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ToiletLogCore

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What has bowling come to?
« on: January 17, 2012, 01:06:58 AM »
Was just browsing around some other forums and thought I'd share this topic with everyone.

Enjoy this fine food for thought on this lovely Tuesday morning:

 



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Re: What has bowling come to?
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2012, 09:11:06 AM »
My biggest issue with this topic is the fact that this guy has the nerve to say how "inferior, he's not even in the same solar system" his opponent was.  I'd like to know what this guy has done in his bowling career to warrant such a statement like this? 


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dizzyfugu

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Re: What has bowling come to?
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2012, 09:13:33 AM »
Could the biggest issue with today's bowling simply be inflated egos?


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Re: What has bowling come to?
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2012, 09:18:03 AM »
If that's the question, I would certainly say a rant like this one is very close to the answer... lol!


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Re: What has bowling come to?
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2012, 09:19:19 AM »
+1.

 

"Manginas" don't like bowling when conditions dictate 9/ is a good frame and 190-200 is a good score.  The reason is because on these conditions "they are what they are", a 165 avg bowler.
 



dizzyfugu wrote on 1/17/2012 10:13 AM:
Could the biggest issue with today's bowling simply be inflated egos?



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Re: What has bowling come to?
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2012, 09:29:55 AM »

 Brunsnick has nothing to do with this...
dizzyfugu wrote on 1/17/2012 10:13 AM:
Could the biggest issue with today's bowling simply be inflated egos?


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Re: What has bowling come to?
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2012, 09:30:29 AM »
What a tool.  Dizzy hit it right on the head.  Inflated ego.  Guy is complaining how he cant win on a house shot yet bragging about how good he is.  Total T-O-O-L.  I love how he mentions the most egotistical man in bowling, Mo Pinel.  What is it Mo calls bowlers with not much hand, percyknucklefluffer or something like that.  I get the feeling that anybody who hangs or bowls with Pinel is going to have trouble checking their ego at the door of the bowling center.  

 

This guy is why I won't bowl on a THS even with a gun pointed at my head. 



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Re: What has bowling come to?
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2012, 09:44:41 AM »
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It makes me sick that I try so hard to be the best I can be and make the shots I need to make and get boned more often than I should. This establishment may lose me as a customer next year even after having the best team experience I've ever had."
 
Sounds to me like a bit of a baby, who doesnt know how to make the correct adjustments and likes to complain rather than figure out what could have been done to play the lanes correctly...
 
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How is it that a lesser skilled player can beat someone with more skill? Is it because they just naturally match up better with the condition that was there at the time?

In my opinion the shot that is put out right now (whether intentional or not) enhances the games of those who play too far right out of necessity and penalizes those that play left to right out of necessity. 
 
Again, maybe a 1 trick pony...maybe someone who can only WHEEEEEL the ball...learn to move your feet and make better shots... 


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Sunshine n Lollipops

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Re: What has bowling come to?
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2012, 09:59:05 AM »
Yep.



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Re: What has bowling come to?
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2012, 10:29:58 AM »
If this has not happened to all of us we simply have not been bowling long enough. We don't necessarily need to brag about how good we are, but "every dog has his day".  I have been beaten by people who I thought I should have outscored,  and I have certainly beat guys who are better bowlers than I am, or will ever be. It's part of the game. Man up and accept it. 
 
Regardless of the talent level and expertise of the bowlers involved,  HIGH SCORE ALWAYS WINS!  If your line to the pocket isn't working, then try another one or accept defeat graciously.  Either way, accept defeat graciously, and look forward to the time you get to bowl that same guy again.  Odds are probably in the favor of the better bowler the majority of the time, but "every dog still has his day." Good luck to all.
 
 
 
 
 


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Re: What has bowling come to?
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2012, 10:35:08 AM »
Couldn't agree more, Lane.  Somebody needs to tell this guy that it's "how many, not how".  Guarantee you he never un-cups or un-cocks his wrist, never breaks his wrist back, never changes his hand position, never puts his mega uber-hook piece away.  Just expects to be able to grip it and rip it on his THS carry contest.



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Re: What has bowling come to?
« Reply #11 on: January 17, 2012, 10:40:53 AM »
Tonight I get to bowl against a girl  (20 something) who always gets at least one game off me.  I try not to stress over it. She's a good bowler and I'm an old fart. Something's got to give, right?
 


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Re: What has bowling come to?
« Reply #12 on: January 17, 2012, 10:48:16 AM »
Believe it or not, proprietors cater to the masses.  Most of us who post  on bowling boards have pretty solid games.  But the great majority of bowlers (you know, the ones who pay the bills) are fudge knucklers.  Lots of dry outside of 10 to help them out. 

 

What really gets me is that even though his team won the first half, he feels like the deck is stacked against him because a couple of dump and chuckers beat him on a given night.  That big old wall didn't hurt him the first half...  That's the problem with a lot of bowlers - they don't really want a fair shot that anyone has a chance to score on, they want a shot that fits their own game.  Even if you worked hard on getting a good release and high rev rate, you should be able to tone it down when you need to.

 

Bowl on the PBA, Kegel, and Team USA patterns a lot and you'll notice one thing.  On any given night and pattern, one type of ball roll has an advantage.  And it's not as simple as short/light pattern favors the strokers and heavy/long favoring the crankers.  The lane will tell you how the ball should be thrown to best score on any given night.  It's our job to figure that out.


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NoseofRI

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Re: What has bowling come to?
« Reply #13 on: January 17, 2012, 11:09:22 AM »
Wow, that is priceless.

As someone that bowls a decent amount of tournaments as well as PBA/Sport/and Challenge shot leagues, when I bowl on house patterns I take it for what it is.  Scores in gerenal will be inflated. If I shoot 2-oh or sometimes even 220, I don't really expect to win many games. 

Yes it can be frustrating, but I have chose to bowl on this wide open pattern as well.  Then again, I also don't think of league as my "US Open" either, like some guys clearly do.  So honestly, if it bothers you that much, when you chose to bowl on that condition in that league, you might want to reconsider what you bowl and what you bowl on.


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Re: What has bowling come to?
« Reply #14 on: January 17, 2012, 11:24:49 AM »
When I was younger I use to take bowling to serious.  Since the birth of my kids and my life threatening illness I realized it's just a game.  Something I get to do to have a little fun with friends.  When I struggle I do get upset but it's with myself.  On nights were the ball won't move I try to take a step and back and figure out what can I do differently.  Once I quit being hard headed, I find it's usually a pretty simple adjustment.  Most of the bowlers I see today want to throw it 100 mph and hook it a ton.  They don't have a backup game.  I may not throw it hard or hook it a lot but I can adjust when I need to, I can pick up speed or increase hook.  I just have to remember what my game is and take what the lanes give me. 


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