Reply With QuoteWalter Ray about picking up the 10 pin also.
Norm Duke's How-to Spare the 10 pin
Norm Duke's How-to Spare the 10 pin
Right handed Stroker, high track ,about 13 degree axis tilt. PAP is located 5 9/16” over 1 3/4” up.Speed ave. about 14 mph at the pins. Medium rev’s.High Game 300, High series 798
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Walter Ray about picking up the 10 pin also.
Right handed Stroker, high track ,about 13 degree axis tilt. PAP is located 5 9/16” over 1 3/4” up.Speed ave. about 14 mph at the pins. Medium rev’s.High Game 300, High series 798
"Talent without training is nothing." Luke Skywalker
I remember seeing this on TV when I was little (mind you I'm only 22)
What I found interesting is that in Norm's video he essentially throws cross lane....simple. But he doesn't really use the "9 boards to the left, aim slightly center of your mark". I'm trying "not" to "cheat" and do that...but I admit it's tempting and I sometimes if I'm struggling with those corner pins...I'll just say "screw it" and do it Norm's way.
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I use 3-6-9 as a guideline. Sometimes you need to adjust a bit for whatever reason.Originally Posted by Aslan
Why would it be cheating to do it Norm's way?
Don't forget that this is a one minute bowling tip, not an actual lesson on how to shoot the ten pin. Have no doubt that Norm knows exactly where he needs to stand and what board he has to shoot at to make the ten. The advice was really on how to throw the ball as straight as possible and to go cross lane at it.
John
Tonight I missed four 10 pins last game, but still ended up with a 185.
I wanted to literally eat my towel.
What I mean by "cheating" is that the fundamentals of bowling would tell a person to always aim at a target somewhere in the first 5-15ft...and adjust your throws by adjusting your approach. Then move certain boards to the right and left based on what spares you need to pick up. Simple bowling 101. Norm's advice is essentially to aim at the pin...which is NOT a usual approach. If someone new to bowling tried aiming at the head pin (rather than a spot on the lane)...most people would try to get them to "fix" that...because the fundamentals and traditional approach is to aim at a spot, not the pins.
Technically, I should be able to shoot any spare by moving my feet and using a consistent approach. If I can't, and I need to switch to a plastic ball or some cross lane aim at the pin approach...I consider that "cheating". Not that it's not something that can work...it's just "cheating" to me because it's me giving up on the fundamentals out of frustration more so than anything else.
In Bag: (: .) Zen Master Solid; (: .) Perfect Mindset; (: .) Brunswick Endeavor; (: .) Outer Limits Pearl; (: .) Ebonite Maxim
USBC#: 8259-59071; USBC Sanctioned Average = 192; Lifetime Average = 172;
Ball Speed: 14.7mph; Rev. Rate: 240rpm || High Game (sanc.) = 300 (268); High Series (sanc.) = 725 (720); Clean Games: 198
Smokey this is not 'Nam', this is bowling. There are rules. Proud two-time winner of a bowlingboards.com weekly ball give-away!
That's not exactly what Norm said, he said to "Aim diagonally at the Ten pin" which means your going cross alley at it. Not that you "Aim at the pin"
Right handed Stroker, high track ,about 13 degree axis tilt. PAP is located 5 9/16” over 1 3/4” up.Speed ave. about 14 mph at the pins. Medium rev’s.High Game 300, High series 798
"Talent without training is nothing." Luke Skywalker
There's just something about shooting diagonal that messes with my head..
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