Author Topic: What does it take to succeed in the High Roller? (Read 1028 times)

mumzie · « **on:** November 16, 2004, 03:41:37 AM »

I just got back from Las Vegas. I spent a bit of time at Sams Town, and was talking with the pro in the shop.
He is familiar with my game, and felt I would be at least competitive at a high roller. I've heard lots of stuff - some rumor, some fact, some conjecture.
From those of you who have actually bowled them - what does it REALLY take?

I'd like to give it a shot, but the trip is pretty expensive if I go and don't have a prayer.
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Pinbuster · « **Reply #1 on:** November 16, 2004, 12:10:43 PM »

Iâ€™ve bowled an eliminator (about 10 years ago) and a super bowl high roller. In both I got thru 2 rounds and lost in the third.

I have also watched several other high rollers.

When the high roller was at the Showboat it was a very flat almost inverted pattern. If you played outside you couldnâ€™t send the ball right and anything cut short went dead left. Generally the better lines were deeper, 4th arrow and in, and not getting the ball to far right of the pocket. A plastic spare ball and a sharp spare game were must. You would see a lot the early round games won by shooting 170 to 190.

The eliminator I bowled at Samâ€™s town was similar but the lanes were drier.

You would see everything. I saw many a match lost when someone needed a 7 count to win and they would cut one short and the ball would pick off the 4 â€“ 7 getting two or three.

I watch last summers high roller at Samâ€™s town. The scores were higher than at the Boat. Most matches were taking close to 200 to win and some 220â€™s lost. But you still see 160â€™s winning. One match ended up 126 to 112.

Again the pattern seemed pretty flat but the guys with enough hand could get inside and open the lanes up some. Spares again are crucial.

It is a little bit of a crap shoot playing one game matches. Depends a little on who you draw. But if you can play the whole lane and shoot spares you have a shot.

dogman666 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 16, 2004, 12:27:07 PM »

I've bowled it the last 4 years and have done well in the Storm shootout and VIPs. In the main event I won the first round with a 180-200 but the last 3 years in the 2nd round the following scores were shot against me 247, 256, 257 so it was on to the felt tables after that. Pinbuster pretty much had the line pegged that I was playing but essentially keep your nerves in check and make your spares and hopefully a string will come. It's great fun and you should try it out.

pin-chaser · « **Reply #3 on:** November 16, 2004, 01:11:20 PM »

Luck is what it takes. Bowl your game and dont bowl the opponent because odds are the opponent is bowling you and not the pins. Keep to yourself, keep calm, dont show emotion and stay focused on what you are doing. If you do the best that you can do then it will take an extrodinary score under tough conditions (emotionally and scoring). If you happen to draw a couple of opponents early who cant do these things then you should do well.

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Author Topic: What does it take to succeed in the High Roller? (Read 1028 times)

mumzie

What does it take to succeed in the High Roller?

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