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Those Pesky Single
Pin ‘Clusters’
Part II
This month we’ll continue
talking about single pin spares,
what causes them, and how to
not to leave them so often.
The 6 Pin
A 6 pin is usually the
result of a high hit. The ball
hits too much of the 3 sending
it straight back, rather
than sideways into the 6. An
adjustment that causes the
ball to hit less of the 3 pin is
appropriate – more speed, less
hand, change equipment, move
inside. You have lots of choices.
The 7 Pin
There are often two ways to
leave some single pin spares.
A ‘stone’ 7 (one of those ‘the
breeze should have knocked
it over’ shots), is caused by
a high hit. The headpin goes
straight back and its impact
with the 2 causes that pin to
rebound off the kickback plate
to take the 4 but not the 7.
A ‘slow’ 7, like the slow 4
we talked about recently, is a
light hit. The headpin is hit
too thinly, sending it in front
of the 2. The 2 falls backward,
nicking the right edge of the 4,
which is sent weakly into the
channel rather than into the 7.
The 8 Pin
This is usually the result of
a shot that either causes the 5
to fly over the 8 or drives the 5
straight back. In other words,
the ball hits the pocket but
doesn’t deflect properly. It is
too strong for those poor weak
pins. You can change the angle
of entry into the pocket by
changing your rotation, going
to a less aggressive coverstock,
speeding up, or moving inside.
Again, lots of choices.
There is also a slow 8,
which is usually accompanied
by a very late falling 10 pin
(almost an 8-10 split). This ball
has hit weakly, deflecting too
much. Make your get-the-ballinto-the-pocket-higher
moves
and you’ll be fine.
The 9 Pin
Since the ball is supposed
to take the 9 pin and it didn’t,
where did the ball go? Unless
you’re throwing a very light
ball, it was left of the 9. This
can be a frequent occurrence
with the strong coverstocks
and drilling patterns of today’s
game. The ball drives too
strongly through the pocket,
leaving the deck so far left of
the 9, it misses the pin entirely.
You could move left, change
hand positions, reduce your
speed, or change to a less
aggressive coverstock and/or
layout.
The 10 Pin
You must know which kind
of 10 pin (ringing or weak) you
are leaving in order to make
the proper adjustment. A weak
10 occurs because you hit too
much of the 3 pin and too little
of the headpin. This changes
how the 3 hits the 6 and causes
the 6 to go in front of the 10. It
lands in the channel without
enough speed to rebound
into the 10. The 6 can also
go in front of the 10, hit the
kickback, and then go behind
the 10, leaving it standing.
Either way is a weak 10. The
adjustment for this is usually a
one board move to the outside.
Although there are other
adjustments you could make,
this is the most common.
A ringing 10 is a shot where
the 6 pin whips around the
base or neck of the 10 pin.
Sometimes ringing 10 pins are
a matter of speed – usually too
much. Back off a bit. You could
also move back on the approach.
If you need to change
your angle, do the usual
things: move inside, change
equipment, etc.
Ringing 10’s are part of the
game. Paying attention to the
scoring pace is very important
here. You don’t want to move
off a 10 pin and wind up giving
up the pocket. Walter Ray has
more money and more titles
than anyone on the planet
because of all the 10 pins he
leaves. He NEVER gives up the
pocket. Neither should you.
Well, there you have the
whys of those single pin
clusters. Standing pins are your
friend. They clearly tell you
what move to make to be sure
they’re not standing up there
next time.
Visit Susie at www.strikeability.com.
BIG HAPPENINGS
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Korea ends World Youth
Championships with two
Masters golds
HELSINKI, FILAND — Korea
capped off a dominating
tournament by winning the
boys and girls gold medals in
Masters match play Aug. 1 as
the 2010 World Tenpin Bowling
Association World Youth
Championships came to a close.
Korea’s Yeon-Ju Kim defeated
Colombia’s Laura Fonnegra,
3-2, in the best-of-five games
girls championship match,
while Ju-Young Kim defeated
countryman Seung-Hyeon
Shin, 3-1, in the boys final to
give Korea the gold and silver.
In the girls final, Yeon-Ju
dropped the first two games to
Fonnegra, 222-186 and 256-182,
before coming back to win
the last three games 234-206,
216-200 and 268-246.
Ju-Young lost the first game
in the boys championship
At AMF Showplace Garland
C. Castro red hot with 300/803,
T. Castro smashes 784
C. Castro adds 299 game
Chris Castro and wife, Tonjah
Castro, headed the scoring
parade for the week at AMF
Showplace Garland.
Chris fired a dual award-winning
239-300-264 = 803 series in
Tuesday Men’s Trio III action to
top the charts. Chris then added
a 299 solo in the TGIF group.
Tonjah dominated the ladies
high-set race with a thundering
236-279-269 = 784 Wednesday
Nascar set.
LEAGUE LEADERS
Robert Justis Jr. 266-689,
Tonjah Castro 245-632, Willie
Conner 267-643, Tori Hilz 213-
581, JB Roark 223-603, Rita Williams
170-495, Kathy Hopkins
213-574.
Josh Porter 264-683, Kathy
Hopkins 225-575, Mark Almon
220-610, Carmen Houser 150-426,
Danny Loller 214-554, Nelle Reed
181-445, Linda Rankin 185-523,
Ed Dooley 230-621.
Jean Mitchell 168-479, Mark
Berry 238-671, Norman Kunkle
256-699, Shannon Fisher 197-541,
Tony Plant Sr. 232-605, Brittanie
Stephens 116-319, Mike Bressler
267-731, Kevin Carbo Jr. 246-718,
Erin McCarty 226-675.
Jeff Wilson 267-758, Chris
Castro 299-732, Tonjah Castro
253-694, Robert Blassingill
247-711, Pam Thomas 224-552,
Riley Chambers 223-598, Angel
Chambers 188-534, Joe Servin
255-706, Angela Ashley 238-606,
Kevin Boykin 245-669, Terri
Ryree 182-489.
At AMF DeSoto
Pride uncorks 746,
Kent sees 606
Bam Pride’s robust 258-233-
255 = 746 Pushovers session
won the battle for top billing on
the honor roll last week at AMF
DeSoto.
Wendy Kent posted a classy
188-224-194 = 606 Tuesday
Nights set to lead the ladies.
OTHER HIGHS
Stanley Lawton 233-667, Joyce
Thurman 180-509, Levon Douglas
258-717, Victor Minor 268-698, Russell
match, 224-211, but took the
title by winning the next three
games, 194-187, 247-221 and
245-215.
To have a shot at the
gold medal, Fonnegra swept
Moon-Jeong Kim of Korea,
3-0, while Yeon-Ju took down
Carmen Haandrikman of the
Netherlands, 3-2. In the boys
semifinals, Ju-Young defeated
Korean Jong-Woo Park, 3-2,
while Seung-Hyeon knocked
off Latvia’s Daniels Vezis, 3-2.
The semifinals losers shared
the bronze medals.
The Masters medals brought
the Korean’s medal tally to 13.
They won six gold medals, two
silver and five bronze.
After winning just two
medals in each of the past
two World Youth Champion-
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Corwin 243-707, Bettye Haynes 201-561,
Calvin Bailey 267-661.
Lori Knoy 200-502, Dennis Williams
241-603, Lucy Chism 167-478,
Mike Miller 267-702, Drenda Sneed
206-532, James Bridges 245-696,
Lindsey Brayhall 129-316.
SENIORS
Roger Strand 235-619, Billie Bradley
162-468, Paul Allee 275-586, Jeanne
Hay 195-484, Fred Sommese 212-574,
Billie Bradley 166-439.