Is a resin ball or a 16lb ball right for you?

[75lockwood]

No! I stubbornly reject your reality and substitute my own! LOL...

In all seriousness, I suck now anyway so I'm going to give it a try, see which method feels more "right" and then practice the hell out of it. I figure I have nothing to lose. I've been bowling one handed since I was 12 and have only gotten marginally better mainly because I had never taken the time to really study the game and invest in the proper equipment. Now that I'm doing so, I'm at a good point where it won't hurt to try both methods and see which works better. Perhaps I'll do a hybrid style like Osku Palermaa, where I shoot two hand delivery for strikes and then one-hand it for spares. Who knows. By the end of the day Friday, I'll definitely have it figured out and then I'll be practicing like crazy for December's upcoming tournament out here.

I think I've hijacked enough of this thread - if you want we can talk about this over PM instead.

Lol, first learn to quote more than one post in your reply


anyway, the magic number (according the the bronze handbook) is 1500 repetitions for something to become second nature, if your gonna try something, do it 1500 times before you whine that you suck at it and quit lol. 1500 throws = a minimum of 72 games (assuming 0 strikes and 3 throws in 10th every game, so 80 games is a better number

[AZBowla]

anyway, the magic number (according the the bronze handbook) is 1500 repetitions for something to become second nature, if your gonna try something, do it 1500 times before you whine that you suck at it and quit lol. 1500 throws = a minimum of 72 games (assuming 0 strikes and 3 throws in 10th every game, so 80 games is a better number

You are very wise, young padawan. I predict one day you will become a great bowler.

I agree with you on the practice angle. Again, I plan to try it both ways this Friday and see what feels best for me, then concentrate on that. Right now I'm pretty much a clean slate. I have about 15 or so games on the new ball and it's been a real shock to the system because it's so different from my previous ball so if I'm going to make any drastic changes, now's the time. I'll start my own thread on this, poor Hammer I totally hijacked his thread - sorry man.

[75lockwood]

You are very wise, young padawan. I predict one day you will become a great bowler.

I agree with you on the practice angle. Again, I plan to try it both ways this Friday and see what feels best for me, then concentrate on that. Right now I'm pretty much a clean slate. I have about 15 or so games on the new ball and it's been a real shock to the system because it's so different from my previous ball so if I'm going to make any drastic changes, now's the time. I'll start my own thread on this, poor Hammer I totally hijacked his thread - sorry man.

Strike or miss, there is no try!

lol hammer, sorry we are off on a nice little tangent here

[Hammer]

Honest guys, it really didn't bother me. I just thought I would throw that in for laughs. If anyone wants to get off subject on my thread that's okay. If that is the worst thing that will happen to me in my life I will take it. Okay, now what the heck was my post about?

[75lockwood]

Honest guys, it really didn't bother me. I just thought I would throw that in for laughs. If anyone wants to get off subject on my thread that's okay.

So, did anyone see skyfall yet?

[Hammer]

As Homer Simpson would say DOH!

[Rdmonster]

I used a 15 pounder in college.... When I started back up I went 16.... I'm six two and close to 200 lbs... Doesn't feel to heavy.

[GoodGorilla]

That's what I thought too, but we'll see - I may suck even worse trying to bowl like Belmonte than I did when I tried to bowl in sunglasses like Pete Weber. I did a few practice releases in the front room by rolling it across the carpet and into some pillows though and it seemed pretty easy and natural for me. I even tried the little skip-step Belmonte does at the end and it seems like a piece of cake. Of course hitting a pile of pillows that's 10 feet away from you is much different than hitting a pocket shot down 62 feet of bowling lane, so again we'll see. My GF thinks I'm crazy for trying this but if it works, won't that be something, especially with another ABT tournament coming up next month... muwahahaha...

Pete webber uses sunglasses because the camera lights are really bright for tv.

[GoodGorilla]

When I bowl, I never get the thought that I could throw it more accurately if I went down a pound. My hip soreness went away after getting the 15s. Only soreness I get now is in my fingers and wrist, which I think is normal for the amount of games I usually play a week in combination of the way I release the ball (which I am pretty soft now). I asked my pro shop operator about it, we talked about it after he watched me for awhile and said I am fine with the 15. After the holes are drilled and all that my ball is somewhere around 14.5.

[GoodGorilla]

I am contemplating on getting a 14 pound ball to see how it affects my cocking and cupping. Maybe I should borrow my little brother's ball and get some temporary finger tips put in it to try it out.