boomer
08-04-2022, 10:12 AM
Monday night was incredibly frustrating. I was generally in and around the pocket all night (OK, couple of times left a baby or 3-6-10 . . . ) but I've NEVER gotten so many pocket splits.
three pocket 7-10 - and I still don't get the physics of this. Good flush hit, pins everywhere, both 7 and 10 left without being touched. Ball LOOKED like it exited over the 8.
FOUR near-pocket big four splits. OK, these were juuuuuuust a bit high - call it extra high flush. My buddy - LOOOONG time bowler, very technical - had big eyes going whaaaa? Sure - like I said, just a touch high over high flush but . . . big four? Tha Heck??????
First game, with one of each, I was using my Diva going down and in. During practice, it seemed that straighter was greater. More room, and as long as I kept my hand up the back it had great carry. It did - just DO NOT MISS to the left because if you do, it will hit the pocket and leave you with crap - 1 7-10, one big 4. When I hit my mark or was a touch right, strike. 6 strikes, two spares, 3 splits and one open (Grrr, 3-6-10 chop) 175
Second game, move to Nova and swing it. Actually started in the 10th of the first game as we had sewn up the point and punched out so . . . cool, got it. Same thing though. I'm IN the frickin pocket but if it goes a touch extra flush, big 4. THREE times - 7 strikes, 1 spare and 3 big 4 splits. 168
Third game, move to the Zen Master with a fresh 1500 on it after the first two frames with the Nova, pocket 7-10 and big 4. About 4 and 3 right from the Nova. Success. Ring-10 (picked up), touch high and left 4-7 (picked up - which is what i would EXPECT . . .) and the rest strikes. 223.
I just don't get the physics of pocket corner splits. If I went extra-high-flush (i.e. high in the pocket) I expect to leave a 4 pin or 4-7 - this is normal. Head pin goes back, kicks 2 left to miss the 4. Physics makes sense.
And I'm NOT complaining about "Oh, everything was pocket, I deserved strikes" - I'm not that guy. And when Eddie has that mouth-agape look when a solid big-4 is left after a pocket hit . . . I'm not imagining things.
So - maybe ball?
Diva goes straighter and cuts in. It was going in fairly straight with not a lot of deflection.
Nova is drilled early and progressive and has a strong cover with a fresh 3000 on it. I was standing 30ish (I WAS adjusting) and targeting 13 out to about 8. When it struck, it was destructive - shall I say supernova-ish?
Zen Master is drilled to go and snap and had a fresh 1500 on it. I was standing about 25ish and targeting 10-12.
I don't know . . . frustrating to not UNDERSTAND. :)
three pocket 7-10 - and I still don't get the physics of this. Good flush hit, pins everywhere, both 7 and 10 left without being touched. Ball LOOKED like it exited over the 8.
FOUR near-pocket big four splits. OK, these were juuuuuuust a bit high - call it extra high flush. My buddy - LOOOONG time bowler, very technical - had big eyes going whaaaa? Sure - like I said, just a touch high over high flush but . . . big four? Tha Heck??????
First game, with one of each, I was using my Diva going down and in. During practice, it seemed that straighter was greater. More room, and as long as I kept my hand up the back it had great carry. It did - just DO NOT MISS to the left because if you do, it will hit the pocket and leave you with crap - 1 7-10, one big 4. When I hit my mark or was a touch right, strike. 6 strikes, two spares, 3 splits and one open (Grrr, 3-6-10 chop) 175
Second game, move to Nova and swing it. Actually started in the 10th of the first game as we had sewn up the point and punched out so . . . cool, got it. Same thing though. I'm IN the frickin pocket but if it goes a touch extra flush, big 4. THREE times - 7 strikes, 1 spare and 3 big 4 splits. 168
Third game, move to the Zen Master with a fresh 1500 on it after the first two frames with the Nova, pocket 7-10 and big 4. About 4 and 3 right from the Nova. Success. Ring-10 (picked up), touch high and left 4-7 (picked up - which is what i would EXPECT . . .) and the rest strikes. 223.
I just don't get the physics of pocket corner splits. If I went extra-high-flush (i.e. high in the pocket) I expect to leave a 4 pin or 4-7 - this is normal. Head pin goes back, kicks 2 left to miss the 4. Physics makes sense.
And I'm NOT complaining about "Oh, everything was pocket, I deserved strikes" - I'm not that guy. And when Eddie has that mouth-agape look when a solid big-4 is left after a pocket hit . . . I'm not imagining things.
So - maybe ball?
Diva goes straighter and cuts in. It was going in fairly straight with not a lot of deflection.
Nova is drilled early and progressive and has a strong cover with a fresh 3000 on it. I was standing 30ish (I WAS adjusting) and targeting 13 out to about 8. When it struck, it was destructive - shall I say supernova-ish?
Zen Master is drilled to go and snap and had a fresh 1500 on it. I was standing about 25ish and targeting 10-12.
I don't know . . . frustrating to not UNDERSTAND. :)