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kendog

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Report your Sport league results
« on: May 05, 2004, 10:19:15 PM »
How many are bowling in them this Summer? I was lucky enough to get Livespive to bowl with me in a local doubles league. This will be my first time trying the Sport conditions. I thought it might be fun to compare notes as the Summer goes by to compare progress. I know I will probably be lucky to hold 170-180. Any interest, post here.
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kendog

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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #91 on: July 08, 2004, 10:01:02 AM »
I swear I wasn't going to say anything Spivey, I mean it.

I did waste a few frames last night. Very demanding shot as always. It seems like you have a board maaayyybe to the right or left to have a chance of hitting and carrying. Anyway, after a tough transition in the second game I thought maybe a move right with really soft hand might create some forgiveness, WRONG. I may experiment a little more, but for me, I have to keep good speed as well as consitant lift on the ball to score. The one reall bright spot on the night yesterday, was that I did manage to pull myself up by the bootstraps the last game to go off with a four bagger to win the game and split series after being beaten the first two games.

Again, I can't wait until next week. I think I may do the Fall Sports league as well.
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #92 on: July 08, 2004, 10:04:44 AM »
lol

IT's a learning experience, so I might as well learn to live with it.

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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #93 on: July 08, 2004, 10:08:23 AM »
you're right Eric. Even though you totally block my view from getting a read off your shots LOL. You do keep reminding me that this Sport bowling is about improvement and learning your game and your equipment. It's a great experience.
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #94 on: July 08, 2004, 10:20:20 AM »
quote:
you're right Eric. Even though you totally block my view from getting a read off your shots LOL. You do keep reminding me that this Sport bowling is about improvement and learning your game and your equipment. It's a great experience.
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kendog
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What do you mean??

I stop far enough behind the foul line that you should be able to see.
Are you blind? lol

Yes it is about learning your equipment, and it has tought me alot.
Example, that 315 charcoal is the ball ball to use, but I think I need
maybe 1 or two more with different covers on them.  That crimson came in
good, but looked like it would be to snappy if I pulled it, which is what I was
fighting all night.

Even though the purple dc was getting through the heads I don't like the
way a pin over the bridge ball feels when I throw it.  This is the second
time I've tried it on a ball and have had no luck.  Leverage is the best pin location for me.  SO needless to say the Purple DC will be on the selling block.
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JOE FALCO

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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #95 on: July 08, 2004, 11:23:58 AM »
Had unexpected company on Tuesday .. caused me to miss my league .. was looking forward to it .. those things happen .. there's always NEXT week!
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kendog

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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #96 on: July 08, 2004, 11:28:38 AM »
will you have your retro by then Joe? That will make it even better!
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #97 on: July 14, 2004, 12:40:41 PM »
Ok, not glorious, but shot 560 on PBA Pattern-C last night in our PBA league.  Missed two spares in the middle game
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #98 on: July 14, 2004, 12:43:05 PM »
Second league night on US Open shot. Flat, 40 feet.

163, 224 (great game - one of the best I've EVER thrown), then transition set in (UGLY), 6 splits for a wonderful 124.
Century award, anyone???
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #99 on: July 14, 2004, 02:15:24 PM »
I've only bowled 4 games on that US Open shot (on wood) and I think my high was like 175 or so low was like 15x. As far as the line your playing Mumzie, I was told either straight up the boards where you've been playing, or 4th arrow swinging it. I tried both lines, but was too inconsistent to string anything together. I'd love to have 4 weeks to get the feel of this pattern, or any of these tough patterns for that matter. It's tough to see a different one each week.
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #100 on: July 14, 2004, 03:58:46 PM »
If you think about a fresh, flat pattern like the US Open pattern, as long as the ball will hook enough (whether because of hand or surface or what have you) to get from your break point to the pocket, you can play any line you want to play. The trick is repeating shots as accuracy on a flat pattern is an absolute must-have.

If you have some bowlers working together to "develop" the shot by playing the same part of the lane, a flat pattern can be opened up to some degree.  Even if you don't have bowlers working together, eventually the lanes will begin to break down and certain parts of that flat pattern are now no longer flat (more oil in some places less in others).  I think that is why some people say that you must play a flat pattern on line-X or line-Y ... they probably had some success at one time or another playing to an area that had been developed/opened up.
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #101 on: July 14, 2004, 04:13:59 PM »
A week off and it showed.  I forgot that the adjustments on this shot are sooooo different from the ones for a house shot.  139-170-169-163=641  Games 3 & 4 should have been much better, but I got stupid in the 10th and managed splits 4-7-10 game 3 and 5-7 in the 4th game.  There's always next week  We did win 3 of 6 points...our 2nd opponent was a no show
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #102 on: July 14, 2004, 06:47:50 PM »
I also had one week off .. bowled lousy. The ball was going good .. I WASN'T. Shot 186/154/145=485 ..pretty bad! All my fault .. Balls (I used two balls) were going perfect .. I just couldn't get it delivered right. NEXT WEEK WILL BE BETTER!
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #103 on: July 14, 2004, 07:54:51 PM »
I bowled in a sport league this summer.  We just ended the regular league.  Next week is our tournament.  We also asked for a tougher pattern than last year and we got it.  They put out three patterns.  a 35,37,39.  I averaged best on the 39 averaged about 197, the 37 kind of struggled and averaged about 189 that was the pattern I also shot my 139 and my 460 series .  Finally the 35 was alright struggled at first then I found that my TNT drilled stack with pin about rf cg in center with weight hole high was doing the trick for that shot.  I averaged about 192.  For the 11wks I average 191.  I was pretty happy with that.  I love sport shots but the only problem is where I am from is a city of about 50,000 and they don't like tough shots.  When they put this shot out only about 16 of us showed up regularly.
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« Reply #104 on: July 21, 2004, 09:32:51 AM »
Went again last night. TERRIBLE. In three games shot ONE DOUBLE, very few strikes and missed a lot of SPARES. I started the Summer off saying I was just going to practice in the Summer leagues .. but last night I was trying! Couldn't do a THING! Shot 476 and my team won ALL the points! I don't think anyone is bowling good .. but it's tough not being able to figure out the shot! I used the TNT and the Silver Streak Particle. It WASN'T the ball .. I COULD NOT get a consistent line!

I still would like to see this type of shot continue for the Winter .. but since it's tough to get practice lanes .. I'd like to see AT LEAST a four game set! As bad as I'm bowling .. I'm already looking forward to NEXT WEEK!
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #105 on: July 21, 2004, 01:01:24 PM »
The second "part" of my signature is starting to become a mantra - shot 580 last night in my PBA league, first time on pattern D.  Four missed easy spares, bleh!
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