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guzmand19

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Liz Johnson's 8 pin
« on: March 26, 2005, 06:10:40 AM »
I did a video analysis on Liz Johnson's solid 8 pin, and what happened was as her ball split the 1-3, the ball moved into the 5 but hit the 5 directly.  The 5 then glanced off the 9, which caused it to graze the 8 from behind and make it wiggle.
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Re: Liz Johnson's 8 pin
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2005, 03:11:32 PM »
Hey,

  Back in the day, I wore out two vcr's playing tapes back and forth to figure out why you leave certain pins on some shots.

  What happens 99% of the time on a solid 8( for a righty) is the headpin clashes off of the pin next to it and bounces back into the path of the ball.

  It then gets "trapped" behind the ball and hits the 5 pin straight back before the ball can hit it into the eight. The headpin, the 5 pin, and the ball all miss the 8 pin and nothing else has a chance to hit it because the ball was delivered at just the right speed and angle for all these factors to come together.

 I promise, if you play it back frame by frame, I am almost CERTAIN that this is what you will find. Happens almost every time.
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guzmand19

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Re: Liz Johnson's 8 pin
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2005, 03:26:52 PM »
Very good description, you are about dead right.  On impact the headpin does kick into the 2 and get forced back into the ball path JUST ENOUGH for the rest to unfold like you said.  So in essence, the ball hit the head pin twice, once on initial contact and then again a moment after the headpin hit the 2 pin.  This steered the headpin away from the 5 and in front of the 8.  So while the ball does still get the 5, the angle the ball hits the 5 is straight on rather than just a touch to the right.  5 grazes the 8 on the way by from behind, and bingo, the wiggling 8.  Like you said, it is a large combination of things happening at exactly the timing necessary, and also the ball was a pinch (and I do mean a pinch) high.  

Gotta love technology, DVR means screen by screen shots with no broken video heads or damaged tape
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Re: Liz Johnson's 8 pin
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2005, 02:59:30 PM »
Know the real reason why I just left a stone 8.  Really I was bored, and since everyone kept asking why Liz Johnson left the 8 pin, I figured Id break it down

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