Taking notes

[scruffwhor]

Does anybody take notes while they're bowling?

Lets say there's 4 different centers you bowl to stay sharp on different house shots, and maybe a couple have $1-1.50 a game specials sometimes...

I'm trying to practice as much as possible for a Pro Shot league that starts May 9th.

I was thinking about getting some sort of printout where I could record where I threw the ball and where it hit the pins. As well as, which ball I used and what center I was at. Sometimes I miss my target, other times the ball does something I wasn't anticipating. Why did I leave the 10 pin this time???

Is this a little tedious?

Thanks:confused:

[J Anderson]

Does anybody take notes while they're bowling?

Lets say there's 4 different centers you bowl to stay sharp on different house shots, and maybe a couple have $1-1.50 a game specials sometimes...

I'm trying to practice as much as possible for a Pro Shot league that starts May 9th.

I was thinking about getting some sort of printout where I could record where I threw the ball and where it hit the pins. As well as, which ball I used and what center I was at. Sometimes I miss my target, other times the ball does something I wasn't anticipating. Why did I leave the 10 pin this time???

Is this a little tedious?

Thanks:confused:

Not nearly as tedious as leaving a whole string of flat tens ;)

The guys who have bowled PBA events will vouch for the usefulness if not the necessity of taking notes when you bowl.

There are a number of smart phone apps that let you do this on your phone or tablet.

[striker12]

i got a app on my ipod that i record my bowling and i can take a look and see how i bowled at that bowling center.

[scruffwhor]

I'm 28 and don't have a phone that does the whole app thing....

Is there like a sheet that I could print out that has a lane lay out and I could draw where I was standing where I threw and where the ball hit the pins?

Thanks for the responses guys

[scruffwhor]

I do have an IPOD though. where'd you get the app?

[J Anderson]

I'm 28 and don't have a phone that does the whole app thing....

Is there like a sheet that I could print out that has a lane lay out and I could draw where I was standing where I threw and where the ball hit the pins?

Thanks for the responses guys

Bowl1820 posted a link for a sheet called Bowling Performance Record. I'll have to dig around and see if I can find his post.

[J Anderson]

Bowl1820 posted a link for a sheet called Bowling Performance Record. I'll have to dig around and see if I can find his post.

Found it!

http://www.bowlingboards.com/threads/10255-BOWLING-PERFORMANCE-RECORD-Coaching-Aid-Personnal-Aid

[Tampabaybob]

I do have an IPOD though. where'd you get the app?

You've probably heard the saying "There's an app for that !" Go to the iTunes store and you should be able to find a few apps for the IPOD that'll work. They also have them for IPADs, too. They're better because you can see more on the screen. Time to buy an IPAD? Good luck, stay in touch.

[scottymoney]

"my lane play" is an awesome app although I have it on Android but I am guessing they have it for Apple also. Tons of things to track and set up.

[billf]

I recently got a smartphone and My Lane Play but also have four years worth of notes on every shot I threw. I also track how many games per ball so I know when it's time to de-oil, resurface, etc..

[GeoLes]

I have used an app, but lately have kept a pad and pencil in my bowling bag. Nothing fancy, just the basic bowling frame with first and second pin results above. I track my score frame-by-frame, noting pin leaves and spare pickups. I list the pin leave in the lower part of the box. (pin number, our bucket name, such as "4B" for 4-bucket, circle the pin (s) missed on second attempt. I then view my overall score in light of the missed opportunities I have recorded. In practice I work on correcting errors that caused me to fail to close the frame.

I am sure there are apps to do that, but each app is more distraction from actualy bowling focus for me.

[scottymoney]

I have used an app, but lately have kept a pad and pencil in my bowling bag. Nothing fancy, just the basic bowling frame with first and second pin results above. I track my score frame-by-frame, noting pin leaves and spare pickups. I list the pin leave in the lower part of the box. (pin number, our bucket name, such as "4B" for 4-bucket, circle the pin (s) missed on second attempt. I then view my overall score in light of the missed opportunities I have recorded. In practice I work on correcting errors that caused me to fail to close the frame.

I am sure there are apps to do that, but each app is more distraction from actualy bowling focus for me.


I hear you on this, it took me a bit to just mark my pin leaves in the app and not do anything else at that time. I never look at any of the information while bowling. I mark each frame then just set my tablet back down on the table and go about my normal in between frames things. After the night is over I normally go home and look through all the stats. Instead of worrying about it during that night I like to see if it was something chronic instead of trying to adjust off of one shot.

The key to bowling is adjusting, that being said I think adjusting is the one area in which someone can mess up their game even more. Those adjustments made on a bad shot normally lead to another bad shot. I guess you could say adjusting is key if and only if you know what a good shot is and what a bad shot is.

Notes are useful but don't put it under a microscope, use notes to look at the entire picture.

[Tampabaybob]

Scott, you're correct. Looking at the games after the fact is "Monday Morning Quarterbacking". It may help in the long run, but you need to be able to adjust as quickly as possible while you're there in in the midst of things going bad. That's where the rubber meets the road. I think the apps work good for people to track their progress. Being able to see improvements in scoring, spare making, and strikes is helpful, but, it doesn't really help you apply the knowledge you need to have during a league or tournament. Just my 2 cents.

[billf]

What the tracking helped me the most with it which ball crossed over or hit the pocket in what weather or game conditions.

[Mike White]

Scott, you're correct. Looking at the games after the fact is "Monday Morning Quarterbacking". It may help in the long run, but you need to be able to adjust as quickly as possible while you're there in in the midst of things going bad. That's where the rubber meets the road. I think the apps work good for people to track their progress. Being able to see improvements in scoring, spare making, and strikes is helpful, but, it doesn't really help you apply the knowledge you need to have during a league or tournament. Just my 2 cents.

What?

You want an app where you tell it what you did, and it makes suggestions on what to do different based on statistical analysis of it's massive database of shots stored in the cloud?

Ok I'll work on that :)