Pay Attention!!

[The German Shepherd]

Bowling in my league yesterday, I got off to a good start (a 278) but really struggled compensating for HEAVY carry-down in game #2 (172), throwing my new fvorite ball - the Sync. In game 2 I left 5 10's in a row and missed three of them....In game three, I switched to a Disturbed and got offf to a good start - xx9/x and then pulled a bone-head maneuver. Not thinking, I picked the wrong ball off the ball return (my SYNC) and threw a pocket 7-10. How can anyone do something so bone-headed? This will never happen again...btw, I got one pin of the 7-10, put the Sync back in the bag, and bowled the rest of the game with the Disturbed, striking out the rest of the way.

Please tell me I am not the only bone-head in the group??? Anyone else ever pick up the wrong ball?

Jay

[Zaxmazr]

Not only have I used the wrong ball, but missing 10-pins, that's my specialty! ;)
There's just something about a straight shot that I cannot get down. Always hooking my spare ball a tad lol

[Bunny]

I picked up my First Blood to shoot a spare the other night. It was coming out of my hand before I realized it wasn't my spare ball. Doh!

Needless to say I missed it the shot.

[vdubtx]

Can't say that I have actually picked up the ball and sent it down the lane without thinking about/looking which ball I had in my hands. During my approach when I get set, I always look at my ball while getting my fingers/thumb set in it. I have picked up wrong ball and returned back to the ball return to get the correct one though. I can see how it would happen though, you sometime get so caught up in the shot, or mind is somewhere else.

[Zaxmazr]

Can't say that I have actually picked up the ball and sent it down the lane without thinking about/looking which ball I had in my hands. During my approach when I get set, I always look at my ball while getting my fingers/thumb set in it. I have picked up wrong ball and returned back to the ball return to get the correct one though. I can see how it would happen though, you sometime get so caught up in the shot, or mind is somewhere else.


I should probably look at my ball on the approach lol. I guess I get too caught up in the shot.

[Aslan]

I picked up my First Blood to shoot a spare the other night. It was coming out of my hand before I realized it wasn't my spare ball. Doh!

Needless to say I missed it the shot.

I saw that!

I've never done that...my ball looks NOTHING like what everyone else uses.

[J Anderson]

Please tell me I am not the only bone-head in the group??? Anyone else ever pick up the wrong ball?

Jay

Not very often, but I've thrown the wrong ball from time to time. Most of the time I realize that it's not the ball I want as I'm picking it up.

I try to minimize the problem by only having the strike ball I intend to use on the ball return. I leave my spare ball on the rack under the scorer's table until I need it. I also leave my alternate strike ball there.

[Hampe]

Lol...Jay, no, that's never happened to me. You must be getting old :P


I have been on the approach looking at the shot and changed my mind as to which ball I wan't to use, but never grabbed the wrong one and played it without realising it.

[Zaxmazr]

Actually in yesterday's league there was an open lane next to us, so I put my spare over there and made sure I didn't grab it :P

[Mudpuppy]

you should never have more than 1 ball up there anyways but no I have never done this - oh probably because 5-6 years ago I threw out all my balls except one so I just use one ball and that is it. the pro shop guy I deal with does the same. the main reason I did this was I was sick of dragging a 3 ball bag around. that and I am not on the tour.

[Terrier]

I got in the habit of looking twice because my buddy and I both throw a Sync. I just feel dumb when I turn around to put someone else's ball back on the return. :)

[dnhoffman]

I've gone up and thrown 5 boards off my mark because I wasn't paying attention before...

[Zaxmazr]

Oh, if we're getting into bad habits now..lol

My biggest one is getting frustrated, shooting, and immediately forgetting where my ball hit, thus not being able to adjust for my next shot.
HAPPENS ALL THE TIME! :(

[noeymc]

it happens to the best of us good thing theres always next week =D

[circlecity]

My ball is all black which tends to be the only black ball in the return. Everything is so colorful and pretty now. ;)

[scruffwhor]

with the exception of my war eagle and my otb beer spare ball, the rest of my balls are solid in color, compared to the rainbow of colorful balls out there now.

so no, I've never thrown the wrong ball.

plus I look at my ball on the approach.

[Zaxmazr]

My ball is all black which tends to be the only black ball in the return. Everything is so colorful and pretty now. ;)

One of my best balls is solid purple! (However the rest of my balls are colorful :P)