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J Anderson

01-17-2018, 09:48 AM

Got a 'new' to me ball tonight from a fellow lefty. First game with it was a 244. Ball had alot of backend and lanes were dry when we started and started getting worse. Second game was 124. Move my mark to the next arrow and got a 187 the last game. 2nd game I had 4 splits, not just 3-7 splits. These were 7-10, 6-7-10, etc. Ball is a Storm Sync. Don't know much about the ball other than it is about 6 years old.

Tonights scores:

244

124

187

555 series. new average is 177.5

Learn to observe. Most of the time, unless all the other bowlers on the pair are lefties, the ball will give you clues as to where you need to move before you leave a 6 pin or the 6-7-10.

boatman37

01-17-2018, 01:09 PM

I kept moving to adjust for the drier conditions but then had trouble hitting my mark. I was having issues all night with the crappy house shoes too so that wasn't helping. Ordered new shoes this morning so hopefully have those for next week. All excuses aside I just struggled to hit my mark the second game. After moving in to the 2nd arrow for the 3rd game I was able to get in some oil and got it dialed back in. Just wish it wouldn't have taken so long to figure that out. All in all I am happy with my progress. After using a righty ball last week then a new to me ball that wasn't drilled for me last night I can't complain. I told myself I would be happy to throw 150-160 the first few weeks so already surpassed that. Hopefully the new shoes and a few more games with the new ball and I can get back over a 190 average. I used to go all night with only 1 or 2 opens. I was great at converting spares but might take awhile to get that back. Only reason games 1 and 3 were so good was I had 7 strikes in game 1 and a 5 bagger in game 3. Struggled picking up spares even in those games.

J Anderson

01-17-2018, 01:29 PM

boatman37

01-17-2018, 05:32 PM

I like the way the Sync rolls and reacts but then again the only 'good' balls I have ever used were my old Brunswick Cobalt Rhino (circa 1990) and a Brunswick Black Beauty. Those were my two balls from way back. The Sync is pretty used up and has a hairline crack near the thumb hole so it isn't a keeper either but the price was right and it was better than the right handed ball I was using. I would like to get something similar to the Sync. I really like it. Way different than my Rhino. It had a smooth sweeping arc from end to end where the Sync rolls fairly straight for about 2/3 of the lane then starts to grab then snaps in a few feet from the pins. I am a lower rev bowler and never thought I could throw a ball like this. I'm guessing most newer style balls will do the same if drilled similarly but if my next ball rolls like this I will be happy. I will need a spare ball though for the 7 pin. I missed it a few times with the Sync then the last time went back to the borrowed righty ball to pick it up. Too much backend with the Sync to get that 7. Maybe with some practice I could get there though.

boatman37

01-23-2018, 11:12 PM

Rough night tonight. Started out on my usual mark and kept hitting high. Kept adjusting but no good. Moved to the 2nd arrow to try to get into some oil and stayed there the 2nd half of game 1 and all of game 2 but struggled to hit my mark and was all over the place. Third game I moved back to my original mark (first arrow) and adjusted from there but was still horrible. Used my new shoes and had some trouble getting used to them so that played a part in my first game.

161

148

167

Yep...pretty bad. 476 series...ugh.

overall average = 171

boatman37

01-30-2018, 10:47 PM

Well figured after a few weeks I would start getting better...wrong! The Storm I had been using was causing alot of aching for days afterwards. The holes are a little too big and I am having to squeeze the ball all night. Son tonight I used a Hammer Spike that was drilled for a righty but it rolled pretty good. Still had trouble hitting my mark all night but realized I am turning my shoulders most of the time.

Tonights scores:

Game 1: 145. 3 strikes (started the game with 2), 2 spares and 5 opens

Game 2: 142. 3 strikes, 3 spares and 5 opens

Game 3: 146. 3 strikes, 4 spares and 4 opens

433 series.

I guess the bright side is my consistency...lol. A bad night for me before was 2 or 3 opens in a whole night. I will get there. Talked to the PSO tonight and he is drilling up a new ball for me for next week so that should help.

Phonetek

01-31-2018, 05:01 PM

It takes time, it's been 15yrs not 15 months. It will come. Patience Daniel son says Miogi

boatman37

01-31-2018, 06:15 PM

lol. yeah. I start getting a little frustrated but then laugh it off. I knew it would take time and I can't expect to pick up where I left off so I am being patient. But with the balls I have been using I might as well be beating my head against the wall. That still won't fix my mechanics but at least it will eliminate one variable. The rest will just take some time and practice. Plan to have my average up to 200 by the end of this season.

Phonetek

01-31-2018, 06:19 PM

Blacksox1

01-31-2018, 07:00 PM

Pleased to see this;

Talked to the PSO tonight and he is drilling up a new ball for me for next week so that should help.

boatman37

01-31-2018, 08:02 PM

I somewhat disagree, if your grip isn't right then your mechanics will suffer in some way. Amazing how the little things make big difference positive or negative. With your determination alone I have no doubt that you can reach your goal.

Wouldn't surprise me if it is affecting me. We will see. Hope you are right.

Pleased to see this;

Talked to the PSO tonight and he is drilling up a new ball for me for next week so that should help.

Knew I had to do something. Either get an old one redrilled or get a new one. My plan was to get my Absolut Curve redrilled but not knowing anything about it decided to start fresh.

JasonNJ

01-31-2018, 11:47 PM

There's a saying "You can't out bowl a bad fit" If you don't have a properly fitted ball, you'll never have a clean consistent release. I think you'll be pretty happy with the new ball once you get it.

mattmc82

02-02-2018, 10:37 AM

Wouldn't surprise me if it is affecting me. We will see. Hope you are right.

Knew I had to do something. Either get an old one redrilled or get a new one. My plan was to get my Absolut Curve redrilled but not knowing anything about it decided to start fresh.

did you go with the black widow gold?

boatman37

02-02-2018, 11:36 AM

Yep. Should have it for Tuesday night

vdubtx

02-02-2018, 12:25 PM

Yep. Should have it for Tuesday night

Congrats! Know quite a few that have this ball and they all like it a lot.

boatman37

02-06-2018, 10:53 PM

Well got the new ball tonight. Threw 5 practice frames before leagues started. All 5 were pretty good pocket hits but the first 2 left splits, the next 3 were strikes. Ball fit good and rolled good. Hit the pocket almost every shot all night except the few where I screwed up. Lanes were very dry. Started out standing with my left foot on the 3rd dot from left and throwing between 1st and 2nd arrows (lefty). About 1/2 way through the first game it got too dry so moved to 2nd arrow and moved my feet right. Kept leaving 7 pins so moved out to the first arrow and still leaving 7's so moved back to 2nd arrow and adjusted as needed. Both teams were complaining about how dry the lanes were and we are all leaving alot of 7's and 10's and a bunch of splits across both teams.

