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mumzie

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What do I do when carry percentage is in the TOILET???
« on: September 16, 2003, 11:01:24 AM »
The past couple of weeks, I have had several 3 game sets where I've missed hitting the pocket once or twice in 3 games, and gone with 1 or two opens and shot 585-590. That means that I'm shooting a heck of a lot of spares.
10 pins, 4 pins, 7s, 8s, even an occasional 9.
The 10s are ring or weak. The 7s - same thing. This is going on while all around me are tripping 4s, using messengers to carry corners, hitting on "1-2-3 pocket" nose hits, etc, etc.
There I sit - camped out on the solid 1-3 pocket, good for 9 almost all the time - sometimes, of course, leaving the solid 7-10.
I've tried switching balls, switching hand positions, making parallel moves, etc, etc - NOTHING seems to be working for me.
Does ANYONE out there have any suggestions??? (other than to join a no tap league?)
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Re: What do I do when carry percentage is in the TOILET???
« Reply #16 on: September 18, 2003, 02:11:00 AM »
mumzie, stop kicking yourself in the backside.  I've had a lot of shots that seem to be "close, but not quite" so far this year, while all about me seems to be in mid-season form.  Only to see my game slowly coming into form.  Fret not.  You're around the pocket.  Don't worry so much about re-inventing the wheel.  If you want, do what everyone else seems to do when things aren't going your way.  Simply get out your checkbook, spend $200+ on a new ball so you can bowl better.  Then, complain about being broke!
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mumzie

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Re: What do I do when carry percentage is in the TOILET???
« Reply #17 on: September 18, 2003, 01:51:58 PM »
Thanks for the feedback.
I have read the other thread regarding this topic, and that thread has digressed into discussing temper tantrums after "shoulda been a 260" comments.

How bad was my carry last night? When I finally threw a double, THE OPPOSING TEAM CHEERED MORE THAN MY OWN TEAM!!!!!!!!!

And one member of that other team said - after tripping an outrageous 4 pin - that if he knew how he was carrying "all that crap" he'd be glad to tell me, cause I was throwing the ball well enough to deserve the help.

Tonight is a new attitude. If I see the same thing, I'm gonna quit the scratch leagues and join a no tap league.



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seadrive

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Re: What do I do when carry percentage is in the TOILET???
« Reply #18 on: September 19, 2003, 08:59:50 AM »
Hey mumzie, I guess you can lock this post now, eh?

Congrats on the 8!
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