this is curious to me. I am a 180ish avg bowler. I have the same access to balls and bowling lanes for practice. There are all types of classes and coaches and seminars to attend,along with the wealth of knowledge on video and in books that can be tapped to improve my game. I have all this at my disposal,so why am i not a 200 bowler.
I think its because, as in all things, there are some things that some people are just better at than others. Better motor skills ,better at applying the knowledge they have learned with their physical abilities and those that aren't as good will tend to stay in their comfort zone.
It is a long standing argument that those 220 and above housecats should be coupled in battle of the best scratch leagues where the only thing that matters is what you bowl tonight. Most of the time these arguments are being held by the sub 200 avg. bowlers because we are un fortunately as enamored by their abilities as we are sometimes disillusioned by are own.
On the flipside the 220 bowler on the ths is no better than the 180 bowler on anything other than the ths and they are content to feast on the ths and the sub par bowler as we are to let them . Why should they get in a league where there are 10 to 20 individuals or teams shooting on shots that bring them back to the days of their early beginnings of 160 games and gutter balls where they dont have the luxury of the wannabe be's to fatten up the pots for them in the hopes of the lucky once in a blue moon game where their cap would bring them up to the stratosphere of the heavy hitters.
They are like lions in the jungle is the lion going to leave the comfort of the watering hole to find a harder place to hunt. Is the lion going to allow the hyena the privilege of dinning on the fresh kill,or waiting for his scraps. Then too,would the 180 bowler be satisfied being locked out of a league because someone else said he wasn't good enough,even though he isn't. Their are a handful of bowlers that seek out sport shots and tourneys where they may be challenged,but for the most ,its a job, its not fun, its not a personal challenge,good clean competition that could be used for the betterment of all and the sport. Why should one guy use his spare ball rather than his hook monster,should one man suffer just for sufferings sake i dont think so.
Bowling isn't like most sports where your physical attributes limit how good you can be. You dont have to be fast,strong,tall,nothing special is required. That being said who am I to scrutinize where someone bowls or doesn't bowl based on their skill level. its up to me to bowl or not ,to get better or not. But if I am a part of the pride I have no intention of leaving.
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