Post by: bowlallthetime on November 22, 2005, 02:37:33 PM
does anyone else know people like this?
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Post by: agroves on November 22, 2005, 10:41:29 PM
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Post by: bowlallthetime on November 22, 2005, 10:45:15 PM
Post by: bowlallthetime on November 22, 2005, 10:51:16 PM
Post by: KWags1977 on November 22, 2005, 10:53:16 PM
By posting what you did, its a direct bash to the guy. What if he reads it, I'm sure your opinion doesn't mean jack to him, but let the guy have his day.
If everybody was as pig headed as you, nobody would try the PBA because they would be afraid of what people like you think.
Bowl my brotha bowl
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Post by: bowlallthetime on November 22, 2005, 10:53:29 PM
Post by: bowlallthetime on November 22, 2005, 10:55:44 PM
Post by: KWags1977 on November 22, 2005, 10:59:05 PM
If they would have given up, where would bowling be today.
All 3 are in the hall of fame, and one is the greatest bowler every to put on a pair of shoes.
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Post by: bowlallthetime on November 22, 2005, 11:01:10 PM
Post by: KWags1977 on November 22, 2005, 11:05:48 PM
300s and 800s don't mean crap, the better a bowler throws the bowling ball, the less they are able to use the "walled up lanes" Many pros bowl much lower on league walls becaue they don't miss enough either way in or out to take advantage of the soft conditons.
The better you learn how to throw the ball, the worse league wally ball player you are.
Many Many PBA pros will admit to this. They won't bowl wall ball, and if they do, it takes hours to undo the bad habbits they have to use when wall balling it.
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Post by: bowlallthetime on November 22, 2005, 11:10:02 PM
Post by: Bluff on November 22, 2005, 11:24:39 PM
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Post by: Jeffrevs on November 23, 2005, 06:08:02 AM
I don't see him stating how good he is !?!? do you ?!?!
READ people..and pull your heads out of your azzes!
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Post by: cgilyeat on November 23, 2005, 07:34:15 AM
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I know a guy who averages around 210-215. He thinks he can bowl with the pros and he hasn't even bowled an 800 yet! Only has 2 300's. I don't know why he thinks he can compete when pros are bowling 800's on pba shots.
Jeff, I think that this is part of what's causing the flaming here. So what if he doesn't have fistfull of 300s and 800s, what difference does it make if he wants to enter a PTQ. At least he's going to shoe up and try, that's more than a lot of bowlers can say.
from jabroni:
quote:So true, too many times being acurate on a house shot will hurt more than it helps.
Striking in league has nothing to do with striking on a pba pattern. There are not correllated in any way shape or form.
Post by: michelle on November 23, 2005, 08:49:40 AM
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I know a guy who averages around 210-215. He thinks he can bowl with the pros and he hasn't even bowled an 800 yet! Only has 2 300's. I don't know why he thinks he can compete when pros are bowling 800's on pba shots.
It isn't as though everyone on the PBA national tour is running at a 267 pace. Yes, some will pop out a set that includes an 800, but the Tour isn't always about the sprint mentality. Consistency across the event counts about as much as anything else, at least in terms of the qualifying portion of the event.
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He is going to try a PTQ very shortly and he recently became a member. HE was very successful in ABT tournaments and he gave that all away because he thinks he can compete.
I'd say that it was his to "give away" if he so chose. Maybe he wanted to move from the big fish in small pond to find other challenges. It is one way of forcing yourself to elevate components of the game. It isn't always about the money...
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He has even bowled 2 regionals as an amateur and failed to cash. He says "if i didn't miss those 7 single pin spares i would have cashed"...i told him "pros dont miss 7 single pin spares!".
He is actually a step ahead of some that dip their toes in that water in that he understands what contributed to not getting a check. If he came home and worked on spare shooting, then it was not an effort all for naught...the key, after all, is figuring out what works and what doesn't, and when you find something that isn't working, then you need to identify it and fix it.
What someone can do or not do on a house shot has no bearing on an ability to perform on a Tour-condition. Similarly, those that understand there is a growing process and pains to deal with tend to be better equipped to cope with the inevitable missteps. Yeah, maybe the PTQ will be a reality check...but isn't it his call and his alone to determine whether to take that chance???
Post by: Gene J Kanak on November 23, 2005, 10:16:03 AM
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Post by: BrunsMike on November 23, 2005, 12:22:09 PM
Post by: ausbowler on November 23, 2005, 05:03:47 PM
The best way to get better is to throw yourself into difficult situations and use the "Sink or Swim" approach, I think the guy has guts for even trying it.
Not having a heap of 300's and 800's means nothing, I average 199 on similar patterns to PBA Patterns in Australia (usually a maximum 3:1 oiling ratio, which is pretty flat) and have never bagged a 300, or an 800 for that matter...
Honor scores (which would help) aren't as good as shooting decent scores consistently.
I hope he does well, all the best to him.
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Post by: ssh2 on November 23, 2005, 05:33:06 PM
Post by: mumzie on November 23, 2005, 05:54:48 PM
But I give HUGE kudos to the guy for trying. You have to take it in baby steps.
First bowl in some regionals, get your butt kicked - keep coming back till you cash. Then bowl in some PTQs, get your butt kicked - keep coming back...
You can't face immediate success out of the gate.
I kept stats the year I was PWBA NW Region Rookie of the Year. I made the finals in every tournament - but each tournament I won more matches in the finals, and my average per tournament kept going up. But was that my first season? NOPE.
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Post by: agroves on November 23, 2005, 08:43:57 PM
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