Post by: mumzie on May 06, 2008, 04:44:28 PM
A woman started bowling last year, and booked 83. This year she finished with 100. Great improvement - no question. And she really enjoys herself. She has a 1 step approach, and throws the ball lefty
.She uses one ball for the strike ball (a 10 or 11 pound plastic Maxim), and another ball for her spares (a Vis-A-Ball).
Who in the world sold her those balls? And why????
Wow.
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Post by: AngloBowler on May 07, 2008, 03:02:48 AM
I'm a great believer in people getting their own equipment as soon as possible (although just the one ball, usually) I think that bowling with house balls for more than a couple of months is going to massively reduce any chance you ever had of using good technique.
Good Luck to her I say, as long as she enjoys it and can afford it
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Post by: 1MechEng on May 07, 2008, 07:03:10 AM
To answer the question in the title of the post:
There are 3 times when a bowler has too much equipment ...
1.) When the spouse complains.
2.) When you physically run out of space for all of your bowling supplies and equipment.
3.) When you go broke buying bowling supplies and equipment.
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Post by: Pat Patterson on May 07, 2008, 07:14:24 AM
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Post by: Grayson on May 07, 2008, 07:19:29 AM
when you wander and get to see more different patterns imho three to four balls should do plus spareball if needed.
I carry a 2+1 arsenal meaning 2 reactives plus my XXXL as spare/dry lane ball.
for it is enough.
But I know the guys that come with their 4 ball roller to house leageu... take out every ball... but all of them all over the place so you cannot sit anywhere anymore... and when they play all of them (of course they do!) all roll equal as all are drilled to roll this way.
its like they play the same ball just in another color... ROFL
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Post by: agroves on May 07, 2008, 07:36:15 AM
When said bowler doesn't know how to use any of them. That means you could have 100 and provided you also have a clue, thats fine. But, if a bowler has 2 and scare the same spot twice on the lane then that bowler has too many.
We have a guy that brings 6 to league. I bring 3(including plastic) and usually use 1, but occasionally use the alternate. Every once in awhile I just bring plastic and use it.
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Post by: shelley on May 07, 2008, 08:01:15 AM
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but i think sometimes all the different equipment just totally confuses him.
From the bowler's perspective, that's when he has too many. Might be two or three balls, might be 10 balls. Tommy Jones might be able to keep up with which of 15 balls (probably 15 of the same thing, too) is appropriate, I can't.
From the non-bowler's (especially spouse's) perspective, I think Dan's got it.
SH
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Post by: KDawg77 on May 07, 2008, 09:29:38 AM
4 is almost too many.
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Post by: tenpin477 on May 07, 2008, 01:28:51 PM
If you show up with 8 balls, and you know exactly what each of the 8 balls does, and exactly what each little difference in the ball makes, then its fine. If you can do that with 20 balls its fine.
When a woman who has a 100 average, has a Maxim for strikes, and Vis-A-Ball for spares, thats too many as IIRC not only do neither of them have a real core like the XXXL, but she would not be good enough to understand the difference anyway.
Post by: Juggernaut on May 07, 2008, 01:36:49 PM
Just to get my stuff ready for our summer sport leagues, it is going to take over $100 worth of finger and thumb inserts, not to mention surface adjustments.
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Post by: mrbowlingnut on May 07, 2008, 01:39:14 PM
If he makes 1-2 10 pins a night it was a good night, I have worked and worked with him how to kill the ball but he even hooks plastic about 10-15 boards. I finally gave up and just watch him flag easy stuff and just dont worry about it, who cares it is a handicap league.
I have at least 230 balls and yes it is insanity at it's finest, it is just too hard too part with stuff that works. OCD has got me by the horns to be nice.
Post by: qstick777 on May 07, 2008, 03:57:10 PM
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Mumzie -
To answer the question in the title of the post:
There are 3 times when a bowler has too much equipment ...
1.) When the spouse complains.
2.) When you physically run out of space for all of your bowling supplies and equipment.
3.) When you go broke buying bowling supplies and equipment.
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Post by: Robadat on May 07, 2008, 06:08:51 PM
quote:Not that bad, but we got a guy (lefty, 185 Ave.) that brings six, and no spare ball. He plays the same line (down 2nd arrow) all night and will just switch balls when he doesn't carry.
when a bowler walks into league with 2 4 ball bags for avery easy ths. we have a guy on monday night that averages about 205 and brings 8 balls every week and uses just about all of the every week. i'm not ripping on the guy or anything because he's not a bad bowler, but i think sometimes all the different equipment just totally confuses him. oh yea..he also bowls once a week and hardly ever bowls tournaments. i'm as big a ball w hore as anyone, but i think he would be better off bringing maybe 2 and his spare ball..anyone else know anyone like this
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Post by: themachine300 on May 07, 2008, 06:28:31 PM
I bowl regionals when I can and right now, I have 18 balls for different conditions sitting in my storage room. I'll bring one and plastic for league. Its to the point when I open my bag and I can't see the label, I'll say "now what the heck is this ball?" I get alot of them used from Ritchie Allen, his dad runs the bowling alley I work at, so that helps.
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Post by: Gunny on May 07, 2008, 10:36:55 PM
example:
tonight, 4 man teams, everyone but me was a down & in player. by end of first, 10-gutter was just about gone. not one guy, including my team changed balls, they just kept going high, brooklyng, too much speed etc. i tried to tell them, but they just told me they would keep moving left. i laughed and changed balls and wheeled it to that dry bumper and shoot 266, 246. shoot 702 with a 190 first game. oh, by the way, i bring 5 balls. and when i saw the line in practice everyone was using, i pulled out my heavy oiler and threw it up the gut to help them out during practice
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Post by: LuckyLefty on May 08, 2008, 11:53:45 AM
For me.....many more when I'm bowling bad. When I'm bowling good just two also.
The right strike ball and my spare ball.
REgards,
Luckylefty
PS BUT how can one be sure if he is bringing the right strike ball if the oil guy is not sure if he put his oil in his beer...or his beer in the oil machine?
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Post by: CharlieBrown on May 08, 2008, 11:59:41 AM
Last week the centre changed the pattern (now longer and heavier) and I was caught out. Couldn't get my Twisted to read.
I will bring 3 x reactive + XXXL this week and see what pattern the centre is putting down.
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Post by: pegleg42090 on May 08, 2008, 12:03:28 PM
Post by: BrianCRX90 on May 08, 2008, 04:59:29 PM
People like this is why I stopped bringing spare balls because there is no space for decent bowlers like myself so I learned to make spares with my strike ball. Damn those types of bowlers
Post by: Big Jake on May 08, 2008, 05:06:23 PM
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When does a bowler have too much equipment?
NEVER EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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