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Regional Action => NorthCentral => Topic started by: TDC57 on February 09, 2014, 10:36:44 PM
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Anybody been there yet? Not asking how to play the lanes, just wondering what your feelings are to what you've found?
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Jeff Richgels take on it. http://11thframe.com/news/article/6346
I'm going with my 4 team bunch next weekend.
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Thanks Scott. Good luck next weekend. Give impressions of the two centers if you have a chance when you get back.
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scores are high already
9 - 300's at minors house
bowlero always depends on what pair you get
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michigan used the Beaten Path for their state tournament in 2010 and in 2013.. last yr the scores were stupid high lol... now michigan uses " tournament " averages instead of your regular usbc avg... and splits up the divisions to 180 and under and 181 and over... and we had guys in the upper division who was getting 400+ pins of handicap shooting 1900+ scratch..
I honestly played the Beaten Path like a house shot.. you do have a bit of OB around board 7 .. depending on the lanes.. but the shot is pretty easy..
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I'm bowling on 3/8-9th. I'm a little sad it's in Milwaukee because I don't have to travel. Staying at a hotel with the team is half the fun.
Everyone, keep everyone posted!
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You can always stay in a motel for state......lol.
Scores do look pretty high already for this early.
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Anybody been to state recently and have any observations? Also, has anyone found any places (bars) etc., that were fun to go to or had good entertainment?
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I'm from Waukesha so I can tell you some good places to go.
Drink as little as possible at Bowlero...they will gauge you with pricing under the new ownership..i'm talking $7 for a tall Blue Moon bad. I bowl my regular league there and we are moving to a different house next year.
Here are my suggestions.....
On State Street..about 2-3 Miles from Bowlero there are 3 really nice bars/restaurants..Colonel Harts (they are my league sponsor) Leff's Luckytown, and Saz's.
If you are staying near Mayfair Mall, there is a BW3's and Dave and Busters right across the street from the mall.
I could list some more things if you were staying downtown.
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Thanks tennispro, for the info. We are staying at the Radisson Milwaukee West near the Mayfair Mall. My group is generally in their 40s to 50s in age and they like to have a good time. In many instances we have trouble finding fun places to drink or listen to music that fits our age bracket. Since we are from north of Eau Claire we don't know Milwaukee that well and welcome any suggestions.
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No problem-you are in a great location to find stuff to do.
I would recommend going down State St to some of those bars I mentioned if you want to go somewhere other than a big "chain" place, but a few other recommendations I can think of are:
1. If you want some drinks for the hotel room-Ray's Wine and Spirits is 1 mile from the Mall and is one of the best liquor stores in the state.
2. PF Chang's has really good food and is located at the mall.
3. Mo's Irish Pub is pretty good and is on the corner of Mayfair Rd and Bluemound-probably only a mile away from you or so too.
4. If you guys are into craft beer, I could direct you to a few locations in Milwaukee that you might also like.
Your only problem for the weekend will be dealing with terrible service and pricing at Bowlero. Village will be a better experience.
Let me know if you need anything else-maybe I'll see you on State Street :)
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Great suggestions. It will make it a lot easier if we have some ideas of where to go before we get there. We've been to Bowlero twice before and wasn't too impressed either time. I wouldn't think we'll spend much time there. We will be in Milwaukee the weekend of April 11,12,13. Should be a good time! State Street sounds good!!
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Mo's is always a good place to party
Downtown has alot to offer
the BW3 by mayfair is just yuk IMO, been there 2 times, just not worth it
just West of Bowlero is boulder junction bar & grill fro some decent food, decent price
got a few good beers on tap
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So, I'm bowling team on Saturday and singles/doubles on Sunday. I'm wondering if anybody has any advice. I have a high rev rate with matched speed.
Current Arsenal (all at box surface):
Defiant Soul
iQ Tour Fusion
Berserk
Frantic
I'd imagine I should be able to throw the Soul and move the Fusion as needed. Anybody have any advice?
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Don't go in with thinking you will use a certain ball unless you have watched other bowlers there already.
Try and watch the squad before you especially on the lanes you are bowling on.
Also look to see who is on your squad if you are gonna get in brackets.
