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300 on world class bowling... :)
DrewKaree:
My flippin' future ex-wife felt the need to go tell the owner of the alley and didn't understand the concept of shutting her big fat piehole so as not to add pressure, and I can hear her telling everyone "he hasn't missed yet", which you could tell by looking at the overhead, which she could have easily POINTED to, instead of .... well, at least she's my EX-wife now!
Nice ringing 10-pin on my second ball in the tenth frame, and that spare ball was the hardest shot I had all day!
That was the same series, as well. It was like they cut a groove in the lane for my ball...I won every poker hand due to sheer quantity of cards, and the drinking afterwards was one of the better celebrations I've been able to recall.
Now hitting a good curve-ball (or a baseball in general) THAT'S hard!
Kobex:
My 300 in WCB was a bit more anti-climatic. I had just discovered the game a couple days ago, and my wife seemed to like it quite a bit. She had the two highest scores which were in the 250's. Then I started it up a couple nights later and got a 300. I was actually sort of saddened to inform her that her scores were beating, and by a score she could only hope to tie with a perfect game.
She didn't play as much after that.
It took me weeks just to even get into the 250's after that game. It was a total fluke. Maybe my wife will play again with a fresh start in WCB Delux!
As for RL bowling, nice games Drew! Why would someone go out of their way to announce that you're on a roll? Women... Do they not understand the nature of the beast?
Anyway, I'm a complete hack, but I once had a game where I had 7 strikes in a row. That game started with two open frames and I finished with a 229. I don't think I'll ever beat that.
The only other time I got over 200 was when I arrived at the alley right as it was closing, and my wife and I only got one game in. I bowled a 201. This was in September and it was the first time we'd bowled that year. I refused to bowl for the rest of the year to maintain my 201 average!
DrewKaree:
--- Quote from: Kobex on February 14, 2005, 06:07:19 pm ---My 300 in WCB was a bit more anti-climatic. I had just discovered the game a couple days ago, and my wife seemed to like it quite a bit. She had the two highest scores which were in the 250's. Then I started it up a couple nights later and got a 300. I was actually sort of saddened to inform her that her scores were beating, and by a score she could only hope to tie with a perfect game.
She didn't play as much after that.
It took me weeks just to even get into the 250's after that game. It was a total fluke. Maybe my wife will play again with a fresh start in WCB Delux!
As for RL bowling, nice games Drew! Why would someone go out of their way to announce that you're on a roll? Women... Do they not understand the nature of the beast?
Anyway, I'm a complete hack, but I once had a game where I had 7 strikes in a row. That game started with two open frames and I finished with a 229. I don't think I'll ever beat that.
The only other time I got over 200 was when I arrived at the alley right as it was closing, and my wife and I only got one game in. I bowled a 201. This was in September and it was the first time we'd bowled that year. I refused to bowl for the rest of the year to maintain my 201 average!
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LOL Sandbagger! Just don't teach your wife how to reset the high scores!
I used to bowl TONS when I was younger...know a bunch of DYNAMITE bowlers that put me to shame...a few alley owners....I've got a few friends who have quite a few sanctioned 300's, and watching them practice just humbles the hell out of you! I've seen them in PRACTICE rolling 900 series, and I sit there and wonder (not out loud, I'm not a friggen WOMAN, after all!) when they'll miss! Best I ever saw was an owner friend of mine (Marty Sanfelippo - he's got a few sanctioned ones too, check 'im out on the ABC records) roll ~6 1/2 games before he missed, picked it up, and finished out that game and two more without a miss!
Bowling is what us Golfers in WI do during the winter! ;D
zaphod:
There is a certain mark on WCB that I stand, with the curve set one step to the left, that I can throw 300 after 300. I like to sucker players in with a crappy first game, build their confidence up, then roll the 300.
Kobex:
--- Quote ---I used to bowl TONS when I was younger...know a bunch of DYNAMITE bowlers that put me to shame...a few alley owners....I've got a few friends who have quite a few sanctioned 300's, and watching them practice just humbles the hell out of you! I've seen them in PRACTICE rolling 900 series, and I sit there and wonder (not out loud, I'm not a friggen WOMAN, after all!) when they'll miss! Best I ever saw was an owner friend of mine (Marty Sanfelippo - he's got a few sanctioned ones too, check 'im out on the ABC records) roll ~6 1/2 games before he missed, picked it up, and finished out that game and two more without a miss!
Bowling is what us Golfers in WI do during the winter!
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Holy crap.
So is the what separates the top pros from these guys is the fact that they can adapt best to differing lane conditions? Is the pressure a big factor? I sometimes hear stories like this and I always think, "I never see the pros do this!"
Then again, I watch bowling on TV about once every other year, but the question still stands.
As for WCB and zaphond's "at will" 300's, I think this calls for some more experimentation on my part.