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BLOG stands for Web Log right? NO! It stands for Bowling Log. I just joined a league, and I didn't bowl much through college so I think I'll track my progress. If I can bring my average up to 180s then I'll be where I left off in High School. I'll try to even give a game by game analysis as best as I can remember.
Scores for 9/09/07: 134, 196, 127
Introduction: Well I haven't bowled much lately so I wasn't expecting consistency. The lanes were well oiled which was good, but not exactly what I'm used to. I was adjusting my starting location and throwing parameters all day.
Game 1: I barely had anything figured out by the time our 5 minutes of practice was up. I got off to a piss-poor start where I couldn't even get my ball to hit the correct region of the pocket. By picking up a reasonable percentage of spares, I maintained a score that wouldn't hurt my team too badly.
Game 2: There was a lot of luck here. Even though I opened with an open, from the second frame to the seventh or eight I had a nice chain of strikes and 9-spares. IIRC it started 37 X X X 9/ X 9/ 9/ or something like that. I ended up with another open somewhere towards the end of the game, and thus didn't break 200. It's hard to tell if I should have kept throwing the ball the way I was, or if I was indeed getting very lucky and was correct in my decision to keep adjusting my throw to try and get a more attractive and precise hook.
Game 3: I kept getting owned by the 10 pin. I think for the day I was 2 for 6. Normally I'm more like 80-90% because I have a fairly consistent form with a 15-16 pound house ball (I don't use my normal ball because it hooks too much). The opens were killing me early, and then to make matters worse I had 4 splits in 5 frames. You know how a turkey is three strikes in a row? We need a new term for 3 splits in a row! Most of them were makable, save the 7-10 (the 4-7-10 was a bit intimidating also).
Conclusion: I need to try to find a strikeball that I can throw consistently without needing much luck. My consecutive strike record was in 12th grade when I opened a practice game with a 7 bagger. I'm hoping to at least match that record this season. Feel free to ask questions if something I said didn't make sense or if you aren't up on some terminology but are interested.
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Korea (South)11599 Posts
damn wtf, if i get a score of 80 i'll be happy as hell
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On September 10 2007 10:34 CaucasianAsian wrote:
damn wtf, if i get a score of 80 i'll be happy as hell
Haha it's cool. But when you bowled 4 years in high school (4 days a week for almost 4 months each year) you need to hold yourself to higher standards.
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Nice. In fact, I bowl when I get the chance, but only once a week (if that). I actually use a custom-made ball that weights 16 lbs and, I think, is supposed to hook a lot. My dad taught me the correct form and everything, but for some reason, I just can't make it work. The guys I know, people I bowl with can surpass 200 and at least get decent results, but I can't. I THINK I found a form that works for me, though so that's good. My average is, I think, 120. Bowling's such a fun sport, but my friends are so gay (don't go bowling with me), and I don't want to go by myself since I'm so imagine-conscious...
Anyway, I'd be glad to talk more if you want to continue about bowling. I want to get at least semi-serious meaning I'd be interested in joining leagues and stuff, but it doesn't seem like that'll happen...
Btw, my high was a 195. I cried red tears that night.
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CA10835 Posts
wow man, nice scores
when i get over 150 i celebrate ^^
i think i average 120-130ish... :/
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nice scores! you can't get 180+ on just luck
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On September 10 2007 10:49 ilovezil wrote:
Nice. In fact, I bowl when I get the chance, but only once a week (if that). I actually use a custom-made ball that weights 16 lbs and, I think, is supposed to hook a lot. My dad taught me the correct form and everything, but for some reason, I just can't make it work. The guys I know, people I bowl with can surpass 200 and at least get decent results, but I can't. I THINK I found a form that works for me, though so that's good. My average is, I think, 120. Bowling's such a fun sport, but my friends are so gay (don't go bowling with me), and I don't want to go by myself since I'm so imagine-conscious...
Anyway, I'd be glad to talk more if you want to continue about bowling. I want to get at least semi-serious meaning I'd be interested in joining leagues and stuff, but it doesn't seem like that'll happen...
Btw, my high was a 195. I cried red tears that night.
What do you mean by a custom made ball? Do you just mean you went to a pro shop and they fitted you for a decent model? Or did you do some kind of special ordering? Does the ball have fingertips? If not, is it plastic? My ball is a 16 lb Battle Zone Missile with fingertips.
If you can't make it hook then I guess you aren't using correct form even if you know what it is. The first time you get nearly 200 is usually a very happy occasion. My personal high is 236 (which I've gotten about 3-4 times, some kind of a strange ceiling for me).
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On September 10 2007 11:04 Gokey wrote:
nice scores! you can't get 180+ on just luck
Eh, that's a bit questionable. With a straight ball, you can start on the right and angle the ball in a bit. Getting 180 honestly isn't that hard if you consistently get lucky with hitting the pocket. I'd say you can't get 200+ on just luck, though.
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hehehehe i'm a bowling noob :}
i think i hold it wrong cos my fingers get sore :{
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On September 10 2007 11:15 paper wrote:
i think i hold it wrong cos my fingers get sore :{
Not necessarily. It depends on a few factors. I bowled a few weeks ago and I had to stop after 2-3 games because I was tearing the skin on my fourth finger.(45 degrees inside the knuckle). By the next week it had calloused a bit and now my finger can stand up to the strain of 16 pounds with fingertips and ridiculous form once again.
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Breaking 100 is a momentous occasion for me and friends when we bowl, haha.
