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Calling bowling experts ... is this a 300 or not?

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by hondo, Sep 23, 2020.

  1. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

  2. Matt1735

    Matt1735 Well-Known Member

    No-tap is a version of bowling, usually in tournaments or fun leagues, where if your first ball knocks down 9 or 10, counts as a strike. 8 or fewer, second ball thrown and counts as normal. Nice feat, but not a legit 300.
     
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  3. Twirling Time

    Twirling Time Well-Known Member

    One thing I do not miss is transcribing bowling scores. Local alley sent printouts of league scores. No way to download them to a disk. After a few weeks I said screw this and had our intern handle it.
     
  4. DanielSimpsonDay

    DanielSimpsonDay Well-Known Member

    Sheeeeeeit.

    At 96 years old score it a 400.
     
  5. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    No-Tap 300s in bowling is not much different that taking gimmes on the golf course, but not counting the tap-in as another stroke.

    Kudos that she had a strong game, especially at 96 years old. But not the same as a 300. Twelve strikes. No less.
     
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  6. Noholesinone

    Noholesinone Well-Known Member

    So I guess I’ve shot par and never knew it. Awesome!
     
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  7. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

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    "NOT A LEGIT 300!!!!!!"
     
  8. qtlaw

    qtlaw Well-Known Member

    Great for her but yeah that’s like a 12 foot gimme for an 79 (Clinton). No dice.
     
  9. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Oh.....and RSW
     
  10. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

    So she could have shot as low as 90?
     
  11. maumann

    maumann Well-Known Member

    If you made 9 on every ball, because you'd throw 12 shots, it'd be a true 108. (Which is probably much harder to do than a real 300.)

    EDIT: I never thought about it until now, but my 258 would have been a no-tap 300 (10 strikes, two 9-spares). All 12 shots were pocket hits, but I left two solid 10 pins.
     
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  12. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    So are we going to go down the roster of what types of bowling balls we all own now?
     
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