College Bowling

Hey everybody, sorry that I have not been keeping up on the blog. it's been a busy year for sure, but as like cameron I have had time to write a blog up... I just never sat down and did it, so I apologize for that.

well lets see where to begin, I won't do a full season recap of tournaments and finishes but maybe just somethings i noticed that were different from singles to team bowling on a regular basis.

Equipment:

One thing that I have noticed is a lot college bowling is not about the high end stuff. like your nanos, nexus, world beaters..etc. it's a whole different game, I mean granted you still see some of those rocks out at the tournaments but you can't throw them all day as you would say compared to a JBT or what not. The lane develops really fast and begins to transition really fast to where you won't score with a high end ball because of the 5 man 6 or so game blocks. I have noticed that your middle end and low end stuff is where you want to be for equipment in bowling.

Lane Play:

College bowling is not about playing the lane how you want to play the lane, it's about playing the lane the same with your teammates and breaking it down to your strengths, granted its not always going to work that way but all of the successful teams in college bowling play the lane the same way. The lane develops very fast as i have said before, for a 6 game block you end up in front of the ball return or up next to it playing around 5th arrow or deeper. there have been plenty of times where we have had to loft the ball to the arrows to get the ball to finish through the pocket.

As cameron stated in his post, there is no hey let's see how this ball might do type of thing like you can in a singles competition. its pretty much you are throwing what the coach wants you to throw, granted you can make a suggestion and talk about it but for the most part there is no lets do it on your own type of thing.

Sectionals is around the corner and everyone is working hard to earn that trip to Lincoln NE for nationals. should be a fun time for sure... if you get the chance to experience college bowling. take the offer and the opportunity, its worth it.

Sorry for the extra long delay.

if you have any questions or suggestions for a topic let me know!

Perry