Author Topic: Spare issue (Read 667 times)

gHatMan · « **on:** August 07, 2007, 02:56:15 PM »

Ive been bowling for five years and spares have been an issue. Its not as bad as it seems but I bowl like Mike Miller except i put my thumb in the ball. Sometimes i flag ten pins with my plastic ball because i concentrate so much on flattening out, especially on dry lanes. I was wondering if i should practice flattening out more or go straight at it like chris barnes and tommy jones. If I should go straight at it I'll take any advice. Thanks

justdale · « **Reply #1 on:** August 07, 2007, 10:59:22 PM »

When it comes to the 10 pin, you are always better off throwing straight at it, but it is a lot easier doing it with a plastic ball

BrianCRX90 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 07, 2007, 11:06:57 PM »

Plastic and spare balls are not for everyone. It personally never helped me and I also got tired of bringing another ball to league plus fight with everyone having so many balls around and not having 2 balls on the rack...etc.
For corner pin spares, you first should align your shoulders with that pin. An area such as a dot or an arrow for reference can be used to align with the pin. I like to use the 3rd arrow as a reference for 6's and 10's into a couple steps then look up at the ten pin and throw firmly at it. Experimentation of where your left foot should be will take practice. I generally found the 35 board to be perfect. Then for 4's and 7's, same thing. Find a place on the lane to stand, find a mark for a reference point and align your shoulders.
The wrist should be completly broken, not straight. This way nothing is coming off your fingers and all off the thumb. If you do it right, you may track on the thumb which will give you nearly 0 hook unless your on severe dry lanes, which then you would apply more speed.

gHatMan · « **Reply #3 on:** August 07, 2007, 11:07:36 PM »

For multi pin spares, is it better to go cross lane or head-on? Is it good to throw it hard all the time?

gHatMan · « **Reply #4 on:** August 07, 2007, 11:09:37 PM »

thanks brian

footerson · « **Reply #5 on:** August 07, 2007, 11:12:47 PM »

throw straight at everything that way its dont matter hwo dry or oily it is youll always be in the right place all you have to do is execute your approach right and youll pick it
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shelley · « **Reply #6 on:** August 07, 2007, 11:17:08 PM »

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For multi pin spares, is it better to go cross lane or head-on? Is it good to throw it hard all the time?

For me, I prefer throwing plastic unless I need the drive and hit of a reactive ball. That's pretty much spares with double wood or a butt-load of pins. If I leave the 2-8, the 3-9, or anything with those pins, I'll use reactive because I want the ball to roll through to carry the back pin and not deflect off the front pin. If I dump it outside and hit the 6-10 pocket, leaving six or seven pins on the deck, I'll throw reactive. Sometimes the fence, too, but not always.

But even for most multi-pin spares, I throw plastic.

SH

dizzyfugu · « **Reply #7 on:** August 08, 2007, 04:10:44 AM »

I only use a polyester spare for 6 and 10 pins, and some few multi-pin leaves like a 3-6-10. Additionally, I try some splits with a polyester shot. For this shot, I use a very different release from my strike shot, breaking the wrist totally back and turning the wrist outward in a clockwise direction (righty), still giving some lift upon release (I simply do not manage to drop it). The result is a pretty straight shot with a full roller track and minimum side roll. On a dry back end the ball might curve 2-3 boards but it is predictable.

On multi-pin leaves (esp. any double wood) and single 4 or 7 pins, I use my strike ball because this ball will roll and has less deflection risk upon impact. Especially with the 7 I had been struggling with a polyester ball and a straight shot, and I found that simple foot adjustment and a relaxed strike ball release is much more consistent for me.

Anyway, I'd recommeend expertiments in training and some dedicated games to try out and evaluate different spare techniques. Practice and routine is very important, especially if you have or want to develop a special release for this instance.
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Edited on 8/8/2007 4:11 AM

Dan Belcher · « **Reply #8 on:** August 08, 2007, 07:37:13 AM »

Bowling in a PBA Experience league basically forced me to throwing plastic straight at my spares. Relying on lane conditions to dictate how much I needed to hook my reactive equipment into spares just got too unpredictable and tricky on those harder oil patterns. I now throw it straight and pretty hard at almost all of my spares. Multi-pin leaves with double wood... I'll sometimes throw my reactive stuff. Depends on how confident I am I'll actually hit my mark that night, plus how long the oil pattern is. (I am not even going to bother trying to throw reactive stuff at spares on the Viper pattern for example). However, throwing plastic allows me to get the ball to go almost dead straight despite still getting the same revs I normally do for my strike ball. It definately made shooting the 10 pin much easier, and I used to be pretty good at shooting it with my reactive equipment even.

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gHatMan

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