Dreaded 10 pin spares!

[tmacfanmike]

I know I will get crap for the way I pick up my spares. It's very unconventional compared to how most people target their spares. I look at the pin I want to hit then I do a practice swing with my arm going towards the pin and then actually do my approach and line my arm up to the spare. I only miss 1 to 2 spares every series and I think that it pretty good. The only thing I have to watch out for is an attitude, because if I get one I end up not hitting my spare due to no concentration at the line.

[RobLV1]

I know I will get crap for the way I pick up my spares. It's very unconventional compared to how most people target their spares. I look at the pin I want to hit then I do a practice swing with my arm going towards the pin and then actually do my approach and line my arm up to the spare. I only miss 1 to 2 spares every series and I think that it pretty good. The only thing I have to watch out for is an attitude, because if I get one I end up not hitting my spare due to no concentration at the line.

No crap coming from me. Personally, I don't understand why bowlers automatically assume that you should target at the arrows for everything. I really like looking at the pin that you are trying to pick up for spares, particularly when you start looking at a particular spot on the pin and hit it consistently.

[MICHAEL]

No crap coming from me. Personally, I don't understand why bowlers automatically assume that you should target at the arrows for everything. I really like looking at the pin that you are trying to pick up for spares, particularly when you start looking at a particular spot on the pin and hit it consistently.

Makes sense Rob,,, when Walter Ray throws horse shoes, (which he is ranked very good at), he doesn't throw his horse shoe using various lumps of grass, or even arrows!

He uses his hand eye coordination to target his pole! I might just give that a shot tonight at the Mom and Pop wood lanes in Plattsburg tonight.

[Aslan]

Makes sense Rob,,, when Walter Ray throws horse shoes, (which he is ranked very good at), he doesn't throw his horse shoe using various lumps of grass, or even arrows!

He uses his hand eye coordination to target his pole! I might just give that a shot tonight at the Mom and Pop wood lanes in Plattsburg tonight.

That 'may' be the WORST analogy ever used on bowlingboards.com. Not sure. Not sure if Bowl1820 keeps track of such things. But WOW.

See Ice, horseshoes aren't 'rolled' therefore targeting a spot between you and the ringer pole would not be of any help whatsoever.

A better analogy would be putting in golf. Most people, on a 20ft putt...are going to visualize the line the ball will take from the club to the hole and then pick out a target on that line and aim for that target. On shorter putts they might aim for a spot just in front of the cup. Now sure, you "can" aim for the cup from 20ft out. And I'm sure some people do. Bowling is about ROLLING a ball over a target. And as it has been said for about 50 years now...hitting a target closer to you is much easier than hitting one far away. THATs why we use arrows or dots or boards and not pins.

But, at the end of the day, it's whatever works for you that is important.

[J Anderson]

Bowling is about ROLLING a ball over a target. And as it has been said for about 50 years now...hitting a target closer to you is much easier than hitting one far away. THATs why we use arrows or dots or boards and not pins.

But, at the end of the day, it's whatever works for you that is important.

For people throwing the ball straight or almost straight using the arrows is not that important. Once your ball starts consistently hooking more than 5 boards the dots and arrows on the lane become much more useful. Without the markings one would have to figure which pin, possibly one on an adjacent lane, to aim at in order for the ball to hook into the pocket. My guess is that the average person trying to aim this way would pull almost every ball at first since their ultimate goal, the pocket, would be in their field of vision.

I think bowlers who throw straight at single pin spares and still use the arrows or dots do so more out of habit than because of the ease in hitting a closer target.

[vdubtx]

No crap coming from me. Personally, I don't understand why bowlers automatically assume that you should target at the arrows for everything. I really like looking at the pin that you are trying to pick up for spares, particularly when you start looking at a particular spot on the pin and hit it consistently.

I have to admit, I am an arrows guy for picking up my 10 pins.

I did read this earlier today and decided to try it in warm ups for league this evening. After making 2 in practice I decided to continue with it if I left a 10 pin during play. Sure enough, game 1 I left 3, all of them converted without looking at the arrows, I targeted the pin down lane. For now, will keep at it with targeting the pin and see how it goes.

[MICHAEL]

That 'may' be the WORST analogy ever used on bowlingboards.com. Not sure. Not sure if Bowl1820 keeps track of such things. But WOW.

See Ice, horseshoes aren't 'rolled' therefore targeting a spot between you and the ringer pole would not be of any help whatsoever.

