Okay, the majority of you all participate in a league.  My question to you is....during league play, how much of your game is affected by the inconsistent pace?  What aspect is affected more?  Mental?  Physical?

Do you allow "Willie the Waiter" who bowls anchor on the opposing team affect you game by waiting 4 minutes between shots?  If you bowl poorly, do you blame it on "Willie"?  Just wondering how many of us allow simple frustrations to cause us to "stray off the path" ...

Vernon
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I think we all bowl better is there is a consistent pace, but I've gotten to the point that I just sit and wait until it's my turn and don't worry about how long it is between shots (or at least try to).  If I bowl poorly, it MY fault, not the lanes, not another player, not the pace, just me.

When having to bowl against a bowler who takes an extended period of time on the approach, I balme myself if I let them get to me.  I usually just wait to even start to get ready until they have started moving towards the foul line.

Then there are those bowlers whose styles are so strange, just watching them hurts.  i have to look away until the are done with their delivery.
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It's not that life is too short.  It's that you are dead for sooooo LONG

Inconsistent pacing does not really affect my game, unless there has been a lane breakdown that lasts more than 10 minutes. Sometimes after that long of a wait you can have trouble coming out of the ball cleanly. If there are people on my pair or to the left or right of me that are very slow, I plan accordingly and just go through my pre-shot routine.

If I bowl poorly, I have no one to blame but myself. Any lane condition can be scorable if you make spares and get the occasional strike. Lately my spare shooting has been my demise in averaging over 190 in one house and over 220 in the other...

Matt