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On September 10 2007 11:04 micronesia wrote:Show nested quote +On September 10 2007 10:49 ilovezil wrote:
Nice. In fact, I bowl when I get the chance, but only once a week (if that). I actually use a custom-made ball that weights 16 lbs and, I think, is supposed to hook a lot. My dad taught me the correct form and everything, but for some reason, I just can't make it work. The guys I know, people I bowl with can surpass 200 and at least get decent results, but I can't. I THINK I found a form that works for me, though so that's good. My average is, I think, 120. Bowling's such a fun sport, but my friends are so gay (don't go bowling with me), and I don't want to go by myself since I'm so imagine-conscious...
Anyway, I'd be glad to talk more if you want to continue about bowling. I want to get at least semi-serious meaning I'd be interested in joining leagues and stuff, but it doesn't seem like that'll happen...
Btw, my high was a 195. I cried red tears that night. What do you mean by a custom made ball? Do you just mean you went to a pro shop and they fitted you for a decent model? Or did you do some kind of special ordering? Does the ball have fingertips? If not, is it plastic? My ball is a 16 lb Battle Zone Missile with fingertips. If you can't make it hook then I guess you aren't using correct form even if you know what it is. The first time you get nearly 200 is usually a very happy occasion. My personal high is 236 (which I've gotten about 3-4 times, some kind of a strange ceiling for me).
Yup, got my fingers fitted at a pro shop at some bowling allley. All I know that its name is fireball -_-
EDIT: Oh, it hooks alright. It just hooks either too much or too little; I can NEVER hit the pocket. I do think I found out why, however. I never used the full force of the swing (the arc motion).
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Washington, D.C9935 Posts
i can get over 200 on wii bowling E-_-Z
real bowling, i'm perfectly happy with a score over 100!
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On September 10 2007 11:51 ilovezil wrote:Show nested quote +On September 10 2007 11:04 micronesia wrote:On September 10 2007 10:49 ilovezil wrote:
Nice. In fact, I bowl when I get the chance, but only once a week (if that). I actually use a custom-made ball that weights 16 lbs and, I think, is supposed to hook a lot. My dad taught me the correct form and everything, but for some reason, I just can't make it work. The guys I know, people I bowl with can surpass 200 and at least get decent results, but I can't. I THINK I found a form that works for me, though so that's good. My average is, I think, 120. Bowling's such a fun sport, but my friends are so gay (don't go bowling with me), and I don't want to go by myself since I'm so imagine-conscious...
Anyway, I'd be glad to talk more if you want to continue about bowling. I want to get at least semi-serious meaning I'd be interested in joining leagues and stuff, but it doesn't seem like that'll happen...
Btw, my high was a 195. I cried red tears that night. What do you mean by a custom made ball? Do you just mean you went to a pro shop and they fitted you for a decent model? Or did you do some kind of special ordering? Does the ball have fingertips? If not, is it plastic? My ball is a 16 lb Battle Zone Missile with fingertips. If you can't make it hook then I guess you aren't using correct form even if you know what it is. The first time you get nearly 200 is usually a very happy occasion. My personal high is 236 (which I've gotten about 3-4 times, some kind of a strange ceiling for me). Yup, got my fingers fitted at a pro shop at some bowling allley. All I know that its name is fireball -_- EDIT: Oh, it hooks alright. It just hooks either too much or too little; I can NEVER hit the pocket. I do think I found out why, however. I never used the full force of the swing (the arc motion).
You amount of force you use, alone, shouldn't be a problem so long as it isn't extremely weak or way too fast. Whatever speed you want is fine, you just need to adjust where you start your approach. The faster you throw it, the more you start towards the right. If you throw it slower, you need to start more to the left so the ball has more opportunity to hook before it gets to the pins. Hitting the pocket is just a matter of practice, and adjusting your approach so that the ball ends up where you want it.
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Calgary26003 Posts
Paging [GiTM]-Ace
Every week at clan wars he would tell me about him bowling the day before. I think he gave it up (because he realized he sucked?) 
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Bowling is fun from time to time, I can't see how anyone could do this professionally though.
I'd think it'd get boring over time? Doesn't seem to be much finesse to it...
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On September 11 2007 03:12 Orome wrote:Bowling is fun from time to time, I can't see how anyone could do this professionally though. I'd think it'd get boring over time? Doesn't seem to be much finesse to it...
Actually there is. It's kinda hard to understand the appeal of competitive bowling until you do it. Occasional bowling is a totally different game.
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On September 11 2007 09:49 micronesia wrote:Show nested quote +On September 11 2007 03:12 Orome wrote:Bowling is fun from time to time, I can't see how anyone could do this professionally though. I'd think it'd get boring over time? Doesn't seem to be much finesse to it... Actually there is. It's kinda hard to understand the appeal of competitive bowling until you do it. Occasional bowling is a totally different game.
Sortof like SC? O_O
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On September 11 2007 11:16 ShaLLoW[baY] wrote:Show nested quote +On September 11 2007 09:49 micronesia wrote:On September 11 2007 03:12 Orome wrote:Bowling is fun from time to time, I can't see how anyone could do this professionally though. I'd think it'd get boring over time? Doesn't seem to be much finesse to it... Actually there is. It's kinda hard to understand the appeal of competitive bowling until you do it. Occasional bowling is a totally different game. Sortof like SC? O_O
Actually you can draw a lot of parallels I suppose. In that way they are very common. Well, a complete newbie can't even follow a high-level starcraft game, but you can follow the pba pretty easily I think.
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You can definately get lucky. I have done 180-190 something without hooking the ball. Just straight bowling. Usually I get 100 though  .
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The side of Micronesia that I never knew of.
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