Scott Pohl

Spare Shooting 111

Scott Pohl
Duration:   1  mins

Description

Let’s be honest, watching pins fall from a strike is just more entertaining than watching a single-pin spare conversion. But spare shooting is what separates average bowlers from exceptional ones. In this Premium Video Scott Pohl, owner of On Track Pro Shop, demonstrates a spare shooting game that you can work into your next training session that will help make spare shooting more fun and help increase your average.

How it works

With a full rack of pins, shoot at a corner pin on the first ball. The goal is to knock down as few pins as possible on your first shot. Next, try to pick up the spare with the remaining pins on the lane. If you shoot 1/ for all 10 frames, your score will be 111. A perfect game.

Keys to success

Using a plastic ball for your spares will make you a more accurate spare shooter. The reason pro bowlers use a plastic ball for spares is because it takes the lane out of the equation. Well, what does that even mean?

It means no matter what oil pattern, the volume of oil and/or the lane surface, the plastic ball will travel down the lane exactly the same every, every time. Additionally, If you don’t already have a spare system, get one. You need to know where you’re going to stand and target every single pin spare ahead of time.

Missed spares are missed opportunities, and it’s crucial to develop a spare system that is uniquely yours that you can rely on.

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One Response to “Spare Shooting 111”

  1. Jim

    Do we really have to watch a conspiracy theory video about digital currency before getting to the lesson?

Spares are an extremely important part of the game. One reason bowlers have a really high average is they're excellent spare shooters. You know what, even the best bowler in the world. Yeah, they throw strikes a lot, but they're the best spare bowlers as well out there. My name is Scott Pole. I'm a three time USB C Eagle champion. We're going to show you a game you can get out there and play called spear shooting 111. We're going to show you a game to have a little bit of fun and be a better spear bowler. One way to be very effective at this is use a ball that goes fairly straight or even use one that you can flatten out to make. Go strong. Well, how do we play this game called spare, shooting 111 or 1 11 with a full rack of pins on the first ball. What you want to do is go for a corner pin or knock down as few as possible. Next, if you want to do the pins that are left, you just want to go for a spare and do this for 10 total frames a perfect game is 1 11. We showed you numerous ways how to be a better spare bowler with the 111 game, start with your spare ball, whatever you leave, make that spare. Get out there practices. I guarantee you you'll have a lot of chances to throw in a lot of different combinations and be a better bowler. I really hope this video will help you.
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