Post by: mr300ny on May 13, 2010, 02:50:44 AM
1) 300 game
2) 800 series
3) convert 7-10 split
4) Average 230+ on a house shot
5) Average 210+ on a sport shot
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Post by: 9andaWiggle on May 13, 2010, 11:00:20 AM
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Post by: TWOHAND834 on May 13, 2010, 11:55:15 AM
Russell on these forums, shot 833 with 2 opens one night (front 9, open (whiff 10 pin).....front 9 open (pocket 7-10).....300).
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Post by: stiknstring on May 13, 2010, 12:03:15 PM
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Post by: LuckyLefty on May 13, 2010, 12:03:54 PM
However, I''''ve been on the lanes when it has been picked up....4 times...I always look away as ball heading down the lanes.
I have a friend who will regularly roll the 10 over the 7 spot in practice about 1 out of 5 times.
So given all that....I''''d say a 900 for a righty on a five man league team format. 800 for a righty....tough also!
Also hardest feat in bowling! 47 titles like Walter Ray has done already. Catch him!
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Post by: Xcessive_Evil on May 13, 2010, 12:15:02 PM
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Post by: Oskuposer on May 13, 2010, 12:22:06 PM
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Post by: s1nger1 on May 13, 2010, 12:29:52 PM
Post by: backupball on May 13, 2010, 12:38:52 PM
#4 isn't that hard at the right house, so I'm going with #5.
Post by: dogman666 on May 13, 2010, 12:50:01 PM
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Post by: majik13 on May 13, 2010, 01:18:12 PM
I haven't accomplished any of these yet...so I have to go with #6.
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Post by: BrianCRX90 on May 13, 2010, 04:14:06 PM
Post by: shelley on May 13, 2010, 07:45:37 PM
800 series
230 on a house shot
300 game
7-10 split
Why is the 7-10 last? Why is it the easiest? Because there's no "skill" involved in picking it up. Same with the Big-4. Same with a hole-in-one. It's all luck. Grandma can make a 7-10 split, 110-average bowlers can make a 7-10 split. But they can't shoot 300, and they certainly aren't going to shoot 800.
Why do the pros typically have so many Big-4s and 7-10s compared to the rest of us? Well, if nothing else, because they have more opportunity to make it. If a full-time pro bowls only 1000 games in a year, I'd be surprised. Between practice and tournaments, it's probably more like 2000. Go bowl 2000 games a year (about 6 games a day) and see how many 7-10s you leave and have the opportunity to make.
SH
Post by: Hogsharley on May 13, 2010, 07:57:00 PM
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Post by: BiGtYmEr300 on May 13, 2010, 08:39:09 PM
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210 on a sport shot
800 series
230 on a house shot
300 game
7-10 split
Why is the 7-10 last? Why is it the easiest? Because there''s no "skill" involved in picking it up. Same with the Big-4. Same with a hole-in-one. It''s all luck. Grandma can make a 7-10 split, 110-average bowlers can make a 7-10 split. But they can''t shoot 300, and they certainly aren''t going to shoot 800.
+1...This is pretty much exactly what I was about to say. I am surprised that so many of you picked the 7-10 as the hardest. Converting it is pure luck.
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Post by: completebowler on May 13, 2010, 11:03:03 PM
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210 on a sport shot
800 series
230 on a house shot
300 game
7-10 split
Why is the 7-10 last? Why is it the easiest? Because there''s no "skill" involved in picking it up. Same with the Big-4. Same with a hole-in-one. It''s all luck. Grandma can make a 7-10 split, 110-average bowlers can make a 7-10 split. But they can''t shoot 300, and they certainly aren''t going to shoot 800.
+1...This is pretty much exactly what I was about to say. I am surprised that so many of you picked the 7-10 as the hardest. Converting it is pure luck.
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I agree too. I am wondering why shooting 900 isn't on the list? It has become something that happens a few times a year these days so....why not me?
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Post by: BBU on May 14, 2010, 01:19:11 AM
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Post by: leftyinsnellville on May 14, 2010, 04:44:43 AM
The most difficult, in my opinion, is the 800 series, followed closely by a person's first 300 game. I've been told that subsequent 300 games aren't nearly as difficult as the first...I sure as hack wouldn't know.
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Post by: T C 300 on May 14, 2010, 04:51:01 AM
but it and ALL are gona depend what house this is in.. we all know some houses carry better than others, some have ez house shots, some allow more pins to fly outa the back and even lane machines are gona make a diff...
alota different variables in this one... LOL
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Post by: AngloBowler on May 14, 2010, 06:50:09 AM
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Post by: shelley on May 14, 2010, 07:27:57 AM
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Out of your choices, I would say 7-10. One choice you didn't mention is scoring a 292, which I believe is harder than any of your choices.
I think a lot of you guys are confusing difficulty with infrequency. There aren't a lot of 292s but given how many opportunities there are for them, if the bowling community made a concerted effort to get them, they'd be pretty frequent. Certainly it's more difficult to shoot 292 than 293, but that's only because a 2-count is harder to get than a 3-count. But the overwhelming majority of people in a position to shoot 292 aren't trying to shoot 292. If they were, you'd see them much more frequently and no one would say they're any more difficult than any other 29x game.
SH
Post by: completebowler on May 14, 2010, 07:46:58 AM
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Surprised to see a dutch 200 or a clean series isn't up there. Of the choices I'd say 800 is the toughest, followed by 4 and 5 about equal. A clean series is probably harder than all of those, level with a dutch 200.
