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bennett

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I Dropped Out Of 2 Leagues
« on: September 16, 2003, 07:17:08 PM »
I dropped out of 2 bowling leagues already.  The reason:  No oil laid down.  Last month I spent good money on new bowling balls.  Anxious to use them I joined 3 bowling leagues.  To my disappointment I couldn’t use any of these new balls due to the house not putting any oil down or a very light coat of oil.  I was forced to use my plastic ball just to have a chance to get my ball to the one three pocket last night.  

I have yet to hit my average in overall series.  The mixed league is the only league so far with some oil down.  Still, I couldn’t believe the lack of oil in that league despite seeing the machine laying it down just before the league.

Is this a common trend in your area where centers are putting either no oil or little down?  If so, then I won’t be bowling too much longer.  I will just do open bowling from time to time for the fun of it.  I refuse to pay $17/week for bone dry or even moderate dry conditions.  This will kill the sport if this continues.  Not everybody throws the ball 20 mph!!
I want to have a 220+ average like everybody else around here, so give me fresh oil.  

 

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Re: I Dropped Out Of 2 Leagues
« Reply #76 on: September 19, 2003, 01:44:32 PM »
Pauly, I understand being human and that there will be mistakes here and there. And that you can't please everyone. But when bad things keep on happening, with 1 excuse after another, it shows lack of competance.

If you like to be around people/places where theres a lack of competance, be my guest. Because in time, it will rub off on you..!! Personally, I will not stand for it and move on. =:^D

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Re: I Dropped Out Of 2 Leagues
« Reply #77 on: September 19, 2003, 03:16:47 PM »
T-GOD .. I think ALL BOWLERS should take that approach .. maybe .. then .. the message will get home! IF YOU ACCEPT US FOR A LEAGUE .. DON'T GIVE US DRY LANES! Give the dry lanes to the PRO'S .......
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Re: I Dropped Out Of 2 Leagues
« Reply #78 on: September 19, 2003, 04:24:18 PM »
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JOE FALCO

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Re: I Dropped Out Of 2 Leagues
« Reply #79 on: September 19, 2003, 04:35:31 PM »
OK LEARN TO ADJUST .. great answer for the bowler .. IS IT RIGHT FOR A CENTER TO PRESENT A DRY CONDITION (NO OIL)EVERY WEEK FOR A LEAGUE THAT WAS SIGNED UP BY THE CENTER FOR 36 WEEKS?????
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MWDegutis

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Re: I Dropped Out Of 2 Leagues
« Reply #80 on: September 19, 2003, 04:43:02 PM »
Joe Falco...Using your logic, I could have averaged 230 on that condition because I was that locked into the shot.

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Re: I Dropped Out Of 2 Leagues
« Reply #81 on: September 19, 2003, 04:58:37 PM »
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I made adjustments on the lanes and changed my hand release to cut down on the hook and shot back-to-back 700's


Big Deal?  I bowled a 300 on dry lanes by flattening out my wrist and going up the boards with my white dot before.  I did manage to shoot a 243 a couple of weeks ago on dry lanes with my white dot.  My point is that I shouldn't have to do this all year long.  I DON'T WANT TO BOWL WITH PLASTIC all year long!! Thus my whole point.  I want some oil so I can try out some of my other balls (e.g. Storm Eraser, Track Thrash).
I want to have a 220+ average like everybody else around here, so give me fresh oil.  

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Re: I Dropped Out Of 2 Leagues
« Reply #82 on: September 19, 2003, 06:24:29 PM »
MWD .. LOCKED INTO THE SHOT .. lost on your comment!
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Re: I Dropped Out Of 2 Leagues
« Reply #83 on: September 19, 2003, 07:16:19 PM »
HEY SUPER .. never heard of a tournament that ran for 36 weeks .. the topic is SHOULD BOWLERS EXPECT THE CENTER TO PUT OIL DOWN FOR A LEAGUE?
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Re: I Dropped Out Of 2 Leagues
« Reply #84 on: September 19, 2003, 07:21:45 PM »
No Joe the topic is I DROPPED OUT OF 2 LEAGUES.

JOE FALCO

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Re: I Dropped Out Of 2 Leagues
« Reply #85 on: September 19, 2003, 07:47:58 PM »
Just read a book titled SECRET OF THE BEES .. don't be mislead it WASN'T about BEES! Guess you have to read the book to understand the POINT .....
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Re: I Dropped Out Of 2 Leagues
« Reply #86 on: September 19, 2003, 08:15:27 PM »
Any bowler can bowl on any shot, but where Bennett is coming from is why should the bowler have to put up with the crap shot that the house is putting up.  Now, most of us has bowled on this crap shot, and didn't enjoy it, I know I didn't, but I didn't quit the league.  Mabey the reason why I say that is because it wasn't that bad.  Mabey Bennett has a point, and its not clear to you guys.  I thought about it for a while, and yes I did bash Bennett at first, but I can see his point.  What's the fun?

If Bennett wanted to bowl on a challenging shot, he would join a sport shot league.  What Bennett was expecting, was a shot that is playable, mabey so that he can use this mid hooking ball.  I mean, does everyone atleast want to bowl decent?  Mabey for those of you that want a challange wont see his view  because you want to be a better bowler, and make it a step up on your resume.  Mabey Bennett just wants to bowl and have fun.  

