A Top-Tier Pro Sporting First
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First excursion with the new ball was a success. I don't have an official handicap, but I estimate my average is about 150-160. My first games with the new ball were 177, 181 and 211. I've only broken 200 four times in my life, and the 211 is my second-highest score ever. Gotta say I like the ball's immediate impact on my scores.
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Great to hear man. Make sure to wipe it down after use. New balls love to soak up oil.Sabo wrote:First excursion with the new ball was a success. I don't have an official handicap, but I estimate my average is about 150-160. My first games with the new ball were 177, 181 and 211. I've only broken 200 four times in my life, and the 211 is my second-highest score ever. Gotta say I like the ball's immediate impact on my scores.
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So, I've been bowling at least once a week for the last 7 or 8 months and I've been very inconsistent. When I got my ball in February, I saw an immediate increase in my scoring average (from about a 160 to around a 190), but that started to decline the more I bowled. I really struggled with consistently hitting the pocket. And while I'm decent at picking up spares, you won't score well unless you string strikes together.
I played in a league this summer, and a couple of guys bowled two handed. One guy was great with that method, but the other guy was still learning and wasn't nearly as good. I studied both of their approaches and release points and soon realized bowling two handed is not as hard as it looks.
So, during my practice sessions, I would play one game where I would bowl two handed. I only throw my strike ball two handed ... I still pick up spares with the conventional method. I found I enjoyed bowling a lot more when I rolled two handed, so I'm starting to do it more frequently. Last night I decided to bowl all of my practice games two handed. And something clicked, because I had seven consecutive strikes in my first game and finished with a 246, which is my new personal best.
Unfortunately whatever clicked unclicked in the second game, and I plummeted to a 139. Still, who cares ... new best score!
And if anyone doesn't know what two-handed bowling looks like, here's an example. I don't thrown the ball nearly as hard as he does, though.
I played in a league this summer, and a couple of guys bowled two handed. One guy was great with that method, but the other guy was still learning and wasn't nearly as good. I studied both of their approaches and release points and soon realized bowling two handed is not as hard as it looks.
So, during my practice sessions, I would play one game where I would bowl two handed. I only throw my strike ball two handed ... I still pick up spares with the conventional method. I found I enjoyed bowling a lot more when I rolled two handed, so I'm starting to do it more frequently. Last night I decided to bowl all of my practice games two handed. And something clicked, because I had seven consecutive strikes in my first game and finished with a 246, which is my new personal best.
Unfortunately whatever clicked unclicked in the second game, and I plummeted to a 139. Still, who cares ... new best score!
And if anyone doesn't know what two-handed bowling looks like, here's an example. I don't thrown the ball nearly as hard as he does, though.
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Sabo bowls a 246 using two handed approach
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Two handed Sabo? SMDH.
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Yeah, but 246. TWO FORTY-SIX, BSF!BSF21 wrote:Two handed Sabo? SMDH.
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Did you have the front 7?Sabo wrote:Yeah, but 246. TWO FORTY-SIX, BSF!BSF21 wrote:Two handed Sabo? SMDH.
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No, went strike, open, 7 bagger, spare and strike in 10th.BSF21 wrote:Did you have the front 7?Sabo wrote:Yeah, but 246. TWO FORTY-SIX, BSF!BSF21 wrote:Two handed Sabo? SMDH.
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im definitely trying that. kids do that naturally because they cant carry the ball.
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Choker.Sabo wrote:No, went strike, open, 7 bagger, spare and strike in 10th.BSF21 wrote:Did you have the front 7?Sabo wrote:Yeah, but 246. TWO FORTY-SIX, BSF!BSF21 wrote:Two handed Sabo? SMDH.
In all honesty, 2 handing just doesn't interest me. We had a few guys in the league do it last year. They were all sandbaggers. They'd just pretend like they lost the pattern if their team was up, but when they needed it they'd pull out a Storm Optimus or Crux and rattle them off 6-9 straight. With ball tech how it is, shooting on a house pattern, 2 handing just feels cheap.
Maybe that's because the one time I tried it I threw it down and adjacent lane. Could have something to do with it.
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I'm using the same ball I throw one handed, so I don't feel like I'm cheating with the technology. My playing partners also throw one handed, but their balls have a greater back end movement that would be ideal for a two-handed throw. One has experimented with a two-handed throw, but it just doesn't work for him.BSF21 wrote:Choker.
In all honesty, 2 handing just doesn't interest me. We had a few guys in the league do it last year. They were all sandbaggers. They'd just pretend like they lost the pattern if their team was up, but when they needed it they'd pull out a Storm Optimus or Crux and rattle them off 6-9 straight. With ball tech how it is, shooting on a house pattern, 2 handing just feels cheap.
