Can't do any worse than tonite.....I hope

[foreverincamo]

122, 134, 138, 149. 6 strikes for 4 games. 21 splits, 3 washouts. Two missed spares. Good grief.

[bowl1820]

122, 134, 138, 149. 6 strikes for 4 games. 21 splits, 3 washouts. Two missed spares. Good grief.

Well look at this way, if you only missed two spares out of that mess. That was some pretty good spare shooting.

[foreverincamo]

What I meant was I made all but two makeable spares. Chopped the 6-10 off the 3-6-10 and chopped the 7 off the 4-7. 21 splits was 20 open frames, plus missed all the washouts. My best game, the 149, only had two opens, both splits.

[jimgilmore]

I have seen a video of a pro who show lower than that on tv. I think he shot a 101. It is on youtube.

[RobLV1]

Years ago, Wendy Macpherson told me that every time you bowl, make sure you learn something. The thing that jumps out at me from your stats is that you left 21 splits in 4 games; that's a little more than five splits per game. What could you have done to avoid the splits and shot 4 respectable 180's? I'm pretty sure that you could have done that using a plastic spare ball, forgetting about the lack of carry, and just picked up your spares.

[foreverincamo]

ROBLV1, you'd think that. But the two guys I bowled tonite both couldn't believe what they were seeing me do. The thing that gets me is I bowled on the same oil pattern last week and did well enough that I changed the surfaces of a few balls and even got into the jackpot tonite because I figured I had a good chance.
The last game I went with a highly polished ball that has a neutral drilling and went as straight at the pocket as I could. 149, two splits, no missed spares.

[RobLV1]

ROBLV1, you'd think that. But the two guys I bowled tonite both couldn't believe what they were seeing me do. The thing that gets me is I bowled on the same oil pattern last week and did well enough that I changed the surfaces of a few balls and even got into the jackpot tonite because I figured I had a good chance.
The last game I went with a highly polished ball that has a neutral drilling and went as straight at the pocket as I could. 149, two splits, no missed spares.

Was it the same pair of lanes you bowled last week? Was the weather the same? Do you routinely check the rack before you bowl and re-rack if necessary?

[foreverincamo]

Different pairs but same house. Weather was about the same. No re-racks allowed unless missing a pin. They just passed their USBC sanctioning inspection two weeks ago. No problems found. Just a gawd-awful night.

[foreverincamo]

What doesn't help is bowling a guy who misses practice then shoot 200+ with 6 consecutive Brooklyn strikes.

[LOUVIT]

I have seen a video of a pro who show lower than that on tv. I think he shot a 101. It is on youtube.


lol that was tom doughtery. He owns the pro shop where I bowl..he shot 100, needed 8 in the 10th

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gyD-Mte2ZM

[LOUVIT]

what is your normal average, if I may ask

[foreverincamo]

I averaged 209 in my THS league on all wooden lanes and approaches. Original 1962 wood lanes too. Right now I'm averaging 167 in my sport league. It was 170 until that wonderful performance. Not a big fan of Alcatraz, that's for sure. Went 6-24 for three weeks on that pattern. I went with an asymmetric polished DV8 Ruckus Schizo for all four games tonite. 165,150,166,168. One win, three losses.
I threw around the 10 board for the first two games. Last two I moved inside and got more around the ball. Threw between 3rd and 4th arrow out to around 12. Couldn't get anything going, but as a feeble excuse, it's pretty good after working 9 hours without a break in 93 degree heat, then going home to cook dinner for the family before bowling. I was really tired

[jimgilmore]

What would happen if you played around the 6-8 boards and trying to play straight down the lane ???
Was there oil there and could you find a line there...

[foreverincamo]

If you got one board outside of six, it was either a 3 count or in the channel. First two games I was keeping it inside of 10 and outside of 6. Just couldn't get any kind of a consistent reaction. This pattern is done. Thank goodness