Great Bowling vs. Great Scoring

[Chase]

Ok – Now, I don’t know about you, but I do know for myself – there are many, MANY times that I am bowling– but not really getting the score(s) that “reflect” how well (or sometimes how terrible) I am actually bowling.

I remember recently bowling in league, and I shot a 180 game…. and I was rolling the ball well, making my spares, but just not getting a great score. But, in that same 3-game set, I shot a 230+ game, and a 220+ game… and I was throwing the ball all over the place (lol)…but – the pins were still falling…and the scores for those last 2 games were good.

Also – I guess many of you have lost in tournaments and in league or pot games where there was someone beating you with “Brooklyn strikes” and getting away with very lucky pin-fall…to win.

Anyway – I guess I am posting this all to say, “there is a big difference between bowling great, and scoring high” But, as my “Pop” says (when striking), “Hey, don’t worry about what it looked like…(lol) … you just look at the scoreboard boy!”

[morris clegg]

To me bowling is like poker you hoping for that good hand and the right cards to fall on the flop, bowling you hoping to just throw the ball great and hope they all fall and sometimes hoping to get that break like it's the flop, To me if you not a pro and not doing this to make a living don't worry about it, just come back the next time and try remember to make a adjustment by move up or back....remember bowling is to be fun....Try throwing the ball like you don't care they all will start to fall because you have relax the your mind....The mind control the body .....There's no defense in bowling just you and the lane... If you feel you the best you are the best no matter how you throw the ball. ALOT OF GREAT BOWLERS LOST BY GETTING TAP.....DAMM 10 PIN..LOL

[Chase]

...yeah, I "feel you". I tell people, "..my highest sanctioned series is only 756, but my best bowling for 3 games was the BEST *^#@^* 630 you'll ever see...lol. I think I had about 17 (or more) 10-pins in that 630 series.

[Wayne Gibson]

I feel ya on that one. Can't count the number of times I said when asked how I bowled "not good but shot 7+". They always look at me funny. :)