Why fear the 10?

[noeymc]

you guys should try our lanes =D there never the same i seen 222 avg bowler and a 212 avgs drop into the 190s so it depends on what type of house shot cuz there are easy house shots and hard house shots also a female who avgs 187 at one house has lost 40 pins on her avg at these lanes if u guys are ever in north east ohio let me know we shall bowl =D

[ecub]

you guys should try our lanes =D there never the same i seen 222 avg bowler and a 212 avgs drop into the 190s so it depends on what type of house shot cuz there are easy house shots and hard house shots also a female who avgs 187 at one house has lost 40 pins on her avg at these lanes if u guys are ever in north east ohio let me know we shall bowl =D

That happens everywhere. I know a a guy with a 225 average and shot 173, 203, 221 for a 597. I remember the night, because it was a team we were bowling against and the guy was 4th man, and so was I.

The type of oil will probably vary from house to house, and how the oil settles will vary by temp/humidity. Also equipment used. Plus the weight of the pins will also vary from house to house, so that will affect pin carry.

[SmilingBowler]

Great job!

Thanks! 3/3 on 10 pins earlier tonight.

[noeymc]

That happens everywhere. I know a a guy with a 225 average and shot 173, 203, 221 for a 597. I remember the night, because it was a team we were bowling against and the guy was 4th man, and so was I.

The type of oil will probably vary from house to house, and how the oil settles will vary by temp/humidity. Also equipment used. Plus the weight of the pins will also vary from house to house, so that will affect pin carry.

all very true its just a tough house shot at least the hardest ive bowled in and i traveled a lot while in the military and moving but its def a good house to bowl in a little unorganized but its a new owner he's getting it together

[aussiedave]

all very true its just a tough house shot at least the hardest ive bowled in and i traveled a lot while in the military and moving but its def a good house to bowl in a little unorganized but its a new owner he's getting it together

I used to bowl at a small country center in Australia about 15 years or more ago and it was it's third build - moved from two other towns. The owners were lousy with their money and consequently didn't oil their lanes properly or didn't care what the mechanic did.
Anyway, those were the most difficult lanes I ever bowled on and I had a chance to compare them with about 6 other centers, the easiest of which were in Brisbane which were the easiest - to give you a comparison, my average was about low 160's (at best) at the small country town and in the 180's at Brisbane.
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[billf]

ok, when you throw a NeXXXus across a bone dry wooden lane nothing will stop it from moving, i went from 15 to 16.5ish mph, broke down my wrist, 0 axis rotation, and the ball still hooked 10 boards.... (marauder was worse because it would hook sooner)

Ben, Noah said speed it up. 16.5 mph is slow. Stop rolling it like a kid. Oh, wait, you are a young one. My average speed at the 10 pin is around 22 mph at 50'. This past Tuesday my team captain and I had a contest to see who could hit a single pin with the highest speed. I thought he had me with 35.7 mph at the 10 pin. I left a stone 9 pin and crushed it with a 38.2 mph shot. Both of us had the ball hit the back wall and roll all the way back up the lane and off the approach.

I will admit that Curt is smoother than me. His shots always look effortless and we both are usually in the low 20s on strike shots.

[noeymc]

bill i think u got me on speed my ten pin pick lol

[Tampabaybob]

With todays conditions, if you have to shoot spares, you're already out of the money.

You make a very good point. The last 5 weeks, I've had to shoot against 230+ average bowlers and if you miss one, you're done. First 4 weeks I was above the 50% mark for kicking their butt. Last week the guy shot 802 at me ! Paled in comparison to my 650. He started with 268, then shot 278, and 256. Tough to beat and yeah, he was a lefty !! 3rd in those 5 weeks !

[aussiedave]

With todays conditions, if you have to shoot spares, you're already out of the money.

It still depends on what the lanes are doing at the time - if the lanes are not striking very well, then the better spare shooter will be tough to beat.
Try missing a spare in the tenth leaving the frame open when it's close and see what happens.
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[mxjosh]

I hate the 10 pin cause I miss it enuff to fear it. Ik exactly where to stand, where to throw it but I cant always hit it. idk why. Some days I cant miss while other days I cant get anywhere near it. Anytime I get confident, I miss one, then back to square one again. I look at it like my strike shot. I cant always hit my target and I always get to shoot that first shot. 10 pin shows up less frequently so missing one really hurts.