What are the odds of bowling an 800 series?

I have bowled 2 800 games series in league play. I bowl a 804 set and then a 809 set in league play. The odds are high to bowl a 800 set series. It is hard to bowl that high of a series and it takes throwing the same shot over and over again hitting the pocket. You must pick up all of your spares and you can’t have to many7 spares in all 3 games. You can do it, it can take some time but you can do it. What I did was, I got to the bowling alley

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Why do bowlers use thumb tape?

The main reason why bowlers use thumb tape is because they want to the bowling ball to slide off their hand better. Sometimes the bowling ball can stick to your thumb. By using bowling tape, this can help the bowling ball come off your thumb better and it will not stick as much. A lot of bowlers use bowling tape and it does help. In the summer time, when the weather is dry, sometimes the bowling ball can stick to your thumb. Some bowlers place bowling tape on their thumb or inside their bowling ball. I like to place the

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Can you bowl with two fingers?

Yes you can and some bowlers just use two fingers while bowling, they just don’t use their thumb. The are pros and cons juts by using two fingers. With the new rules from the PBA, every hole in the bowling ball must be used. So if you bowl with two fingers then you can only have two holes in the bowling ball. Some people can’t just with two fingers for bowlers and they need to use their thumb as well. It may be harder to roll the ball straighter just using two fingers. There are not a lot of pro

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Why you need more than one bowling ball?

Yes you will need more than one bowling ball. Every bowling ball has there limits or one bowling ball can only do so much. Some bowling ball are good for heavy oil, some are good for medium oil and some bowling ball for low or dry lanes. So if you are using a heavy oil ball, over time you have to move left or right due to the oil is going away or the lane is getting drier. Different bowling balls do different things just having one bowling ball is not going to cut it. Your one bowling ball may

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How do you protect your thumb while bowling?

There a few things that you can do to protect your thumb while bowling. The best way to protect your thumb is to stop squeezing the bowling ball when you release. By squeezing the bowling ball, you can harm your thumb and peel some of the skin off your thumb. Relax and the bowling ball come off your thumb and don’t squeeze. I like to use bowling tape on my thumb because sometimes my thumb swells up over time and it’s hard to get my thumb out off the ball. With bowling tape, the bowling ball can come off your

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How often should you sanitize your bowling ball?

Different bowlers have different times when they clean their bowling balls and sometimes if you feel that you need to clean them, you should. I clean my bowling balls after 20 or so full games. I use a bowling ball cleaner, I spray it on then wipe clean. It takes no time to clean them off and this will help your bowling ball react better in oil and perform better. Just like anything else that you clean, keeping your bowling ball clean will help the bowling ball last longer. So it depends on what you want to do and if

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What is the most common bowling etiquette that is broken?

You have been bowling for almost 10 years now and to me, the most common bowling etiquette that gets broken all the time is when a bowler is about to bowl or in their stance, someone starts to bowl beside them. This happens with people who don’t bowl in leagues and they don’t know bowling etiquette. You should wait until no one is on the approach so you can bowl. Most league bowlers know this but some people who don’t bowl in the bowling alley like that does not know.

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How many players are on a bowling team?

There is a max of 5 people per team in bowling if you are bowling in a league. There are 2, 3, 4, and 5 person teams in bowling but read the fine print of the league that you are wanting to bowl in. Some leagues, in must have mixed or you must have 1 female on the team and the same goes for all female team, you must have one male on the team. Some league, it does not matter the who is on the team.

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