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Wilbert

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Sport Bowling ?
« on: January 24, 2006, 06:37:42 AM »
What do people think about a sport shot that leaves the 1/2 board dry.  The rules provide for measuring oil from 3-7 board and comparing it to the oil in the middle of the lane.  A local center started a sport league and left the 1 board, maybe 1-2 board dry.  One guy found it and shot 740 with a gutter ball between strikes.  Some of his shots were on the half board and came back to strike.  Another guy played the 2-3 and shot 700 also.

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Re: Sport Bowling ?
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2006, 02:58:46 PM »
the twig is a hard line to play and requires a ton of confidence, i believe it still upholds integrity, and kudos to those who can do it
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« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2006, 03:00:49 PM »
Wilbert, using some lane machines it is impossible to oil the outside board, sport shot or not.  The machine simply cannot do it.  

(ps, I LOVE the 1/2 board, but haven't done it in so long it would scare the bjasus out of me now).
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« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2006, 03:02:24 PM »
If it's legal then there is nothing wrong.  Just because others don't have the confidence to play the edge of the gutter doesn't mean it's wrong.  Now, if you're talking about "should a sport shot be a sport shot for the entire lane, and not just to the 3 board" then that's different because personally I believe that it should all be uniform.  But otherwise, kudos to the guys who figured out what to do.
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« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2006, 03:05:29 PM »
If you can reliably get your breakpoint on the 1 or 2 board and have the nerve to put it out there, I see nothing wrong with that.  

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« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2006, 03:19:17 PM »
Saw a guy last night on a new Sport Leauge in my area. Playing on the right side, 3 to about half board then break hard to the pocket, very impressive line.
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Re: Sport Bowling ?
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2006, 03:20:41 PM »
One thing about playing out there.  You MUST be able to accept pitching one in the ditch now and again.  For most of us who are not Earl, it will happen.
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Re: Sport Bowling ?
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2006, 03:29:23 PM »
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One thing about playing out there.  You MUST be able to accept pitching one in the ditch now and again.  For most of us who are not Earl, it will happen.
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Got that right.  People have trouble playing the twig because they ditch one, think "oh my god" and then they just go downhill.  Most people don't realize, you probably flirt with the gutter once per set during a "normal" line, so ditching one while playing the twig isn't the end of the world and you should just make the spare and continue on.  Unless of course this is after you have the front 11...
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« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2006, 03:38:35 PM »
The guy who shot 740 had 3 boards at the arrows. Aim for 2, hit 1 the ball would bounce back, hit 3 the ball would hold.  That seems like a lot of area.  Granted, the shot is way outside.  I personally think the shot is a legal sport shot, but it gets close to the amount of area of some house shots.  Not to take anything away from the bowler that shot 700, they are good house bowlers (about 215) but they are not PBA material.

It did not take too much to figure it out there may be a shot on the edge.  You walk up to the foul line and you saw a dull colored board going down the edge of the lane.

I agree that some machines can not hit the edge of the lane.  I spoke to the laneman and he said he can get oil on the edge if he puts more on the outside and it will flatten out toward the edge.  It would be interesting if he does that next week

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Wilbert

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« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2006, 12:11:38 PM »
I watched the 3rd night of the league.  There were three 700s. They were playing anywhere from going up 2 board to swinging the 5 board.  They had area.  The guys shooting the numbers are 6 bowlers with 210-220 house averages. The rest a 8 team mixed handicap league is struggling. One of these guy's sport league after 3 weeks is higher that his house average.  The normal house shot is fairly straight in between the 1st and 2nd arrow. So it is not that great of a jump to go 3-4-5.

I am waiting for someone to shoot 300.  People have had the first 7 or 8 already and there have been several 270+ games.
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« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2006, 01:14:53 PM »
In my monday night sport leauge we have 2-3 guys that have not shot below 700 yet. 3 weeks into the leauge. So last monday I watched these guys and where they are playing. They all were playing between 1 and 5 board. I shot 501 last night on a 25-13 shot. After leauge I played the shot these 3 guys were playing, shot 647 for 3 games.

Instead of complaining about it, why not try playing their line?

Oh btw, I thought I could never play the twig line (1-2 board), LMAO turns out im more consistant with that line.
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Wilbert

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« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2006, 03:24:54 PM »
I feel that a sport shot should be challenging.  What they have now is not. That is what is getting me irritated. It is not meeting the spirit of the game.

One of the high average bowlers who  joined the sport league for the challenge shakes his head every time I see him and says it too easy.  The bowler with a sport league average higher than his house average is worried that it getting too high.  If this keeps up, several of the bowlers will be in the top 10 of national sport league average.

PS. I can play outside the five. I was one of the first to point out the shot to the rest of the bowlers.  So I am not jealous of a group of bowlers have a shot I don't have.
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« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2006, 03:28:33 PM »
Wilbert, I see your point...but I'm sure you also realize that it isn't *that* difficult to put out an easy shot while staying within the requirements of Sport Bowling.

I remember bowling in a Sport league where they used the maximum 2:1 ratio.  The scores were nearly as high as on the house shot, and the only reason they weren't even higher was the poor condition of the lane surface at the time.
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Re: Sport Bowling ?
« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2006, 08:12:38 PM »
Hey - BC - was that the league that the national high averages came out of a couple of years ago???
I know a lot of the players, and noticed the same league...
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Re: Sport Bowling ?
« Reply #14 on: February 08, 2006, 08:22:43 PM »
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The guy who shot 740 had 3 boards at the arrows. Aim for 2, hit 1 the ball would bounce back, hit 3 the ball would hold.  That seems like a lot of area.  Granted, the shot is way outside.  I personally think the shot is a legal sport shot, but it gets close to the amount of area of some house shots.  Not to take anything away from the bowler that shot 700, they are good house bowlers (about 215) but they are not PBA material.

It did not take too much to figure it out there may be a shot on the edge.  You walk up to the foul line and you saw a dull colored board going down the edge of the lane.

I agree that some machines can not hit the edge of the lane.  I spoke to the laneman and he said he can get oil on the edge if he puts more on the outside and it will flatten out toward the edge.  It would be interesting if he does that next week



how can you have 3 boards at the arrows and have to hit 1 or 2 at the breakpoint?
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