Having fun in No Tap!

[Konvict1982]

So my local house has a no tap tourney at the end of each league season for each league and the Friday night league I was bowling in was a short league so it ended a couple of weeks ago. Well the end of season no tap for Friday nights was last night and I won it with a 245, 238, 274 (front 9 then 8/,6) with 2 no tap strikes in each game. Tonight I finally went and bowled a biweekly no tap in a neighboring town where a lot of my bowling buddies bowl too. My first time there and oil is a little different so it started off rough trying to find my line well I found it in the 3rd game ... 206, 182, and 298 ... LOL. Tugged the last 2 hard and the first one found Brooklyn for 9 then the last ball went too far left and left the 6-10 lol.

Now my no tap games are done for a while and time to get back to league tomorrow night!

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[dnhoffman]

We do no taps at the end of each half. I won mine with an 850-something last week.

There are a couple big no-tap tourneys here each month, usually need 860+ to have a shot, gets ridiculous!

[Aslan]

Ya know what they say, "if ya can't bowl, might as do no tap!" :rolleyes:

[britjeff]

what is no tap?and i takeit the big scores are your total for the night bowling.

[RobLV1]

The last time I bowled no tap was about fifteen years ago. It was a handicap tournament. One game I shot 300 and lost to a 318! Since then I tend to avoid No Tap events. LOL

[epiepenburg]

what is no tap?and i takeit the big scores are your total for the night bowling.

I assume they are referring to scoring strikes for a certain amount of pins being knocked down. Here is WI we refer to no tap as just "9 pin". So if you get 9 on your first ball, it's recorded as a strike.

In the couples league I bowl, the last night of the year we do a 9 pin tournament. All the fees for that night of league are paid out as prize money. Top three men and top three women get paid. The only downside is they still factor in handicap. So there are people who normally score low because they can't spare to save their lives, but they can usually get nice. I have the second lowest handicap in the league, so I stand no chance on winning money.

[Aslan]

The last time I bowled no tap was about fifteen years ago. It was a handicap tournament. One game I shot 300 and lost to a 318! Since then I tend to avoid No Tap events. LOL

For me, it's more of a fundamental objection.

What does "no-tap" reward?

1) High rev, high carry, low accuracy bowlers.
2) Bowlers unable to pick up corner pins or bad spare shooting in general.
3) It sends the message that having a complete game is less important than your first ball average.

It's a terrible idea, usually taken advantage of by bowlers too lazy to work on their spare shooting and I just don't like the message it sends.

[epiepenburg]

Just came from practicing at my home house. They have a banner up for a 9-pin tap tournament, no handicap, runs for a few weeks. Top spot pays out $3000. Might have to consider signing up for this thing.

[go dart]

For me, it's more of a fundamental objection.

What does "no-tap" reward?

1) High rev, high carry, low accuracy bowlers.
2) Bowlers unable to pick up corner pins or bad spare shooting in general.
3) It sends the message that having a complete game is less important than your first ball average.

It's a terrible idea, usually taken advantage of by bowlers too lazy to work on their spare shooting and I just don't like the message it sends.

Its just a game Focker....I kid, I kid. Really enjoy your post but I had to give you a hard time.

[Konvict1982]

No tap 9 pin scratch is what I have been bowling in this thread. For me it is just about having fun and not stressing. With that said I think my buddy might be onto something when he told me he quit bowling no tap because he bowls horrible afterwards. I laid down one of my worst sets in months tonight in league LOL. Luckily we still took all 8 points but yeah I have to get back on track now and surprisingly enough it wasn't the corner pins I was missing tonight it was big splits and some easy spares I normally have no issues with.

[dnhoffman]

For me, it's more of a fundamental objection.

What does "no-tap" reward?

1) High rev, high carry, low accuracy bowlers.
2) Bowlers unable to pick up corner pins or bad spare shooting in general.
3) It sends the message that having a complete game is less important than your first ball average.

It's a terrible idea, usually taken advantage of by bowlers too lazy to work on their spare shooting and I just don't like the message it sends.

