Wait…now YOU'RE playing the victim??!Originally Posted by dnhoffman
My bad…please feel free to search out all of my threads and make random derogatory comments…it's welcomed, encouraged, and appreciated and I apologize for making you fell like a victim.
Don't worry…no matter what the topic you derail…it'll eventually get locked and you can derail the next one. I'm gonna post a new one right now…so get ready!!
No, I'm saying you're the perpetual victim so it must be my fault... It's easier than explaining reality to you because you'll just deny it all anyway and blame everyone else so... Easier to just say "I'm sure it's all my fault"
Anyway, good,luck with your cross, I hope nobody needs the wood before you're done!
Who said they were against having their scores sanctioned? Are there ball companies out there making illegally heavy balls, or bigger than normal balls? I happen to bowl in a league that decided before I joined that being sanctioned wasn't something they were worried about. I honestly don't think there was ever a 700 in the league before I joined. If it was worth it to more people, I'd push for it, to mostly 170 or below bowlers that are lucky to ever break 600, and maybe have a 250 once every few years it just doesn't buy them anything.
I'll admit, I LOL!
Thank you for your kind words. I am proud to be a member of the Enchanted Mitten contingent. Most things in Michigan are sub-standard just like, as you stated, our reading comprehension. When I grow up I hope that I can collect enough returnables to save up to move to a place half as cool as Cali. That is my goal. If you believe it you can achieve it.I keep forgetting about the Michigan contingent and the sub-standard reading comprehension.
But you appear to have grasped the concept just fine.
To me...a person that claims to have an average > 170 and 300 games and 700+ series yet has no USBC number and doesn't bowl in sanctioned leagues...is like:
1) That guy you golf with that claims he's a scratch golfer yet EVERY time you golf with him he shoots about 35 over and claims it's because THAT golf course doesn't maintain it's greens properly.
or
2) That kid in school that was really good at sports in gym class but never actually joined a team.
I played hockey with a kid in high school that was actually quite skilled. But our high school didn't have a team and he was too lazy to join an organized travel team. But I think it was more than just laziness. Like our previous discussions about THS vs. sport patterns and how afraid most "good" bowlers are of getting outside their comfort zone...I think he was "afraid"...that if he actually played against "real" players...he wouldn't be as good (comparitively speaking)...so he never bothered. He was probably good enough to "maybe" get a college scholarship had he applied himself...but he was content just being the best player at midnight every other friday for drop-in hockey. And thats sad (in my opinion).
Really though I don't care whether someone bowls sanctioned or non-sanctioned. That is their choice. I chose to bowl sanctioned. I don't even like to practice or open bowl as it seems pointless to me (other than 15 minute practice before my league starts).
There are a great number of league bowlers who view bowling as a game, not a sport. It's an excuse to get out of the house, have some friendly competition, and hang around with friends. These people look at the USBC and only see the awards, which seem to get fewer and chintzier every year, and the nationally recognized averages. They figure they're never going to get one of the few nice awards, and they don't bowl in tournaments so they see very little value to having the league sanctioned.
The USBC does a terrible job of trying to sell these bowlers on the value that it provides for all bowlers. I've bowled in one league that has bounced back and forth between being sanctioned and not. It usually boils down to whether there are a few captains that really want the league to be sanctioned.
John
Oh no you don't…you don't just get to jump off the cross and immediately post me on it!
Still feeling sorry for D-hoff…he tried random hating on posts and got a negative reaction…oh boo-boo…I'm so sad for him.
See: "Easily Impressed…" post.
WHOA! A post on topic that makes sense and actually adds value!!?
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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
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What color is the sun on the planet you live on?Oh no you don't…you don't just get to jump off the cross and immediately post me on it!
Still feeling sorry for D-hoff…he tried random hating on posts and got a negative reaction…oh boo-boo…I'm so sad for him.
The only one giving a negative reaction is... You. And frankly, that's par for the course. Everyone else laughed at my posts, said your posts were insulting, and one person even took the time to send me a PM thanking me for calling you out for the victim you always bemoan yourself to be.
But somewhere, on the strange planet only you live on, you imagined this going differently... Wow man, that's just sad.
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