You're right. Improper use of the word stone. What I described would be a very weak shot.Originally Posted by Mike White
If your 5 pin is passing in front of the 8 pin, you've thrown a weak shot.
A stone 8 pin has the 5 pin go between the 8 and 9 pins, but that only happens on those rare shots where the head pin moves the 5 pin to the right before the ball hits the 5 pin.
Here is one of many examples of "stone" 8 pins on Youtube.
You're right. Improper use of the word stone. What I described would be a very weak shot.
In the end it doesn't really matter lol
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It's still four but since the ball is exiting the pin deck on board 20 it appears to the average human that the ball is splitting the 8 and 9 pins even though the 8 is no longer there to be hit.
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I think everyone is right on this one.
Yes, "ideally"...it's 4 pins...because ideally speaking...with all pins in their proper positions...the 5-pin will almost always take out the 8-pin so the ball never touches it.
Yet, Bowl1820 is also correct...that if you're striking and your ball is running directly over the 9-pin...your ball is not hitting optimally and you'll likely start leaving flat 10s in upcoming frames. A ball (for a righty) that exits too far right,,,is a sign you should make a slight (0.5 board eyes/0.5 board feet) move right to get a slightly better angle...
OR...it's time to ball down to a ball that hooks a little later...because you're likely seeing weak hits due to transition.
The problem with all of the stuff listed above...is you need to be very consistent and have an almost flawless physical game and release...and the concentration to watch the ball as it travels through the pins...otherwise it's all theoretical.
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Which is pretty much what is showed in the video "Bowling Instruction - Ball up or Ball down, when and why." that was posted by JasonNJ here:
http://www.bowlingboards.com/threads...ng-up-and-down
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Only 8 people have ever bowled a 292
Considering a 292 isn't tracked, where would this stat come from?
I believe it is tracked to some extent it's mentioned in USBC trivia articles.
But it's more than 8 people now, last I saw it was somewhere around 20.
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It could have been counted when an 11 in a row was submitted but since those are no longer acknowledged how would anyone even know?
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