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janderson

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Bowling Superstitions
« on: July 16, 2004, 03:29:34 AM »
Just wondering what odd bowling superstitions you've encountered. Skip the common ones. For example, one of the more common: if the lane next to you has a split on it, let the person throw the next shot before you throw yours or you'll get a split.
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JOE FALCO

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Re: Bowling Superstitions
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2004, 06:39:54 PM »
Seen people who get up to bowl .. wipe their ball off with a towel .. then put the towel in a certain place EVERY TIME. If you happen to move the towel when they get up on the approach .. they stop and go through the routine again! Drives me batty .. some bowlers move the towel just to distract the bowler!
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Re: Bowling Superstitions
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2004, 06:43:24 PM »
We have a girl on my mixed league, 102 average.  If she should happen to throw a strike during shadow balls she sets down.  Doesn't want to waste any strikes.
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janderson

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Re: Bowling Superstitions
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2004, 06:56:31 PM »
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some bowlers move the towel just to distract the bowler!


heh - If it was someone I knew, I'd be that person moving the towel.

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hotwire13

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Re: Bowling Superstitions
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2004, 07:04:49 PM »
i cant stand people who take 10+ seconds to throw once they get on teh approach...get up, get set, and start moving towards the line.  once you pick up your ball, you should be moving within 6 or 7 seconds...15 is ridiculous...and ive counted for 2 people in particular...12 and 14.

i know it has nothing to do with "superstitions", but its like nomar in baseball...its completely unnecessary to do all these little movements before youre ready.
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JohnP

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Re: Bowling Superstitions
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2004, 07:15:14 PM »
janderson -- Im am NOT one bit superstitious, but I AM very careful.  For example, if I bowl well in a set of clothes, why in the world would I want to wear something else the next time?  --  JohnP

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Re: Bowling Superstitions
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2004, 02:53:28 AM »
I clean my plastic spare ball after each session.

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Maelstrom

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Re: Bowling Superstitions
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2004, 04:18:09 AM »
OMG, I have this really wierd system of thing that if they happen in the right  order, that I will do bad. EXAMPLE:

If the guy two lanes over gets a strike and is using a house ball, then I should not use a more aggressive ball, OR if the guy next to me bowls a very high game like a 270 or something, then I have to stand 3 boards over to the right.

And my number one superstition is this: If I have a current score of 141 or some that is low in the tenth of the score that I have, I have a much higher chance of rolling a strike, but not multiple. If I have a xx4-xx7, then I have no chance of rolling a strike, or if I have a xx8-xx9, and am within the first three frames of the game, I have a very high chance of rulling turkeys or doubles.

I know, I am really wierd.
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JOE FALCO

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Re: Bowling Superstitions
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2004, 09:07:55 AM »
Hey MAEL.. I do SOME of those things myself!
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hotwire13

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Re: Bowling Superstitions
« Reply #9 on: July 18, 2004, 01:41:55 AM »
quote:
OMG, I have this really wierd system of thing that if they happen in the right  order, that I will do bad. EXAMPLE:

If the guy two lanes over gets a strike and is using a house ball, then I should not use a more aggressive ball, OR if the guy next to me bowls a very high game like a 270 or something, then I have to stand 3 boards over to the right.

And my number one superstition is this: If I have a current score of 141 or some that is low in the tenth of the score that I have, I have a much higher chance of rolling a strike, but not multiple. If I have a xx4-xx7, then I have no chance of rolling a strike, or if I have a xx8-xx9, and am within the first three frames of the game, I have a very high chance of rulling turkeys or doubles.

I know, I am really wierd.
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Song of the Week: Infected by Barthezz

Here is my life in a nutshell:
--My computer is so screwed up that you could throw it out the window and it might work better.
--Not only that, but I still am obsessed with trance and get bashed for it every day.
--I havent bowled in over three weeks and have fear of the tournament coming up in three weeks.
--I have to ride a two hour bus trip to summer school.

And my only reaction all day is this:

Who else but Maelstrom Axiom



wow
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strikealot

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Re: Bowling Superstitions
« Reply #10 on: July 18, 2004, 02:09:58 AM »
my first 300 i shot i went to waterfountain between every shot, in about the sixth frame i realized what i had done and didnt want to change anything, i must have been really thirsty that night.
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janderson

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Re: Bowling Superstitions
« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2004, 11:54:50 AM »
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janderson -- Im am NOT one bit superstitious, but I AM very careful.  For example, if I bowl well in a set of clothes, why in the world would I want to wear something else the next time?  --  JohnP


Or wash the lucky dirt from them?
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