Originally posted by Joe FistNow, I hardly ever leave the 8-pin. Guess which one I do leave often? Yes, the 5-pin (the 10-pin too, but nearly everybody does that). I dunno if it's local, but they say that if you leave the 5-pin standing on the second shot too, you won't have sex for 6 months. Somehow, I am just unable to get that stupid pin, even when it's the only one standing up there! You might ask "How on earth would you manage to leave the 5-pin? It's the one in the center!". The trick is not to concentrate. If you're lucky then, your ball will
I 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.
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 t ...[text shortened]...
Joe 285
P.S. Thanks for the well wishes tonight. I will give my report good or bad tomorrow
a) hit the center pin straight on,
b) miss the pocket to the left,
or sometimes c) miss it to the right,
always leaving the 5-pin up. Now you would think "Surely, if she leaves it that often, she would learn how to get it sooner or later?". That worked with the 10-pin, but the 5-pin is different. It's magic. Another aspect is, of course, that I am a master of mis-coordination, ie I will aim for one mark and hit about 7 boards left of that... not good. Because of that, i thought I'd leave my mark at a point I could hit and adjust my feet. The problem: instead of walking a straight line, I will walk to a spot which feels "right" when approaching, meaning the point from where I throw a strike ball (so yeah, I always miss it to the left... except if my aim is really off, in which case I might actually hit it 😉)
*sigh* I might just as well have them put the bumpers up for me 🙄
Angie 😀
Originally posted by angie88Well let's help you with your sex life, I mean, getting the 5 pin... 😉
Now, I hardly ever leave the 8-pin. Guess which one I do leave often? Yes, the 5-pin (the 10-pin too, but nearly everybody does that). I dunno if it's local, but they say that if you leave the 5-pin standing on the second shot too, you won't have sex for 6 months. Somehow, I am just unable to get that stupid pin, even when it's the only one standing up th ...[text shortened]... ually hit it 😉)
*sigh* I might just as well have them put the bumpers up for me 🙄
Angie 😀
I think its the same reason why you leave the 5 pin as I mentioned earlier about leaving the 10 pin or I should say a similiar reason. It probably has to do with the way you roll the ball. If you look at Mr.700's 1st thread about bowling called "Curve", he gives ya an idea on how to roll the ball to get a good reaction. Everything he wrote is accurate and I think by following that advice alone will cure the curse of the 5 pin.
I'm not saying you but some people roll the ball any old way and hit the pocket but leave the weirdest splits. A lot time this is due to because they don't have the proper roll on the ball so when it hits the pocket, it bounces around like a pinball. A well rolled bowling ball will usually drive all of the pins straight back and it will be like you set a bomb off BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To pick up the 5 pin remember it is not the same as shooting you strike shot because the 5 pin is a little farther back. There is a good chance you would pick it up throwing your strikeshot but usually (if you are right handed) try moving a board to your left and aim for the same place you throw your strike.
Originally posted by Joe Fistwell yeah I know a lot of theory about it, it's just actually doing it correctly that challenges me. I think another reason why pins often stay up in my case is that my ball is only 11 pounds. I will get a heavier one after the big tourney, as I'll probably need ages to adjust 😉
Well let's help you with your sex life, I mean, getting the 5 pin... 😉
I think its the same reason why you leave the 5 pin as I mentioned earlier about leaving the 10 pin or I should say a similiar reason. It probably has to do with the way you roll the ball. If you look at Mr.700's 1st thread about bowling called "Curve", he gives ya an idea on h ...[text shortened]... right handed) try moving a board to your left and aim for the same place you throw your strike.
Angie 😀
Originally posted by angie88Yeah, an eleven pound ball would have everything to do with it 🙂
well yeah I know a lot of theory about it, it's just actually doing it correctly that challenges me. I think another reason why pins often stay up in my case is that my ball is only 11 pounds. I will get a heavier one after the big tourney, as I'll probably need ages to adjust 😉
Angie 😀
If you could move up to at least a 13 lb, you will definitely tear it up even more than you are now....
Good luck in your tourney 😉
Originally posted by Joe Fisthmm yeah I dunno... 2 pounds up is a lot, especially considering I bowl fingertip and my wrists arent the strongest... I shall find somebody with a 12-pound and someone with a 13-pound and see which one works better, or more like if 13 is too heavy for me atm.
Yeah, an eleven pound ball would have everything to do with it 🙂
If you could move up to at least a 13 lb, you will definitely tear it up even more than you are now....
Good luck in your tourney 😉
thx anyway, I'm off to bed now 😉
Angie 😀
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Originally posted by angie88Angie... get the 13 or a 14! You will get used to it... and it will be your best friend.
hmm yeah I dunno... 2 pounds up is a lot, especially considering I bowl fingertip and my wrists arent the strongest... I shall find somebody with a 12-pound and someone with a 13-pound and see which one works better, or more like if 13 is t ...[text shortened]... avy for me atm.
thx anyway, I'm off to bed now 😉
Angie 😀
When I was bowling every week, my right arm was like Popeye's! You will go up 20 pins I bet, once you get used to the new ball.
T (Mr. 700)
((20 Pins Per Game That Is!))
