It seems like in every post there is someone complaining about those who bowl only on house shots. I don't bowl in tournaments due to time constraints and don't bowl in a Sport league. What is wrong with me averaging 200+? It makes me happy to shoot high scores. To know I have a legit shot at a 300 motivates me to keep coming back for more. I know I'm not an elite bowler. I know I'm condition dependent. Tournament shots should be harder, and the tournaments let you know who the best bowler is on that day. If bowling had Sport conditions you would see an even faster exodus from the game. If we "house bowlers" quit, the sport will deteriorate even faster and the game we all love will disappear.
I'm a house bowler. I'm clearly 2 steps below the better amateurs and 3 steps behind the pros. I'm ok with that. I enjoy bowling on the great wall.

PLEASE STOP BASHING ME!!!!!
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Why does everyone laugh when I bowl?

louie

i'm averaging 227 on my league condition and can play down and in or hook it. my buddy the lane man set up a typical sport shot( 2-1 ratio, 35', clean backends ). i warmed up on another pair of lanes for 20 minutes or so concentrating on accuracy. i bowled 8 games and averaged 205. accuracy here is vitally important. you must make your spares. you are required to make BETTER shots on every shot. there are no sport leagues offered where i bowl so this was a good test of my ability( ? ). i realize i'm not as good as i thought----but the key is i always try to get better. if the abc does go to tougher conditions to bowl on i'll still bowl. i'll always try to improve.

Louie has got me thinking. What does the THS do for leagues? It gives everybody a chance to score. Anybody can win!

Just last nite in my Mixed League we played a team who comprised of 3 members over 60. They kicked our butts!! A lady (normally averages 150s) threw a two 190s and 170 something. The other lady was in the 170s. She had purchased new ball a few weeks ago. That is what the THS does. Both teams were congratulating each other on strikes. Our team finally had a good finish to win the last game, but those first two, the pins were going down for their team.

There has been a couple times where I have been recreational bowling, I will bowl some really high games. I have had people approach me and ask if I play professionally. I say no. They reply that I should and then I explain that bowling conditions the pros bowl on are much more difficult. I show the person how much area I have to strike and explain how accurate a pro has to be to get a strike. Most replies I get are "I did not know that".

There are a lot of bowlers who do not know what a THS is or Ball technology. They just go to league every week and bowl. If you average 150 roll your first 600 or average 200 and roll your first 700. It makes you feel good for that accomplishment and lots of people congratulate you. That is all most league bowling is for people. For most on this sight, bowling is more than this.

I think dragon has a good answer here. Maybe what some houses should do is alternate the pattern. Not just do it every other week but may be more in variations. Month 1: THS Weeks: 1 3 and 4, Challenging Pattern: Week 2.

Now Jason has point: the guy averaging 230 something in leagues, bragging and trash talking thinking he is great. Well the fact is that tournament you mentioned actually humbled him. He knows it! But he is not going to admit to it. He has put up his defense and he will go back to his THS to heal his wounds.

   


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As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.
Andrew Carnegie