For July, I'm averaging 201.67. In years past, I was able to keep a relatively solid average despite missing 10 pins and generally not being that great at spares (at least not at the pro level). Tonight I had 2 opens. Open 1 was a single 6 pin miss to the left. Open 2 was the big 4 and I got 2. But what did I bowl with such amazing non-opening awesomeness? 603.
Probably the hardest 600 series ever. My spare shooting was extraordinary. I was making single pin spares all night while also making 5/ and a 6/. I only had 13 strikes though. 13/36 = 36.1% strike. That ain't cutting it. We won the first game and lost the rest and total pins. One of the bowlers on the other team shot 692 and had a 260 one game.
I think I may have to try urethane or possibly use a very weak reactive ball. By the 2nd game, I had no oil on the ball at all. No oil rings, just burnt roughed up rings like I took a thin piece of wood and spun the ball into it haha.
But yeah, back to spare shooting. I used to try to emulate the pros and throw it all super hard. But basically anything from the 3 pin and right, I just throw the ball straight and slower than my strike ball (which is easily 20mph+). It rolls end of end on the finger holes.
But basically, the question is,
what do you guys do when there isn't oil? I basically have just rolled the ball faster by the third game to compensate. It would be funny if I started to use plastic though but I think my team would think I was not taking things serious.Discuss!
