Post by: canesrock82 on April 27, 2007, 06:32:55 PM
I have been doing 3 on a normal practice night and tonight I threw 5.
Started crappy, 140 and a 138, then I started doing better. Next 3 were 190, 202, and a 179. Last game they went cosmic on my 6th frame or I would have been over 200 again.
Post by: charlest on April 28, 2007, 06:07:12 AM
When practicing, one normally practices 1 or 2 things during practice. One method is to shoot either 7 pins or 10 pins on the first ball and then shoot your strike ball on the 2nd ball. The idea of shooting to the 7 or the 10 is to make sure you hit ONLY that pin. This leaves you most of the rack with which to shoot your strike ball, practicing, maybe ... release and speed consistency or target hitting consistency.
If I'm really practcing something, I'll bowl 8 - 12 games.
If I'm there for a refresher, to just keep timing and feel because of too many days off in between bowling occasions, I'll bowl 4 - 6 games.
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Post by: ThongPrincess on April 28, 2007, 10:02:32 AM
What I practice depends on what I feel is the weak link in my game. This weekend there will be a ton of 7 pin practice. I couldn't pick up a 7 pin during my 9 PM league Wednesday and it cost my team the last game and kept me from shooting 600+. I had 6 opens total 4 of them 7 pins and 3 of those in the last game
I keep the scoring on just to keep track of the number of games so I am sure I can pay for them
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Post by: justdale on April 28, 2007, 11:22:50 PM
Post by: zone on April 28, 2007, 11:30:13 PM
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Post by: ChrispyBrownies on May 02, 2007, 04:49:06 PM
I dont know about anybody else, but usually 5-7 of the games are "Low Pin" games. You wan the lowest score possible. If you gutter, it counts as a strike(on first ball) or a spare(on second ball). Therefore, a perfect game is 20.
It makes you very accurate on your 10 and 7 pins.
But I also only have to pay 50 cents a game since I work there. . .
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Post by: Grayson on May 06, 2007, 02:15:55 PM
The normal "league" run is 5-8 here and house league is 4 games so my practice run is within the needed amount of games.
In practice I do 3 games to try around and work on my style (concentrate e.g. on the approach or the release... naturally then the scores go down.or try around different shots and stuff)
the next three games I try to convert/transfer the "learnt" things into scores and do 3 games simply for scores and no trying around.
sometimes works... sometimes I simply do 6 bad games and call it "trying"
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Post by: mainzer on May 17, 2007, 01:02:26 PM
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Post by: astrodanco on June 24, 2007, 05:11:19 PM
Before league I usually play two or three games, but that is only to warm up and get into the proper competetive mindset, not to practice. My goal for the the first game is pure warm up. I don't keep score. The second game my goals is to achieving a clean game with as many strikes as possible. If I bowl a third game, it's because I failed to achive my goal in the second game.
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Post by: urpo on August 31, 2007, 08:48:56 AM
Even worse, the turned on the disco stuff 10 minutes early and even though I complained they didn't turn em off but I didn't have to pay anything that day which was kinda worthless cause it was my game I wanted. Well, I should of quit but when I did feel I got stuff working I couldn't stop.
Back to the subject, I bowl 4-8 games something when I practice.
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Post by: JOE FALCO on August 31, 2007, 09:24:15 AM
I'm fairly consistent with Spare shooting .. so unlike many other bowlers . when I practice it's mostly to get the ball in the pocket. What I find is that after bowling LOUSY in a league session I get moved to a different pair for my practice .. usually the new pair is a LOT DIFFERENT then where I struggled. Most of the time I shoot well on the PRACTICE pair. It then becomes a CONFIDENCE BOOSTER .. where I conclude that the LEAGUE PAIR was a BAD SHOT
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Post by: cgilyeat on August 31, 2007, 11:55:32 AM
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Rarely do I make a trip to the Center for practice alone .. I do most of my practice after a bad league showing .. and that happens more then you would expect!
I'm fairly consistent with Spare shooting .. so unlike many other bowlers . when I practice it's mostly to get the ball in the pocket. What I find is that after bowling LOUSY in a league session I get moved to a different pair for my practice .. usually the new pair is a LOT DIFFERENT then where I struggled. Most of the time I shoot well on the PRACTICE pair. It then becomes a CONFIDENCE BOOSTER .. where I conclude that the LEAGUE PAIR was a BAD SHOT
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So, can I interpret this to mean "that isn't my fault that I couldn't adjust, but the lane's fault I bowled bad"
Post by: JOE FALCO on August 31, 2007, 12:48:33 PM
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Post by: canesrock82 on August 31, 2007, 04:50:27 PM
I bowl 6-8 games now and my last set was 189, 218, 206, 207, 170, and a 234. The 170 was a mental lapse. I stepped it up in the last game.
