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NevadaBowl

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Problem spare
« on: May 18, 2003, 10:23:58 PM »
This kinda tags along with the topic The Hose started about 7-pins.  

My question is are there any pins or pin combinations that really have your number?  Most of us are pretty experienced bowlers and know our good and bad points.  And I bet each of us has a pin combination (other than 7-10, and the big 4) that we really don't care to see in the 10th frame going for the win.

For months mine was the 1-2-8.  If it popped up it, I confess I felt like saying "Just mark it down as a miss."  I could put on a clinic about how to miss that one, because I have missed it in many frustrating ways.

Then all of a sudden, I haven't missed one in a couple of months.  Nothing different that I can see, it just works now.  Good news?  Well, now the 4-pin hasn't been my friend for a couple of weeks.  It is always something.  

Am I the only one that has a less than favorite, although makeable, spare to pick up?
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Re: Problem spare
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2003, 01:31:20 PM »
3-6-9-10. 2-4-5. Take your pick.

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Re: Problem spare
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2003, 01:40:14 PM »
I am fortunate and don't leave the 3-6-9-10 often at all.  But the last time I did I was really annoyed and picked up my spare ball, threw cross-alley right at the 3 pin, and son-of-a-gun!  They all went down!  Note to self....
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MI 2 AZ

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Re: Problem spare
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2003, 02:13:08 PM »
For me, almost any combination that has the 2 pin in it.
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Re: Problem spare
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2003, 03:57:51 PM »
For me it's the 3-10. I think I've made it twice in the last year. Like was already said, when that leave is standing I pretty much accept that I'm going to chop. By now it's totally in my head. I can make the 3-6-10 with little difficultly, and I know that shooting the 3-10 the same way should take care of it, but I just can't seem to make the shot.
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baiki

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Re: Problem spare
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2003, 04:01:13 PM »
7 pin.

I'm a righty and goes for this pin from extreme right. Always have doubts as to how many boards I should allow.
I don't use a spare plastc ball. Only strike ball.

I have no trouble with 1-2-8.
I have a 1-2 pocket shot that's quite accurate and use that for 1-2-8. 2-4-5. 2-4-5-8. 2-8 and 1-2-10.
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Re: Problem spare
« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2003, 05:34:55 PM »
I hate to see the BUCKET. I usually chop the first
one I leave in a 3 game set. I ALWAYS cover the
second one, if I do leave a leave a second one.
I attribute that to the first one being practice.
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MI 2 AZ

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Re: Problem spare
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2003, 05:46:46 PM »
EFFEN 10,

I was sure you were going to mention some single pin spare, but not quite sure which pin it would be...
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Re: Problem spare
« Reply #8 on: May 19, 2003, 09:19:20 PM »
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For me it's the 3-10. I think I've made it twice in the last year. Like was already said, when that leave is standing I pretty much accept that I'm going to chop. By now it's totally in my head. I can make the 3-6-10 with little difficultly, and I know that shooting the 3-10 the same way should take care of it, but I just can't seem to make the shot.


Ditto.

Also any 2-4 or 2-5 combo spare makes me want to pull my hair out.
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Re: Problem spare
« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2003, 09:59:57 PM »
The 4 pin bucket 2,4,5,8. I don't leave it very often
but the last few times I've missed it. I guess your
confidence isn't sky high after throwing a bad ball to
leave it in the first place.

The 3,6,9,10 is another hard one for me but I have spared
this the last few times I've left it.
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Re: Problem spare
« Reply #10 on: May 20, 2003, 03:37:56 AM »
Mines the double wood spares, 2-8 or 3-9.  Then would be the 2-4-5, and the 3-5-6.  Might as well add in the 4-7-8, hate that too.  Come to think of it, I hate all spares.
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Re: Problem spare
« Reply #11 on: May 20, 2003, 03:59:28 AM »
Any of the rare leaves where the pin farthest left is closest to you.

I leave the 4-8 about once a month if a potential bucket leave some how starts to fall apart and I hate shooting it.

If I use plastic and throw straight you can almost count on the 4 getting taken off clean. If I hook the ball at it it's take the 4 off or not hook it enough and take the 8 off.
Or the rare and always entertaining to my team hook it too much and slide the 4 in front of the 8.

If I leave one someone on my team will say hold on don't shoot it yet. Everyone doesn't have their bets down. Yes these sick guys bet on how I'll miss it.  

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Re: Problem spare
« Reply #12 on: May 21, 2003, 10:30:16 AM »
I hate the 1-3-8.  I don't see it often, but when I do I nearly always miss it.  I can get any combination of two of the three of them, but nearly always leave one.  My latest approach to it (my most successful yet) is a bullet straight at it from the left corner of the foul line. ( I'm a righty, by the way.)  This works pretty well, as long as I'm on the left lane.  On the right lane with the ball return in the way, I just have to throw a high strike ball and hope for the best.

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Re: Problem spare
« Reply #13 on: May 21, 2003, 12:48:30 PM »

da shiv,

Where do you hit for the 1-2-8.
A 1-2 brooklyn shot will get those. RH of course.

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Re: Problem spare
« Reply #14 on: May 21, 2003, 01:17:33 PM »
I actually saw a guy leave a 7-5-10 once. If that ever happens to me, I think I'll just sit down and cry.


Chad......
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