this from time to time.

My pledge today is to "shut up and bowl".  Enjoy the time. Understand that I'm not perfect.  I don't throw every ball exactly the same.  I don't have the same ball speed or rotation or line every single time.  It's because of a THS and wet/dry that makes me strike.   I'm really not that good!
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The Hose

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Re: Are you really that good?
« Reply #16 on: January 12, 2004, 02:12:36 PM »
The point is not making moves.  Even as a lefty I make a few. Not long ago, we had five lefties on our pair.  The topic is more about people who act and say things that just are not true.  I watch a guy leave a big four and swear to me that he missed 1/2 a board.  

THB's are just not that good.  
It's more about making fun of people who think they can split boards.

Rant over.
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Re: Are you really that good?
« Reply #17 on: January 12, 2004, 02:22:52 PM »
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I'm just a little tired of hearing bowlers say stuff that just isn't true.  Is the Truth that difficult for you egos to handle?  The Truth is, you did something wrong but you chose to blame everything but yourself.



Good point Hose.  Maybe I'm lucky - I bowl on a team where it is not uncommon to hear one or more of us (including myself) say any of the following:

-[expletive], I dropped that one
-whoah, that was too fast
-now if I could only hit my mark...
-nice shot alice, want to put some fingers in the next shot?
-hit nine, get nine... your ball will be right back
-walked myself right out of that shot

I think at least part of what Hose is is trying to get at is if you've done something wrong that results in a botched shot, and you don't know what truly cause it, you'll never be a very good bowler.  The reason is simple: if you're doing something wrong, you can never fix it if you don't know what it is in the first place.  Concentrate more on what you're doing and less on impressing other people by complaining.

Is that close, Hose?
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scotts33

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Re: Are you really that good?
« Reply #18 on: January 12, 2004, 03:13:47 PM »
Right on Hose.  My feelings exactly!

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Re: Are you really that good?
« Reply #19 on: January 12, 2004, 03:22:27 PM »
you want to know why bowlers make so many excuses??

BECAUSE THEY CAN!!!

think about it . . . all of our obstacles are invisible . . . how can anybody disprove something they can't see?!?!?!?

i've only seen one player in the greater nashville area who can honestly say they made a 1/2 board move for a particular reason, and it ain't me!!

my ego tells me that i should be averaging 205-220, but that's not what my average is . . . but it will be!!  

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Re: Are you really that good?
« Reply #20 on: January 12, 2004, 03:48:06 PM »
I'm a THB who averages about 218 right now in my league and about 200-205 in a travelling scratch league.  Sometimes I move my feet half a board or one board on the approach because it visually changes my line.  I know when I make a bad shot or don't give it enough fingers or when I'm too fast or too slow.  But on a THS, we seem to get carrydown, and with that, I often move left because my ball will hit the dry a foot or two sooner, giving it a better backend through the carrydown.  In a typical night I never move more than a board or two unless I make drastic changes to my line (like move from throwing 10 at the arrows to 15 at the arrows). No, I don't repeat the same shot as often as I would like, but I move based on the good shots.  When other guys are moving all over the place, I often stay put and do just fine.  But, I am the THB who does move a 1/2 board on occasion and it helps me.

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Re: Are you really that good?
« Reply #21 on: January 12, 2004, 11:00:00 PM »
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And where can one find one of these "slut" machines?  Can you send me a map?
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