Bennett, where I live, we have 9 bowling alleys, one we cannot bowl because its on a air force base, so I couldnt tell you much about it, except the approaches are so slick, you can ice skate with your bowling shoes.  Our only Brunswick house has the only sport shot league in Tucson, and that is a ugly shot that they put out.  From what I understand, it's is no where close to a sport shot.  

The rest of them have a fair shot, something to play with atleast.  So I answer your question about the lanes in my area.  I do want to appoligize to Bennett for the commet made about you have bowling there once, I thought I read that you did, and you say you didn't.  I'm glad that you said that you aren't going to quit, and ride it out this year.  I can understand if all your teamates, or league was going to fold beacause of the lanes because that makes a population of bowlers protesting, and forcing the center to something about it.
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Re: I Dropped Out Of 2 Leagues
« Reply #87 on: September 19, 2003, 10:36:01 PM »
I've read most of the posts and have to agree with Bennett.  Bowling is supposed to be fun.  I really can't see where he has done anything wrong here.  Sure he quit a couple of leagues but he followed the rules.  The impression I get is it's not the dry lanes but unplayable lanes for him.  There's a difference between bowling and just throwing a ball.

A few years ago I got trapped in a league such as he describes.  House wouldn't repair the equipment, breakdowns every nite, would only oil the lanes on Mon/Wed/Fri to save a little money.  That was the most miserable 36 weeks of my life.  I dreaded having to bowl those nites.  I sure wish I'd had his guts back then and quit.


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Re: I Dropped Out Of 2 Leagues
« Reply #88 on: September 20, 2003, 01:23:08 AM »
Wow, I'm sure glad that someone told me to check out this tread on BR.  This is just like the old BR before Scott Scriver came aboard.  The old BR was smash mouth and topics were locked or deleted only in extreme cases, but bashing was expected.  Love it!

Well, Bennett I'm a grandfather on this site and I need to tell you a few things about people here so that you'll have a better understanding of thier opinions.  

First, bowlers are CHEAP and especially BR people.  As such, they don't understand why you spend $900 on bowling balls.  In fact they don't even make $900 a year.  Whereas $900 is a gold mine to them, its merely chump change and pocket lint for others, myself included.

Second, these sissy BR people have no backbones.  They are SPINELESS!  They are the very same pathetic men (and I use this term loosely) who are married to their wifes (masters) and say "yessssss deeeaaarrrrrrr."   They are so p-whipped that their wives boss them around and they take it.  Their wives disrespect them and they take it.  They get no action from their wives and they are left begging like chumps.  They are miserable human beings so to them misery loves company, which brings me to the point at hand.  All these people are miserable fishes who feel that you need to join them.  Since you quit and stood up for yourself they think that you are acting as if you are "too good" to be with them.  So now they try to bash you.   They are just jealous that you have balls and they do not.  

Third, everyone knows that I love to exercise and that I am a physical enigma of glorious wonderment that chicks cannot resist.  They love me and the manliness that radiates from these artistically sculptured toenails!  Yes 225 for 10 is a piece of cake for these pythons known as arms.   Yes I've benched over 435 in competition weighing in the 180s.  No big deal.  But what I can't understand is that you mention having problems throwing the ball over 15 mph yet you claim physical prowess of a semi-manly man?  HUH?  15 mph is slower than watching grass grow.  That is old lady (Roocat) speed.  What kind of manly guy who oozes machoness can't throw the ball fast?  

Bennett<~~~HeMan in the weight room SheMan in the bowling alley.  

I expect more of you because if you are 210 lb of solid muscle then you should be able to throw the ball hard especially after bowling for so long.  And since you claim to be an athlete you should be able to rev it up as well.  There's no point in being buff if you throw the ball like a cream puff.  But not to worry, you are not alone here on BR because Dave Saw Mill claims to be manly (marine of 16 years) yet he too throws the ball like a sissy with no speed and no revs.  Are you guys brothers?  Sisters?  

All in all, great topic and I'd quit league at the drop of a hat if it wasn't worth it for me.   Team???? Who cares I do what's right for me.  

Peach<~~~as manly as I wanna be.

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Re: I Dropped Out Of 2 Leagues
« Reply #89 on: September 20, 2003, 02:54:08 AM »
da peach be back!
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Re: I Dropped Out Of 2 Leagues
« Reply #90 on: September 22, 2003, 02:38:01 AM »
Im coming in late and Im sure everything has been said that could be said. So Ill say something anyways. I bowled a league 5 or 6 years ago. The lanes hooked every night. To me, they were bone. They were, where I was playing them. I quit after the first half.

I came in one night in the 2nd half and was bowling against an opponent that I deeply respected. He isnt the best bowler in the world but possibly the smartest. He asked me why I was playing the part of the lane I was playing. I said in an 18 or 19 year olds normal tone of cluelessness "???". I didnt know what I was doing. He said "Hit X board at the arrows, hit X board at the break point". It was the fill ball of the last game---10 in the pit. Amazing. I beat him 2 out of 3 that night. But I felt he beat me because he knew what could be done to beat the shot---he just wasnt able to do it, whereas I was able to beat the shot and I didnt know how.

Learn something (no matter the age). Deal with it. Bowl. Dont quit.
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