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The Ratpack

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I got the 7-10 split,and didn't see it !!!
« on: January 09, 2004, 10:52:20 PM »

   Please don't laugh oh go on then everyone
   else has.Recently when bowling in the County
   Trials I left the 7-10 on a light pocket hit
   so I bowled my plastic ball for the 10 pin,
   seeing my shot was on target I turned to go
   back to the rear of the lanes,one of my fellow
   bowler's said "You've got it",I replied
   "I know I hit the 10 pin" to which,with a grin
   he said "No you spared it"
   Great amusement was had at my expense by all my
   collegues,but at least I can say I've got it
   even if I never saw it.
   I've also just found out I made the team this year.

 

Borincano

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Re: I got the 7-10 split,and didn't see it !!!
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2004, 02:41:52 PM »
CONGRATS!! But you made the unthinkable sin. Taking your eyes for your throw. Never take your eyes off the path of the ball. Always keep your eyes lock on to every shot no matter how easy they look. It's one of the basics of bowling. The rest you know.

MI 2 AZ

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Re: I got the 7-10 split,and didn't see it !!!
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2004, 05:02:09 PM »
Congratulations on a difficult spare.

One of my teammates did the same thing a few years ago.  He released his ball and then turned around to return to the settee area and never saw his conversion of the 7-10.  He thought we were joking when we told him he made it.
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hello10pin

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Re: I got the 7-10 split,and didn't see it !!!
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2004, 12:18:44 AM »
the exact opposite happened to me a few years back in juniors. i left the pocket 7-10 on a decent shot. i just basically picked up my ball and threw it as hard as i could at the 10 pin and ended up picking it up. but the funny thing was nobody on my team saw it. everybody on the other team say it but everyone on my team thought i was joking around when i said i just picked it up.

EDDABE

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Re: I got the 7-10 split,and didn't see it !!!
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2004, 06:27:49 PM »
I learned very early on in my bowling life to never take your eyes off of your shot. I hate to see a bowler who rolls the "perfect" shot and does not watch the pins fall. I too have made the 7-10 once off a lucky kick back similar to the way Mark Roth made it on TV However, after many years of bowling, a couple of weeks ago I made the "big four" 4-6-7-10. I rolled a routine shot to pick up the 6-10 but to my surprise I got the kick back of a lifetime. The best part was I saw every pin fall. Can't wait for my patch.
Ed Witol