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BrianCRX90

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Do you bowl against your opponent during league?
« on: January 14, 2011, 09:50:25 AM »
Obviously it's all about the team but do you ever try to beat your opponent in league from what order your bowling in to that person is? Try any gamesmanship?

In one league I'm anchor in the 5/5 position so usually I'm against the best which motivates me. In my other league I'm the lead off in the 1/4 position.

If it's one of those "just here to have fun bowlers" then I don't even pay attention even if they get a high game and beat me but the ones I love is the confident or coincided or cocky whether it be male or female and whether it be a medium or  high or really high average bowler it makes me want to beat that person  and bowl harder then ever as if it was a PBA title game.

Then like many I suspect don't even know or care about this and just bowl for themselves or their team.



 

rcorbitt

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Re: Do you bowl against your opponent during league?
« Reply #16 on: January 16, 2011, 06:52:54 PM »
I bowl in a match point league, so yes. Beating my opponent is the first goal of competition. Score is not important, if each of us wins, we'll win total pins too. Second goal is shoot the high score/set on the pair. Third goal is to shoot the high score/set for the league.
 
 



gparks

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Re: Do you bowl against your opponent during league?
« Reply #17 on: January 17, 2011, 05:55:07 PM »
i bowl against myself every frame. no matter the situation i try to block out what the other guys are doing,and focus on the task at hand.it was different my first pbax league it was doubles and i had wanted to do great for my partner(didnt happen as i totally blew it). trying so hard for him hurt me.but i did learn from it.work on what you can control....

 

but regular handi league with my team its fun,but i dont like the crap if i bowl 100 pins over someone else they still beat me that night :( so i focus on my game and having fun with my buds.



Shaggy

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Re: Do you bowl against your opponent during league?
« Reply #18 on: January 17, 2011, 06:07:25 PM »
I bowl on a 4 person team, so I bowl against the other team not a specific bowler.  I bowl last on my team, so I love the pressure of needing a 3 bagger in the 10th to win for the team. 


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