Quest for Good Bowlers

[GeoLes]

Since it's summer, and I really don't have a league going (the nearest center that has a good league over summer is about a 35 minute drive away), I have no choice but to count every game I can squeeze in on the "lanes" I bowl on. Keep in mind these lanes are terrible, and I'm still trying to perfect the new ball I got a month ago (though I have been doing better as of late). So I'm almost forced to practice on dry, terrible lane conditions, as I can't get a license and drive wherever I want to.

But, on the plus side of things, at least I have some time to get in open bowling so I don't get rusty before school ball starts up again!

I attend a group bowling lesson and obaserve a couple of kids in the group who seem to focus exclusively on getting strikes. Regardless of how they got the strike, the strike is all that counts to them. While score is important, getting the best and most consistent mechanics is even more important.

When I do track my scores, I do so on a smart phone app. Mine tracks score, # of strikes, # of spares, # of missed and # of splits. The strike/spare/miss/split stats are far more important to me than anything else. If I close my frames and get more strikes due to improved and consistent technique, the pinflall will naturally follow. At least that is the way I see it.

[bobforsaken]

I attend a group bowling lesson and obaserve a couple of kids in the group who seem to focus exclusively on getting strikes. Regardless of how they got the strike, the strike is all that counts to them. While score is important, getting the best and most consistent mechanics is even more important.

When I do track my scores, I do so on a smart phone app. Mine tracks score, # of strikes, # of spares, # of missed and # of splits. The strike/spare/miss/split stats are far more important to me than anything else. If I close my frames and get more strikes due to improved and consistent technique, the pinflall will naturally follow. At least that is the way I see it.

That is similar to the program I use. (Bowling Scorer Free). its pretty cool to see your percentages with each spare so that you know what to work on. you also see how much you are leaving something. True the score doesn't matter in practice, but what I am trying to work on is seeing the need for adjustments and anticipating them. To do that you have to bowl like a regular game (for score).

[HowDoIHookAgain]

I attend a group bowling lesson and obaserve a couple of kids in the group who seem to focus exclusively on getting strikes. Regardless of how they got the strike, the strike is all that counts to them. While score is important, getting the best and most consistent mechanics is even more important.

When I do track my scores, I do so on a smart phone app. Mine tracks score, # of strikes, # of spares, # of missed and # of splits. The strike/spare/miss/split stats are far more important to me than anything else. If I close my frames and get more strikes due to improved and consistent technique, the pinflall will naturally follow. At least that is the way I see it.

I completely understand your reasoning. I'd rather have 9/'s a whole game (comes to about 190 I think) than string together 6 lucky strikes and miss every spare attempt (should still come out to around the same score). I really haven't been able to find an app to track my spare/strike percentages and such, but the app that Bob shared seems like a promising app to use. When I get the chance, I'll give it a shot and see how it works!

[J Anderson]

I attend a group bowling lesson and obaserve a couple of kids in the group who seem to focus exclusively on getting strikes. Regardless of how they got the strike, the strike is all that counts to them. While score is important, getting the best and most consistent mechanics is even more important.

I was coaching our free clinic for youth bowlers today. When there's only one coach present it winds up more an hour and a half of free bowling than focused practice. The four oldest kids tend to compete against each other instead of working on the weak points in their games.