Why do we aim for the 'pocket'? Is it because some top notch bowler one day came up with this impact point where he got a few X's? I think it's this persons fault why everyone is so frustrated in this sport with lack of carry...
Lets make a list of the pins ive left from pocket. 7, 8, 9,10, 4, 5, 6. So pretty much anything on the back 2 rows can stand on any pocket shot.
Lets make a list of the pins ive left from brooklyn. 10, 9, 6.
Now lets look at this in a half hearted mathamatical way.I find 10 pins from brooky are about as common as an 8 pin from pocket. So the 10 pin from brooky and the 8 pin from pocket cancel each other out. 9 Pins from brooky are the 10 pin equivilent of pocket (even though in my opinion the 9's from brooky happen less often, but just for arguments sake). And the 6 pins are the exact replica of the 4 pin from pocket.
This still leaves the 7, 8, 9 and 6 pin from pocket unaccounted for. Now i know someone is going to come on here just to be a smart a$s and say... "oh oh but once i saw a social bowler bowling with a 6 pound ball leave a 7 pin, etc etc etc." But im talkin about the regular league bowler and upwards here.
How many of you have left a 7-10 from pocket? everyone? How many of you have left one going brooky??? Not me. 8-10? Yep ive left a few... none from brooky though.
It seems as though the numbers stack up for brooky. If you miss left... and wash out... your not going to leave a nasty split. If you miss right... your still going to catch a huge peice of the head pin... gives you a CHANCE at a lucky strike.. so WHY exactly do we go pocket???
good luck and high scoring
matt
