For a record ...To Bowl Or not to Bowl

**RoccoRock** · 09-09-2012, 02:50 AM

I usually blame myself when my team loses, even if I bowled great. If my teammates sucked, and I didn't help them figure it out, I still feel it's in part my fault. In this case, someone who abandons their team does deserve some blame. Obviously you can't pin all the blame on one person, and I wouldn't get in his face and yell, or take him out back and throw down with him either. I would be proud of my teammate for setting a record, but I would be dissapointed. If it were me, yes I would love the record, but I'm putting my shoes on and trying to get my team the wins. If I lose the record, at least I have a story. I put my team first, I know in todays Sportcenter, end zone dancing, look at me sports era that may seem crazy, but that's how it should be. If I'm Jeff Carter, I'm a little tweaked too.

**coachkapps** · 09-09-2012, 11:22 AM

If you can't bowl that final week and get the record, you didn't deserve the record. You have to bowl under pressure to achieve and deserve it.

You bowl.

**billf** · 09-09-2012, 11:58 AM

If I was averaging that high for the season, why would I think that night would be any worse? I would expect to bowl 20 pins over average, like any other league night. I joined the league to bowl, not set records. There's a time and place for everything and if it was meant to be to set that record then I will bowl at least my average that night.
Here's another thing about records and why I hope someone breaks my record after I set it and raise the money for Children's hospital; to most people to current record holder is just a name on a piece of paper or on the computer screen. They don't know you. So they look and say, "wow that's pretty cool." And? Did that impact your life or theirs? Did it ever dawn on them the hours of preparation, the blood, sweat and tears that went into being in the position to even make the attempt? How about the luck? Let's face it, both good and bad, luck does play a part in every record. Let's use bowling strikes as an example. We have all seen pros (Sean Rash comes to mind right away) that get all excited when the head pin comes off the left wall, crosses the lane and takes out the ten pin. The skill was getting mind, body and ball into the proper position to make that attempt. Luck comes into play in where and how that head pin deflects. So when that shot happens, I feel the pros are cheering the luck and not their own skill.
Another example. The Olympics this past year, women's gymnastics, individual, vault. Mckayla Maroney was the odds on favorite. Considered by far the best at this event in the entire world. Even the other gymnasts admitted they were competing for second place. They all work their butts off so we will call that even. Mckayla didn't stick her landing on her second vault. An act she has done literally thousands of times correctly the past four years. The fall on the landing garnered her a silver medal. Was the gold medal winner truly a better gymnast? That day yes. But why? Luck. In this case it was bad luck for Mckayla and good luck for the gold medal winner.
When I set my world record, it won't be to get my name in the book. It's to raise money for a helipad at Dayton's Children's Hospital. I don't have it to donate to them so I don't have another choice. When the record is broken, I will thank God and realize that it was good luck that allowed it to happen. Late trips on 4s, etc. All my hard work will only allow me the opportunity to attempt it, not complete it.

**chrono00** · 09-09-2012, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by Hot_pocket

alot of people brought up that point a 750 series isnt guaranteed but in his case it is ...his blind is a 750 series which is sick but i would bowl to because if i did it the whole season i dont think it would change

that's the other thing I hate about blind scores, every league does this retarded (mostly because they are run by the sandbagging/unfair high average douche house bowlers). it's -10 or -15 for blind scores.

it SHOULD BE -10% or 15 or whatever the agreed upon number is. keyword...PERCENT of average. a 100 average bowler at -10 loses 10 percent of his average on blind score. a 200 average at -10 only loses 5%. would someone explain how thats supposed to be fair?

**billf** · 09-09-2012, 06:04 PM

After 21 games we don't lose anything on a blind score.

**J Anderson** · 09-09-2012, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by chrono00

that's the other thing I hate about blind scores, every league does this retarded (mostly because they are run by the sandbagging/unfair high average douche house bowlers). it's -10 or -15 for blind scores.

it SHOULD BE -10% or 15 or whatever the agreed upon number is. keyword...PERCENT of average. a 100 average bowler at -10 loses 10 percent of his average on blind score. a 200 average at -10 only loses 5%. would someone explain how thats supposed to be fair?

My Wednesday night league had the -10% blind score from at least the 1970s until a few years ago when we voted to make it -10 pins to be in agreement with the USBC rules. Between pre-bowling, post-bowling and the occasional sub, we don't really have a problem with high average bowlers being AWOL.

Personally, I agree that the 10% rule is more fair.