I HAVE BEEN COACHING KIDS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. THERE IS THIS KID IN THE LEAGUE THAT IS NOW 19 AND HAS BEEN BOWLING IN THE LEAGUE SINCE HE WAS 12. HE THROWS WITH0UT HIS THUMB OF COURSE BECAUSE THAT IS COOL. IN ALL THIS TIME I TRIED TO GET HIM TO GET A BALL. I OFFERED HIM ONE OF MINE. HE USED IT ABOUT 5 FRAMES AND HATED IT. I WANT TO STRESS THAT MONEY IS NOT THE PROBLEM ON HIM GETTING A BALL. WE MORE OR LESS GAVE UP ON TRYING TO COACH HIM A FEW YEARS AGO. WE FIGURED HE COMES EVERY WEEK, ENJOYS BOWLING, AND IS A GOOD KID. LEAVE HIM ALONE AND LET HIM ENJOY HIMSELF. FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS HE HAS AVERAGED BETWEEN 195 AND 200. YESTERDAY HE HAD 259, 208, AND 267 FOR 734. HE USES A 16 POUND BALL FOR STRIKES AND A 10 POUNDER FOR 10 PINS. HE LOFTS THE BALL OUT ON THE LANE ABOUT 7 TO 8 FEET. HOW HE IS THIS CONSISTENT USING THIS METHOD IS REALLY SOMETHING TO SEE. I TOLD HIM YESTERDAY THAT HE IS PROBABLY THE BEST "HOUSE BALL" BOWLER IN THE CITY. DOES ANYONE ELSE KNOW ANYONE THAT CONSISTENT WITH A HOUSE BALL? TO ME, HE DEFIES ALL LOGIC.

Props to the kid for exploiting the lane conditions he is given.

No-thumbers are the future of bowling so long as walls are "the norm".

Am I the only one who cringes evey time a ball lands at the arrows?
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Jon (in Ohio)
aka: Rico Swerve~

I ASK HIM LAST WEEK IF HE WENT TO A TOURNAMENT AT ANOTHER HOUSE IF HE WOULD COME BY OUR HOUSE AND GET HIS BALLS. HE SAID HE DIDN'T CARE AS LONG AS THEY HAD TWO FINGER HOLES AND THE WEIGHTS WERE CLOSE.