Maybe that's because the one time I tried it I threw it down and adjacent lane. Could have something to do with it.
Sandbaggers suck, but is the league allows them to switch balls in the middle of league play, what can you do? I'd prefer leagues adopt rules that you can only use two balls in a game and they have to be declared before the game starts. That would help reduce that kind of nonsense you described.
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You can just as easily sandbag with one ball if you really want to, so I don't know it would do much other than piss off the equipment nerds in the league (which I'm not against, mind you). This league I'm on now really only has a couple of guys that bring their entire arsenal for league play. And at least they're polite about putting the extras in the designated area behind the approach.
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Are you throwing a Breeze? I can't remember what you sent me a picture of. Either way nice work on the high game. I don't think I've gone higher than my 236 yet. That's my last tag in /r/bowling.Sabo wrote:I'm using the same ball I throw one handed, so I don't feel like I'm cheating with the technology. My playing partners also throw one handed, but their balls have a greater back end movement that would be ideal for a two-handed throw. One has experimented with a two-handed throw, but it just doesn't work for him.BSF21 wrote:Choker.
In all honesty, 2 handing just doesn't interest me. We had a few guys in the league do it last year. They were all sandbaggers. They'd just pretend like they lost the pattern if their team was up, but when they needed it they'd pull out a Storm Optimus or Crux and rattle them off 6-9 straight. With ball tech how it is, shooting on a house pattern, 2 handing just feels cheap.
Maybe that's because the one time I tried it I threw it down and adjacent lane. Could have something to do with it.
Sandbaggers suck, but is the league allows them to switch balls in the middle of league play, what can you do? I'd prefer leagues adopt rules that you can only use two balls in a game and they have to be declared before the game starts. That would help reduce that kind of nonsense you described.
I need to get my ball bled and decide if I going to roll this winter. I've got season tickets to the local hockey team and it makes league night hard. Most of the guys I roll with are also season ticket holders too.
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Fair point. But I think it's a bit dishonest to change equipment in the middle of a game like that. A strike ball and a spare ball is one thing, but to change your strike ball because the lane conditions have changed is BS. Bowling is supposed to be a game of skill, not a game where having more equipment means you'll score better. I liken it to golf. When you start a golf round, you can't change your equipment, regardless of what happens. You break your putter during a round? Enjoy putting with your driver instead. Your driver is configured for a draw and the wind is blowing to the left at 30 mph? Too bad.brian wrote:You can just as easily sandbag with one ball if you really want to, so I don't know it would do much other than piss off the equipment nerds in the league (which I'm not against, mind you). This league I'm on now really only has a couple of guys that bring their entire arsenal for league play. And at least they're polite about putting the extras in the designated area behind the approach.
No, my strike ball is an Ebonite Cyclone, and I have a Columbia 300 White Dot as my spare ball.BSF21 wrote:Are you throwing a Breeze? I can't remember what you sent me a picture of. Either way nice work on the high game. I don't think I've gone higher than my 236 yet. That's my last tag in /r/bowling.
I need to get my ball bled and decide if I going to roll this winter. I've got season tickets to the local hockey team and it makes league night hard. Most of the guys I roll with are also season ticket holders too.
I don't think my ball needs to be bled quite yet, but I really need to get some of the oil out of it. I wipe them down after each session, and I usually use ball cleaner after two or three sessions. One of my playing partners said he took a towel, got it very wet and put it in the microwave for a minute or so until it was very warm (but not super hot) and wiped it down. He was amazed at how much oil and dirt he got off the ball.
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I've heard a million different methods, most of which seem to work until they dont and you end up cracking the ball. I put mine in front of a space heater last year and the amount of oil that came out of it was insane.Sabo wrote:Fair point. But I think it's a bit dishonest to change equipment in the middle of a game like that. A strike ball and a spare ball is one thing, but to change your strike ball because the lane conditions have changed is BS. Bowling is supposed to be a game of skill, not a game where having more equipment means you'll score better. I liken it to golf. When you start a golf round, you can't change your equipment, regardless of what happens. You break your putter during a round? Enjoy putting with your driver instead. Your driver is configured for a draw and the wind is blowing to the left at 30 mph? Too bad.brian wrote:You can just as easily sandbag with one ball if you really want to, so I don't know it would do much other than piss off the equipment nerds in the league (which I'm not against, mind you). This league I'm on now really only has a couple of guys that bring their entire arsenal for league play. And at least they're polite about putting the extras in the designated area behind the approach.
