22 Mar 05
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Originally posted by AThousandYoungShe is talking about bowling and bowling a "600 series" for 5 games which is a 120 average. Usually, a series is for 3 games which would be a 200 average. Still very good Ms.600 🙂
I thought you were talking about the number of chess games you played or won. But, grats, whatever it was you meant 🙂.
Mr.700 has bowled a 700 series for 3 games which is a 233 average which is very good. I did that myself once.
The perfect series then is obviously 900 which would be bowling 3 consecutive 300 games and this has been done, rarely...
Phlabibit, what is this week's bowling clinic going to be on?
Joe 285
23 Mar 05
Originally posted by Joe Fist5 times, to be exact 😀
The perfect series then is obviously 900 which would be bowling 3 consecutive 300 games and this has been done, rarely...
Joe 285
.... yeah I know, the things we talk about when I find someone to pick me up and drive me to my bowling league... but hey, that's what friends are for 😛
Angie 😀
23 Mar 05
Does 10-pin bowling count? If so, I'm Mr. 108. My ex-girlfriend used to bowl in a league when she was just a littlin', and she got really pissed off at me when I triumphed during a date. She had her own ball and everything! I can't say it was the root cause of our breakup, but it was definitely a factor...
23 Mar 05
Originally posted by angie885 times, eh? Wow! Not very much. Tonight is my league and I hope to crush the anchor on the other team who accused me of intentionally trying to cheat him last time we played. I must spend the rest of the day in meditation and reading "The Art of War".
5 times, to be exact 😀
.... yeah I know, the things we talk about when I find someone to pick me up and drive me to my bowling league... but hey, that's what friends are for 😛
Angie 😀
"Every strike is realized before the ball is released"
Sun Tzu
23 Mar 05
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Originally posted by Joe FistVery true (except when the 10-pin stays up... that's largely a question of luck I'd say... if you're right-handed). Often enough, I will walk down the approach and think "this is gonna be a really bad shot". I think I would bowl a lot better if I turned around and stopped instead of throwing the ball anyway... *argh*
"Every strike is realized before the ball is released"
Sun Tzu
Angie 😀
Edit: Good luck... I love crushing the other team... been doing it ever since this 200-bowler joined my team maybe 2.5 months ago 😉
23 Mar 05
Originally posted by PBE6Once a played tennis against a girl that I was interested in. She practiced often, was very athletic and really liked it. I'd played once or twice a few years ago. Well, I ended up beating her in a very close game. After that we sorta lost contact (though not entirely for that reason) and she didn't want to play me again. Guess I should've let her win, but it was so tempting to win. And I didn't expect to. Moral: It's OK to beat girls at various games, but not those in which they specialize.
Does 10-pin bowling count? If so, I'm Mr. 108. My ex-girlfriend used to bowl in a league when she was just a littlin', and she got really pissed off at me when I triumphed during a date. She had her own ball and everything! I can't say it was the root cause of our breakup, but it was definitely a factor...
23 Mar 05
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Originally posted by angie88I hope I don't sound like a cynic or a snob or some type of bowling afficionado (oops too late) but many times not all the time (and I think Mr.700 would confirm this) but you can often tell if you are going to leave a 10 pin or not.
Very true (except when the 10-pin stays up... that's largely a question of luck I'd say... if you're right-handed). Often enough, I will walk down the approach and think "this is gonna be a really bad shot". I think I would bowl a lot ...[text shortened]... ever since this 200-bowler joined my team maybe 2.5 months ago 😉
If you hook or curve the ball (put a spin on it), sometimes it will reach the pocket but lose its energy before it gets there and the ball will not get a great reaction. You see those guys with the super big curve balls leave 10 pins (right-handed) or sometimes 7-10 splits because their ball runs out of steam.
I think most of the time if you have a slight hook but maintain a direct path to the pocket, the ball will explode into the pins. Yeah you will still sometimes leave the 10 but not as often and you get a greater ball reaction. Another pin you might leave, if hitting the pocket hard is the 8 pin sometimes known as leaving a "solid 8". This is due to your ball having so much drive and force behind it that instead of the 5 pin taking out the 8, your ball drives the 5 pin straight back.
Joe 285
P.S. Thanks for the well wishes tonight. I will give my report good or bad tomorrow