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sportwood24

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How many of you are sick of this...
« on: December 01, 2005, 01:59:54 AM »
I bowl on Monday nights at a house that up until this year had wooden lanes and old broken pins...  I averaged around 209 there.  This year they decided to put synthetic lanes in and brand new pins, so I think that this year is going to be great.  It took me FIVE weeks to shoot 600 and my average is barely 190.  The lanes tend to be very oily and very long if I had to guess I would say 42-45 feet.  I start every night with my Ultimate inferno, I have high revs and speed between16-17 mph on the qubica.  I can destroy the rack consistently and leave I dont know how many ten pins, nine pins, eight pins, and sevin-ten splits.  Meanwhile I look at the 75 year old guys bowling next to me throwing ashtray balls 13 mph and barely hitting the headpin and carrying everything.  There are some days that I shoot 500 and some days that I shoot high 6, and I do not change anything about how I throw the ball.  I just cant seem to figure out how I cant carry throwing BOMBS but everyone else doesnt have a problem.  

I also have more breakdown issues than everyone else.  About the third frame every second game like clockwork my Ultimate starts coming in on the nose.  I switch to my absolute and it is fine, then about the 8th frame of the third game it starts getting nosy and I blow 240 250 games.  Everyone else keeps their same up 10 board line all friggin night... Its getting frustrating.  I pick up the ten pin 99% of the time that I leave it, it just seems like I leave it 99% of the time.
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sportwood24

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Re: How many of you are sick of this...
« Reply #16 on: December 01, 2005, 08:09:04 PM »
Thanks to all with some advice on the subject that was meant with good intentions.  To all those that feel that I am "whining" I can only laugh. I have played in sport leagues and this house is the toughest among Columbus Ohio.  Its not a matter of not being able to recreate shots or ball selection, I have done my homework on all of these topics its just a matter of putting the ball there and the pins not falling.  So thanks for everyone considering me a "whiner" if thats what you think... I am alright with that.

To everyone else.  I will try these different suggestions, my ball is sanded down to about 800 and has no problem handling the oil that my absolute will not. I am not rolling out nor is the ball hitting weak.  I will try all suggestions and keep you posted.
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toomanytenpins

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Re: How many of you are sick of this...
« Reply #17 on: December 01, 2005, 10:15:27 PM »
i know your pain ,the best balls off my hand are my worst shots and the handicappers bowling with the assist rack are getting all the strikes ,what it says to me is that it really doesnt take that much effort as it does know how, i am sure u watch the pba skills challenge. and i am sure u have seen norm duke stike from a towel or parker bohn strike thru chairs they make it look easy and effortless because there mind is in a different place than regular competition,and those bowlers without the form and grace and power that u have are also in a different mindset they roll the ball and whatever it does they dont really care they bowl cause they enjoy it and its something to do,without thinking about score and pot money or how many ten pins they leave try it bowl like it doesnt matter and i believe your carry will get better ,i am going to try it myself tommorrow night
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