Originally posted by PhlabibitI think he's right. Do you wear the wrist thingees? If not, you might want to try one. They have a huge hunk of metal in them to support your wrist.
Angie... get the 13 or a 14! You will get used to it... and it will be your best friend.
When I was bowling every week, my right arm was like Popeye's! You will go up 20 pins I bet, once you get used to the new ball.
T (Mr. 700)
((20 Pins Per Game That Is!))
And like Mr.700 said, it will be you new best friend and it will literally take you I would guess about 2-3 games to get used to it.
Originally posted by Joe FistMan, Angie would look cool in a wrist brace. I never got used to one, you need to get a really good one if you are going to bother with one at all.
I think he's right. Do you wear the wrist thingees? If not, you might want to try one. They have a huge hunk of metal in them to support your wrist.
And like Mr.700 said, it will be you new best friend and it will literally take you I would guess about 2-3 games to get used to it.
I would guess more like a couple weeks to adjust to a heavy ball... if there is a problem with holding on. It will be well worth it once you do get used to it!
7C
Originally posted by PhlabibitI bet Angie would look hot in a wrist brace 😉 I have used them off and on for years but I don't like them. I sweat buckets all of the time and having something on my wrist just makes it worse. I don't even wear a watch for that reason.
Man, Angie would look cool in a wrist brace. I never got used to one, you need to get a really good one if you are going to bother with one at all.
I would guess more like a couple weeks to adjust to a heavy ball... if there is a problem with holding on. It will be well worth it once you do get used to it!
7C
I wish there was such a thing as an 18 lb ball. Wouldn't that be awesome? Might be able to actually shatter some pins!!!!!
Originally posted by Joe FistI 'had' an exploding ball! Got one strike, and it exploded! Wooo. If I ever get another, I will save it for the 12th strike.
I bet Angie would look hot in a wrist brace 😉 I have used them off and on for years but I don't like them. I sweat buckets all of the time and having something on my wrist just makes it worse. I don't even wear a watch for that reason.
I wish there was such a thing as an 18 lb ball. Wouldn't that be awesome? Might be able to actually shatter some pins!!!!!
(this post is for entertainment only)
7C
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lol good morning first of all 😀
I actually have one of those wrist braces (3, to be exact... don't ask 😉). When I'm wearing one of those, I do keep my wrist straight... unfortunately, I start twisting my hand in a "pineapple-cutter" motion... yeah, the words people come up with when they watch me bowl... but at least they do watch me 😛. Anyway, I stopped using them because I kept twisting my hand, which is very bad, and also I became dependent on them-it sux when you can't bowl without one...
I do look hot though 😀
Miss Going-bowling-tonight (let you know how it went... need to beat the other team 😀)
Edit: dependent? dependant? That one friggin word I always get wrong no matter what :'(
Originally posted by angie88You were right with "dependent". Good luck and have fun. I hope you do better than I did. In my defense, I bowled on the worse lanes in the place. Every decent bowler in our league would agree. The trouble is for some reason and maybe it is because these are the first, but they do not lay the oil evenly on these two lanes. One lane is oiled normal but the other is bone dry. For me I had to think and throw differently each turn and I did decent the first two games (217-182) but the last game my ball was breaking so hard on the dry lane that I couldn't keep it on (152 - ouch!!!). I'm thinking about buying a cheap plastic ball simply to bowl on these two lanes.
lol good morning first of all 😀
I actually have one of those wrist braces (3, to be exact... don't ask 😉). When I'm wearing one of those, I do keep my wrist straight... unfortunately, I start twisting my hand in a "pineapple-cutter" motion... yeah, the words people come up with when they watch me bowl... but at least they do watch me 😛. Anyway, I sto ...[text shortened]... dit: dependent? dependant? That one friggin word I always get wrong no matter what :'(
Joe 285
Originally posted by Joe Fistok my goal for tonight (hmm... damn, I have to leave in 15 minutes...): Beat Joe's last game 😉
You were right with "dependent". Good luck and have fun. I hope you do better than I did. In my defense, I bowled on the worse lanes in the place. Every decent bowler in our league would agree. The trouble is for some reason and maybe it is because these are the first, but they do not lay the oil evenly on these two lanes. One lane is oiled normal b ...[text shortened]... . I'm thinking about buying a cheap plastic ball simply to bowl on these two lanes.
Joe 285
But hey, I should be able to do that... my 122-average is mostly achieved by first game below 100, second game between 120 and 135, third game over 150. I don't know why I do so badly on the first game... I've tried bowling a game before the league starts, but it just doesn't work... psychological, I guess 😳
Ah well... dependent, dependent, dependent... with any luck, I won't make that mistake in the next english test... I hardly make any, but that is one word I consistently get wrong when I use it 😞
Miss Going-to-bowl-like-a-god 😀
Originally posted by angie88Go get em, baby!!!!
ok my goal for tonight (hmm... damn, I have to leave in 15 minutes...): Beat Joe's last game 😉
But hey, I should be able to do that... my 122-average is mostly achieved by first game below 100, second game between 120 and 135, third game over 150. I don't know why I do so badly on the first game... I've tried bowling a game before the league starts, but ...[text shortened]... t that is one word I consistently get wrong when I use it 😞
Miss Going-to-bowl-like-a-god 😀
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