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shipper50

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Which is more important, hook or score?
« on: November 03, 2006, 12:25:56 AM »
I have been reading this board and the Track section for a long time now, and I have come up with the conclusion that most bowlers of today would like or rather throw the big hook and not care about scoring.

If you had only one choice of being able to hook a ton or throw the ball that only hooks 5 boards but carry 215 average or more which would it be?

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Re: Which is more important, hook or score?
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2006, 08:34:39 AM »
id rather throw a straight plastic shot and be able to average 250+ doing that rather than covering every board in the lane....im sure many would agree.
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Re: Which is more important, hook or score?
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2006, 08:37:12 AM »
I'll take that tight line, be happy with it, and kick captain hook's candy arse.
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Re: Which is more important, hook or score?
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2006, 08:38:30 AM »
SCORE! Think in terms of what kind of reaction the bowler is getting at the key breakpoint area of the lane condition.... NOT overall boards covered.
Amount of loft and speed for the power players or target angle of entry for the straighter up the boards players. The tighter the line...usually is better, with less inherent problems.

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Tweener92

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Re: Which is more important, hook or score?
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2006, 08:49:54 AM »
I could care less about hookin the ball. The only thing I care about it giving my team the best opportunity to win. If that means me playing 27 or playing up three I don't care. It's all about my team getting the win.
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Re: Which is more important, hook or score?
« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2006, 09:12:17 AM »
Chicks dig the big hook.  If you have it then you can score.
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Re: Which is more important, hook or score?
« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2006, 09:15:52 AM »
Why not possess the talent necessary to do both, if/when the situation mandates?
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Re: Which is more important, hook or score?
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2006, 09:19:33 AM »
Well, many of us will say that we'd rather score, yet time and time again we see guys in leagues and at tourneys who obviously want to do nothing more than make the ball hook. Personally, I'm more impressed with solid spare shooting and good balance and fundamentals. Anybody can hook the ball, if they really want to. Show me a guy or gal who posts their follow through, hits their mark, and makes their spares. That's the bowler that I'll give props to.
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Re: Which is more important, hook or score?
« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2006, 11:43:18 AM »
I would rather throw plastic and shoot 220 then throw a bender and shoot 210.....
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Re: Which is more important, hook or score?
« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2006, 11:48:58 AM »
I would rather score, However a bowler that is accurate with a big hook ia  twice as dangerous as the straight bowler.
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Re: Which is more important, hook or score?
« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2006, 11:54:34 AM »
I noticed more than one person said they would throw plastic straight and score. What if the shot calls for playing a hooking ball straight and scoring?

Just thought I would throw another curve in here. Get it?

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Re: Which is more important, hook or score?
« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2006, 11:56:46 AM »
I would have a 10pins lower ave, if i could hook the ball over the whole lane
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Re: Which is more important, hook or score?
« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2006, 11:58:07 AM »
At my house we have a couple guys that throw backups and average in the 180's and a couple no-thumbers that hook the lane and average in the 150's.

Bottom line - the guys that throw the backups will cash higher than those who hook the lane.

One of the guys who throws the backup actually is missing his index finger.  Pretty interesting to watch him, it actually looks like a left-handed hook.
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Re: Which is more important, hook or score?
« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2006, 12:09:13 PM »
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I noticed more than one person said they would throw plastic straight and score. What if the shot calls for playing a hooking ball straight and scoring?

Just thought I would throw another curve in here. Get it?

Shipper


Not to be mean but that is basicly what clint does day in and day out. I know me and carl have been playing alot straighter then normal.
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Re: Which is more important, hook or score?
« Reply #14 on: November 03, 2006, 12:13:05 PM »
Yep.....I have no axis tilt and my track is super high...end over end all day for me!
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