Not mine. I decided against doing them this year. I thought it was time to explore other things besides bowling.

Of course, I know that without some time, dedication, and money to help those endeavours I won't move past the 186 avg I posted last year in my PBA league. I'm just not going to get that involved with it till I have that to give. If you cant go 100%, I don't wanna go at all.
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First one to leave 15 ten pins wins!

after 3 weeks I am averaging 205 in PBAX league.  No ego crush here.  Yes it is -20 from THS but I am still happy with it.

Wasn't that the point?

Maybe not to crush egos, but give those that actually want to get better at the sport a chance to see where they need to improve.  Give those that think they can do what the pros do a small slice of humble pie.  Give some of the better bowlers a different look than the THS.

Some many of us are so into defeating these "house hacks."  Bowl for the right reasons.  If you want to bowl to beat the house hacks, throw it like them to beat them, if they are that lucky with their bad releases and mental games.  If you want to bowl to be tops in your area/state/country, there's more to learn and experience than the THS, and there's more people to beat than the "hacks" and egos.


*backswing
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*...Got the 5 out clean!

To prove I'm real 270-2931 http://members.bowl.com/FindAMember/memberView.aspx?mp=270&ms=2931&s=2005-2006

I actually stumbled into a GREAT summer PBA league. It's a small house (8 lanes). 8 teams of 4. Most have bowled this same league for at least two or three years now. After the 4th week, I have not heard a gripe yet! I am down 40 pins from THS. For some reason, the spare game I used to have has vanished entirely! I am throwing plastic hard and straight, but I could not hit water if I fell out of a boat lately. We are running two weeks on each pattern (shortest to longest). We began by easing into a tougher shot by starting with the USBC Nationals pattern. We will finish the league on the US Open pattern.
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Jon (in Ohio)
aka: Rico Swerve~

Well I need alot of work on my game lol, and I dont try to max hook the lane, even on a THS.