Jbeck's scores. (not the guitarist)

[jbeck]

Had my best practice today yet. So I thought I'd start my own scoring post. I was 1 pin shy of my first 200 game with a 199! That one spare I couldn't convert would've got me there. My second game was poor, missing a couple of splits I couldn't convert and my score was only a 126, but I came back and bowled decent on my third game with a 175 making it my very first 500 series! I got good tips from my son's coach telling me to put pressure on my index finger so that I grip the ball cause he noticed I was dropping my ball before I wanted to release it. I also used some abralon pads on my ball to give it more hook than usually and it definitely helped! Wish I was in a league though. Confidence is way up!

[billf]

Congrats! Keep the scores coming..the good, the bad and the ugly.

[jbeck]

Yesterday's scores 126, 137, 146. I think I'm gonna start spending one day a week practicing spares only.

[jbeck]

Today's scores 146, 125, 138/ 409

[jbeck]

Today was a little better 'cept for the first game. 116, 160, 166/ 442

[jbeck]

So today I joined this military bowling club, called the 200 club. I've yet to join a league and I wondered how I would do. Well this is just a once a month sort of friendly tournament. At first I felt pressure figuring these people are probably a lot better than I am. Well they were, but it made me wanna bowl my best. We all cheered each other on regardless of how we bowled. I just so happened to bowl very consistently for the first time! 3 games all over 170! 172, 171, 174. And my best series so far 517!. I had a lot of fun while even trying to pay attention to the Raven's/Bronco's game. I guess the time between bowlers let me concentrate more than I do when I bowl alone. Can't wait til next month!

[billf]

Good job! Seems the time between shots really suited you. Or maybe the oil pattern but either way it was a good series.

[jbeck]

Thanks! Yeah I think it was also the fact that everybody else was knocking down strikes and I didn't want my first time to show my usual 140 average lol! I paid attention to where they were throwing their balls and luckily none were in my target area.

[jbeck]

Today's scores 167, 159, 126

[jbeck]

I hadn't bowled since Monday...and it showed because my first game I so off my game and only threw 2 spares, but got warmed up by the 2nd game. Lowest score so far this year with a 98, 161, 141

[jbeck]

It's been a while since I've posted scores but so far in February I've been averaging 153, which for me is pretty darn good. I've also scored my first 200 game on Monday with a 211, 147, 148. I know I really let go the next two games, but I didn't care at the moment. I honestly thought I wasn't going to get it with my current ball, but I started out with 4 strikes and only 2 frames that were left open. I didn't think I had it until I had a strike in the ninth and 10th frame and I looked up and had a 191 in the ninth and saw my first ball in the 10th was a strike. Still happy about it.