No, my strike ball is an Ebonite Cyclone, and I have a Columbia 300 White Dot as my spare ball.BSF21 wrote:Are you throwing a Breeze? I can't remember what you sent me a picture of. Either way nice work on the high game. I don't think I've gone higher than my 236 yet. That's my last tag in /r/bowling.
I need to get my ball bled and decide if I going to roll this winter. I've got season tickets to the local hockey team and it makes league night hard. Most of the guys I roll with are also season ticket holders too.
I don't think my ball needs to be bled quite yet, but I really need to get some of the oil out of it. I wipe them down after each session, and I usually use ball cleaner after two or three sessions. One of my playing partners said he took a towel, got it very wet and put it in the microwave for a minute or so until it was very warm (but not super hot) and wiped it down. He was amazed at how much oil and dirt he got off the ball.
I've heard plugging the holes and soaking it in a bucket works, I've heard of baking it, I've never heard of microwaving it.
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He was microwaving the towel, not the ball.
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That makes way more sense.
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Check out BSF and his fancy microwave big enough to fit a bowling ball!
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Fit? Yes. Load rated for a 15lb ball the way it is hung over my oven? Doubtful.brian wrote:Check out BSF and his fancy microwave big enough to fit a bowling ball!
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It bugs me when people have a "putting" ball on the greens only, usually a nice Pro V1 that they don't want to lose or some stupid shit like. It bothers me a lot. A whole lot.
You know what you need? A lyrical sucker punch to the face.
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It's also against the rules of golf.A_B wrote:It bugs me when people have a "putting" ball on the greens only, usually a nice Pro V1 that they don't want to lose or some stupid shit like. It bothers me a lot. A whole lot.
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That is just unacceptable. If it is so damn lucky/important, tee it up.
Who knows? Maybe, you were kidnapped, tied up, taken away and held for ransom.
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yuppers.Sabo wrote:It's also against the rules of golf.A_B wrote:It bugs me when people have a "putting" ball on the greens only, usually a nice Pro V1 that they don't want to lose or some stupid shit like. It bothers me a lot. A whole lot.
You know what you need? A lyrical sucker punch to the face.
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Will be interesting to see if this ever comes to fruition. I assume handicapping will be involved.
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So finally got that first 700 last night. Need to make some nervy shots in the 9th, 10th and 11th. Just tried to keep the ball on the middle of the alley in the 12th.
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What was the split in 8? Nice going, strong finish.
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3-10. Should have picked it up really. That and booting a 4-7 in the first game were my only misses.howard wrote:What was the split in 8? Nice going, strong finish.
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Wow! Very impressive.
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By the way, I love your team's name.
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That was my doing. Though roughly 20-25 percent of all bowling team names are Lebowski-related these days.Sabo wrote:By the way, I love your team's name.
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Going to trash your average. Hard to sandbag now
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My summer league's team name this year is "We Don't Give a Split". It was either that or "Bowl Movements", which I didn't like.brian wrote:That was my doing. Though roughly 20-25 percent of all bowling team names are Lebowski-related these days.Sabo wrote:By the way, I love your team's name.
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Yeah, the 75-ish percent of team names that aren't Lebowski related are typically bowling puns.Sabo wrote:My summer league's team name this year is "We Don't Give a Split". It was either that or "Bowl Movements", which I didn't like.brian wrote:That was my doing. Though roughly 20-25 percent of all bowling team names are Lebowski-related these days.Sabo wrote:By the way, I love your team's name.
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I don't know, man. I kinda like the latter. And you could always do Bowl Movmnts or something super-duper-ultra clever like that.Sabo wrote:My summer league's team name this year is "We Don't Give a Split". It was either that or "Bowl Movements", which I didn't like.
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That's fantastic, Brian.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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I had a pretty good night on the lanes tonight.
I rolled a 199 in the first game and a 203 in the second, which is pretty good considering my league average is 172.
I started the third game with a crap strike ball and ended up with a 1-2-4-10 split. I was able to get the washout and pick up the split. I then went on a run of six strikes and ended up with a 257, which is my new personal best. It's also the first clean game (all strikes and spares) I think I've ever had. And on top of that, I ended up with a 659 series, and I think that's my first 600 series ever.
Tonight was a lot of fun. We'll see if I regress to the mean next week.
I rolled a 199 in the first game and a 203 in the second, which is pretty good considering my league average is 172.
I started the third game with a crap strike ball and ended up with a 1-2-4-10 split. I was able to get the washout and pick up the split. I then went on a run of six strikes and ended up with a 257, which is my new personal best. It's also the first clean game (all strikes and spares) I think I've ever had. And on top of that, I ended up with a 659 series, and I think that's my first 600 series ever.
Tonight was a lot of fun. We'll see if I regress to the mean next week.
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Nice work, Sabes!
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