1st game: 173 (4 strikes, 3 spares, 4 opens)

2nd game: 183 (5 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens)

3rd game: 153 (3 strikes, 3 strikes, 5 opens)

Series: 509

Overall average: 165.53

Cannot use this ball for 7's. I was able to pick it up twice but had to hang it on the edge of the gutter 1/2 way down. Had no oil track on the ball all night. Once I get my spare game back I will be much better off. Need to pick up a spare ball and another ball for very dry lanes like tonight.

Phonetek

02-06-2018, 11:00 PM

Hey not to bad first time out with the new ball. Did you notice a difference in the feel of the grip?

boatman37

02-07-2018, 10:27 AM

Phonetek

02-07-2018, 10:53 AM

It was definitely better than the Storm Sync that is a lefty but the holes are too big and the span too short but felt similar to the righty drilled Spike I used last week. The issue with the Spike was that the thumb hole was a little small and I think it had a psychological affect. Last night I didn't have to think about the ball and I could focus on my approach and delivery. I definitely need a spare ball, at least for anything left of the 2 pin. I can cover about everything to the right of the 2 but this thing snaps too hard at the end to consistently get the 7's. That and just getting my form down a little better and just converting spares in general. I think if there was at least some oil last night I would have had a lot more strikes. I hit the pocket almost every shot but I think I had too much angle and left alot of 7's, which I kept missing.

Well a spare ball at least in my opinion doesn't have to be anything special. It's not going to be anything with any kind of hook or massive hitting power. Many people seem to have their spare ball "look cool" like those plastic ones with designs, logo's or those clear ones basically novelty balls. No reason to pay big bucks for one or get fancy, as long as it gets the job done.

boatman37

02-07-2018, 12:13 PM

Yep. Don't care for anything fancy. PSO says he can get me something good drilled out the door for about $80

JasonNJ

02-07-2018, 03:49 PM

Yep. Don't care for anything fancy. PSO says he can get me something good drilled out the door for about $80

I bought the cheapest polyester ball I could find. It's an ugly yellow and purple but it was cheap which was fine with me.

boatman37

02-13-2018, 10:59 PM

Well thought I would start getting better by now but nope. Getting worse actually but did notice a few things tonight. I had been trying to throw right between the first and second arrows but couldn't hit my mark at all. Kept missing to the inside by 5 boards (wasn't following through good). Halfway through the second game I moved to the second arrow but at first was throwing it too far inside. Finally got it third game but just wasn't getting the carrys and struggled with spares. Our whole team struggled with carrys. Good pocket hits and leave a pin. All night. The other team was striking no matter where they hit (all 5 had over 200 averages).
The other thing I noticed was they were playing music as they usually do but I usually ignore it. a good song came on and I was actually singing it on my approach and that was my first good shot all night. Did it a few more time sand hit the pocket every time I did that. That tells me I am probably overthinking my approach and I just need to relax.

Anyway here are my scores:

Game 1: 152 (2 strikes, 5 spares, 3 opens)

Game 2: 141 (4 strikes, 1 spare, 5 opens)

Game 3: 177 (4 strikes, 4 spares, 2 opens)

Another thing, I had been throwing pretty hard (not on purpose). Slowed it down about 1 MPH and started hitting the pocket better. Also, my shoulder, elbow, and right knee are always sore after bowling. I normally take ibuprofen before bowling but forgot tonight and I was really sore by the third game.

So the takeaway: I struggled throwing too far outside so probably mental being afraid of getting it too far out there. Second point, when I was singing I seemed to do better so I am probably overthinking it.

I definitely need more strikes and would have had more tonight. Probably had 7 or 8 more perfect hits and left pins. But also need to work on converting my spares. That used to be my strong point. I rarely missed spares.

Tonights totals:

Our team:
562
579
470
647
663

Them:
707
550
638
650
703

Yeah they are 200 bowlers but geeeeez. They had 11 200's tonight to our 7. Seems like every team we bowl has their best night against us...lol. Bottom line is I am dragging our team down. My average so far is 164 and I rolled a 470. We lost total pins by 33 so that was on me. They won game 1 by 96, game 2 by 44, and we won game 3 by 107 (all with handicaps).

I can't get 7's with my Black Widow Gold (I'm a lefty) so tonight had the PSO install new inserts in the Hammer Spike (drilled for a righty but fits really good). Until I get another ball I will use this for 7's. The ball isn't the problem, the bowler is. I either drop it in the gutter 3/4 of the way down or miss to the inside. I used to never miss 7's so confident I will get that back.

boatman37

02-20-2018, 11:14 PM

Well things hopefully started looking up tonight. Started out in practice trying for 7's and 10's and did pretty good. Started the first game and thought something felt funny but went ahead and rolled and it was a perfect 6-10 ball (got 5 then 4 more on the 2nd ball)? Went up next frame and thought it felt weird again. Looked at my feet and realized I was 5 boards too far to the right....ughhhh. Moved to my 'real' mark and threw a strike. Third frame dropped it in the gutter about 1/2 way down and threw a 9 on the 2nd ball so now 2 opens. Next 5 were all pocket strikes. 2nd game it started drying up so I started moving right but struggled. Finally 3rd game moved back to where I started and threw a little more outside closer to the 1st arrow. Only had 6 opens all night so that was definitely an improvement (2 were splits)

Game 1: 213 (6 strikes, 2 spares, 2 opens)

Game 2: 174 (4 strikes, 5 spares, 2 opens (1 split))

Game 3: 177 (4 strikes, 4 spares, 2 opens (1 split))

564 series

overall average 167.48

Strikes: 42% (14/33)
Spares: 64% (11/17)
Single Pin: 85% (6/7)
Multiple Pins: 50% (5/10)
splits: 0% (0/2)
Opens: 19% (6)

All Leaves: 17

First Ball Average: 8.55

So getting better. Hopefully after a few more weeks I can get back to regularly rolling 200's. I still need to work on my 7's and need to get quicker at adapting to changing conditions. I missed the 7 twice tonight. 6 opens and 2 were splits so 2 of those were the 7's. Pretty confident that I can start rolling 600's consistently soon

boatman37

02-27-2018, 10:48 PM

See my last post? Scratch that....lol. Thought maybe things were looking up. I was wrong. I do have quite a few excuses for tonight though so...

Tonight we bowled one of the top teams in the league. Their averages are 225, 226, 181, 193, and 218. They were giving us 106 pins. The owner of the center and the PSO are both on this team. We have 2 divisions and they were in 2nd place in their division (we were in 5th in ours). We ended up winning all 3 (first game we won by 5 pins)

Didn't find this out until after we were done but we were on the last pair (39 and 40) and was told they are the hardest ones to bowl on. On top of that I have something on my thumb like an ingrown nail or something and it is a little swollen. My spare ball was sticking bad and my new ball was sticking about 50% of the time. Every time it stuck I pulled it. I did carry quite a few brooklyns tonight though. Picking up the 7 was out of the question since my thumb stuck bad in my spare ball and I can't get the 7 with my strike ball. I was able to get it once but missed it 2 or 3 times. The other team struggled too. We only had one 600 on our team tonight (602). The other team only had 2 600's (649, 604).

