Two lanes is too much. I know some leagues use this ours however use the one lane rule. I feel if you need two lanes then your not mentally prepared for your shot.Originally Posted by Timmyb
That's what I thought. My personal opinion is two lanes is too much. This is a fairly recent thing. The standard was always one. I think it's part of the reason we finish up at nearly 10pm now, and not 9:30. Too much standing around pointing at each other, and not enough bowling.
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Two lanes is too much. I know some leagues use this ours however use the one lane rule. I feel if you need two lanes then your not mentally prepared for your shot.
It has been 2 lanes around here Metro Det. for as long as I can remember. It is the amount of lanes you have to wait that extends bowling it is not being ready when it is your turn. There are so many side pots now that it is hard to be ready when it is your turn. Say you are in 5 brackets and there are 15 you have to find your name. We have a Texas hold em game that has 10 boards each week. You have to post your scores. There is a sign in sheet for King of the hill, and H\C king. High scratch and High H\C game. Lucky digit and Lucky strike cause people to stop and listen for their number. Very few leagues have people standing at the end of the approach when they are on deck.
I personally don't need 2 lanes and it does slow the game down, plus annoy some players from both sides from what I see in my local area. The worst are some of the guys that need 2 lanes, stand up on the approach for 20 seconds before throwing the ball, plus aren't ready to go up and bowl when their turn comes up.
I can see how players that stand at the very back of the approach are more prone to being disturbed by players 2 lanes over. It's really a matter of focus, instead of waiting for 2 lanes of clearance those players would benefit from learning to block out the distraction and focus down the lane.
In many sports the top players block out the distractions and often aren't even aware of what's happening around them.
The main thing I try to do is avoid the situation by watching the sequence of events and jumping up and bowling when it's my turn and I see an opening or staying back for a minute and let them clear out of the way.
The interesting times are the guys who wait for 2 lanes and get pissed when someone steps up and bowls when they thought they should be waiting for them.
Wow I'm in that area a lot. 9 mile in warren mostly. You ever go to Bowling IQ that place is the best if you want to practice.
No Jaescrub never been but have heard a lot of good things about it. I bowl mostly now at Ford. Used to bowl at Taylor, Oxford and every place down river.
Maybe it's because I start at the back of the approach
That's cool. The wife's family are all from Mi and live all over so I'm up there a lot. We mostly drive so we take our equipment. Bowling IQ is great 4 amf lanes and 4 Brunswick. They will lay down any Shot you want to bowl on. You can also bring your own beer it's great!
I always think it's funny when someone stands there for 25 seconds, and then walks up and throws a bad shot. I always say "couldn't they have done that in 5 seconds?"
Plus I tend to bowl very quickly, which makes it even more irritating to me when someone does this. Some people bowl like they drive, very slowly and annoyingly.
Well, obviously they must have felt rushed.
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