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Another patented Chris Barnes mental breakdown...
« on: December 14, 2008, 04:55:10 AM »
Oh wait that was the Big Nasty! Whaaaaa?!!! He shoots 290 going into the championship match only to shoot 189 when he gets there. Yikes!
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Re: Another patented Chris Barnes mental breakdown...
« Reply #31 on: December 15, 2008, 12:15:52 PM »
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even "Dead Eye" Walter Ray Williams missed a ten pin on tv last year.
Exactly.  Even the best professionals screw up sometimes.
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Re: Another patented Chris Barnes mental breakdown...
« Reply #32 on: December 15, 2008, 12:19:34 PM »
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How does ringing a 10 pin have anything to do with Wes?? The shot yesterday was pure and the 10 pin just happened.. he threw the ball the best he could..


I may have been saying that under pressure, Wes may tend to throw the ball a little bit faster, causing it to push down the lane an extra 6" to a foot, which could cause a ringing 10 pin.  Either that or he's caught a bad break in the 10th frame of 3 title matches in 2 yrs, icluding the win a couple of weeks ago.  I just thought that was interesting.  All those shots were probably good enough to strike.  At least he's not like O'Neil, who throws it hard enough to washout or 2-8-10 under pressure.
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Re: Another patented Chris Barnes mental breakdown...
« Reply #33 on: December 15, 2008, 12:20:25 PM »
Any serious tournament bowler has been through the times when you are struggling to find a shot and over thinking then it happens, you miss a single pin spare because you are thinking about your next adjustment. I think that is what happened to Wes. He recovered and still had a chance to win.

A choke would have been missing the ten pin in the tenth for the loss.
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Re: Another patented Chris Barnes mental breakdown...
« Reply #34 on: December 15, 2008, 10:28:46 PM »
C'mon guys, you all know what happened don't you?

  HE THREW IT LIKE A LEAGUE BOWLER, just ask Scroggy, he'll tell ya.
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Re: Another patented Chris Barnes mental breakdown...
« Reply #35 on: December 16, 2008, 07:19:31 AM »
Most pple here dont understand that all the bowlers in the finals practiced on the lanes for  an hour. Many games were bowled on the rt side. That is why they changed, sucked it had to b when wes was bowling good.
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Re: Another patented Chris Barnes mental breakdown...
« Reply #36 on: December 16, 2008, 11:37:58 AM »
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Most pple here dont understand that all the bowlers in the finals practiced on the lanes for  an hour. Many games were bowled on the rt side. That is why they changed, sucked it had to b when wes was bowling good.


Actually, I think most everyone knows that the discussion is more about what he could have done differently or whether the first two shots of that game were functions of the lane condition or him just whiffing the shot somehow. Rhino had to fight basically the same issues since there were more lefties, but he managed to navigate his way to a win and Wes did not.

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Re: Another patented Chris Barnes mental breakdown...
« Reply #37 on: December 16, 2008, 02:28:43 PM »
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Most pple here dont understand that all the bowlers in the finals practiced on the lanes for an hour. Many games were bowled on the rt side. That is why they changed, sucked it had to b when wes was bowling good.


If this is true...then I really think this is a problem with the PBA. With all the sponges out there then the match is actually starting in the warm ups. They are working a spot out so they have a shot or destroying their opponents shot. I know some might think that this is part of the game but I really think it should NOT happen at all.

The challenge is to bowl on the Pattern NOT bowl on a altered pattern. They talk on the show about how tough the pattern is. The final rounds for the Tournament should be played on the TRUE CONDITION! Warm up on different lanes!
Give them 2 balls on the pattern before the match starts and thats it!


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