So my excuses 1) the lanes we had 2) thumb sticking 3) arm was sore before I even got there...lol

Game 1: 154 (3 strikes, 3 spares, 5 opens)
Game 2: 167 (4 strikes, 4 spares, 3 opens)
Game 3: 181 (4 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens)

Series: 502
Current average: 167.46

First ball average: 8.61

Been using an old Hammer Spike for my 7 pins but it is drilled right handed and the thumb is a little tight. Talked to the PSO and told him I want something that I can use for 7's but also that will have a nice smooth arc so I can use it on really dry lanes. He is going to order something in and surprise me so we will see what we end up with...lol

Amyers

02-28-2018, 09:55 AM

boatman37

03-06-2018, 10:45 PM

Well had a pretty good night for the most part. Ball was hitting the pocket right off the bat and the bowler was doing his part too. First game I opened in the 3rd frame but other than that it was pretty good. Threw 9 strikes in a row after that. 2nd game I was hitting the pocket but not getting strikes and really struggled to convert my spares. 3rd game I was missing my mark and got alot of Brooklyns. Had a couple nice pocket hits but couldn't get the strike. The good thing was I finally started nailing my spares that game. Ended up with my best night since coming back and probably my 2nd best ever. My high game to date was 266. Threw a 256 tonight. Pretty sure that is my 2nd highest ever. Had a 642. My best ever is something like a 676. This was probably in my top 3-4 highest series ever. Teammates threw a 244 and 235 first game. Second game teammate had a perfect game into the 10th and finished with a 277. Another teammate had a 247 and another a 233. We were onit tonight....until the 3rd game. I was the only one over 200. We took the first 2 games tonight. Our teams series' tonight were 683, 673, 642, 607, and 540.

Game 1: 256 (10 strikes (9 in a row), 1 spare, 1 open)

Game 2: 159 (5 strikes, 2 spares, 4 opens)

Game 3: 227c (6 strikes (4 in a row), 4 spares, no opens)

Series: 642 (first 600 since returning to bowling)

First ball average: 9.26

Strikes: 61%
Spares: 58%
Opens: 15%

Still struggling with my spares but did much better the 3rd game. On another note, early in the 3rd game I noticed what looked like a crack in my ball on the bottom. It was a jaggy line you could feel with your fingernail. A little later noticed another line perpendicular to it. Finished the game with it and had no issues. Showed the PSO at the end of the night. He put it on the spinner and hit it with the pad then buffing compound and mostly it was gone. I left it with him and he is going to resurface the whole ball and if he finds it is a crack he said he will get ahold of his rep. There are about 15 games on this ball.

boatman37

03-13-2018, 10:51 PM

Well the struggle bus has returned. Turns out the Black Widow was not cracked. PSO spun it up and cleaned it up. Scratch was gone. Also got my new spare ball. Brunswick Black Rhino Pearl. Got the 7 2/3 times in practice and 2/3 in the games so that helped. Thumb was a little tight so he is going to open it up a little for next week.

So on to the games. Ugh....I had to move about 3 boards left from where I normally stand so a little more oily out there than usual. Did s decent job of hitting the pocket all night but just couldn't get the carries and absolutely sucked at picking up my spares tonight. I'm a left and missed the 10 or 6-10 about 4 times tonight. Should be one of the easiest to get for me. And I was using my strike ball so not like I wasn't used to the ball. I missed more spares than I got and could not get the strikes. I hit what I thought was a good pocket hit and nothing. Make an adjustment and hit a little lighter and still no strike. Make another move to hit higher and still nothing. I don't think it was the conditions because we had some great scores on our lanes tonight (2 700's).

Game 1: 167 (6 strikes, 2 spares, 4 opens (struck out in 10th))

Game 2: 160 (5 strikes, 2 spares, 4 opens (s strikes in 10th))

Game 3: 174 (4 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens (opened in 10th))

First ball average: 8.76

PSO's team was beside us. First game they had a bowler start with 10 strikes and rolled a 287 and 2nd game a different bowler on their team started with 10 strikes and ended with a 289.

Might do Friday for a few practice games to get used to that new spare ball. It's a Brunswick Black Rhino Pearl. Got the 7 pin 2/3 times tonight which is what I wanted it for. Just need some practice with it.

boatman37

03-20-2018, 11:03 PM

Overall it was a good night. We won all 3 and moved from 4th to 2nd. In the last 4 weeks we are 26-2 so have been on a tear (3 7-0's and 1 5-2). Teammates killed it tonight. One had a 678 and one a 664.

I used my new stance with the ball up near my chest instead of down by my hip. That helped. I hit my mark about 90% of the time tonight but just couldn't get strikes. Either hit a little light or a little high. 1/2 way through the 2nd game I started turning my shoulders towards my mark instead of swinging my arm out towards my mark. Just seemed so much more natural and smooth. Teammates said I looked smoother and more comfortable on my approach tonight. Covered most of my spares tonight (even converted a 5-10 and a 1-3-6-7).

Game 1: 177 (4 strikes, 4 spares, 3 opens (1 split))

Game 2: 166 (2 strikes, 5 spares, 3 opens (1 split))

Game 3: 218 (6 strikes, 3 spares, 1 open (2 splits))

Series: 561

Overall average: 173.5

First ball average: 8.69

Really struggling with 7's and surprisingly 10's. Finally getting more consistent with my spares though so if I can start carrying strikes it should really help my scores

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boatman37

03-27-2018, 11:27 PM

Well really struggled tonight. It was rough. It all started in practice. Couldn't hit the pocket no matter what I did. It's the last night of the regular season. We were in 2nd coming into the night. 2 of the other teams guys pre-bowled. 1 struggled and 1 bowled good so kind of offset each other but their 3rd game was their best for the 2 pre-bowlers so knew that would be our toughest one. The first game we won by 58. 2nd game we won by 30. 3rd game they crushed us. They won by 90. Total pins? 3395 to 3393. They got total by 2 pins. I opened in the 10th and our anchor rolled a 9 (left the 7 and he is a leftie). He rarely misses the 7 but missed it this time. If he had got it he would have only needed 2 pins for us to win. Can't blame him though. He bowled about his average for the night (had a 595 his average is 199). His dad has a 204 average and he rolled a 553.

Me, I found after the first game that I was turning my shoulders inside. I normally throw just under 17 MPH but was constantly over 18 tonight and close to 19 on some shots. Kept hitting very high and often missing the head pin. I couldn't convert any spares tonight. I think I had more opens than spares. The 2nd game I think I fixed my shoulder rotation but was still throwing way too fast and missing my mark. At the end of the night a team member said it looked like I was rushing every shot and not taking my time at all. I told him he should have said something earlier...lol.

As a team I think we left more 7's and 10's than any other night. They just wouldn't fall.

