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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: rb27 on January 18, 2004, 11:06:28 PM
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How much do pin spots influence carry?
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String the Strikes and Fill the Frames ..... Good Bowling
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Bones
Great question. For most of us righties, the spot of the 1,3,5,6,9 are critical. Since four of those (with the exception of the 6) are the only pins that a strike ball contacts, the spot of them directly influences how they make contact with the rest of the pins. While most bowlers can determine if a pin is spotted slightly left or right, few can determine if a pin is offset forward or backward. The 5 pin spot is often the cause of solid 8 or 9 pins on a ball in the pocket, and the 3 or 6 can leave several versions of 10 pin. A variety of other miss-spots can leave 7s, 4/9, etc. When you add in all of the other affects of such variables as ball speed, axis tilt, rollout, deflection, carrdown, etc - it's no wonder that we sometimes think we've thrown a great game yet still can't figure out what happened to our carry.
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I often recognize that the pins are offspot, but choose not to rerack. Instead, I find it more challenging to shoot at what is standing. Any hack can strike when they hit the pocket with a perfect rack. The real challenge is knowing when a brooklyn hit will carry and being able to do it. At least, that is what I tell everyone.