bdtrob300
02-26-2014, 09:52 AM
I'm going to try and update this every week and use it like a diary to track my progress.
I've really been struggling for the last year or so, dropping about 20 pins off of my average in multiple leagues over that span.
I feel like I'm starting to get a better release and I've been posting up alot more of my shots, so maybe I'm going to turn the corner soon. Anyhow here's how Monday night went.
I only bowl in one league on Thursdays regularly and Sub somewhat frequently on Mondays at a different house.
This past Monday there was a Storm Demo Day at the same time as leagues, so I went a little early to try out all of the new releases from Storm and Roto. I threw probably 16 frames, 5 with the IQ Tour Fusion, 5 with the Hyper Cell, 3 With the Zero Gravity and 3 with the Byte. I've never been to a demo day before and it was alot of fun.
Anyhow, League began and I missed practice since I was so busy trying out the demo stuff.
163 First game, with 15 lb. Lane#1 Grind. Left two washouts then brought it back with a turkey in 4-5-6, missed a couple spares, kept missing my mark to the right then when I got it straightened out, the ball was hooking into the nose.
203 Second Game, Switched to my 15lb. AMF Green Mamba. I probably should've stuck with the grind, even though I scored better, I didn't feel like I was making better shots. I had to make a big move that with the Grind would've probably worked out better.
153 Last Game. The lanes started to get burnt and I couldn't keep up at all. Switched to my 12 lb. Storm Victory Road that I use for spares and two handed screwing around. Basically, if i get totally lost and out of ideas I rev the bejesus out of it, chuck it and hope for the best. That's what was going on here, I got disgusted and just started whaling the thing out of frustration. Had to finish with 4 out of the last 5 to make 153, it was going that bad for me... :mad:
So, 516 series, I'm only averaging in the 170's this year, so its not a terrible night, but I used to average 195 at this house, so I'm dissapointed with it...
I've really been struggling for the last year or so, dropping about 20 pins off of my average in multiple leagues over that span.
I feel like I'm starting to get a better release and I've been posting up alot more of my shots, so maybe I'm going to turn the corner soon. Anyhow here's how Monday night went.
I only bowl in one league on Thursdays regularly and Sub somewhat frequently on Mondays at a different house.
This past Monday there was a Storm Demo Day at the same time as leagues, so I went a little early to try out all of the new releases from Storm and Roto. I threw probably 16 frames, 5 with the IQ Tour Fusion, 5 with the Hyper Cell, 3 With the Zero Gravity and 3 with the Byte. I've never been to a demo day before and it was alot of fun.
Anyhow, League began and I missed practice since I was so busy trying out the demo stuff.
163 First game, with 15 lb. Lane#1 Grind. Left two washouts then brought it back with a turkey in 4-5-6, missed a couple spares, kept missing my mark to the right then when I got it straightened out, the ball was hooking into the nose.
203 Second Game, Switched to my 15lb. AMF Green Mamba. I probably should've stuck with the grind, even though I scored better, I didn't feel like I was making better shots. I had to make a big move that with the Grind would've probably worked out better.
153 Last Game. The lanes started to get burnt and I couldn't keep up at all. Switched to my 12 lb. Storm Victory Road that I use for spares and two handed screwing around. Basically, if i get totally lost and out of ideas I rev the bejesus out of it, chuck it and hope for the best. That's what was going on here, I got disgusted and just started whaling the thing out of frustration. Had to finish with 4 out of the last 5 to make 153, it was going that bad for me... :mad:
So, 516 series, I'm only averaging in the 170's this year, so its not a terrible night, but I used to average 195 at this house, so I'm dissapointed with it...