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Re: Controlling my emotions.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:32:20 EST

Posted by TheDemolitionMan: That's perfectly reasonable. Between my first and second season, I jumped from 154 to 171. I'm up to about 181ish now. So yeah, definately reasonable. As for my earlier comments about your swing, I only ment that the weight difference may and will mess with your consistentcy. I know when I would switch from my 16 pound ball to my 15 pound ball, it would mess with me a bit. Now I only use one ball weight to get over that.

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Re: dry ball between plastic and tropical

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:21:29 EST

Posted by J_w73: Lane #1 XXXL.. plastic ball with a core... or one of the older Visionary Amulets.. plastic with a core.. There are a few other balls that are similar next best thing would be a low hooking urethane. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2vsgkESocU

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Re: When removing a piece of tape what about the glue?

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:20:31 EST

Posted by Atochabsh: [quote]I won't use Goo Gone cause the smell makes me sick.....and it lingers.[/quote] No arguement there! But it will get the job done. I much prefer the lighter fluid or acetone smell.

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Re: Spare ball.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:01:22 EST

Posted by fuzztsimmers: I would recommend the white dot from Columbia 300. I got mine for 60 bucks drilled and everything

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Re: Track Mean Machine

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:23:34 EST

Posted by ace7033: A friend of mine had to move down in weight so he gave me a couple of his old balls. One is a white dot so I don't need any advice on that, but one is a Track Mean Machine. The websites I've visited say the ball is a particle pearl best for heavy oil. I'm wondering what anyone's personal experiences with this ball are. It never was good for my friend because of his style, but it is drilled for mine. Just wondering the best conditions for this ball.

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Re: What's your bowling pet peeve?

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:20:21 EST

Posted by mtg712: [quote=RWatson44]I see I sparked a little controversy. I really didn't mean to. I was hoping someone might understand I was just having some fun with a situation I run into quite (too) often. My little ones (8 and 10) love bowling. Not many kids don't. They were on the JR league last summer, and there's a lot of kids that I'd worry about competing against here. So, no. I'm not against little ones in the alley, bowling. The point I was trying to highlight is a cultural one. Bowling alleys are now being used as a substitute for Chuck e cheese. You can't even walk from the doors to the desk without having to negotiate dropped cake and pizza on the floor, not to mention the over-protective parents, constsntly hovering over their young, pouring more kool-aid in their sippy cups. The little ones out on the approaches during these barbaric gatherings have no parents to guide or coach them. It's just mass chaos. I'm not saying how I was brought up was right, but I didn't get to bowl unt

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Re: Mutant Cell Video

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:17:11 EST

Posted by Jmartin27407: The pattern used is a 40 ft house pattern. It matches up better on heavier patterns than my Cell due to the fact that it is so heavy rolling for me in the back of the lane. As far as comparing to the rest of the companies, all I can tell you is that the Mutant is already my top selling ball in my shop and no one has been dissappointed. You can look back a few weeks in the Pro Shop Forum and you will find the review I gave.

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Re: Fall/Winter Leagues '09/'10

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:12:58 EST

Posted by Calvin Pistorio: Well the weekly torture...I mean bowling session is over. I had another roller coaster type night. The specifics are [url=http://www.bowlsk.com/games/view-series.html?series=275183]here.[/url] The scores were 165, 212 and 176 for a 553 series. The past two weeks have been close to average first and last games with the bigger score in the middle game that boost the total. The first game highlight was going 2 for 3 on washout leaves. It was a better pin bounce away from being 3 for 3. Of course the low light was the terrible shot making. Second game I got went on a roll with 6 in a row and a 9 count to finish the game. Last game I just got lost on the right lane. I never felt like I made a good shot on that lane to try to make a proper adjustment but I felt great on the left lane not missing once in that game. I had to play different lines on each lane. We only won 1 out of 4 points, the second game. The rest of my team rolled sub 450 sets, but one at least is averaging in the mid

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Re: Can't see any of the videos

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:19:08 EST

Posted by Ric in China: Ah the youtube problem. Well I guess I will have to sign up for a VPN.

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Re: storm fast

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:59:47 EST

Posted by Rocket: If you like the storm line, you can do like I did pick a tropical up for cheap for the real dry, and keep the Fast the same in case the oil is a bit heavier. The house I bowl at starts med light oil and transitions down to dry. So I start with the fast and then usually by the 8th frame of second game switch to the tropical.