A better analogy would be putting in golf. Most people, on a 20ft putt...are going to visualize the line the ball will take from the club to the hole and then pick out a target on that line and aim for that target. On shorter putts they might aim for a spot just in front of the cup. Now sure, you "can" aim for the cup from 20ft out. And I'm sure some people do. Bowling is about ROLLING a ball over a target. And as it has been said for about 50 years now...hitting a target closer to you is much easier than hitting one far away. THATs why we use arrows or dots or boards and not pins.

But, at the end of the day, it's whatever works for you that is important.

THE WORST!!! THE Worst analogy on bowlingbaords.com might be your handle... Aslan!!!! LIION King????

Don't think for a minute that ONE of the reasons Walter Ray, (you American Idol) doesn't bowel the way he has, and does because he is
a tournament level Horse Shoe throwing machine!!

I sent Walter a email yesterday and after mutual complementary exchanges of admiration between ourselves, he said you don't know Squat!

He said the aiming/targeting and arm movement, even the follow though was very similar, and that you need to stick to things you know something about. Walter went on to say, you have probably never thrown a house shoe in your life, and the closest you ever came to it would be YOUR Horsing Around on bowlingboards.com.

He said, TARGETING is TARGETING! It doesn't matter if your rolling a ball, throwing a horseshoe, or making love!

Next time you find the need to denigrate ICEMAN for his use of analogies,,, you need to Call Walter! YES, Aslan, Walter and Iceman are tight!
He said to tell you to read the book he wrote 8 years ago entitled: ( Bowling and Horseshoes) chapter 1, similarities of targeting spare pins, and the game of horseshoes.

Get the book!!! It just might help you when we meet in Vegas!!! I am not horsing around here!!! Learn from your idol! He then ask Iceman for some advice in regards to bowling techniques, and we parted ways. Its just nice knowing that Walter is there for me, and Iceman is always there for him!

A BIG THANKS WALTER, for the LINK: https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt...9&type=2button

Walter at 13 years old not horsing around, but throwing horse shoes, and good at it! A lot of what has made him the bowler he is, he attributes to horse shoes!

[Aslan]

I have to admit, I am an arrows guy for picking up my 10 pins.

I did read this earlier today and decided to try it in warm ups for league this evening. After making 2 in practice I decided to continue with it if I left a 10 pin during play. Sure enough, game 1 I left 3, all of them converted without looking at the arrows, I targeted the pin down lane. For now, will keep at it with targeting the pin and see how it goes.

I might try it too. Logically it doesn't seem to make sense. But the last half of game 3 I missed a few make-able spares with the plastic ball and 2 of 3 were pulled shots where I technically hit my target...it just was "a minutia" off. If I were to develop a way where I aim further down the lane (at the pin) then perhaps I'll follow-through better and not pull the shots. It's not that aiming at the pin is better than at a "spot"...it's just that it might help me follow-through and not pull the shot.

And Iceman....HOW DARE YOU use the great WRW's name in vain!! You should have to wash out your mouth with soap!! NO....you did not email him. NO...he did not respond. NO...he doesn't agree with you about ANYTHING!! Stop your FIBBING!!! I wasn't all motivated and fired up to humiliate you in Vegas...but when you start to make up stuff about the great WRW...THATs where I draw the line!! You are hereby NOT allowed to mention him, think about him, stalk him, or in any way interact with him. He is MY bowling idol and I already called "dibs" on him so you go find somebody else!!!

[vdubtx]

I might try it too. Logically it doesn't seem to make sense.

Per my experience, your view of logic is flawed.

[Amyers]

I might try it too. Logically it doesn't seem to make sense. But the last half of game 3 I missed a few make-able spares with the plastic ball and 2 of 3 were pulled shots where I technically hit my target...it just was "a minutia" off. If I were to develop a way where I aim further down the lane (at the pin) then perhaps I'll follow-through better and not pull the shots. It's not that aiming at the pin is better than at a "spot"...it's just that it might help me follow-through and not pull the shot.

And Iceman....HOW DARE YOU use the great WRW's name in vain!! You should have to wash out your mouth with soap!! NO....you did not email him. NO...he did not respond. NO...he doesn't agree with you about ANYTHING!! Stop your FIBBING!!! I wasn't all motivated and fired up to humiliate you in Vegas...but when you start to make up stuff about the great WRW...THATs where I draw the line!! You are hereby NOT allowed to mention him, think about him, stalk him, or in any way interact with him. He is MY bowling idol and I already called "dibs" on him so you go find somebody else!!!

Why do I think WRW just face palmed himself. If he dosent outright retire.