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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: lilpossum1 on November 27, 2016, 01:23:01 PM
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Which position do you prefer to bowl in, and why? My favorite position is lead off because I like to feel like I am (pardon the pun) getting the ball rolling in a close game. Build the team's momentum to clench the win.
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Handicap league - lead off guy, keep the pace moving and shoe off quickly to bolt out the door.
Scratch league - anchor.
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Based on Average. Anchor - High avg. 1st - 2nd high avg. 2nd - weakest bowler. 3rd or 4th, best spare shooter. Where I bowl depends on who I am bowling with.
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I've always liked bowling leadoff. I like going first and setting the tone. This year I'm actually bowling anchor in both leagues im in
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2nd or 4th. Only want anchor if I honestly feel like I'm the best on the team. Not a fan of lead off as I like a short break between practice ending. 3rd just seems weird but I would be ok with it if 2nd and 4th are taken.
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on 3 and 4 man teams I don't care where I throw. on 5 man teams I just don't want to be 3rd. 3rd always feels weird to me.
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For the majority of years I've been bowling, I've been team captain.
So I would usually ask what position the others wanted and invariably I wound up being anchor because no one else wanted it.
Which was okay by me.
If I'm in a singles tournament with several on a pair of lanes, I like being first especially if your having to move lanes.
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For the majority of years I've been bowling, I've been team captain.
So I would usually ask what position the others wanted and invariably I wound up being anchor because no one else wanted it.
Which was okay by me.
If I'm in a singles tournament with several on a pair of lanes, I like being first especially if your having to move lanes.
I hate being last on the lane for singles moving pairs because I feel rushed to get done and move.
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For the majority of years I've been bowling, I've been team captain.
So I would usually ask what position the others wanted and invariably I wound up being anchor because no one else wanted it.
Which was okay by me.
If I'm in a singles tournament with several on a pair of lanes, I like being first especially if your having to move lanes.
I hate being last on the lane for singles moving pairs because I feel rushed to get done and move.
I like being last so I can get a read of the pair watching the other bowlers.
I have been anchor on most teams I have bowled on except my scratch team where I lead off. We have 4 guys who could anchor so it is not a big deal.
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I have always been a lead off or number 3 bowler. I have always been one of the high average guys on any team I bowl. I prefer lead off but on my current team the lowest average guy is the captain and he likes lead off, so I'm bowling second. We have a 35 point system and there are 5 individual points. I have had one of the best winning percentages over the last few years, because as another bowler stated, many team put their worst bowler in the 2nd position.
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I don't like the whole fixed order based off of average concept. In theory, you can have a high average bowler who, for whatever reason, almost never pulls through in a clutch game, but have a lower. average bowler who will put the ball in the pocket every time in a clutch game. On both my leagues, I am the highest average on my team. I anchor one league instead of lead off because the other team mate I trust as anchor would rather not be anchor. On the other league, another teammate is anchor because, although I am the higher average, I feel he is the better bowler in any other house and is a solid performer in the 10th frame.
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I'm most comfortable bowling leadoff, or bowling setup to the anchor (3rd of 4th)
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Handicap league - lead off guy, keep the pace moving and shoe off quickly to bolt out the door.
Scratch league - anchor.
This, I'm out the door before the ink is dry on the recap sheet.
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As long as I'm in the lineup, I'm ok. I've bowled all the spots on a 5 man team, usually 3rd on a 4 man team.
The anchor bowler is an interesting position to me. You need a guy with turkey-striking potential, but also a guy who won't whiff a corner pin in the 10th. I've always said the guys in front of the anchor need to come up big in the end, take the heat off of him.
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On my 4 man scratch league my 215 average puts me 3rd best on the team and leaves me in the number 2 spot. But on my handicap league I've been anchor for several years and I don't much care for it. I have a couple of reasons why I feel anchor is the worst position on my particular team. Usually the game has already been determined if we won or lost by the time my 10th frame comes around and the other bowlers are grabbing their equipment off the ball return as I'm trying to finish which is annoying. Second, the bowler in front of me is a social butterfly and is never around when it's his turn to bowl which frustrates the heck out of me.
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I'm the anchor in both leagues I bowl in and I love it. I'm always matched up against the other teams best bowler which increases my focus and concentration. Sure there is more pressure, but I like being the one my team counts on every week.
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First or second.
But just so that I can take a longer break when I'm done with the 10th frame :P
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I joined a team last year and am now in my second year on the team. (I've only been bowling four years). I was plopped into the 2 hole, presumably because that's where the person I replaced bowled. I like it and do well there. I think the only spot on the team where I would prefer NOT to bowl is lead-off.
For the record, our line-up is a little strange. Our highest average leads off. I currently have the second highest and am in the aforementioned 2-hole. Third highest is anchor. But we do pretty well (currently in first place; finished second last year).
I was in a shootout league this summer. Bowled anchor a few times. Kind of liked it. It really made me focus and want to step up my game when matched up against a top bowler on the other side.
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I don't really care where I bowl in the line up, and I have bowled all positions at one time or another. I'm just ready to bowl when it is my turn. It is league, so not really any pressure most of the time.
Unless there are man points involved, it shouldn't really matter. If it is a close game, everyone needs to step up. If it does come down to the last bowlers, then I suppose you should have your best pressure bowler in the anchor spot. Doesn't necessarily need to be the highest average bowler.
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on 3 and 4 man teams I don't care where I throw. on 5 man teams I just don't want to be 3rd. 3rd always feels weird to me.
And I'm the complete opposite.
3rd is the pivot guy and my preferred place. Good spare shooting, but also can get a read off the lane from the first two bowlers, plus help set up the setup guy who sets up the anchor.
Outside of 3rd, I'd also bowl 4th. I can help set up the anchor who more times than not throws a similar line as me, so I can give him a good look as well. 1st is the challenge for me, as it would be the hardest for me to be. For that I'd need to be more confident and convicted in my line on the fresh, which is something I need to work on.
BL.
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In the past, I've usually been anchor. On my 5 person team now, I'm third. Anchor is fun because you are like Michael Jordan with the game in your hands. I love the pressure. Makes bowling feel more like a sport and not an activity that goes hand-in-hand with eating fatty foods and drink 2-3 pitchers of cheap beer. HOWEVER!
The issue I had with anchor is that you are last to leave. By the time you finish your last shot, half your team is out the door already. Sometimes you are stuck doing the scoring. Then you have to chase down the other team for their signature. Sometimes you also have to clean the mess your team made and throw out the trash.
So I like being in the middle. You get to see what the lanes are like before throwing a single ball and you don't have to throw away the trash ahah!
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Third as I am the eyes of my team. When moving pairs, my job is to interpret what the 2 bowlers in front of me see, make an adjustment and then relay that info to the bottom 2.
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Third as I am the eyes of my team. When moving pairs, my job is to interpret what the 2 bowlers in front of me see, make an adjustment and then relay that info to the bottom 2.
Agreed completely.
But to play Devil's Advocate, there are those who believe that those in the 3rd spot are there so that the other 4 can protect what they could see as the weakest bowler on the team.
Glad that we all know a lot of good bowlers in that spot that puts an end to that ********. ;)
BL.
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I normally bowl in the anchor position in the 2 leagues I bowl in, I enjoy rolling last and don't mind the pressure.
Mark
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Have been anchor for as long as I can remember,but have always wanted to bowl leadoff just never gotten the opportunity. I do like that everyone depends on me,but it rarely comes down to that most times anyhow. I also think getting the team off to quick start would be nice.