Author Topic: what spare system do you use? (Read 6063 times)

chitown · « **on:** October 23, 2008, 02:22:28 AM »

what spare system do you use?

cheech · « **Reply #1 on:** October 23, 2008, 10:29:31 AM »

plastic at a target...all i know is that method and then the 3-6-9 system. what other ones are there

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TripFour · « **Reply #2 on:** October 23, 2008, 10:32:39 AM »

Totally by feel. I don't use a spare ball, so it all depends on what the lanes are doing. For 10 pins, I lay my wrist back to take all the fingers out of it and just aim at a target a few feet in front of the pin.

I've tried using a spare ball in the past and felt my spare shooting suffered greatly.

iowalefty · « **Reply #3 on:** October 23, 2008, 10:33:06 AM »

i use plastic at my corner pins, go off my strike line for everything else in competition. in practice i strictly use plastic, and i am improving on it.
tho a few weeks ago the oiling maching apparently malfunctioned and between the 2nd arrows was 60 ft of oil..i used plastic for all spares that nite and only missed one spare..a split.
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dizzyfugu · « **Reply #4 on:** October 23, 2008, 10:36:47 AM »

For 6,7,10 a polyester ball - with fixed targets on the lane and at the approach, and for the rest mainly the strike ball and a 3-6-9 derivate (I add 1 or 2 boards, esp. when making cross-lane spares, keeping my strike ball release in most cases) plus eventual hand position changes, e. g. a suitcase grip with 90Â° side rotation for anything the 3-9 is involved in on the right side, to make the ball skid further down th lane and delay its break point for minimal hook. Works pretty well, but the corner pins... need more practice

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DukeHarding · « **Reply #5 on:** October 23, 2008, 10:39:17 AM »

chi,

This is a PDF file of the Triax System I used to use.

I "pin bowl" my single pin, on the holes.

I use the TRIAX for multi-pin.

Good to see you back on here...
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Duke Harding

nospareball · « **Reply #6 on:** October 23, 2008, 11:05:59 AM »

Plastic and a fixed target for the 10, and some spare conversion attempts. Everything else is by feel or a modification of my strike line.
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-Clint

« **Reply #7 on:** October 23, 2008, 11:25:59 AM »

Polyester ball. Things are easier that way.

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novawagonmaster · « **Reply #8 on:** October 23, 2008, 12:22:39 PM »

Plastic across the center arrow unless faced with double-wood, or something else with a sleeper (bucket or 3-6-9-10).
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Dan Belcher · « **Reply #9 on:** October 23, 2008, 12:40:58 PM »

Plastic, mostly just by feel. I couldn't tell you what I look at it to shoot a 7 pin, I just know it when I get up there to throw at it!! I also like to shoot across the lane from right to left on the pins on the left side unlike some people who throw plastic at their spares.

KDawg77 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 23, 2008, 12:50:06 PM »

Plastic ball and experience.
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Ken

jensm · « **Reply #11 on:** October 23, 2008, 12:53:57 PM »

Plastic ball and 4-7-11 on less complicated spares. Strike ball and 4-7-11 on tough spares.

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another300 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 23, 2008, 12:55:43 PM »

Plastic for 10 pin, experience for all others.

rockerbowler18 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 23, 2008, 01:12:20 PM »

Never seen anything work as well as the Triax system.

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JohnP · « **Reply #14 on:** October 23, 2008, 03:00:03 PM »

For left hand spares up to and including washouts, I use my Slate Blue Gargoyle and hook the ball to the right of the oil line (on our lanes that's at about the 8 board), lining up in practice for the 7 pin and adjusting my body to the left as needed. For right hand spares up to and including the 3-6-10 (but not the 3-6-9-10), I use a plastic ball thrown straight over the third arrow, lining up for the 10 pin in practice and adjusting my body to the right as needed. Everything in the middle I use my strike ball and release. Regarding the left hand spares, I figure why not use the bounce area for spares as well as strikes. -- JohnP

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chitown

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