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bowl400

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Would you bowl on dry lanes purposely?
« on: November 02, 2003, 07:15:16 PM »
I bowl in a weekend travel league and one of the houses that we visit only oils during the week.  everybody who participates knows up front that the lanes (synthetic heads, wood back ends) will be extremely dry.  The results are predictable, the bowlers that normally bowl there with no hand bowl reasonably well and everybody else struggles.  We are considering dropping this house from the rotation.  The question is, should we just suck it up and try to bowl better on a very tough condition or should we not bowl there at all?
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9andaWiggle

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Re: Would you bowl on dry lanes purposely?
« Reply #16 on: November 03, 2003, 03:21:39 PM »
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One time during practice I was bowling with one of our big handed studs.

After 5 balls that hooked from gutter to gutter and just about every one dropped in on the far side he walked off and they gave him money back.
(I've seen him bowl a couple of 800s).


You see, I don't like the dry either, I complain like everyone else, but I DO TRY TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY ON THAT CONDITION!!  People like the guy you just described don't get much respect from me...  I'm not the best, and I've certainly never shot 800, but to pack your things up and go home because the lanes aren't to your liking (or because you refuse to take that hand out of the ball) is silly.  And to do so in practice is worse!  This is the time to LEARN how to navigate such a condition in case you run into it in league/tournament (around here, it's practically guaranteed the lanes will be stacked for the fluffers).  OR, you could work on spares and anything else.  Sorry about the rant... I guess I'm not good enough to refuse to bowl on certain patterns...

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lane1lefty

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Re: Would you bowl on dry lanes purposely?
« Reply #17 on: November 03, 2003, 04:01:50 PM »
Yes, I will practice on dry lanes intentionally. Reason, we all must face them at one time or another. Granted, they aren't my favorite, quite frankly, my weakest area in my game. That is why I must practice on them. Unlike most so called bowlers I want to conquer my toughest conditions, not be handed the ones I do like. Sorry for the harshness, but the fact is, most people buy the biggest hooking thing they can find and complain that the center doesn't put out enough oil. That's like buying an umbrella and complaining it doesn't rain. Varying conditions make stronger bowlers. If you want to be a student of the game you must learn all shots, if you just wanna chuck the ball and strike I'm sure there are walled up houses that will accomodate you. Just my 2 cents.
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