Post by: bowlingmaniac017 on October 30, 2006, 03:20:14 AM
If Im in a slump I want an easier shot to get my confidence up and to make me think I can bowl well. In doing so when this usually happens and I bowl on a harder pattern I tend to bowl ALOT better.
So which do you HONESTLY prefer?
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Post by: HamPster on October 30, 2006, 11:24:55 AM
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Post by: 230-n-up-or-bust on October 30, 2006, 11:26:45 AM
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Post by: FBM357 on October 30, 2006, 11:28:30 AM
How many have struggled on an easy shot only to do better on a harder one?
Easier shots present less focus to execute hence recovery from errant throws. Harder conditions expose the imperfections, thus increasing the level of concentration.
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Post by: Spider Ball Bowler on October 30, 2006, 11:28:32 AM
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Post by: Pinbuster on October 30, 2006, 11:43:02 AM
I prefer a more demanding shot but they are a rare find.
Post by: bowlingmaniac017 on October 30, 2006, 11:46:50 AM
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believe bowlers as a whole have shown they like easier shots. They tend to flock to the easy scoring centers.
I prefer a more demanding shot but they are a rare find.
Agreed! Thats why I posted this. People bit*h and complain about hard shots. IMO, when they are around a crowd they want to fit in so they say they want a hard shot but on the other hand they bit*h and cry when it is and say they want to quit.
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Post by: The Extremist on October 30, 2006, 12:00:44 PM
Just my "dos centavos"...
Post by: bowlingmaniac017 on October 30, 2006, 12:00:46 PM
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Either condition as your only condition to bowl on for 36 weeks would be a tough diet to swallow every week.
Maybe thats why I enjoy golf so much and look forward to each round. Its never the same from one day to the next.
For me, the ideal would be a league where one week we have the THS and the next week a sport compliant shot and keep alternating for the entire season.
I really like this idea Sawbones. I actually mentioned something similar to one of my leagues and they said they couldn't and even if they could it would be to hard for the other youth bowlers. I guess bowling is about having the easy shot so everyone can be happy
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Post by: fins4ever88 on October 30, 2006, 12:27:08 PM
I love tougher shots. I love averaging a 170-180 ona sport shot. But case like last week, I bowled our monthly travel league and it's a "challenging shot (sport shot on a non-certified league). I bowled well in the beginning, but it was wood lanes, and all the oil was gone. Couldn't barely go 130 average. It was nice coming back home on a wall to boost my confidence back up.
Post by: DerHornen on October 30, 2006, 01:25:05 PM
Post by: sheppy335 on October 30, 2006, 01:40:33 PM
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Post by: dewatkins on October 30, 2006, 02:25:30 PM
So to sum up your question most people want an easy shot I am probably around tenth in average on the league and everyone better than me was really complaining and did not even break 500 including about five 200+ bowlers. The way I looked at it everyone had the same shot so do what you can and learn from it. I made the statement that I would like to see a sport shot from time to time on league and you should have heard the crying.
Post by: slowmofo908 on October 30, 2006, 04:21:09 PM
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Post by: six pack on October 30, 2006, 04:54:29 PM
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Post by: bgh on October 30, 2006, 05:03:33 PM
Serious Bowler that considers Bowling a Sport (which it is!) = Honest Shot
Bowling Skills are tested always with a tougher shot.
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Post by: Goof1073 on October 30, 2006, 05:22:41 PM
Harder / Honest Shot for myself to test skills / get better...
Easy shot for league with a group of friends (to keep them interested, etc.)...
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Post by: rackattack on October 30, 2006, 06:19:09 PM
I bowl tournaments and sweepers though and seek out the tough shots to work on my equipment and keep me in shape.It also makes the big rev sprayers bowl accurate and cuts down their rev advantage.
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Post by: Baxfran on October 30, 2006, 08:28:06 PM
Good luck!
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Post by: 302efi on October 30, 2006, 08:39:47 PM
You wanna really bowl brackets with a reverse block or a sport shot ?
Spares ?...Whats that ?
Stringing strikes on a nice wall with area is the way to go !...Just send it right with some hand in it and have fun
Sure your gonna ring a few 9s and 10s..You cant carry them all !
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Post by: MSC2471 on October 30, 2006, 09:45:43 PM
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Post by: NateNice on October 30, 2006, 10:12:56 PM
300 is 300, I don't care. You have to throw it regardless of if it feels easy or not.
Post by: Joe Jr on October 30, 2006, 10:21:42 PM
But easy shots are fun every now and then.
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Post by: ThongPrincess on October 31, 2006, 01:42:23 AM
I just found out that my home center is unintentionally putting out a tough shot. Evidently the conditioner they are using does not hold well in the heads and creats an ugly carry down. The result is a wet/dry condition.
My coach showed me what it does to the ball. I had just rolled a shot and he picked it up off the return. The oil rings did not go uninterrupted around the ball, but stopped and started. Knowing this, I can now treat it more like the sport shot league and not get as frustrated.
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Post by: Sikxer on October 31, 2006, 07:25:44 AM
Post by: michelle on October 31, 2006, 08:06:19 AM
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I guess I'll be the loner..but..Give me a wall all the time.
You wanna really bowl brackets with a reverse block or a sport shot ?
Spares ?...Whats that ?
To answer your question...YES I would rather bowl brackets with a reverse block or a sport-compliant pattern. At least then I would feel like if I lost that I got outbowled as opposed to outcarried.
One of the reasons I am not bowling this season is that I am sick of the wall and sick of paying $15-17 a week to throw urethane or plastic to create a challenge.
Post by: Nodsleinad on October 31, 2006, 08:59:18 AM
Nod
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Post by: jimensminger on October 31, 2006, 10:00:54 AM
After eating T-bone steaks anytime you want, someone comes along and tells you NO MORE STEAK, here's your carrot sticks, we'd all be pi$$ed off. Some of us would stay,...most would soon lose intrest. We've all been nurtured for too many years,..and now we have to drink milk from a bottle,..YUCK.
The pro shops would all loose money, if the shot was tough what difference would the ball make,..you'd only need a couple since most would all do the same thing anyway. And what would ball manufactures do,..?
Everybody LOVES the easy shot,...I sure do...friction to the right, nice fresh backends,..and KA-POW...I can strike for days. It's a lot more fun than shooting at the bucket and the 3-6-10 all night,..and I rather loose with a 248, than win with a 182....
TOUGH SHOTS do have their place,..say in long format tournaments, like Nationals,..that's kinda fun, once a year, everyone gets to go down and make a fool of themselves on a shot they've never seen...we all laugh, and snuggle back up to our Tuesday night wall shot ASAP. EASY shots gives everyone a chance, with little or no effort, and the majority of the league bowlers like that. They can get in brackets without having to practice,..win honor scores by buying a new ball so they can hook the whole lane,...and stay home on weekends and watch football and not have to practice...so for all you guys and gals that say "give me the tough shot" I say baloney. Half of you would quit, lose interest,..or take up another sport in a year...
I've seen it. Living over seas for years in the military, most americans would never venture into the local bowling centers because the 'conditiond were too hard',..they'd hide on base,..bowl on the wall,..and keep them averages up...
whew,....I'm done.
Post by: Tweener92 on October 31, 2006, 10:11:36 AM
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