Cosmic bowling adjustments

[jbeck]

I know cosmic bowling is just for fun, but I seem to always bowl very low scores during that time...mainly because I can't see the arrows for #*$!
How do any of you adjust?

[scottymoney]

Since getting back into bowling I have stayed away from cosmic bowling.... As I find it hard to concentrate with blaring loud music, kids running around and not being able to see the arrows well. If you do go, I wouldn't worry about the arrows but work on the rest of your game of timing, balance and form.

Go have fun too, if you aren't able to play the arrows just have a few drinks and play the 1 board! lol, well remember to just have fun.

[75lockwood]

This is the main reason most league bowlers hate cosmic, can't see your mark so you don't know if you your even hitting it in order to adjust. personally when i go for practice and find out that its cosmic i start working on footwork and not about scores.


The other side is with cosmic normally comes birthday party's and with birthday party's comes poor lane conditions.

[jbeck]

Yeah it really is just for fun...my wife, who doesn't bowl as much and just got a new ball that I gave her for Christmas, does very well during that time and usually beats me in at least 1 game during a series of games. She got a 165 and of course she posts and brags about it on FB. I congratulate her on it, but she usually sees what I can score regularly. I think I'll just start bowling with a spare ball with her from now on since the lanes are usually broken down and those house and spare balls just go straight most of the time.

[Zothen]

I hate cosmic bowling! It's to loud with the blaring music,screaming kids,not to mention kids running on/off the lanes and interfering with my bowling,the multi colored lights as well as strobe lights flashing all about=miserable bowling experience.

Zothen

[e-tank]

i can deal with everything but not being able to see the arrows. Went sat night to play with my new ball for 4 hours with my friend and i think only a handful of games were over 130

[scottymoney]

A good rule of thumb, when the "cosmic" starts the oil goes away so you would probably spend a good portion of the night finding a line anyway. Have never seen cosmic or whatever you want to call it on decent lane conditions.

One of the alleys I bowl at I would like to know what it is like to bowl right after they oil them as it never seems to happen. Saying that I don't think I have ever seen them use a machine.

[crimsoneyes]

My local alley has glowing arrows and dots. The only problem I encounter is this weird light they have that changes shapes and moves around. If it hits my mark and then moves, I will miss everytime. But all in all I bowl decent with the lights out. I had a high game of 255 last week while cosmic.

[AZBowla's Girl]

I think that using glowing arrows and dots would be a great investment for alleys who offer cosmic bowling so that those of us who go and actually use the marks to bowl can have fun during these times as well. I know that the lanes aren't always the greatest and it can be loud, but it can also be a lot of fun with some of the music and the lights going. Plus it is fun to challenge ones self with these kind of distractions, because if you can deal with these conditions then you can most likely deal with just about anything that comes your way.

[UBowling]

Since it is very difficult to see the individual boards and arrows I would recommend watching the break point of the ball. Adjust from that.