Game 1: 147 (4 strikes, 1 spare, 5 opens). Started with 3 strikes the 2nd and 3rd were Brooklyns

Game 2: 151 (4 strikes, 2 spares, 4 opens, 1 split)

Game 3: 167 (2 strikes, 6 spares, 2 opens, 1 split)

Series: 465

Running average: 171.92

First ball average: 8.26

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boatman37

04-03-2018, 11:23 PM

Well I was consistent. Tonight was the placement round so we bowled the 1st place team (they have 6 guys averaging between 207 and 222). We lost the first by 104ish, won the 2nd by 45ish, and won the 3rd by 106ish. Got total pins by 101. Still didn't catch them but we could have dropped to 4th if things went bad. The 3rd place team went 7-0 and finished 1 game behind us.

So I started the night with 4 strikes. Much better than last week as I was able to hit my mark almost every shot. Just couldn't carry them. I was hitting light all night. Kept moving left and still hit light. Moved my mark to the inside a little to get more of a straight ball. Tried tucking my pinky to try to get more revs. Nothing worked. Never had so many pocket hits with so few strikes. At least I was covering my spares and even covered 2, 5, 7 split. Also covered the 1, 3, 7. Did pretty good with my corner pins too. Left a ton of 4 pins tonight (3 times). Would have been a great night if I would have had 1 or 2 more strikes each game.

Game 1: 188 (4 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens)

Game 2: 190-clean (2 strikes, 8 spares)

Game 3: 180 (6 strikes (struck out in the 10th), 4 spares, 2 opens)

Series: 558

First ball average: 8.73

So looking at it I started the night with 4 strikes and ended it with 3 strikes. Just couldn't get any in between.

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boatman37

04-10-2018, 11:06 PM

Tonight was the position round. We bowled against all teams and finished 5th of 17 teams. The team we bowled ended up winning it. We 'beat' them the first 2 games even though it wasn't head to head. The 3rd game they were on fire. Their anchor had a 289 (first 10 strikes), another had a 257, and a 3rd had a 238. Their last 2 were 203 and 180.

I opened the first frame all 3 games. Struggled with spares all night. Kept hitting light again like last week so moved over further than I normally do and hit the pocket consistently. I got a few strikes but had 5 or 6 nice pocket hits that left a few 7's and I kept missing those. The last game the only way I could get a strike was brooklyn. Anything in the pocket would leave a pin.

Game 1: 201 (6 strikes, 3 spares, 2 opens (missed the 3,5 and the 4,7,8)). Threw 4 strikes in a row

Game 2: 193 (6 strikes, 1 spare, 3 opens, 1 split (missed the 6,9, the 7, the 4,6,10 split)). Threw 4 strikes in a row

Game 3: 192 (4 strikes, 5 spares, 1 open (missed the 7))

Series: 586

First ball average: 8.97

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boatman37

04-17-2018, 11:17 PM

Well tonight sucked. 3 of our 5 guys were pretty bad. Tonight was the top 10 or 12 teams gunning for the championship tournament style. We finished next to last. I have been having timing and speed issues so worked on that. First game was horrible. Even when I did hit the pocket I had no pin action at all. Ended with a 148. 2nd game gave up on slowing my ball and worked on my timing. It felt better but only had a 154. 3rd game was more of the same. Finally about 1/2 way through I switched to my Brunswick Rhino. Hardly any hook (it's my spare ball) but figured I had nothing to lose. 180 third game.

Game 1: 148 (2 strikes, 4 spares (covered the 2-7), 4 opens (2 splits))

Game 2: 154 (5 strikes, 2 spares, 4 opens (1 split)

Game: 3: 180 (4 strikes, 4 spares, 2 opens)

Series: 482

First ball average: 8.52

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boatman37

04-24-2018, 10:23 PM

Not a very productive night. It was our banquet and we have a tournament at the end of the night. $40 to enter. 22 entered. There were 3 of us on our pair and each game we move to the next pair. We started on 1 and 2, then 3 and 4, then 5 and 6. Oddly enough the even numbered lanes were very slick for us lefties (2 of the 3 were lefties on our pair). I had to move about 4 boards left of where I normally stand on the even numbered lanes and 2 boards left on the odd lanes. The other lefty said the same.

Anyway, I thought I was doing pretty good but moved too fast to pay attention to my scores. Threw a 2-7 split and missed it and didn't realize that was the 10th. 2nd game was similar. Picked up most of my spares and had a few strikes. Figured I was around 200. Nope. 3rd game I kept hitting light and leaving alot of 1, 3, 7's.

In the end with handicap I had a 650. They took the top 6 and the cutoff was a 677. I heard a few 720's and 710's being tossed around so that was likely the highs. All 6 that moved on were 210+ average bowlers. I left so not sure how it ended.

On a positive note I was 3/3 on 7 pins in practice and 1/1 in the games. I also had a 4-7 that I got the 7 but missed the 4 which is good that I would have been 5/5 on 7's tonight.

Game 1: 174 (3 strikes, 5 spares, 2 opens (1 split))

Game 2: 171 (5 strikes, 2 spares, 4 opens (1 split))

Game 3: 152 (5 strikes, 2 spares, 4 opens (3 of those were variations of 1, 3, 7))

Series: 497

First ball average: 8.59

Strikes: 40% (13/32)

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boatman37

05-01-2018, 11:29 PM

Absolutely horrible night. Whose idea was this summer league anyway? So the format is 2 man teams and you start on one pair against a team then after 2 games you move to a new pair against a new team. I was actually throwing pretty good and hitting the pocket pretty consistently but no strikes. I didn't get my first strike until the 6th frame of the 2nd game. Even the opposing team guys were amazed that I wasn't getting any luck. And to top it off I wasn't covering my spares. My thumb kept hanging in my 7 pin ball so really struggled with 7's. I was amazed at how many times I left the head pin and missed it on my spare. I was mainly hitting light but kept moving left and no matter what I did it was still light or in the pocket but no strike. My normal line is in between the 1st and 2nd arrow. About 1/2 way through the 2nd game I moved to between the 2nd and 3rd arrow and finally got strikes. Threw 4 in a row my first 4 shots after moving.

Moved to a new pair and decided to try my normal line. Still no luck. Moved back inside again and not much better. Just struggled with everything. Those 2 guys on that team were also amazed that I wasn't getting any carries. And for the first time since I bought that ball in February I had an oil track on it. Partially due to being inside but even when I have thrown inside before I never saw oil on the ball. In the end I was just glad to get out of there tonight.

Notice how many times I missed the head pin on spares!

P.S.: My app says 182 for game 2 but the scoreboard said 173 so not sure what happened. I looked over my app and from what I remember it looks right so no idea why the discrepancy.

Game 1: 135 (0 strikes, 5 spares, 5 opens)

Game 2: 173 (182 on my app) (4 strikes, 2 spares, 4 opens)

Game 3: 136 (3 strikes, 2 spares, 5 opens , 1 split)

Game 4: 157 (3 strikes, 2 spares, 4 opens)

Average: 150.25

First ball average: 8.52

Strikes: 25% (10/40)

Spares: 40% (12/30)

Single pin: 53% (8/15)

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boatman37

05-15-2018, 10:46 PM

Well it continues. I am struggling. And I know it's me. I can feel the inconsistency in my release. I also seem to be sticking but everyone was having issues with that tonight. I couldn't seem to hit the pocket all night. Either light or high. My 2nd game 3 of the first 4 frames I left the 6 pin. To top it off the first team we played the guys shot 235, 238 and 245, 220. Their averages are 214 and 198. Hard to beat that so we lost both (0-5). 2nd set the other team struggled bad so we got all 5 points.

