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Flippin through channels late last night and somehow got stopped on ESPN bowling. Why do they roll two frames each before trading off? Is there a difference in rules I'm not aware of?
Originally posted by: johnjohn320
Flippin through channels late last night and somehow got stopped on ESPN bowling. Why do they roll two frames each before trading off? Is there a difference in rules I'm not aware of?
Originally posted by: Baked
80% of my balls end up in the gutter. I don't like bowling.
That logic doesn't hold water. You could just as easilly do this:Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
This is done to eliminate the difference in lanes. If they just alternated frames they would remain on different lanes throughout each game. By rolling two frames at a time they end up with 5 frames each on two different lanes.
This is a standard practice for pro and most upper level amatuer tourneys
Lanes vary drastically. Even two adjacent lanes. Sometimes one bowler can do well on one lane and horrible on another. They use 2 lanes to reduce the bias. The winner is the person who can do well on BOTH. And in the end, you want a "sport" winner to be the person who can do well anywhere.Originally posted by: johnjohn320
I guess I'm still missing something. Why do they have to use 2 lanes? Why don't they just both use the same lane?
Originally posted by: Baked
80% of my balls end up in the gutter. I don't like bowling.
Originally posted by: MS Dawn
The PBA recently allowed turning off VSYNC hence more frames.
Now if they play N'SYNC the sport is truly tarnished.
:laugh:
Originally posted by: theknight571
Perhaps it stems from the time when pins were reset manually.
Alternating lanes gave the pinsetter time to reset the other lane, while not holding up the game.
BINGO!
Plus it forces the bowler to deal with two different lanes each turn, not allowing them to get in a groove on their preferred lane.
And I think they have kept the format because it adds some suspense to the match, and provides for bigger swings. Two strikes vs. two open frames can provide one helluva turnaround.
Originally posted by: mugs
I'm guessing the first guy rolls one, then they do two and two until the end? Probably so that each frame they alternate who goes first, so no one gets any kind of mental advantage. Crazy bowlers.
Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
Originally posted by: theknight571
Perhaps it stems from the time when pins were reset manually.
Alternating lanes gave the pinsetter time to reset the other lane, while not holding up the game.
BINGO!
Plus it forces the bowler to deal with two different lanes each turn, not allowing them to get in a groove on their preferred lane.
And I think they have kept the format because it adds some suspense to the match, and provides for bigger swings. Two strikes vs. two open frames can provide one helluva turnaround.
Wow, you guys are pulling ridiculous theories out of your asses.
1) Pinsetters have NOTHING to do with it. The PBA started televising in the era of mechanical pinsetters
2) The bowlers would SWITCH LANES ANYWAY. Whether bowling one frame at a time, 2 at a time or a string of 10, they would still switch lanes each time. So that is also a pile of fetid dingoes kidneys.
3) It DOES NOT ADD SUSPENSE nor does it allow 2 opens vs 2 strikes. The frames are staggered. Bowler A starts and bowls 1 frame. Bowler B then rolls frame 1 and frame 2. Bowler A then throws 2 and 3. B then throws 3 and 4, etc. They are always in the same frame with each other. One bowler is NEVER 2 frames ahead of the other or behind the others.
4) It it done SOLELY for convenience, nothing more. As pros strike 60%+ of the time bowling one at a time would have them constantly hopping up and down
5) If you have no clue what the hell you're talking about, just say so. Making up inane garbage about pinsetters and grooving on a certain lane makes you look like an idiot.
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
Originally posted by: theknight571
Perhaps it stems from the time when pins were reset manually.
Alternating lanes gave the pinsetter time to reset the other lane, while not holding up the game.
BINGO!
Plus it forces the bowler to deal with two different lanes each turn, not allowing them to get in a groove on their preferred lane.
And I think they have kept the format because it adds some suspense to the match, and provides for bigger swings. Two strikes vs. two open frames can provide one helluva turnaround.
Wow, you guys are pulling ridiculous theories out of your asses.
1) Pinsetters have NOTHING to do with it. The PBA started televising in the era of mechanical pinsetters
2) The bowlers would SWITCH LANES ANYWAY. Whether bowling one frame at a time, 2 at a time or a string of 10, they would still switch lanes each time. So that is also a pile of fetid dingoes kidneys.
3) It DOES NOT ADD SUSPENSE nor does it allow 2 opens vs 2 strikes. The frames are staggered. Bowler A starts and bowls 1 frame. Bowler B then rolls frame 1 and frame 2. Bowler A then throws 2 and 3. B then throws 3 and 4, etc. They are always in the same frame with each other. One bowler is NEVER 2 frames ahead of the other or behind the others.
4) It it done SOLELY for convenience, nothing more. As pros strike 60%+ of the time bowling one at a time would have them constantly hopping up and down
5) If you have no clue what the hell you're talking about, just say so. Making up inane garbage about pinsetters and grooving on a certain lane makes you look like an idiot.
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
5) If you have no clue what the hell you're talking about, just say so. Making up inane garbage about pinsetters and grooving on a certain lane makes you look like an idiot.