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What is the norm for everyone when you go practice how many games do you throw?
I have been doing 3 on a normal practice night and tonight I threw 5.
Started crappy, 140 and a 138, then I started doing better. Next 3 were 190, 202, and a 179. Last game they went cosmic on my 6th frame or I would have been over 200 again.
Post by: No Open Tenths on August 31, 2007, 04:56:24 PM
I generally end up bowling 7-10 games as it is 10$ to bowl 10pm to 1am.
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Post by: cgilyeat on August 31, 2007, 08:06:52 PM
quote:That's why I put the Smiley. I didn't think you were serious, but there are those bowlers that would make that statement seriously.
That's the message .. the mistake I made was I tried to make it funny .. not sure that came across .. I hope the face was an indication you understood ..
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Post by: stussycole on August 31, 2007, 08:24:14 PM
If you keep score, or are trying to score well, are you really practicing?
Post by: Xfest on August 31, 2007, 08:41:14 PM
198, 231, 212, 210, 211, 216
Yeah, it was with my new 900 Global The Break too. BEAST.
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Post by: dizzyfugu on September 04, 2007, 04:52:42 AM
In normal training sessions, I will do 6-10 games when I am on my own, or less if I play with friends, but rarely less than 6 games.
I mostly work on consistency and changing lines, and also on reading the lane and switching equipment, finding a new line quickly because this is important for my league formats and my slower playing style. Another problem I stioll battle is the 1st game on the lane. I need very long to get relaxed enough to play properly. Very critical, esp. in league/tournament, but I am not sure if I can really improve on this despite warming up etc. Maybe also a mental thing?
Well, when I play on my own, I also make dedicated spare sessions, either to try new things or just for the sake of repetition, or I dedicate games just to try new/different lines - lately I experimented with the 1st arrow (I am useed to play across 3rd), and some training just to get the different look onto the lane right is IMO very important, just to be prepared in case the lane calls for such a shot.
I do not care much about training results anymore, even though I note them and how I am going overall. In the long run, things even out.
Training is very important for either working on your strengths, find solutions foryour weaknesses and to broaden your spectrum of options.
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Post by: apxxx on September 04, 2007, 06:01:04 AM
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Post by: difiCa on October 02, 2007, 06:50:54 AM
Post by: Lane1Redneck on October 02, 2007, 07:03:11 AM
I myself don't look at my scores or judge them on how I'm doing..
When I go out to practice, I focused more on my faults in my game, more then scores..
i.e. balance at the line, and posting the shot, different lines, hand positioning, pick a target,and try to hit my marks over n over know matter where it hits the pins.. take the spare ball and use that instead of strike ball..
Those are some of the things I do when going to PRACTICE..
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Post by: Scolai on October 02, 2007, 07:18:17 AM
These days with electronic scoring systems, I get a pair of lanes and put A-L in the name spaces (6 letters/side) and just throw the ball. My concern ceases to be score and bends more towards form, rhythm, and other details.
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Post by: Rev_O on October 02, 2007, 10:53:11 AM
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Post by: WiscBowler on October 02, 2007, 11:00:00 AM
Post by: justdale on October 02, 2007, 11:01:35 AM
Nowadays, I take my plastic ball and loosen up for a game, than think about what I'm doing for 3 games, and than have fun for the last game, which means I look at the score for the last game, and on a house shot, that usally means a 250-260 game. Than on my very last shot, I take my plastic ball back out and throw it as hard as I can at the 10 pin
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Post by: Lane1Redneck on October 02, 2007, 11:12:47 AM
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What is practice? Very few people practice today that don't bowl for a living. And the ones that do practice do it wrong!
Maybe you could help us then to incorporate a practice routine for us that do practice, go about it the correct way.. Then we all can try and incorperate this to our games, and for my sons game.. And I thought I was going about it the right way..
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Post by: TBS1 on October 03, 2007, 09:48:23 AM
What I like to work on is making sure my tempo stays in control. First game I try to establish a defined area on the lane(typically on the house shot 15-5 is my comfort zone). I take my favorite ball of the day, and just worry about release and timing. I don't practice for scoring purposes, I know I can score, I am working on muscle memory to help me feel in the groove for longer periods of time. After the first "warm-up" game, I generally move inside and play a little bit deeper, then jump outside, trying different hand positions and releases.
Hopefully this helps.
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Post by: KDawg77 on October 03, 2007, 09:51:05 AM
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Post by: dechrist on October 03, 2007, 10:09:02 AM
A good technique that I've heard of is to put in a letter for each game, that way you don't focus on the score. For example, if I bowl 6 games in practice, I'll use the letters A-F. I'll have to try it the next time I practice...
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Post by: dechrist on October 03, 2007, 10:09:32 AM
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How do all of you afford to practice that much? Do your centers let you bowl for free?
I pay $2/game, which isn't too bad.
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