Game 4 was split city for all 4 of us. I think I had 2, my teammate had 5 last I saw, and our opponents had about 4 each. I think the one frame all 4 of us had splits.

Game 1: 168 (4 strikes, 4 spares, 3 opens)

Game 2: 180 (4 strikes, 5 spares, 2 opens)

Game 3: 130 (1 strike, 4 spares, 5 opens (2 splits))

Game 4: 164 (4 strikes, 2 spares, 4 opens (2 splits))

Average: 160.50

First ball average: 8.44

Strikes: 30% (13/43)

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boatman37

05-22-2018, 11:12 PM

Still horrible. I do think some of it is the 2 man team thing and I am just exhausted bowling at that pace. I slowed down my approach tonight and got my ball speed down to a reasonable speed but the approaches were really bad tonight. To top it off my right knee was pretty sore and achy before we even started. Couldn't hit my mark consistently and when I did I was carrying anything. Threw a bunch of splits tonight and even the 7-10, which I have only left probably a handful of times in my career. On a good note I was better at covering my 7's.

Game 1: 137 (3 strikes, 2 spares, 5 opens-2 splits)

Game 2: 165 (3 strikes, 5 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Game 3: 163 (2 strikes, 5 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Game 4: 151 (3 strikes, 4 spares, 4 opens-1 split)

Series:616

Average:154

League average (12 games): 154.83

First ball average: 8.19

Strikes: 26% (11/42)
Spares: 51% (16/31)
Opens: 35% (15)

7 pins: 3/5 (13/31 since returning to bowling in January)

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boatman37

06-05-2018, 11:18 PM

Well did a little better but think I might have hit on something at the end of the night. When I bowled before I threw at the first arrow 99% of the time. When I came back in January I tried that and kept pulling my shots. I found that if I moved in to the 2nd arrow I was less likely to pull my shots. I noticed in the fall league my ball wouldn't show a drop of oil but in this summer league I have a noticeable oil streak. If I hit the pocket I would be lucky to get a strike. Seemed like the only time I could get a strike was brooklyn. I tried moving in to the 3rd arrow and occasionally that would help but tried it tonight and couldn't hit my mark. In the 4th game tonight 5th frame I tried the first arrow again to try to get away from the oil and threw 4 pocket strikes in a row. The 9th frame was a pocket hit but left the 7-10....ugh. Got the 10 and it actually bounced out of the pit and back on the lane and rolled around the middle but didn't hit the 7. The 10th frame I yanked the shot and got the 6, 9, and 10 then left the 7 on the next ball.
So seems like I need to start trying that 1st arrow again. I was averaging in the 190's with that line 15 years ago. Funny thing is when I made that move tonight my speed slowed a little and it wasn't as hard on my knee.

So finished the fall league with a 173 but only averaging 154 in this summer league. Tonight my average was 176. My high game in this league was only 180.

Game 1: 161 (5 strikes-3 in the 10th, 2 spares, 4 opens (1 split))

Game 2: 180 (3 strikes, 6 spares, 1 open)

Game 3: 173 (3 strikes, 5 spares-2 of those were 2-7 splits, 2 opens-3 splits)

Game 4: 190 (5 strikes, 2 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Series: 704 (176 average)

First ball average: 8.58

And we won all 4 games!

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boatman37

06-12-2018, 10:52 PM

Much better night for me, not so much for the team. We bowled the last place team the first set and got crushed. Their one bowler had a 267 and a 247. His average was 195ish so a big deficit to overcome. We were giving them 2 pins. Game 2 they beat us by about 90. The 2nd set we bowled the 2nd place team but they only had one guy. Both bowlers had 229 averages so they got 209 for the blind score. We were getting 73 pins for handicap. We won the 1st game by 3 and the 2nd by about 45. So on the night we went 5-5.

So last week midway through the 4th game I tried my normal line at the first arrow and did much better. So tonight I played that line all night. Like a different bowler tonight. I still struggled with my spares but the strikes were there. I threw the old Storm Sync a few times too and it hit hard. Strikes about 4 out of 5 times I threw it. My ball speed was a a little slower and I felt more comfortable. My high game in this league before last week was 180. Game 4 last week I had a 190.

Game 1: 189 (5 strikes, 2 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Game 2: 177 (5 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Game 3:213 (8 strikes, 1 spare, 2 opens)

Game 4: 205 (7 strikes, 3 spares, 2 opens-1 split)

Series: 784 (196 average)

First ball average: 9.23

Strikes: 56% (25/44)

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boatman37

06-19-2018, 11:19 PM

Struggled tonight but still beat my average. Seemed to hit the pocket consistently but not getting carries. Third game I decided to try my spare ball (Brunswick Rhino Pearl) and first 4 shots were strikes. Not much hook. Stood way left and threw over the first arrow and ended up being almost a straight ball angled into the pocket. That game if I was close to the pocket I got strikes. The 4th game that changed and I started having trouble hitting my mark with it. Struggled with spares all night (but was 3/3 on 7's). 10th frame of last game went back to my Hammer BWG and threw a strike then a pocket hit that left a pin that I picked up.

Game 1: 185 (7 strikes, 3 spares-1 spilt, 2 opens)

Game 2: 161 (3 strikes, 4 spares, 4 opens)

Game 3: 189 (6 strikes, 2 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Game 4: 148 (4 strikes, 3 spares, 4 opens-1 split)

Series: 683

First ball average: 8.89

Strikes: 33% (20/45)

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boatman37

07-03-2018, 11:15 PM

Night got worse and my spare shooting sucks. Started the 1st game with a 201 (opened the game with 5 strikes in a row). 2nd game dropped to 176, then 159, then 148. Last game I had 0 spares. I really need to work on that.

Game 1: 201 (6 strikes, 2 spares, 3 opens)

Game 2: 176 (4 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens)

Game 3: 159 (4 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens)

Game 4: 148 (4 strikes, 0 spares, 6 opens)

Series: 684 (171 average)

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boatman37

07-17-2018, 11:22 PM

Phonetek

07-18-2018, 02:31 AM

Well used the new Brunswick Kingpin tonight. Definite improvement. Ball was about 3 boards stronger than my Black Widow Gold. Still struggling with spares and had about 6 splits tonight that really hurt my night. I still had a 195 average even with all those splits.

