Author Topic: Is a strike always a strike? (Read 1826 times)

TamerBowling · « **on:** May 16, 2010, 11:43:48 AM »

Hi All,
Here's a fun one but hopefully we can learn something useful. I know on the scoreboard, if all 10 go down with your first ball, it counts as a strike

But how many quality shots do you throw? Do you watch what the ball is doing when it goes off the pin deck? Do you feel you get tapped with stone 8 or 9s?

Well, please read this article and see if it clears anything up. I talk about what the perfect strike is and what the not so perfect strike is.
http://tamerbowling.com/index.php/is-a-strike-a-strike/
The Perfect Strike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J6BhhcQ5Ik
The Not So Perfect Strike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDrfuNpXyIw

It's true a strike is a strike on the scoreboard, but make sure you know what's really happening at the pin deck or eventually they won't be strikes!
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shelley · « **Reply #1 on:** May 16, 2010, 08:59:56 PM »

An X is an X is an X. Once I see an X on the scoreboard, I don't give a crap how it got there. Nor does the scoring system.

I don't understand the obsession with "quality" strikes. Is it because one has to find something they can use to feel better about themselves when they get beaten? "I was in the pocket every shot and left two 8-pins and a pocket 7-10 but the guy who beat me got four Brooklyns in a row" seems a lot like sour grapes to me.

As my friend Buddy says, the rule book don't say "how", it says "how many".

SH

icewall · « **Reply #2 on:** May 16, 2010, 09:15:26 PM »

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An X is an X is an X. Once I see an X on the scoreboard, I don't give a crap how it got there. Nor does the scoring system.

I don't understand the obsession with "quality" strikes. Is it because one has to find something they can use to feel better about themselves when they get beaten? "I was in the pocket every shot and left two 8-pins and a pocket 7-10 but the guy who beat me got four Brooklyns in a row" seems a lot like sour grapes to me.

As my friend Buddy says, the rule book don't say "how", it says "how many".

SH

I think the point of this post is about knowing how your ball is exiting the deck. if it exits to the right (righty) then thats not good and you will eventually get ten pins or weird leaves (weak hit)

exits in the middle and your strike percentage will go up.

exits to the left and too much entry angle or continuation, etc... etc...

Juggernaut · « **Reply #3 on:** May 16, 2010, 11:10:30 PM »

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An X is an X is an X. Once I see an X on the scoreboard, I don't give a crap how it got there. Nor does the scoring system.

I don't understand the obsession with "quality" strikes. Is it because one has to find something they can use to feel better about themselves when they get beaten? "I was in the pocket every shot and left two 8-pins and a pocket 7-10 but the guy who beat me got four Brooklyns in a row" seems a lot like sour grapes to me.

As my friend Buddy says, the rule book don't say "how", it says "how many".

SH

I think the point of this post is about knowing how your ball is exiting the deck. if it exits to the right (righty) then thats not good and you will eventually get ten pins or weird leaves (weak hit)

exits in the middle and your strike percentage will go up.

exits to the left and too much entry angle or continuation, etc... etc...

No, the point of this post is to get you to leave here and go over to Tamerbowling.com to discuss it. Now you've ruined it by explaining it so clearly that there is no need to discuss it any further

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vilecanards · « **Reply #4 on:** May 17, 2010, 12:30:41 AM »

I understand the message behind this post, but why did you need to "flip the video" to illustrate your point? Same bowler in the perfect and not-so-perfect strike videos looks like he can throw it pretty good with either hand... except when you notice the leave on the bumper lane next door stays the same and the lane numbers are now reversed. Surely I''m not the only one(214 views) to notice this little bit of trickery?
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Edited on 5/17/2010 1:26 AM

TamerBowling · « **Reply #5 on:** May 17, 2010, 06:46:35 AM »

Hi. The goal is to help bowlers improve. Understanding what the ball is doing is key to bowling well. I 'm not fond of the term but "House hack" or not, to bowl 230 means you are probably doing a pretty god job understanding what's happening and staying ahead.

Like I said, this isn't about the strike on the scoreboard per se, and I would never give one back

But if you want to keep striking, read what's happening on the lanes. Rarely will the lanes not change over a 3 or 4 game set.

BTW, the flip is only intended to help folks visualize from both sides. Just using it as an aid for coaching. Obviously the bowler is a lefty

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x1a4 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 17, 2010, 07:44:47 AM »

nice video but you may want to check this out to get the audio back on your videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjKUFTYPnhE

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Rolling The Rock · « **Reply #7 on:** May 17, 2010, 10:04:46 AM »

Yes, unless you foul or bowl on the wrong lane!
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TamerBowling · « **Reply #8 on:** May 18, 2010, 02:03:55 PM »

quote:
nice video but you may want to check this out to get the audio back on your videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjKUFTYPnhE

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Thanks. I didn't realize the music was going to be such an issue on youtube. There messages sound pretty threatening.
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mr300ny · « **Reply #9 on:** May 19, 2010, 08:00:00 PM »

it annoys me to see guys throw terrible shots that somehow have all 10 pins fall, while I throw a perfect shot and have a stone 9 or a ringing ten. But in the long run, I'll beat that person 99 out of 100 times in a match, so its nothing to get too upset about.
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TamerBowling · « **Reply #10 on:** May 20, 2010, 09:30:56 AM »

MR300NY, meet SHELLEY...

Sorry I couldn't help but notice you are on complete opposite sides of the spectrum...

But seriously, I understand what you are saying, mr300ny. It is frustrating but the reason you win most of the matches is because you know what to do when you have leaves like that. That's the point. If anybody wants to be competitive, you need to do more than just throw it. You need to read what's happening to keep striking.
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