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Re: Mr Cyborg here

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:41:32 EST

Posted by RWatson44: Yessir! I know this topic was covered in great detail in the BOWLER'S LOUNGE, but I'm very fascinated right now. You see, I bought a Copperhead a couple months ago to try and get myself playing more in the middle in the soup. Every now and then they really can pour it on. However, my results have been less than desireable. I've been feeling like my thumb's hanging on release, killing my rev potential. I finally caught up with my driller today and explained my problem. I thought he was going to change the thumb pitch for me. That's what I felt my problem was. Instead he digs his bionic arm (wrist guard) out and tells me to put it on. Sheesh... THAT was the last thing I wanted to do. I already wear a cheap Ebonite brace (you know, the kind you pick up for 15 or 20 bucks that stops at the knuckles) so didn't want to get used to another contraption that disguises my arm from the eblow down. "Just try it for a while while I drill someone's ball and see if you can't come out of your b

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Re: What'd You bowl today?

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:16:27 EST

Posted by beefers1: After my great series last week this week kinda fell apart. Started the first and second games with 4 opens apiece, and just couldn't get comfortable anywhere. I think it's a problem with the release again. 149-140-142

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Re: Jordan is getting a new coach

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:48:09 EST

Posted by Rocket: Thanks, T bill yeah, I wish I had his dedication, New coach called this morning he couldn't make it coming down with the flu. Said he would like to do something tomorrow if he feels better. I told him worry about getting better then we will worry about Jordan.

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Re: Cell Pearl

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:16:31 EST

Posted by damastadj94: That's pretty cool! I have heard great reviews on this ball and it would be a great ball to add to my arsenal! I can't wait to get it!

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Re: Bowling on the house shot.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:57:23 EST

Posted by damastadj94: Okay I see.

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Re: new shoes, any tips for quick break in?

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:59:43 EST

Posted by tbill: well, the 'slide' part is ok now, but the brakes on these things are a bit much. still have to use my old shoes, old ones seem 'flatter', new shoes seem to have me going down hill, the heel part is taller, and i end up stopping way too soon. any ideas on smoothing out the heel? not sure if i should hit it with some sand paper or what??

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Re: social discussion/randomness

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:30:46 EST

Posted by tbill: yet another work week is over. we've been painfully slow and it's killin me. as an auto tech, i get paid on what i fix, and if there's nothing to fix, my pay check takes a hit. hope things pick up, but we are in the 'slow season'. upside, wife and i are going to go see Lynyrd Skynyrd tomorrow night, should be a good show. my daughter made her HS bowling team, and has started out with a 100avg., she gripes about it, but i told her she has to start somewhere, cool part is, she's open bowled with us in the past for fun, but now seems to have the desire to get better at it. so now my whole family is bowling at some point in the week!

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Re: Ball selection help

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:25:50 EST

Posted by Atochabsh: [quote]there is a pro bowler inthe league whouses his rogue Cell almost exclusivly there and that is at the end of the night. So im assuming there is pretty heavy oil. Now i don't know if this is accurate or not. [/quote] Most pros have more revs and speed, plus they are used to playing further inside where on tha house shot,there is more oil. But they have the revs to get the ball to come back from in there. So while noticing what's being used on the lanes is a great idea and important you also have to realize if that bowler has a similar style that you do. Just seeing the oil on the ball isn't always an indicator of how much oil is out there. Rather it does show you that you have a fresh shot and it can also show you where the oil is and isn't. If you cannot get the ball to come back and you see the oil on it, then you'll probably have to move further outside for now until the lanes transition a bit. Then you'll find yourself back at your comfort place. Erin

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Re: FSCBA County Tournament

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:08:26 EST

Posted by Dennis Michael: Nice shooting guys. How come there isn't a lot of money in this Tournament? Our ABT weekly pays out more.

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Re: axis rotation & axis tilt

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:53:23 EST

Posted by Zeph: To continue on the analogy of Coach, I suggest using the images at Ron C's article on releases: http://www.bowl4fun.com/ron/tip35.htm

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Re: Statistically avoiding splits

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:38:39 EST

Posted by J.Brown: I'm with CoachJim on this. My dad always told me the less boards you cover the better chance you have of leaving something easier to pick up. Not always though haha but i don't play a down an in shot and i leave some weird looking splits sometimes.

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Re: Too much hook!

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:31:35 EST

Posted by J.Brown: I dunno about the storm not being a strong ball. Mine out hooks all of my other balls so much so i had to change my release to calm it down. And everyone else i know that has one says it's not a weak ball which is the reason why we all bought it.

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Re: What's my ball?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:02:25 EST

Posted by Ric in China: I will be visiting three bowling ball manufacturers and let you know what I discover. They think I am an importer. I'm hoping to cop some cheap of free samples. Shhhh

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Re: Lineup Question

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:52:49 EST

Posted by Dennis Michael: [quote=lmfcoa][quote=Russ I.] Its worth a try and no one bowls like I do. I'm one of a kind. :) [/quote] LOL! [/quote] Yeah, no one can ruin your line either. You have too many.

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Re: Viper Championship

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:37:46 EST

Posted by sk8shorty01: I have the Natural, well as of today. I ordered it last Friday and I just got the call that its ready to be picked up, all drilled up and ready to go. Now to go throw it!

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