Post by: tvphotog on January 15, 2012, 09:36:07 AM
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Hammer Taboo @ 2000
Storm Dimension @ 2000, pin down
Storm Anarchy @ 1500 Polished
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Spare Ball
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Post by: ronsyl on January 15, 2012, 06:28:36 PM
I would have liked to see him win also
Post by: Sunshine n Lollipops on January 15, 2012, 07:02:37 PM
Ditto. Didn't get the breaks he needed in final match.
Don't believe in the Uzi, it just went off in my hand. I, I believe in love.
Post by: icefiction on January 15, 2012, 07:04:49 PM
Post by: Medichal on January 15, 2012, 07:41:39 PM
Post by: sevenpin63 on January 15, 2012, 07:58:15 PM
You got that right.
DON'T TEMPT THE BOWLING GODS
Post by: stc067 on January 15, 2012, 08:34:33 PM
Shafer has always had terrible luck, I've never seen a guy leave so many pocket 7-10's on TV.
Sometimes you're the dog, and sometimes you're the hydrant.
Post by: djcs1204 on January 15, 2012, 09:17:15 PM
Post by: cpo_bee on January 16, 2012, 06:04:58 AM
BREAKS??? He was ONE SPARE away from a Major. I wanted Shafer to win more than anyone, it wasn't about breaks.
Post by: charlest on January 16, 2012, 06:38:53 AM
I like Shafer's bowling and general attitude a lot, but I have agree.
While he did everything necessary to get to the finals, once he got there, maybe he was worn out mentally or emotionally, but he almost seemed to give up. With all the games he bowled under various conditions to get to that spot is a tribute to his versatility and his nickname, Bulldog. I mean 99.99% of us reading this would not have withstood the grind of all those matches, but then, missing those two 3/6/10s just did him in, mentally.
"None are so blind as those who will not see."
Post by: Spider Man on January 16, 2012, 07:54:27 AM
Shafer is a good guy and gives back to the community.
I hope this one doesn't haunt him.
Post by: Sunshine n Lollipops on January 16, 2012, 10:56:54 AM
Oh, really? Don't think he would he wouldn't have wanted to trip one of those 2-8's for a strike like the last match? How about those on the beak carries the two hander carried? Don't think he would have liked one of those? Funny how you're the only one who thinks he didn't get some breaks.
Don't believe in the Uzi, it just went off in my hand. I, I believe in love.
Post by: The Celtic Kegler on January 16, 2012, 11:02:29 AM
He got a couple breaks with the 2-8 in game two... but the 3-6-10s got the better of him!
Post by: LookingForALeftyWall on January 16, 2012, 11:22:36 AM
I was rooting for Shafer as well. I like how he pointed out Mike Scroggins as being an inspiration. Those 2 guys are really underrated.
Did anyone else other than me listen to Osku's strike ball go down the lane? It has a completely different sound than anyone else's. Its like when pitchers throw a baseball 100 mph and the seams of the baseball cut the air differently. He creates such an absurd amount of revs, it's pretty ridiculous.
Post by: StickZ on January 16, 2012, 01:01:00 PM
dude is right, if shafer doesnt whiff the 3-6-10 spare....he wins...yea they both carried some not so great shots but Ryan had the chance to win the match...
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Post by: Country on January 16, 2012, 01:50:35 PM
*TEAM STORM*
Post by: charlest on January 16, 2012, 02:02:50 PM
In the eyes of a Monday morning quarterback with 20/40 vision (
):
):I don't think he had other choices, unless he had several of each with different drillings or surfaces.
Palermaa destroyed an area in the midlane and Shafer had to use a ball strong enough so he could play inside of or at least skid thru the dry area Palermaa created. That was the serious problem high rev bowlers create for tweeners, like Shafer. When he slowed down a hair or pulled it even 1 board inside of target, he went thru the nose and was lucky just to leave the 3/6/10.
Plus on TV, that 3/6/10 is not an easy spare, made even harder by both the Scorpion pattern and the destroyed track area. Shafer's other problem is that he doesn't throw a straight ball at any spares. Almost every one hooks to some extent.
That said, I wish I had 1/4 of Shafer's talent and tenacity.
"None are so blind as those who will not see."
Edited by charlest on 1/16/2012 at 3:06 PM
Post by: chrischop04 on January 16, 2012, 04:45:24 PM
Post by: Dan Belcher on January 16, 2012, 07:34:49 PM
The problems with this strategy: 1) Getting the ball to hook enough downlane (where there was obviously carrydown) to carry the corner pins, and 2) Osku's friction just inside his target would mean he would have very little mistake room left, and there would be fresher oil right which meant anything sent wide wouldn't have a chance of making it back. There's a reason the pros very rarely try to shell down and throw it straighter late in blocks. Doing that intentionally takes away some of your margin for error.
Post by: chrischop04 on January 16, 2012, 07:43:09 PM
ok i see what u mean i have bowled a pba shot leauge but it was an adult youth league so not much oil was being moved like that so the shot stays pretty fresh
Post by: Dan Belcher on January 16, 2012, 08:16:49 PM
Yeah, that's the biggest problem with PBA Experience leagues in general. You don't really see the same kind of transition the patterns are designed to ha because you don't have enough balls going down the lane in one session, plus league bowlers tend to not play the lanes the same way the pros would (mostly you'll see everyone on one pair playing different parts of the lane, etc.). Not to mention it's pretty unlikely you'll have three guys on your pair with rev rates as high as Rash, Belmo, and Osku. 
Post by: Mbosco on January 29, 2012, 07:26:54 AM
I can honestly say that this year is the first time I wouldn't have minded Schafer winning a title. In years past it has always seemed to me that he's constantly complaining about this or that (his attitude last year on tv was TERRIBLE). Guess what? You always leave 7-10s on tv because you leak the ball right. Is it easy to do? Yes. Is it some cosmically bad break that magically follows you to every show? No. But this season has been different. He's been controlling himself more, he's playing a smarter shot, and most importantly I think he's been leveraging his experience to great effect. It really is too bad he didn't take the championship home.