Get in the 3-6-9 and strike jackpots as well.
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IMO better have a good ball and trajectory match up at Bowlero to carry back row. Never seen so many 9/ frames in any tourney. Of the two Bowlero is tougher on the right side. Village Beaten Path can be good scoring on older wood as long as your team doesn't mess it up early.
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Bowlero is all the pairs you get on as well
the high side of the counter has less lane friction, the low side of the counter is still OK, but the heads seem to go away faster
To much surface to start and you blow up the pattern for later, if you are comfortable playing in farther, then maybe you can get away with it
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I bowled this past weekend.
The team shot at Village is not bad at all. I have a feeling you can play a variety of different lines. I shot 690.
Bowlero was a little bit different. I think I got unlucky on our doubles pair. The volume is pretty intense, and I found myself pointing it at the pocket and actually did okay on the left lane (33), but the right lane gave me huge issues. I couldn't get it to wrinkle -especially compared to the left lane. If you are speed dominant, or don't have a decent rev rate, I can see a struggling time :(.
I shot 534 for doubles, but when we moved to a different pair for Singles, I shot 667 with a 265 in game three. The patter definitely had a lot of room after a few games.
534 in double probably cost me some money in all events, but with handicap, 690 something in singles might get me $14 - I can't wait!
Any other reports out there?
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im bowling this friday (4/4) D/S and sunday (4/6) team...any more recent reports about the shot and how everyone is doing? thanx
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bowled the prvious weekend with good results. for minor's , i was on 51-52, then 49-50. the high side of the house plays tighter than the rest of the center. was rolling an iq tour with a 3000 finish. that ball blended out the wet dry start to the pattern. my trajectory to start was 12-13ish to 5-6 downlane. ball rolled great for me & had 762 in doubles. flipped to singles & had earlier roll on this pair & balled down to my reign on. just kept chsing it in as needed to roll 706 in singles.
team is a whole different animal. luck of the draw is key here. i'm told the 3 high pair's are the better lanes. we drew 21-22. it turned out that draw was good. backends are strong to start. but do not move in to quickly or you will possibly run out of room or make the scoring pace on the pair difficult for others. i went with weaker equipment all day. i started with a wild ride tour edition for the first 2 games going 12 to 5, then quickly went 12 to 7-8 as we got into early game 1. in game 3 i balled up to a qz-1 as i had to get in much deeper and finished strong & the team shot 3335 scratch. i contributed 728 for a 2196 ae's.
good luck!
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Well, bowled state this past weekend in Milwaukee. Started the weekend off at Bowlero and found the lanes to be demanding but scoreable. Used my Primal Rage to start both sets. For me the front part of the lanes burned up fast and my ball checked up early which does not suit my slower ball speed. In both sets I should changed to my GT-1 earlier than I did as I found when I did, I could play around the burned up area on the outside part of the lane. Scores within my eye's view were very poor overall. I averaged just under 200, not bad since I'm nursing a bum shoulder. In singles, we moved to a pair which had no lefty play and again I came out striking, but again faltered when the burn happened and only found my groove again too late when switching to the GT-1. Bad decision making hurt me more than the lanes. Could have won some serious bracket money had I wised up sooner but instead settled for a decent take. Scores must have been low because a friend won two brackets while shooting 449.
On Saturday at Village Lanes, I found the lanes played nearly the same for me as at Bowlero, but my shoulder was going downhill fast. I again started with the Rage but it never really played too well for me. After just plugging along with mixed success, I switched to the GT-1 and really got a good look finishing with a 214. I shot exactly my entering average (195) for the tournament. With better spare shooting it would have easily been about 205+.
Did find it humorous though that after all the times I've bowled state at Bowlero, they still add tax to your drink. Paying prices like $3.97 for drink seems goofy and a waste of an employees time that could be better spent helping more customers. Visited Safe House downtown and found it an interesting place that tourists should see at least once. Enjoyed our bartender and Moscow native, Valentina. She was very nice for a KGB agent. :) Spent most of the time at our hotel bar in the Radisson Milwaukee West. Drinks weren't cheap, but made for less worry about drinking and driving.