Bowling

[Tasselfoot]

:( i need people like that locally to me... i'm a certified coach, but haven't really tried to get any students. pretty much anyone under 180 i know i can improve; lower they are, more i can improve them. but 180 throwing a straight ball... that's super easy to improve.

[Tasselfoot]

Just got back from a local ABT tournament (amateur bowling tour). Was about 30 minutes from me... not to bad, given they cover all of NJ, DE, and Eastern PA. I have no idea what all I entered, but I wound up putting in $149... which got me in the main pot, bonus bucks, high game pot, strike jackpot, 4 brackets, and the scratch pot. I think.

I shot a scratch 681 for my set, which was good enough for 2nd of those who entered the scratch pot; got me $80 back. 3 people qualified in my division (the higher one) on Saturday, and only 2 were going to qualify on Sunday... luckily I was +153, and qualified second (behind the guy who beat me in the scratch pot). 5 of us in my division on to the semi-finals, along with 6 from the lower division. 5 from each division make the stepladder finals, so our semi-final was purely for seeding. Didn't have a very good semi-final set, ending with a 596... good enough for last place.

So in the 4 vs 5 match, I went back 6 to eek out a 244-234 win (I was giving the guy 4 pins). 5 vs 3 in the second match, I was again giving 4 pins... and shot 223. Not good enough, as my opponent carried a few lucky strikes and had by far his best game of the day, a 236. Finished in 4th, good for another $125.

So all told, I was +$51 on the day. Guess I can't complain too much about that. Although as the only lefty in the semis or finals, I should have had a nice advantage that I just didn't take advantage of.

[TikleMeDead]

A 5 month bump.

I got in trouble in my brother's doubles Scholarship league tonight (one youth/one adult). Apparently I didn't know you couldn't switch back and forth from lefty to righty. I got a word from the league head and he said if I'm caught doing it again, I will be kicked out of the league.

Comforting.

[Tasselfoot]

yeah... you DEFINITELY can't switch hands in the middle of sanctioned competitions. gotta pick 1 hand and stick with it. USBC rules state that your series (and possibly your entire team's points for the night) are forfeit if you throw even 1 ball with an opposite hand.

[DrugstoreCowboy]

Huge virgins on the USBC Panel. Can't switch hands? Man, I wonder if they can change their tampons between meetings or if they have to keep the same ones in their cooter the whole day.

[TikleMeDead]

I was unaware of the rules, but good thing I got a warning.

[Krayz]

yeah... you DEFINITELY can't switch hands in the middle of sanctioned competitions. gotta pick 1 hand and stick with it. USBC rules state that your series (and possibly your entire team's points for the night) are forfeit if you throw even 1 ball with an opposite hand.

That's a silly rule.

[Tasselfoot]

It's really not... certain spares are MUCH easier going cross-lane (specifically 7-pins for lefties and 10-pins for righties). If you were allowed to use either hand, many people would have an easier time hitting 10 pins with their left hand than right. (or 7 pins with their right hand, for lefties).

Although, 99% of people don't even think about things like this. But that's why there's a rulebook... to cover everything. Try reading the rulesbook for any of the major sports... they cover EVERYTHING. There are so many rules in baseball, football, etc that you'd have no idea existed.

[DrugstoreCowboy]

Still vote that they are huge virgins for caring. Not everyone is great with both hands. It would be a special skill if they could steady their non-hand and bowl it down the lane to knock some pins over.

[awein999]

Every so often I bowl a game with my off hand. I'm getting pretty accurate but I roll it so slow.

[Tasselfoot]

http://tasselfoot.com/2011/07/04/3rd...ng-tournament/

[awein999]

I bowled my first 300 game across two lanes Sunday night. Also started the next game with the front six so I had 18 in a row :)

[DefTeaMachine]

I never socre more than 200.

[TheVCRman]

Bowling has never really appealed to me, whenever I go with people they seem to care a lot about how they do and shit and I just roll the ball

[Nocturne]

I once beat Frankie (Krunkykai22) at a game when meeting up with him, Sara (Ichliebekase), and Jess (Panic4Me). He's ridiculously good too.

[TheVCRman]

What was the score, shaun? o:

[Nocturne]

What was the score, shaun? o:

I think i barely hit 200 and he had a rough game or something cuz i was lucky lmfao

[alrdich122]

It's been a long time since I played bowling, the place where I live does not have any nearby bowling alley.