or are you a 'situational' bowler during league play? (situational meaning if you're anchor and your team needs a strike to win or your team is already winning by a good margin, you throw errant balls to lower your average).

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Caring people make a difference!!!  All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing

I try my best everytime I step on the approach.  I do know people that sluff off if they are way a head or way behind for that matter.  They call it "handicap management"

Like SODAK70 .. every time I step on that approach I'm trying .. practice /league or Tournament. There are incidents when my body is tired and I don't perform my best .. but that doesn't mean I'M NOT TRYING!
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Hit them light and watch them fight
      J O E - F A L C O

I always try my best. Otherwise, why bother?
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If winning isn't important,
why do they keep score?
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Vince Lombardi

I always try my best during league and tournament competition, it doesn't matter if we have the game already won or not.  There are times I am mentally or physically fatigued and my best isn't much  

There are also times I am totally lost as to where to play, then I go on a fishing expedition.  I try different lines and different equipment.  My hope is to find something that will get me through the night without hurting my team too much.

Practice is a time for working on weaknesses in my game and experimenting.
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Age is only a state of mind.  I lost mine years ago, I will always be young

There may be momentary lapses in your level of trying when it's a longer tournament format as fatigue sets in, but I channel it all inward and put my best foot forward. There have been many times where my best games of the tournament happen when my legs are ready to collapse but I'm doing everything else right to score.

In leagues and tournaments every shot is important to me. Whatever I leave I am to pick up, or get the best count possible to aid the team and myself.

Matt

Lets see here. I bowl on Fri. nites and my son
goes with me every week. He actually sits there
and watches us bowl. So for me to not try my best
on every shot would be showing my son the wrong
way to go about life. I always try my best for
me and to show my son that no matter how bad your
doing, to try your best all the time.
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"Life Is Like A Coin. You Can Spend It Any Way You Wish, But You Only Spend It Once"............Lillian Dickson"Life Is Like A Coin. You Can Spend It Any Way You Wish, But You Only Spend It Once"............Lillian Dickson

I was going to say I always try and shoot the highest possible score.  After thinking about the question though, I had to stop and think.

It really depends on the situation.  Bear in mind, my objective is to win the game.  Let's say we're in the 8-9-10th frame, match is close, and I've lost my carry.  In a tight match, I usually do not change balls or try a different line to get the carry back.  I'd rather have the makeable spare than take a chance on leaving a split or washout and hand the game over to the other team.

On the other hand, being anchor, if the game is already won or is out of reach, I will use the 10th frame to try and find something for the next game.
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~~~SrK - Have balls, will travel

Spending the kids inheritance one tournament at a time.