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HamPster

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How's this for some team bowling?
« on: October 08, 2004, 12:07:11 AM »
I have friends that all bowl on a Thursday night league, and the two teams of them happened to bowl each other last night.  I'll spare you the game by game analysis, and just get to the hardcore numbers.  

2 300's (two different bowlers)
2 289's (two other bowlers)

After opening with one of the 289's, my buddy that just shot 826 a couple weeks ago (different house also) finished with 268 and 266 for 823.  One of the 300's went with a 780-something, the other went with a 761.  Low set on the pair was 530-something, by one of the better scratch bowlers in town (must have had it ROUGH, I can't even imagine how it happened).  Other than that, there were a pair of 730's (same team), and this is how one of the teams ended up.

730-something
780-something
823
730-something
530-something

That's almost 3600 scratch, so we're talking 3750 scratch if number 5 even shoots his average.  May not impress many of you, but for all this to happen on one freakin pair is a rare thing here, not to mention the two teams were comprised of the only scratch bowlers in that league.
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Re: How's this for some team bowling?
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2004, 08:25:11 AM »
Good bowling; however, I see something like this as a bit indicative of the problem we face in the bowling community - technology that makes the game seem way too easy.

Don't get me wrong; those scores are impressive.  But I'd like to see 700+ be the exception rather than the rule.

Which is why I'm bowling on Sport this year.  High league series to date for 8 bowlers in 3 weeks is a blazing 619.  If anyone shoots 700 on that pattern they deserve a gold medal.
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Re: How's this for some team bowling?
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2004, 09:57:42 AM »
Reason #2,987 why nobody gives a rip about anyones honor scores anymore. That's a great team series no doubt, but since there is no integrity in the game anymore........


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HamPster

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Re: How's this for some team bowling?
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2004, 09:19:49 PM »
Wall?  Are you kidding?  There are only 5 averages in that house over 240 . .
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Re: How's this for some team bowling?
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2004, 10:56:35 PM »
Was Rhino one of them bowlers?
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HamPster

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Re: How's this for some team bowling?
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2004, 12:38:43 PM »
If Rhino bowled there, he'd shoot 800 every week.  He's subbed in our Tuesday night scratch league the last couple weeks (at the house he set the average record at last year), hasn't really been trying, and his average is 240-something.  There's a tournament (back to the house of mention) that he's won the last couple years, averaged 250 the year before last, and 259 last year (9 games apiece).  So for 18 tournament games at that house, his avg is 254.5 . .
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Re: How's this for some team bowling?
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2004, 02:48:52 PM »
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Wall? Are you kidding? There are only 5 averages in that house over 240 . .



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Re: How's this for some team bowling?
« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2004, 03:27:51 PM »
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Re: How's this for some team bowling?
« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2004, 03:47:57 PM »
I believe the exception rather than the rule for me should be 700!

I have more pocket hits than most others so why don't they fall down.

How come my ringers are so exciting to watch?.  Why is it even harder to hit that pin in the corner on the second try if it wouldn't  go down on the first ball.

To sum it up if I didn't leave corner pins I would shoot over 7 nearly every night.

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PS all my good series have been nights when I only had to spare in the middle of the lane.  (ie I really didn't shoot as well on those high series nights).  The corners just fell on the first ball!)
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