Lofting the ball

[backup]

In our league there is one bowler who lofts the ball very high almost like playing horseshoes.
When it hits the lane surface it makes a loud sound which to me and others is distracting.
I've talked to him and he says he scores higher this way and doesn't want to sacrifice his higher
average by a more conventional roll.
The lanes are synthetic and he claims they are not harmed because of their hardness.
I've asked the house manager to ask him to change his style to no avail.
Any comments or suggestions?

[floridanative772]

Im not sure about the damage to the lanes or not, but the one thing i will say is that on friday nights i go bowling from 9 til midnight as it is really cheap, and every kid in there is throwing with 2 fingers and all i constantly hear is the smack of the plastic house balls hitting the lane rather hard. It is really distracting as none of them really demonstrate bowler courtesy either. So i completely understand how it can be distracting to you, but on the other hand if the manager doesnt care Im not sure what could be done ya know.

[striker12]

ik how you feel theres alot of bowlers at my bowlling allie that lfot the ball most of them have it lofting low and ot make much sound but u can still hear abit and there is this one women he is throwing a 16lb ball andshe can barly hold it and he side arm the ball down the lane and he jsut droped it it ahas messed up a few of my games but i cant say much caus ei use to do the same thing for my spare shtos down the left side i did not care aboutmy bowling allie lanes theey are garbage worped all over the lanes soo i sue to throw my hawg wild half way down the lane and you could hear it hit the lane and it still hot my spare but know i have gotten out of that and into a new bowling style cause when i did that i never had much of a abckswing know i do. if i can find the video of me throwing the ball like i sead i will post it but at the start i will ahve to edit it cause of my mom talking in the backround.

[Zothen]

First off lofting the ball dose damage the lanes. If you get on your stomache you might see some ripples on the surface. Thats the ball hitting the lane! We have a bowler in my league who was brought in for his stunning 130 handicap and he's constantly slamming the ball on the lanes(Synthetic and you should see the dents espcially the approach.) We've talk to the president and he said that since their is no rule,he has to let him bowl the way he wants.

Zothen

[got_a_300]

A little loft isn't all that bad say a little loft something like what
Mika Koivuniemi does but when you loft way out to or past the
arrows then that is very distracting and on wood lanes is very much
detrimental to the lane surface but its not quite as bad on synthetic
lanes.

Even though our center uses synthetic lanes and approaches they have
a sign up on the first set of posts between sets of lanes which is maybe
5 or 6 feet past the foul line saying do not loft the ball past that point but
we have this one older lady bless her soul that just started bowling this past
season and for the sake of her she just can not put the ball down smooth at
all and all you hear is kaboom, kaboom, kaboom when she bowls and it sounds
like a bunch of jet planes breaking the sound barrier and it makes me want to
pull out what little bit of hair I have left on my balding head.

[Cuda K5]

I watched a guy throw a 300 game and a 830 series lofting the ball halfway down the lane, first week of league......

[striker12]

yeah cuba i have seen someone do that befor too other then the 830 series not that high yet but i have seen 1 guy fake a 300 game in league too he has is not consistant at all and in 3 frames he did a corection from reseting the lane and making it look like a strike some people called him on it cause someone did see him only knock down 9 at that time and that 1 pin never fell

[Greenday]

I knew someone in high school on the team that lofted the ball nearly halfway down the alley. Somehow he still go it to hook well but he always had trouble on heavier oil.

[serial bowl]

I knew someone in high school on the team that lofted the ball nearly halfway down the alley. Somehow he still go it to hook well but he always had trouble on heavier oil.

He lofted the ball nearly 30 feet?

[billf]

We have a guy that lofts it close to 30'. He has been doing it that way since being a kid. He is a big, strong dude (obviously), left-handed and averages 215 on a THS. Tournaments, that's another story. We have a county full of house bowlers. I love getting those guys to a tournament and watch them struggle to break 150.

Funny thing is, that guy has spent hours upon hours trying to learn to NOT loft the ball. He finally gave up and just rips the cover off the ball.