Why in the HECK can't I get good REVs

[billf]

Just waiting to see the video of you throwing a perfect overhand spiral 20 yards down the lane with that recalcitrant Storm ball of yours.

Recalcitrant? Wasn't sure I knew the word. Thank goodness for dictionary.com I was laughing at your comment and thought, what if I'm wrong and it means something totally different? Now I can laugh in peace.

[J Anderson]

Recalcitrant? Wasn't sure I knew the word. Thank goodness for dictionary.com I was laughing at your comment and thought, what if I'm wrong and it means something totally different? Now I can laugh in peace.

Now I had to go to my on the shelf dictionary to make sure I used the right word. I just couldn't remember which ball Micheal was complaining about, and was too lazy to search through the threads to find out.
Does sound like a good name for a DV8 ball! The Recalcitrant, one step up from the Misfit.

[billf]

Now I had to go to my on the shelf dictionary to make sure I used the right word. I just couldn't remember which ball Micheal was complaining about, and was too lazy to search through the threads to find out.
Does sound like a good name for a DV8 ball! The Recalcitrant, one step up from the Misfit.

I used dictionary.com because I was too lazy to grab a real book. Mike's problem was with the Vivid not moving and now the Virtual Gravity Nano leaving the 10 pin.
Would make a good name. I wonder how long it would take for the majority to learn how to pronounce it then learn the meaning? Bowlers using dictionaries, who would have thought. If the general public knew the math and science that went into competitive bowling the sport may actually gain some credibility beyond something to do while drinking.

[got_a_300]

If the general public knew the math and science that went into competitive bowling the sport may actually gain some credibility beyond something to do while drinking.

I agree with you 100% on that but bowling is probably always going to just be
seen as just the guys night out to go and drink beer and throw a ball or two
down the lanes and tell tall tales between beers.

I'm just afraid the general public will always see bowling as a great big fat un-
shaven guy in a torn Teeshirt smoking on a cigar/ cigarette and guzzling down
a big mug of beer and throwing a ball down a lane.

[GeorgiaStroker]

I resemble that remark!

[got_a_300]

I resemble that remark!

LOL!!!!!! me too, I especially resemble the big fat guy part

[MICHAEL]

Now I had to go to my on the shelf dictionary to make sure I used the right word. I just couldn't remember which ball Micheal was complaining about, and was too lazy to search through the threads to find out.
Does sound like a good name for a DV8 ball! The Recalcitrant, one step up from the Misfit.

Not complaining about the V.G. Nanno! My first game out of the box in league was a 235, on fresh house oil.. Great ball, it just seems after the first game, I started leaving huge numbers of 10 pins. I moved left, right, up, down, even tried standing on my head, but no no avail!
It looked beautiful even when leaving the 10! I think it had to do with the oil wearing out! I should have changed to the undefeated after the fist first 60 or so ten pin leaves! I Like the ball very much, just need to know when to change sooner! Work In Progress!! I have only had ONE ball so far that just looked limp going into the pocket, and was the Vivid! Even had the pro look at it, and a good friend throw it! They agreed (that particular ball had problms)! I know others that have the vivid and love it

[travkoiboi]

muscles don't matter. Timing matters. I started bowling last year after a 10 year break and got into bodybuilding in the mean time. When I picked up a ball I had to change everything about game from 10 years ago. I was muscling ball and throwing like 8 mph faster... Slowed everything down and just worked on my footwork. Feet determine ball speed. Fluid swing. Finally, hand behind ball and rotate through it. **note** take a football hold it like you do a bowling ball having the ends point forward back... swing and throw football same motion like a bowling ball... if you have tight spiral it's good. this teaches you timing of when to come through the ball with leverage to get the REVS!

Good luck.

[MICHAEL]

muscles don't matter. Timing matters. I started bowling last year after a 10 year break and got into bodybuilding in the mean time. When I picked up a ball I had to change everything about game from 10 years ago. I was muscling ball and throwing like 8 mph faster... Slowed everything down and just worked on my footwork. Feet determine ball speed. Fluid swing. Finally, hand behind ball and rotate through it. **note** take a football hold it like you do a bowling ball having the ends point forward back... swing and throw football same motion like a bowling ball... if you have tight spiral it's good. this teaches you timing of when to come through the ball with leverage to get the REVS!

Good luck.

Thanks for the advice! I agree, (for and old fart, I have fantastic amounts of muscle) lol,,, And I discovered that TRUTH just yesterday on my Over the Hill bowling league! Kept sliding past the pocket! It dawned on me that there was a lound thunder sound every time I threw the ball! A X Air Force mechanic, that just happend to be 8 lanes up, brought it to my attention that I was Breaking The Sound Barrier!! ( That was not long after a work out at the gym), I slowed it down considerably and what do you know!! A pocket 10 pin leave!! lol,,,,, (... you got to love the game!!! Thanks for you tip! And you are absolutely, positively, correct! Speed was my nemesis! I think thats one of the reasons I love the game so much! So many variables that contributes to a high score, or good series!!