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mainzer

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Brunswick Synthetic approaches...
« on: March 15, 2009, 02:36:37 AM »
SUCK!

Bowling Tourney was waiting for the shot to open up early in the second game made it the trough all of my brackets the first and I was getting lined up pretty well. I moved left out in front of the return on the right lane, was planning on going about 22 at the arrows out to around 10, went to slide and... NO SLIDE!!!!!! I managed to get the ball out on the lane and not pull it the problem was it was very slow, with fair amount hand. Through the face for a split. Short end of the story is I ended changing balls, lines, and hand position to get past the problem and through the second game away and my brackets away. I was not impressed.

Does anyone have good Ideas or solutions when you see this problem? Ways to work around it? Is taking a towel up in front of the return and rubbing it down legal before play starts? Something anything cause I cringe everytime I see Synthetic approaches anywhere these days, this was just the latest issue I have had issues in multiple houses that have synthetic approaches.
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JohnP

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Re: Brunswick Synthetic approaches...
« Reply #16 on: March 17, 2009, 10:30:17 AM »
Try the Bowlers Slide Sock, you'll like it.  --  JohnP

Phoneman

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Re: Brunswick Synthetic approaches...
« Reply #17 on: March 17, 2009, 10:46:51 AM »
I would 2nd John's statement.  Since I have started using the BSS I never even think about approaches any more including at Nationals or any local tournaments.

mainzer

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Re: Brunswick Synthetic approaches...
« Reply #18 on: March 17, 2009, 11:05:16 AM »
I will be looking into the slide sock, it sounds like it would be very helpful.
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Danes07

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Re: Brunswick Synthetic approaches...
« Reply #19 on: March 17, 2009, 11:20:35 AM »
I also hate synthetic approaches.  Even when I am making my approach, if they are too tacky I feel like I can't move my feet and I've bowled on a lot of them that are like ice and I have to be cautious with every step not to fall on my butt.

As for sliding...Since I don't slide, it doesn't matter like it does to some of you.  I plant at the line, but if the approaches are slick and my heel doesn't bite into the lane there's gonna be issues.  I'm 6'1" and weight 225 pounds and carry a lot of momentum when I plant at the line....lol.
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