Game 1: 203 (6 strikes, 2 spares, 2 opens)

Game 2: 159 (5 strikes, 1 spare, 4 opens (3 splits))

Game 3: 233 (8 strikes, 0 spares, 2 opens)

Game 4: 184 (7 strikes, 1 spare, 3 opens (2 splits))

Series: 779

Average: 194.75

First ball average: 9.19

Running average: 171.65

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How on Earth did you leave that in the 4th frame of the 4th game?? It's not every day you see a split with 6 pins still standing. Wait! So you left a 2,4,6,7,8 & 10 if I'm reading the pin chart below the score correctly. That's saying that your ball hit the 1,3,5 & 9 which for a righty would be a perfect strike. Where the heck did the pins go when your ball hit them? Straight up in the air and stayed there? That shot defies physics and has to be the worst leave in history for a perfect pocket hit or perfect Brooklyn since your lefty.

The hollow circles are the ones that you hit on your second ball and the filled in circles are the ones you left standing after. The combination of those circles are what you left after the first ball. It makes no sense and can't happen. The only thing I could surmise is that the 2 pin really wasn't there and was a scoring error. Then on your second ball you actually hit the 4,7 and knocked the 4 into the 10 pin. Because if you hit the 2,4 and 7 you'd think you would have had the 2 knock out the 6 and the 4 hit the 10. Unless the 2 flew off the lane and missed the sideboard going into the adjacent lane, because how do you slide the 2 around the 6 leaving it standing to hit the 10? That just HAS to be a typo or scorer error that you didn't notice. I think you really had a 185 because you really had a 5 on your first ball. That or you had the pinsetter drop the pins so off spot that the Peterson Classic would be impressed. That made my brain hurt!

boatman37

07-18-2018, 08:18 AM

Pretty sure that was what was left. I'm 100% sure the 6 and 8 were left after the 2nd ball. But it is hard to remember a leave like that after your first ball. By the time I throw my 2nd ball I can't remember what the 1st ball did. One of the perks of getting old...lol.
It was a weird ball though and my teammate even commented on how odd it hit. It hit just left of center of the headpin and the pins it hit went straight back and no ball deflection. Like it just rolled right through 3 or 4 pins and they blew straight into the pit. There was no bounce or no pin action at all. On the 2nd ball I hit it where I needed to but it was a pretty tough one to cover. It would have been a perfect 2-7 cover. The 2 went in front of the 6 and the 4 went between the 6 and 8. Not sure which took out the 10. And no idea how everything missed the 8. I did go cross alley so with that angle the ball must have deflected left enough to miss the 8 to the left side. But like I said, it was weird.

boatman37

07-24-2018, 10:47 PM

Another pretty good night on a personal level. We only took 3 out of 10 points so not a good night on a team level. Approaches were very tacky all night so that was tough. The new Kingpin was good again tonight. Throwing just inside the first arrow ball comes in nice. Did a little better on my spares too but still missed some easy ones. Still room to improve there.

The last 2 weeks with this new ball I'm averaging 194.50

Game 1: 200 (6 strikes, 4 spares, 1 open)

Game 2: 188 (7 strikes, 2 spares, 3 opens)

Game 3: 218 (8 strikes, 1 spare, 2 opens)

Game 4: 171 (5 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Series: 777

Average: 194.25

Running average: 174.16

First ball average: 8.96

Strikes: 56%

Spares: 52%

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boatman37

08-07-2018, 10:43 PM

Not a bad night overall but struggled my first game. Was much better with my spares tonight so that was good. We only won 2 games out of 4 and got 5/10 points so wished we could have done better. Teammate struggled tonight until the last game. I think he had a 218 or so the last game but I think his other 3 were about 160-180 and his average was 209. The last 2 games my Kingpin struggled even when I hit the pocket, which wasn't as often as I would have liked. Oddly I missed a few 4-7 spares but got the 7 so that was good that I was finally able to get the 7, and I did it with my strike ball (Kingpin). The last game I started hitting high and struggling to get it back in so started using the Hammer BWG and threw that a few frames and threw 3 strikes in a row with it then started struggling with it so went back to the Kingpin.

3 weeks with the Kingpin and I'm averaging 188.5 with it. I was at about 164 before this ball. My average is now up to 175.60.

Oddly I left 3 10 pins in a row, odd for a lefty. Also almost left 2 7-9s in a row but the 9 got bumped over the 2nd shot. These both looked like good pocket shots.

Game 1: 160 (2 strikes, 6 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Game 2: 228c (7 strikes, 4 spares, no opens)

Game 3: 188 (4 strikes, 4 spares, 2 opens)

Game 4: 178 (4 strikes, 4 spares, 3 opens-2 splits)

Series: 754

Average: 188.50

Running average: 175.60

First ball average: 8.95

Strikes: 38% (17/44)

Spares: 69% (18/26)

Single pin spares: 84% (11/13)

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boatman37

08-14-2018, 10:59 PM

Another pretty good night. Seemed like I was finally starting to get better at reading and adjusting. The lanes were a little drier tonight and the kingpin was strong. I moved over about 1.5 boards to the right (I'm a lefty) to hit the pocket. I started leaving 7 pins with good pocket hits so started thinking the ball was hitting at too much of an angle so switched to the BWG. After a few frames I went back to the Kingpin and started hitting light so thinking the oil had carried down the lane so moved back to the left and finished there pretty good.
On a good note I converted the 7-9 split but on a bad note I didn't see it. I went for the 9 and turned around when I knew I had it. A bunch of guys started yelling and came over to hi-5...lol. They said the 9 pin bounced out of the pit and took out the 7.

Game 1: 195 (6 strikes, 4 spares, 2 opens)

Game 2: 168 (5 strikes, 2 spares, 3 opens)

Game 3: 215 (6 strikes, 4 spares, 1 open)

Game 4: 194 (6 strikes, 3 spares-including 7-9 split, 2 opens)

Series: 772

Average: 193.00

Running average: 177.18

First ball average: 9.22

Strikes: 51% (23/45)

Spares: 61% (13/21)

Single pin spares: 68% (11/16)

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boatman37

08-23-2018, 10:39 PM

So had to pre-bowl for the first week of the fall league. This Tuesday is the first night of the fall league but also the final night of the summer league so a bunch of us have to pre-bowl. Took my step-son to try to get him involved. First game was a 200, 2nd game I struggled a little with a 167, 3rd game was a 192. Had 2 splits in the 2nd game, including in the 10th frame. Lanes were much drier than our normal league night and to top it off I surfaced my BWG and Brunswick Rhino with the CTD 2000 grit. The BWG was pretty strong. Had to move about 3 boards to get the pocket. I didn't touch the Kingpin with the CTD but it was a little stronger with the drier conditions.

Game 1: 200 (6 strikes, 2 spares, 2 opens)

Game 2: 167 (4 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens-2 splits)

Game 3: 192 (4 strikes, 6 spares, 1 open-1 split)

Series: 559

Average: 186.33

Running average: 186.33

First ball average: 8.64

Strikes: 42% (14/33)

Spares: 61% (11/18)

Single pin spares: 83% (5/6)

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boatman37

08-28-2018, 10:18 PM

Rough night. Tonight was the bracket tourney to determine the championship for the summer league. There were 40 teams and the top 20 made the tourney with the top 4 getting a first round bye. We finished in 10th so had to bowl the 15th place team in the first round. The team we bowled against had 207 and 186 averages while we were 205 and 177 so pretty close. The first game I had a 173 while my teammate had a 183. The 2nd game I had a 160 while my teammate had a 279. We lost by 39 scratch and 23 with handicap. Our opponents had 151 and 257 the first game and won by 44 (with handicap). The 2nd game they had 420 (not sure what their individual scores were). So we lost by 23 total. I was below my average but combined we were over our average by about 31 total the other team was just on more than us overall. So we got knocked out first round. Still got $300 ($100 each). We have 3 on our team but rotate.