Lighten up Francis.

[Amyers]

I have to say I have never been a big fan of no tap bowling

[Mudpuppy]

I did no tap for new year's eve - came out first game with all strikes (all natural strikes except 2 no tap) and 1 open frame (7th) for a 265. Then switched from beer to liquor and started doing shots.......it was all downhill from there. Ended with a 681 series, lol.

[Blacksox1]

No tap can be fun for a party. Tournaments maybe for a non serious event or fundraiser. I usually get 9 or 10 pins. So anything under 800 series, is a let down.

[Mudpuppy]

No tap can be fun for a party. Tournaments maybe for a non serious event or fundraiser. I usually get 9 or 10 pins. So anything under 800 series, is a let down.

You need to try it with me then because same goes for me UNTIL I start drinking heavy. Then it's game on. i.e. a 681 on NYE, lol.

[Aslan]

Lighten up Francis.

If you weren't my bowlingboards.com mortal enemy...I might give a Stripes reference props....but I won't... :mad:

[Mudpuppy]

If you weren't my bowlingboards.com mortal enemy...I might give a Stripes reference props....but I won't... :mad:

I thought I was? I will have to work harder....

[Aslan]

I thought I was? I will have to work harder....

No...you were only my mortal enemy when I could tease you about Michigan...but then I got in trouble for I guess teasing a little too harshly...so now it's no fun anymore.

DHoff actually voted to have me kicked off the site. So, he set the bar kinda high for anyone to beat him out of "site mortal enemy" status. Unless...you were one of the other 5 people that voted to boot me??? Hmmm.... :eek:

[fortheloveofbowling]

No...you were only my mortal enemy when I could tease you about Michigan...but then I got in trouble for I guess teasing a little too harshly...so now it's no fun anymore.

DHoff actually voted to have me kicked off the site. So, he set the bar kinda high for anyone to beat him out of "site mortal enemy" status. Unless...you were one of the other 5 people that voted to boot me??? Hmmm.... :eek:

You actually almost got kicked off? So there was a vote? That sounds kind of weird, were you allowed to make a statement in your defense before the voting?

[Mudpuppy]

No...you were only my mortal enemy when I could tease you about Michigan...but then I got in trouble for I guess teasing a little too harshly...so now it's no fun anymore.

DHoff actually voted to have me kicked off the site. So, he set the bar kinda high for anyone to beat him out of "site mortal enemy" status. Unless...you were one of the other 5 people that voted to boot me??? Hmmm.... :eek:

Not me man. I would never vote you off. You entertain me. You are one of the reasons I keep coming back to BB. Why would I vote to ban you? But I really didn't think I was a mortal enemy - good natured joshing, yes. It's all in fun and you can take a joke so buttons (as mr. smithers would say).

[vdubtx]

You actually almost got kicked off? So there was a vote? That sounds kind of weird, were you allowed to make a statement in your defense before the voting?

Yes, there was an actual vote. I didn't vote on it as it was kind of a weird thing for a Forum to do about 1 poster. Either a poster breaks the rules or not, it shouldn't be put to a vote(not saying Aslan broke any rules). That is what the Admin or Moderator's job to decide if he should stay or go.

If I don't like something some one has posted, I don't read it or I put someone on Ignore. There is a reason that forums have that option. Many different personalities on a board and not everyone is going to agree with everything everyone posts. Kinda like changing the channel when you don't like what is being played on the radio.

[bowl1820]

Yes I had some complaints about him. So I put it to a vote, because I'm the only mod left and I don't particularly want to ban anybody.

So I used that method because it was used once before to ban the one person that's been banned from this site (other than spammers). To see how others felt about it.

Aslan went ballistic because assumed he was going to lose, but he didn't. so he's still here.

Don't worry the voting system is out now.

Now I'm closing this thread, I don't want to see this BS get started again.


If I don't like something some one has posted, I don't read it or I put someone on Ignore.

Yes that is how it is "suppose to" work, but frankly most don't do it. They have see it, they can't ignore it. So they don't.