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kendog

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Report your Sport league results
« on: May 05, 2004, 10:19:15 PM »
How many are bowling in them this Summer? I was lucky enough to get Livespive to bowl with me in a local doubles league. This will be my first time trying the Sport conditions. I thought it might be fun to compare notes as the Summer goes by to compare progress. I know I will probably be lucky to hold 170-180. Any interest, post here.
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2004, 01:33:19 PM »
To enjoy a sport league, you need to have two things going for you:

   1) a good spare game
   2) the ability to check your ego at the door

I've bowled in sport leagues for 3 years now, and I can tell you that if you flag a 10, you're not likely to get that triple to make up for it. It's a grind, and more mentally than physically.

When I first started in the sport league, I was just exhausted at the end of the league. I just wasn't used to having to concentrate on EVERY shot. After a month or so, I was in shape mentally, but it was a tough go.

Enjoy it, and understand that 650 is a HUGE set, and you'll have a blast.

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kendog

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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2004, 01:33:30 PM »
yeah Rags, I posted on your ABC thread. We're not sanctioning, but this is all Sport compiant or PBA patterns. It's going to be very challenging. I think it would be interesting to follow eachother through the course of the Summer. By the way, rots a ruck tonight, that's a demanding shot.
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2004, 03:44:33 PM »
Will be trying it this summer to see if I think I can make it through a winter.  As SrKegler said in another thread, I am a glutton for punishment
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2004, 03:56:05 PM »
My summer sport condition league starts May 17
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2004, 04:02:54 PM »
Bowling a "challenge" league that will feature a different PBA pattern each week and fill in the rest of the weeks with sport conditions.  Not sure if that officially qualifies the league as a sport league, but it will be a far cry from THS.  I'm pretty excited about averaging 20 pins less this summer, it is better preparation for the tough tournament conditions year-round.
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2004, 04:25:42 PM »
The sport league I'm bowling in over the Summer starts May 19th, but only runs for 6 weeks at $20 a week.  3 man teams, winner gets a paid 5 man team entry into the world team challenge...something along those lines.  I've bowled on the sport shot many times before and it's always ruined me.  If you have an ego and don't want to humiliate yourself, stay away from the sport shot.  If you ask me, it doesn't get any harder than this.  If your spare game is there and you can toss a few strikes in with it, then you should be alright.  Avoid opens at all costs because you can't count on coming back with an easy 3 or 4 bagger to bail yourself out.  For an average, I expect to average between maybe 175 to 185.  If I somehow averaged any higher than that, I'd be grateful.  If you're not used to focusing completely on each shot, then get used to it if you wanna try the sport shot.  All in all, bowling on a sport shot will turn you into a better bowler if you stay focused.  You should be able to hit a mark and hit it consistently time and again.  Also, throwing plastic hard and straight is the way to go when it comes to the spares on this.

kendog

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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2004, 08:44:13 AM »
After bowling on the ABC pattern the other night, I definitely realized the value of having a good spare game, and a tame ball to go with it.

Fluffer that sounds like some pretty good scoring for a sport pattern. Keep it up.

Y'all keep us posted on your experience as the days go by. Perhaps we can help eachother with the different patterns and such. Should be interesting.

Good bowling!
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2004, 09:48:54 AM »
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If I can find one...I would.


Yeah King it's hard to find one sometimes.
I am driving about an 1hr 15min to bowl with
Kendog.  I have always wanted to bowl on
tougher conditions so I welcome the chance.

I think Pizzaguy said it best:

To enjoy the league, you will need to check in your ego
at the door.

IT will be a blast (I think)
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #9 on: May 07, 2004, 10:14:39 AM »
We are doing a singles sport scrach at Creekside Lanes in Winston Salem, NC.
It starts Tuesday May 11th, 8:30
We will bowl 4 games of match play changing lanes after each game. It't a ton of fun.

Those of you that are coming to "The Gathering" May 28-30 will get to bowl on some sport patterns. Maybe even a creation of my own...

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kendog

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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2004, 08:32:24 AM »
Well we got the first week of Summer Sport league under our belts last night. As Pizzaguy said earlier, egos checked at the door.... well supposedly. We were told this was going to be the easiest shot of the Summer for us. Nobody on our pair broke 600. I really struggled with a bit of lane rust the first game 146; but came back strong the second with x, 9/, seven bagger, oops out of bounds missed the head pin, open, 239. Finished up with a 187 for 572. The Thing Returns turned out to be my go to, and should have been the only ball I threw, but I'm not that bright. I had to try three others in the course of curing myself of cranial rectimitus,(I've been battling this crippling disease for 41 years, so don't expect any miracles!). It's gonna be interesting. We did manage to take all 8 points. Me and Spivey, out there representin'. I'll leave it up to Eric if he wishes to reveal his numbers for the night. j/k Eric!
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Edited on 5/13/2004 8:44 AM
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #11 on: May 13, 2004, 08:47:27 AM »
we have a house that runs a head to head sport condidtion league i would love to join but golf gets in teh way and the house is like an hour ride from home.
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #12 on: May 13, 2004, 12:51:42 PM »
Yeah Bowling the sports shot was a treat

Didn't do to bad first game 178.  I don't know what happend
I must have grabbed my head by accident and threw it for the last shot in
the first game, but my transition game hurt (my head must have still been stuck
in the ball return from the first game ) 114 (ouch) then my head finally came
back but had a few dings in it and I shot a 166.  Finished with a 458 I beat the
blind bowler score by 8 pins total

It looks like it is going to be a fun league.  It will give me the
chance to really learn my equipment, and to bowl on tough conditions.
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #13 on: May 13, 2004, 01:45:19 PM »
My league doesn't start until Monday.  I was told I would definitely have a team, but my friend who was supposed to be my partner, chickened out.  So now I get to try this sport league with 2 total strangers.
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kendog

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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #14 on: May 13, 2004, 02:13:38 PM »
Good luck thong, I had a partner who backed out at the last minute and would have bowled with a complete stranger, except Live Spive bailed me out. Actually we were strangers till last night except for these boards. We're gonna have fun.
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