I was near the pocket all night but my ball had to be dead on to get a strike.

Game 1: 173 (5 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens)

Game 2: 160 (3 strikes, 5 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Series: 333

First ball average: 9.09

Strikes: 36% (8/22)

Spares: 57% (8/14)

Single pin spares: 66% (6/9)

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boatman37

09-04-2018, 10:57 PM

Well still struggle in game 2. I think it's more mental. We bowled one of the top teams in terms of averages. Their averages were 217, 206, 219, 222, and 172 (and the 172 bowler had a 278 in game 2). We were getting about 80 pins and were up by about 160 1/2 way through. They came back strong and going into the 10th they were up by about 30. I was 4th in the lineup and struck out and the anchor left the 7 and picked it up so needed a strike for us to win and he got it. We won by 1 pin. The 2nd game they came out on fire. They won by 199 (254, 278, 257, 217, and 191). The 3rd game we came back strong and won by 187 so ended up losing total by 11...ugh. Still got 4/7 points against one of the top teams.

Game 1 I was hitting the pocket and getting my strikes but had a couple of opens. The 2nd game I couldn't pick up any spares. 3rd game was clean.

Game 1: 214 (had high game on our team) (8 strikes, 2 spares, 2 opens-1 split)

Game 2: 150 (5 strikes, 1 spare, 5 opens)

Game 3: 205c (5 strikes, 5 spares)

Series: 569

Average: 189.67

Running average: 188

First ball average: 9.21

Strikes: 52% (18/34

Spares: 53% (8/15

Single pin spares: 66% (6/9)

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boatman37

09-11-2018, 10:50 PM

Really struggled tonight. Approaches were very tacky and tweaked my knee in practice. Even to the point I felt it was going to give out on my a couple of times. I kept pulling my shot and wasn't consistent. Spares were horrible. The only bright side was my teammates were on fire and we won all 3 games.

Game 1: 136 (4 strikes, 1 spare, 6 opens-1 split)

Game 2: 169 (4 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Game 3: 156 (2 strikes, 5 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Series: 461

Average: 153.67

Running Average: 176.56

First ball average: 8.70

Strikes: 30% (10/33)

Spares: 42% (10/21)

Single pin spares: 54% (6/11)

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boatman37

09-18-2018, 10:59 PM

Well first game was good and I got my hopes up. My spare shooting was on tonight but my strike ball was non-existent. Had 8 strikes in 3 games. My plant leg was hurting so bad by the 3rd game I could hardly put weight on it. Not my knee but my thigh. My scores got worse as the night went on. Lanes were tough tonight. We couldn't get any carries all night. I couldn't hit the pocket. My starting line was hitting brooklyn but if I moved 1/2 board I hit light. Tried switching balls and same thing. I did try a little different release though. I got a little more around the ball on my release. Alot more revs and had to move about 2 boards to get to the pocket. The whole team (both of us actually) struggled to hit the pocket. The other team got lucky breaks all night. 9 count and pins would roll around and knock it over...all night long. They won the first game by about 48, 2nd by about 140, and we won the 3rd by about 70.

Game 1: 191 (3 strikes, 6 spares, 1 open)

Game 2: 174 (3 strikes, 5 spares, 2 opens)

Game 3: 159 (3 strikes, 5 spares, 3 opens-2 splits)

Series: 524

Average tonight: 174.67

Running average: 176.08

First ball average: 8.31

Strikes: 28% (9/32)

Spares: 72% (16/22)

Single pin spares: 100% (7/7)

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Florida Bowler

09-19-2018, 10:13 AM

Tough night. You might be using your thigh more trying to compensate for your knee. I would suggest stretching it throughout the night.

boatman37

09-25-2018, 10:37 PM

Really rough night. No aches or pains but was just horrible. Couldn't hit the pocket no matter what. I guess the only positive was our whole team was bad and our opponents weren't very good either. Put the S10 sole on and it was better but I did fall once because of it. The highlight for me was picking up the 6-8-10 (real hard for a lefty)

Game 1: 134 (1 strike, 4 spares, 5 opens)

Game 2: 157 (5 strikes, 1 spare, 4 opens, 2 splits-converted 2-7 split)

Game 3: 154 (4 strikes, 1 spare, 5 opens, 2 splits-converted 6-8-10)

Series: 445

Average: 148.33

Running average: 170.53

First ball average: 8.48

Strikes: 32% (10/31)

Spares: 30% (6/20)

Single pin spares: 50% (3/6)

Splits: 50% (2/4)

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boatman37

10-01-2018, 01:21 PM

Pre bowled today since anniversary is tomorrow. Based on my scores I should pre bowl more often. I have been struggling bad lately. My spare shooting was horrible today but at least I was hitting the pocket consistently and getting strikes. I also went a little further outside than I have been (which is where I had always thrown but struggled to get there lately). I was pretty worn out by 3rd game and back was starting to hurt a little. Bowled 3 games in about 45 minutes.

Game 1: 203 (6 strikes, 2 spares, 2 opens)

Game 2: 213 (7 strikes, 0 spares, 3 opens)

Game 3: 173 (5 strikes, 2 spares, 3 opens)

Series: 589

Average: 196.33

Running average: 174.83

First ball average: 9.30

Strikes: 60% (18/30)

Spares: 33% (4/12)

Single pin spares: 12% (1/8)

Had I picked up all of my single pin spares I would have had a 223.00 average today.

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boatman37

10-09-2018, 11:16 PM

Struggled again. Did good last week and noticed when I get the ball to the 1st arrow I hit the pocket more consistently and carry strikes. Struggled tonight to hit my mark the first 2 games. Used the Kingpin all night. Lanes were drier than normal outside so picked up my speed a little to compensate. 3rd game started rotating my shoulder and consistently hit the pocket the last 5 or 6 frames but couldn't get carries. Spare shooting sucked again. Noticed my spares are getting too many revs and missing high.

Game 1: 152 (4 strikes, 3 spares, 4 opens)

Game 2: 165 (5 strikes, 2 spares, 3 opens)

Game 3: 192 (5 strikes, 4 spares, 2 opens)

Series: 509

Average: 169.67

Running average: 174.10

First ball average: 8.76

Strikes: 42% (14/33)

Spares: 50% (9/18)

Single pin spares: 50% (4/8)

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boatman37

10-16-2018, 11:04 PM

Another horrible night. Just can't figure it out. Been struggling with spares then tonight couldn't throw strikes. First game was clean until the 10th frame. 1 strike and the rest spares until the 10th. 2nd game couldn't make a spare or strike. 3rd was pretty much the same. Missing easy spares after not missing in the first game. To top it off I hit the pocket about 95% of the time and couldn't strike with either ball. 3rd game moved in to the 3rd arrow and started with a 3 bagger then fell apart.

