Bowled a 9 pin no tap tourney tonight

[MisterSinister]

Bowled another one tonight. Didnt do very well, shot 577. They threw down Kegel Middle Road and i wasnt very good on this pattern. Wasn't able to get the ball reaction i wanted.

Did you know they were going to use Middle Road? That's what stops me from bowling in some tourneys, sometimes they don't say what pattern they will use until the night of the tourney. Have you ever bowled on Middle Road before?

[billf]

^^^^that's why I bring so many balls to tournaments. Let me know with enough time to run to the bag or car and I'm all set

[Brother_jd]

Did you know they were going to use Middle Road? That's what stops me from bowling in some tourneys, sometimes they don't say what pattern they will use until the night of the tourney. Have you ever bowled on Middle Road before?

No, I havent bowled on it before that i know of. They always throw down a sport shot for these tourneys. Bill i only have 1 ball currently, still waiting for my Lucid to get here.

[MisterSinister]

My problem isn't so much not having a ball, it's having the experiance on a pattern. Most sport patterns I wouldn't know the basic plan of attack. The only one I've read up on is Shark, because there is a summer series around here that uses Shark. If the pattern isn't announced, I wouldn't be able to read up on it, and I would be lost when I got there.

[billf]

I have a copy of the patterns in a binder. Look at them on the kegel website. The graphs show where the oil line is. Once you have an understanding of your individual style, you can be real close to determining your starting position from there.
With a limited ball arsenal, play as straight as possible.

[MisterSinister]

I have a copy of the patterns in a binder. Look at them on the kegel website. The graphs show where the oil line is. Once you have an understanding of your individual style, you can be real close to determining your starting position from there.
With a limited ball arsenal, play as straight as possible.

That's a good idea, if I ever get my game sorted out, and I'm ready for tournaments, and sport patterns maybe I'll do that.

[xthe_charismatic_enigmax]

Bowled another one tonight. Didnt do very well, shot 577. They threw down Kegel Middle Road and i wasnt very good on this pattern. Wasn't able to get the ball reaction i wanted.

I just bowled on the Middle Road pattern over New Years and shot 602 and 577, in a no-tap tourney. After I said I donated $15, I moved three boards right from where I normally start and threw a natural 243. I start one dot to the right of the middle dots.

[Brother_jd]

I just bowled on the Middle Road pattern over New Years and shot 602 and 577, in a no-tap tourney. After I said I donated $15, I moved three boards right from where I normally start and threw a natural 243. I start one dot to the right of the middle dots.

That is my normal line also, start with feet on 15 throw over 5-7 and it works on the house shot we bowl on. i started there for the night and had to move my feet right 4 boards and my target to the 3-4 board. I couldnt get a consistent reaction with the the !Q. One shot it would smash the pocket the next shot over the exact same line would either hook too much and leave a split or end up light and get an 8 count. A couple of times i carried on bad shots but not enough.

[GeoLes]

I just leaned about no-tap. If they would just relax the rules to cover gutter balls, I could roll a perfect game.

[xthe_charismatic_enigmax]

That is my normal line also, start with feet on 15 throw over 5-7 and it works on the house shot we bowl on. i started there for the night and had to move my feet right 4 boards and my target to the 3-4 board. I couldnt get a consistent reaction with the the !Q. One shot it would smash the pocket the next shot over the exact same line would either hook too much and leave a split or end up light and get an 8 count. A couple of times i carried on bad shots but not enough.

Yeah. I had a range of about a board in either direction..but if I missed, it was a bucket or a split.