I never really understood why bowlers get upset about other bowlers playing the same line. I hear these comments once in awhile... "get your own line!" or "ass is playing my line."

Why do bowlers complain about other bowlers rolling the same line? there are only 39 boards to play with, there are so many similar styles or rolls, and a plethora of equipment being used... and the pocket doesn't move....

Plus the guys that complain, just aren't that good to begin with

I never really understood why bowlers get upset about other bowlers playing the same line. I hear these comments once in awhile... "get your own line!" or "ass is playing my line."

Why do bowlers complain about other bowlers rolling the same line? there are only 39 boards to play with, there are so many similar styles or rolls, and a plethora of equipment being used... and the pocket doesn't move....

Who made them the "Lord of the Lane"??
I didn't know you could claim a certain area on any lane. I better go look up the USBC rules on this ....

I'd estimate 95% of the people playing a pair have to hit with 2 boards left and right of the oil line, in order to get to the pocket properly. How they get there depends on their release and the ball they're using.  As long as someone isn't going down the 7/8/9 board area with a plastic or a urethane ball, most people should not have a problem, if they expect a transition phase to happen sometime in the 2nd game, more or less.

Unless you're prebowling by yourself on freshly oil lanes, someone else on the pair is going to "playing your line" That's bowling life. Anyone complaining about this is living in his own fantasy life.

Why do bowlers complain about other bowlers rolling the same line?

Because they assume someone else is at fault for every problem or issue they have or might have later.

Their conscious mind is afraid to confront the possibility that their own mistakes may be to blame for their failure.

So they blame others to escape from taking the responsibility onto themselves.

Anyone with half a brain should realize that they are better off with other guys playing their line.  The shot is going to transition no matter what and the transitions are a lot easier if you dont have guys playing all over the place.

Terrific point. I love bowling the old farts who never move their feet. I'll take that unlimited friction to the right all night.

Q: Why do bowlers complain about others playing "their" line?
A: Because that's what bowlers do these days, COMPLAIN!

As long as someone isn't going down the 7/8/9 board area with a plastic or a urethane ball, most people should not have a problem.

 But this is EXACTLY what I do, and the line I play, and I am throwing 25-28 yr old urethane balls.

 For the first time in several years, I am averaging in the 2teens again doing so, so there is no plan for this to change anytime soon.

That's bowling life. Anyone complaining about this is living in his own fantasy life.

 And this is EXACTLY how I feel. If they don't like what I am doing, then I'm sorry, but it is what's working for me.

 They don't change their game to suit me, or help me any, so why should I be expected to change?

 If they have a problem with it, then that is their problem, not mine.

 At least I'm not usually playing anybody else's line this way........😎

Bowlers live for excuses and do anything possible to not move from their area.

Line is relative to accuracy. If they were playing "a line" they would destroy their own line rather quickly.

Ball hooks early… blame someone else. Miss your mark…. Blame someone else. Leave a 10pin….. Must be the ball, blame the ball. Nothing is ever the bowlers fault right?  lol

Darreyl,
I should have corrected my "perceived" stance about one person playing with urethane. That is not going to radically change the transition phase of any pair with 3-5 players per lane. 3-4 urethanes will create carrydown; but they will do more harm more rapidly to their line than they will do to that of people using resin, which usually will handle carrydown better than urethane

 Jeff,

 No big deal, and the post was not a shot at you, but more using your example to demonstrate that there is a myriad amount of ways to attack a ths, and for some of us, urethane out near the dry line is the way to go.

 Also to make the point about what people call "screwing up" the shot.

 Should I complain about all the people using reactives and drying out the lanes and changing the shot way too fast, there would be a hue and cry such as you can't imagine, yet the people using the reactives cry about me "smearing oil everywhere" with my urethanes.

 I do see carrydown though. I usually start with an old red pearl hammer, switch to a lane shined black hammer, then on to a 1000grit nitro as the night goes on, all while watching them absolutely burn up the middles and chase it to the left gutter. By the third game they are playing 25 as a target, while I'm still playing 7/8/9.