There is a tournament coming up that proves Hose point.  The goal is to have a 5 person team break the 4000 barrier.

Kegel’s Million is a tournament concept that was born out of the current state of competitive bowling. Most people in our industry feel that the scoring pace is out of control, but when it comes to their business or their ability to hit the pocket everyone REALLY wants one thing – HIGH SCORES!!!

Kegel has made the decision to put all of the pieces of the puzzle together and create the “World’s First Perfect Bowling Environment” to see just how high scores can really go.


I like to have high scores but I like it better when I BOWL well.

Smash49
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I have often walked off the lanes shooting a decent score but knowing I didn’t throw the ball well. But the score does take some of the sting off not making quality shots.

And I have felt at times like I bowled extremely well and not shot much.

I would say I generally feel about the same but for the most part I would rather throw the ball well. I always figure I can eventually find a way to carry if I’m bowling good but sooner or later throwing it bad will catch up and you’ll have that really ugly night.

For the most part everywhere where there are leagues you have houses that want to put out shots where it's easy to score by just pushing the ball right (for right handers) and have the ball make the pocket area. I bowl in a men's peterson league on Wednesday nights, they just installed synthetic lanes but they still have the shot so that all you have to do is throw it hard and right and watch the ball come back to the pocket. They said once they finished the entire installation they would be changing the shot and asked some of us bowlers what we would like to see, I told the manager when she asked my opinion I said I would like to see a shot from 1 to 1 even across the lane and down to 45', but I also told her that 85% or more of the guys in the league would moan and complain about it.

In answer to your question though I was taught by my coach to analyze my execution rather than my score in the long run you are much better off and will eventually bowl better under most or all conditions. It is sometimes hard out there to see someone with little to no knowledge of the game shoot big even honor scores and feel they bowled well when they couldn't hit even a 3 or board area let alone hit a slice. But I guess I shouldn't complain much though I have a guy that bowls on my team that averages in the 2's and sometimes hits 5 or 6 different lines in the same game and shots 240's 250's and thinks he is a real good bowler, but I guess those are the breaks.  

Anyway enough on this subject, just keep hitting your mark and hopefully it all evens out.

I agree with Hose.  On Sunday, I was bowling a make-up.  First game I did not throw the ball well, carried some lucky hits and shot 208.  Second game, still not throwing well I leave three big splits and a washout and shoot 159.  Towards the end of game 2 I was feeling the shot a little more and in game 3 I go:
1 - solid 10 pin
2 - solid 10 pin
3 - make a small adjustment, 4 pin (lost some speed)
4 - 8 pin
5 - X
6 - 7 pin (great shot that was briefly a 7-9 but a messenger took out the 9)
7 - X
8 - solid 10 pin
9 - 7 pin (missed 1 board right and came up light, mixer did not get the 7)
10 - 8 pin, spare, solid 10 pin

I threw the ball where I wanted and like I wanted except in frames 3 and 9, picked up every spare, never doubled and shot 194.  But, I still felt good about the game.  Sometimes that's just the way it goes.
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