View Full Version : 300 vs 800
NewToBowling
10-19-2015, 01:36 PM
What would you rather have. A 300 game with no 800 series or 800 series with no 300
I know the 800 is tougher but personally would love a 300 game (sanctioned of course)
Aslan
10-19-2015, 02:21 PM
800
Far more rare, a higher achievement. A 300 usually just requires a little luck, a lot of skill, and a consistent shot. An 800+ usually requires all of those items and also the ability to read a ball's movement to help you stay ahead of lane conditions....which is a very high level skill in bowling.
Just last Tuesday a teammate of mine had the front 9 of game three. He threw 9 perfect balls. He threw his first in the 10th for a ringing 10. Another pretty shot that just had some bad luck. 300 games can be had with some luck but bad luck can take it away just as easy.
That said he realized after the miss that if he had finished off the 300, he would have shot 799. I think he was almost happier that he had missed. Lol
Amyers
10-19-2015, 02:55 PM
800 for me. There are a bunch of guys with multiple 300 games (30-75 for some of them) just does not mean as much anymore. The 800 is a much larger accomplishment.
Mike White
10-19-2015, 03:00 PM
What would you rather have. A 300 game with no 800 series or 800 series with no 300
I know the 800 is tougher but personally would love a 300 game (sanctioned of course)
You can have mine, it's meaningless under modern conditions.
We had a kid in juniors shoot 300 in league, using a 12 lb house ball, no thumb, backup ball up the left side.
Just don't expect him to make a corner pin spare on either side.
foreverincamo
10-19-2015, 10:56 PM
My biggest goal this year is shoot 800 in my league. Very tough house. No one shot 800 last season or so far this year. I'll take one with or without.
NewToBowling
10-20-2015, 12:30 AM
Okay, seems a little lopsided. How about 300 vs 700?
TonyInPortland
10-20-2015, 01:07 AM
You mean a 300, but still less than a 700 series? I have done that. It is a little embarrassing, but still, if you have a 300, you feel pretty good.
got_a_300
10-20-2015, 01:17 AM
I've had my fair share of 300 games but always fall a few pins short of
having that elusive sanctioned 800 series.
I've had a bunch of non-sanctioned 800 series but I haven't had the one
that really counts yet.
So yeah I'd rather have the sanctioned 800 series than any 300 game.
NewToBowling
10-20-2015, 09:35 AM
You mean a 300, but still less than a 700 series? I have done that. It is a little embarrassing, but still, if you have a 300, you feel pretty good.
No, bowling a 300 vs a 700 series. Which is more preferable?
I haven't had a 300 but have had a few 279 and one 28something. I have had plenty of 700 series. I think 700 is much easier than 300. I normally don't get overly excited by 700. Means I bowled well but nothing to special.
mc_runner
10-20-2015, 12:40 PM
Since I have several 700s but no 300, I'll go for the 300 please!
NewToBowling
10-20-2015, 01:16 PM
Looks like a line in the sand has been drawn between 700 and 800 (234 avg game vs 267 avg)
vdubtx
10-20-2015, 01:20 PM
I would rather have another 800 series. :cool:
foreverincamo
10-20-2015, 03:57 PM
The only way I want to go 300,less than 700 is to have two games under 200, then the 300. This way you get to say you threw a 600 without a single 200 game. You get some funny looks.
Ishkabibble
10-20-2015, 04:11 PM
300 for me. Lots of 700 series. Close to 800 (774). Would take a 800 over a 300 though.
League I bowled in years ago guy bowled a 300 and less had than a 600 series. 185 avg bowler. 3 man scratch league. They also lost the game he bowled a 300 in.
billf
10-22-2015, 11:08 AM
You mean a 300, but still less than a 700 series? I have done that. It is a little embarrassing, but still, if you have a 300, you feel pretty good.
We had a guy last year shot 168, 300, 300. I rode him like a pony for ten minutes. I also saw him shoot a 300 and not break 700
billf
10-22-2015, 11:10 AM
300 over a 700, 800 over a 300
manke
10-22-2015, 03:09 PM
I would take a 800 i have a 300 and 700!!
fordman1
10-22-2015, 05:37 PM
An 800 series is a much more prestigious award. no contest.
TonyInPortland
10-23-2015, 10:02 AM
700 is much easier to get than a 300 game. Anyone would prefer the 300 over the 700.
fordman1
10-23-2015, 02:41 PM
I'll remember that when someone starts a post about 300 vrs. 700.
NYMIKE
10-26-2015, 01:43 AM
I dream of both.
NYMIKE
10-26-2015, 01:54 AM
My strike rate is 26 percent so my probability at the moment of 300 is .26^12, very unlikely, I've thrown 5 in a row on many occasions, yet to throw 6, I'm off from work today, will bowl my 12 practice games in hope that 6 in a row comes, perhaps with a high score. I've been reading on the mathematics of bowling, there is a dude in Florida who has recorded every score from 290 to 300 and he would purposely roll a 2 on his last shot to get a 292, or 3 for a 293
TonyInPortland
10-29-2015, 06:37 AM
They should really enforce the rule that says you have to try your best on every shot. I have seen guys, when they leave a ten pin, just take a ball out of the rack and blindly toss it down the lane or roll it slowly and don't even watch it, and it goes nowhere near the pin. Whether it is blatant sandbagging, or just the bowler losing their temper over an unlucky shot, there should be some sort of penalty for those who do this.
J Anderson
10-29-2015, 08:42 AM
They should really enforce the rule that says you have to try your best on every shot. I have seen guys, when they leave a ten pin, just take a ball out of the rack and blindly toss it down the lane or roll it slowly and don't even watch it, and it goes nowhere near the pin. Whether it is blatant sandbagging, or just the bowler losing their temper over an unlucky shot, there should be some sort of penalty for those who do this.
Seriously, you would punish someone who deliberately tries to throw a 292?
fordman1
10-29-2015, 10:31 AM
Sure they are being arrogant. Hey look at me I can throw a 300 any time I want. If you throw off and don't try to score your best it is sandbagging. Sure it is a unique feat. But they are not even tracked by USBC anymore. So you would have no verifiable proof anyway. There fore you are an arrogant ***. Just ask the rest of the bowling public who have never even got the chance to get to the 12th ball.
edpup316
11-05-2015, 03:22 PM
The only way I want to go 300,less than 700 is to have two games under 200, then the 300. This way you get to say you threw a 600 without a single 200 game. You get some funny looks.
BOOOM!! This guy right here. 189+192+300=681. It was the most embarrassing/fun night of bowling I've had.
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