TPB/SIM Forum Classic
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interested in the above? TPB stands for Tenpin Bowling forum. This group consists of members like john, me, and ksing and terry whom some of u might remember from the toury in march.
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“Losers quit when they're tired. Champions quit when they hold the gold."
“Some people dream of success while others wake up & achieve it.”
“Each day you don't practice is one more day you have to practice to get better.”
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That certainly sounds grand. I'm in.
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Darn, do I qualify?
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On.. very on!!
Set the time/date and let us know
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Prataman
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Ahhh goody. Let's just hope it doesn't fall on a "working" day.
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yup yup not on working daybut mine always at nite leh......how?
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yeah prata, u qualify, cos the name is: TPB/SIM "FORUM" Classic.
I was hoping the discuss the date with u all. Since SIM finish their exams by the 1st week of june, I proposed the classic to be held on 22 june, which is a saturday. In this way, you all can train for a couple of weeks. I also have a friend in my group (TPB) who comes back from reservist in mid-june. Too bad if he has little time to train. haha.
I am still discussing the game format with my group. Will post it up for comments until later.
rdgs
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“Losers quit when they're tired. Champions quit when they hold the gold."
“Some people dream of success while others wake up & achieve it.”
“Each day you don't practice is one more day you have to practice to get better.”
Authors unknown -
what the heck... ok i want to play too.
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I'm glad of the response. The game format would be 6 game, with team and individual events. Date will properly be either 22-23 june depending on lanes avaliability. Venue at Classic Bowl. They charge $2 on 22, $2.5 on 23. Unless someone can get something cheaper, or something drastic happens, or the lanes are reserved for something else, the venue will not change.
I am now still tinkering with the decision whether to have a separate ladies event. If there is a shortage of ladies, then the ladies will be given a 15 pin per game handicap, else the ladies can have their own eventwhile us males fight it out. My side currently have 3 female elites, will try to get more. How abt SIM? ooh? li? ly?
Comments? Agreeable on the date, time, place, format? etc:>:8;@
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“Losers quit when they're tired. Champions quit when they hold the gold."
“Some people dream of success while others wake up & achieve it.”
“Each day you don't practice is one more day you have to practice to get better.”
Authors unknown -
On. Let's rock.
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Count me in too
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Aiyoyo!!Originally posted by airgrinder:I'm glad of the response. The game format would be 6 game, with team and individual events. Date will properly be either 22-23 june depending on lanes avaliability. Venue at Classic Bowl. They charge $2 on 22, $2.5 on 23. Unless someone can get something cheaper, or something drastic happens, or the lanes are reserved for something else, the venue will not change.
I am now still tinkering with the decision whether to have a separate ladies event. If there is a shortage of ladies, then the ladies will be given a 15 pin per game handicap, else the ladies can have their own eventwhile us males fight it out. My side currently have 3 female elites, will try to get more. How abt SIM? ooh? li? ly?
Comments? Agreeable on the date, time, place, format? etc:>:8;@
Why you stick out ur tonguesss, wink,smile then... scold people?
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Hey jordan, 22/6 is the last day of yr industrial attachment. U no need to work ah?
I'm in for the event. shall we meet again after handling in the final report? -
ding, haha, i'm trying out which combinations have cartoons...;p
deamon, of course, msg me.
btw, tried bowling without my mechator, all the joints in the hand ache fiercely after game 1. Sorry fingers, i left out your favourite companion....
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“Losers quit when they're tired. Champions quit when they hold the gold."
“Some people dream of success while others wake up & achieve it.”
“Each day you don't practice is one more day you have to practice to get better.”
Authors unknown -
airgrinder
there cannot be more than 8 smiley icons in a single post. if there is, your message will not be allowed. -
COunt me in eh...bestbest...surlyone ,,I musta also say ah,.:
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Airgrinder:
It does take a while to get used to bowling without the 'tector. However, for my case when I use the 'tector I seem to burn my finger pads much more because the 'tector makes me release the ball at the right time thus allowing the fingertips to fully feel the burn while lifting and turning the ball.
Bowling without the 'tector does force me to train the timing of the release properly!! I turn to turn the hand too early thus causing my ball to stick! (thumb stuck) Wearing the 'tector sure helped the thumb release.
But wearing it only gave me 2 possible releases. Of course that's not a bad thing. Consistency, you see! Major lifting hook or up the back. Damn my ball sure seems more powerful when I wear the mechatector. But I can't play around a few things.
1)with the amount of wrist cock
2)amount of finger in the ball
3) supinating/pronating during the swing.
You can't "compensate" when you know you're about to throw a bad shot. So off with the mechatector for me! 
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prataman
Why on earth are you turning your wrists mid-swing? That's a very unorthodox swing motion that i see very few people do. Most of them are self taught and can't kick the habit anymore. -
Ok, you ask a question, I answer.
I do turn my wrist a little to the inside. Why? Let me explain Bowling is termed as an unnatural sport, because of many reasons, but because of 1 main thing. The body, arm and shoulder specifically, was not designed to swing back and forth in a straight line. It tends to swing back and to the right (for right handers) and swing forward and left.
Picture swimmers standing, ready to dive in the pool. They swing their arms back and forth to warm up... in fact, you can just stand up and try doing it. You're moving naturally just swinging your shoulders and voila, your arms AREN'T MOVING STRAIGHT FORWARD AND BACK! Just like theirs!!
Bowling for a long time, we have sort of negated that tendency, since we are taught to swing STRAIGHT back and forwards. Especially also, with huge hips like mine, which fail to "get away" from the ball in the swing, we have to do a little compensation of our own. For you, it comes from the "hip twist" seen in players like Weber and Monacelli. For Ian Wong, it comes from the opening of the shoulder. I don't open my shoulder a lot during my backswing, and the ball flares out to the back and right. By supinating a little, it helps me drive the ball back inside "on line" with the shoulder and target. And in case you wonder "doesn't this mean you would end up with a slight inside out swing since you gotta move the ball away from the hips again" you're right. In fact, that actually helps me because I normally shoot 4 boards left of the target I aim, so this inside out swing actually helps me get back to the target I aim! Killing 2 birds with one stone!
I hope I answered it well, buddy!
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Good point.
I once read a very old bowling manual and it coached people in diagrams to swing slightly to the right in the backswing. At the top of the backswing, the resultant leftward momentum from first swinging right would naturally make an inside-out swing. I never thought that was naural. For me anyway. -
Back to the original topic, anyone disagree a 6 game per bowler format? Date is 23th June sunday morning at Classic. Lanes are synthetic.
Still conferencing with my group on some details. Wun be long, watch this space.
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“Losers quit when they're tired. Champions quit when they hold the gold."
“Some people dream of success while others wake up & achieve it.”
“Each day you don't practice is one more day you have to practice to get better.”
Authors unknown -
Objection!!
Why not have it on a Saturday instead? I remember that you said it will be cheaper too.
Pls fixed it on Saturday, anytime.
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I'd like to have as many games as possible! I think too few games won't give us time to really interact with other bowlers, which is the main theme of these friendlies, is it not? Let's keep it going.
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6 games is ok. so is it confirm on the 21/6? cos i need to go lose weight first.My poor left kness telling me it cannot tahan liao
Btw have a suggestion. wonder if u all keen for it. Last time we had a lane change after 3 games. This time how abt lane change after every game? It will be even more challenging.