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Post by: jkiser01 on May 14, 2010, 08:43:13 AM
I also think shooting a 300 is easier than shooting an 800..
Picking up the 7-10 is 90% luck..
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Post by: Nodsleinad on May 14, 2010, 08:58:45 AM
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Post by: on May 14, 2010, 09:29:51 AM
Some centers seem to have "more lively" pin decks so you see pins bouncing out and across more frequently than other places where you rarely see it happen. For me the 800 series is more rare (I have only one).
I have yet to see anyone bowl well while talking on their cell phone...
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Post by: NeumannKnight on May 14, 2010, 10:04:27 AM
the odd part is I only have one big 4 conversion and I have left plenty more of those
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Post by: NeumannKnight on May 14, 2010, 10:06:11 AM
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I have to say #4 and #5. The others just require to be locked in for one frame, game or night. 4 and 5 has to span over 90+ games during the fall, or 40+ games in the summer...
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Someone that I have bowled with has 2 292 games. It is quite embrassing. Picked the 6-9 out of a full rack twice. I feel bad for him but it is too damn funny.
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My current arsenal includes:
Columbia 300: Perfect Rival, Action Attack
Hammer: Jigsaw, No Mercy
Storm: Reign, Natural (best ball ever)
Nu-Line: The Gauntlet (my favorite)
AMF: The Heist
Insite: Revelations
Post by: mainzer on May 14, 2010, 10:54:59 AM
I would say C
I have seen all the others accomplished.
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Post by: Russell on May 14, 2010, 11:37:11 AM
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The 7-10 split has been a somewhat 50/50 conversion for me in recent years. I leave it maybe 1-2 times a season and I have converted 4 in the past 3 seasons.
the odd part is I only have one big 4 conversion and I have left plenty more of those
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My current arsenal includes:
Columbia 300: Perfect Rival, Action Attack
Hammer: Jigsaw, No Mercy
Storm: Reign, Natural (best ball ever)
Nu-Line: The Gauntlet (my favorite)
AMF: The Heist
Insite: Revelations
wow....how about we check some flat gutters in that house?
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Post by: No Revs00300 on May 14, 2010, 11:37:27 AM
Post by: Tex on May 14, 2010, 10:50:37 PM
7-10 depends on where you bowl, the machines they use and the kick backs on the machine. I have seen the 7-10 multiple times and at one time in our center we would pick the off full racks on lanes 1&2 for fun. They rebuilt those two machines with all new kick backs and shocks and a product that I think was called super kickers. We would shoot at 10 pins and see how far up the lane it would travel. One guy brought it to the foul line. They put the regular kick backs back in the machines.
Now days the 230 may be the 220 average. I have even wondered if I should change my tournament handicap to 80% of 230. Thought about posting that idea for feed back.
Can't say on the sport. Sure it is hard, but probably getting easier as bowlers figure out the condition and what balls and drills work best.
Post by: bowlingnut07 on May 14, 2010, 11:26:00 PM
u can do front 6 spare and last 5 for 279 game and last i checked
279x3= 837
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Post by: completebowler on May 14, 2010, 11:37:45 PM
quote:quote:
The 7-10 split has been a somewhat 50/50 conversion for me in recent years. I leave it maybe 1-2 times a season and I have converted 4 in the past 3 seasons.
the odd part is I only have one big 4 conversion and I have left plenty more of those
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My current arsenal includes:
Columbia 300: Perfect Rival, Action Attack
Hammer: Jigsaw, No Mercy
Storm: Reign, Natural (best ball ever)
Nu-Line: The Gauntlet (my favorite)
AMF: The Heist
Insite: Revelations
wow....how about we check some flat gutters in that house?
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Was thinking the exact same thing.
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Post by: completebowler on May 14, 2010, 11:41:05 PM
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and to whoever said u have to have 9 in a row each game to shoot 800 is wrong
u can do front 6 spare and last 5 for 279 game and last i checked
279x3= 837
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You don't actually have to be that good. Front 5, 9/, 9/ 4 more and count 9 for 267. Do that 3 times and you're home.
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Post by: NeumannKnight on May 15, 2010, 12:34:35 AM
quote:quote:
The 7-10 split has been a somewhat 50/50 conversion for me in recent years. I leave it maybe 1-2 times a season and I have converted 4 in the past 3 seasons.
the odd part is I only have one big 4 conversion and I have left plenty more of those
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My current arsenal includes:
Columbia 300: Perfect Rival, Action Attack
Hammer: Jigsaw, No Mercy
Storm: Reign, Natural (best ball ever)
Nu-Line: The Gauntlet (my favorite)
AMF: The Heist
Insite: Revelations
wow....how about we check some flat gutters in that house?
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Little known fact: In Russian "Hope" and "Change" translate to "Tax" and "Spend"
This was accomplished in two different houses. The one house has a tight curtains on certain pairs. I have plenty of speed and revs. I try not to stick to one house and I try to change houses each season
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My current arsenal includes:
Columbia 300: Perfect Rival, Action Attack
Hammer: Jigsaw, No Mercy
Storm: Reign, Natural (best ball ever)
Nu-Line: The Gauntlet (my favorite)
AMF: The Heist
Insite: Revelations
Post by: kidlost2000 on May 15, 2010, 01:34:47 AM
or I guess the 7-10 split
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Post by: burly on May 15, 2010, 04:06:00 PM
how can you get a two count?
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