Fell again because of the S10 on my slide shoe and tweaked my knee so changed to the S8 but slide leg was pretty sore and it was affecting me. Good news is we were in 2nd in our division (1 game out) and bowled the 1st place team in the other division. We won 2 of 3 and got 5 of 7 points. We are now tied for 1st in our division.

Teammates had 623, 618, 648, and 627. I had a 462.

Game 1: 178 (1 strike, 8 spares, 1 open)

Game 2: 124 (3 strikes, 1 spare, 6 opens-1 split)

Game 3: 160 (4 strikes, 2 spares, 5 opens-2 splits).

Left a bunch of 7's in game 2 and 3.

Series: 462

Average: 154

Running average: 171.58

First ball average: 8.68

Strikes: 25% (8/31)

Spares: 47% (11/23)

Single pin spares: 53% (7/13)

Splits: 0% (0/3)

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boatman37

10-23-2018, 10:29 PM

Did a little better and think I might have figured something out. I have been having bad balance issues at the line and really hurting my slide knee due to hopping after my release. Several months ago in an attempt to slow my ball speed I moved forward on the approach but this led to shorter steps. Tonight I experimented in warm ups and the first 3 frames and just felt really awkward. 4th frame I moved back behind the dots and took longer steps. My balance was much better.

Game 1: 183 (4 strikes, 4 spares, 3 opens (first 3 frames))

Game 2: 188 (5 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens)

Game 3: 172 (7 strikes, 0 spares, 4 opens)

Series: 543

Average: 181

Running average: 172.63

First ball average: 8.97

Strikes: 47% (16/34)

Spares: 41% (7/17)

Single pin: 66% (4/6)

Splits: 0 (0/0)

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dmet225

10-24-2018, 12:30 PM

You left the 1-5-7, TWICE? Is that even possible? Could those have been the 2-7-8 since you're a lefty?

boatman37

10-24-2018, 12:50 PM

You left the 1-5-7, TWICE? Is that even possible? Could those have been the 2-7-8 since you're a lefty?

it might have been the 1-7-8. couldn't remember but yeah it was odd. i came in high on both of those. had a guy next to us leave a 5-7-10...lol

boatman37

10-30-2018, 10:59 PM

Started off really bad. Last 2 games were much better. Just had no consistency first game. Missed high, missed low. Just off. Couldn't convert any spares and couldn't get strikes. 1st game had 3 strikes and 1 spare. Only had 9 strikes on the night. Hit the pocket pretty good the last 2 games but kept leaving pins. Tried different lines and different balls and still not carrying strikes. First game I kept tugging the ball. Finally fixed that the last 2 games and got better with my spares but still room for improvement.

Game 1: 138 (3 strikes, 1 spare, 7 opens-1 split)

Game 2: 185 (3 strikes, 5 spares, 2 opens-1 split converted)

Game 3: 181 (3 strikes, 5 spares, 2 opens)

Series: 504

Average: 168

Running average: 172.17

First ball average: 8.36

Strikes: 27% (9/33)

Spares: 50% (11/22)

Single pin spares: 57% (4/7)

Splits: 50% (1/2)

https://i.postimg.cc/QxKfy2sw/2018-10-30.png (https://postimages.org/)

boatman37

11-13-2018, 11:25 PM

Finally a decent night. Only my 2nd 600 since I came back 10 months ago. I hit my Kingpin with a 2000 CTD pad last week. Not sure if that is what made the difference but I doubt it because I was hitting my spares too. The first game our whole team was hitting high. I was throwing 1st arrow like usual and kept moving left but still hit high. Ended up moving my feet left 1 board and targeting board 7 or 8 near the end of game 1. Finally started hitting the pocket. My only open in game 1 was a split then missed a 7 pin in game 2. Game 3 was clean.

We are in 2nd place in our division and bowled the 2nd place team in the other division. They are one of the higher average teams and were giving us 54 pins. We lost game 1 by 54, won game 2 by 46 and won game 3 by 31. I had high game on our team in game 1 and 2.

Game 1: 201 (6 strikes, 4 spares, 1 open (4-7-10))

Game 2: 236 (8 strikes, 2 spares, 1 open (7 pin))

Game 3: 198c (5 strikes, 6 spares, no opens)

Series: 635

Average: 211.67

Running average: 175.76

First ball average: 9.31

Strikes: 54% (19/35)

Spares: 85% (12/14)

Single pin spares: 88% (8/9)

Splits: 0% (0/1)

https://i.postimg.cc/MG3PRJtz/2018-11-13.png (https://postimages.org/)

boatman37

11-20-2018, 11:20 PM

Another sub-par night but we all struggled. Just no carries all night. I was hitting high then moving 1/2 board and hitting light. Tried moving further inside, same thing. Moved even further in, same thing. Tried the other ball, same thing. When I did hit the pocket left at least 1 pin. I didn't count but the whole first game I'd guess our 5 man team had less than 10 strikes. I had 1 strike in game 1 and only 3 in game 2. Game 3 was a little better with 5 but 4 of those were the 9th and 10th frames. On a good note I was pretty good with spares again tonight.
Thigh started hurting early in game 1 and I just couldn't focus.

Game 1: 149 (1 strike, 6 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Game 2: 170 (3 strikes, 5 spares, 3 opens)

Game 3: 184 (5 strikes, 5 spares, 2 opens)

Series: 503

Average: 167.67

Running average: 175.08

First ball average: 8.45

Strikes: 27% (9/33)

Spares: 66% (16/24)

Single pin spares: 83% (10/12)

Splits: 0% (0/1)

https://i.postimg.cc/zv7JytWR/2018-11-20.png (https://postimages.org/)

boatman37

11-27-2018, 10:22 PM

Repeat of last week except I wasn't as accurate with my spares. Still ended the night better than last week overall due to more strikes but made quite a few errors tonight. Last week I was in the pocket most of the night, just couldn't get the carries. Tonight I missed the pocket too many times. I tugged a few and threw a few too far out that didn't come back. First game wasn't bad and I was kind of surprised my score was as low as it was, although I did have 3 opens that game. Game 2 started with 3 opens but ended with a 191 so nice comeback there. Game 3 started coming in light leaving corner pins the first 3 frames then left a 9. Finally realized it was hitting light consistently so moved 1/2 board left. Hit the pocket better but ball seemed to be dying at the pins so switched to the Black Widow Gold. Took a couple frames to get the spot and then threw a double and blew the 10th for 146.
We bowled the first place team (we were in 2nd 2 games back). We won game 1 by 116, lost game 2 by 49 and won the 3rd by 21 and got total pins so got 5 out of 7 to move into 1st. Oddly the game we lost was my high game...lol (191).

My highlight for the past 3 weeks or so has been my 7 pins. 8/11 (72.7%) the last 3 weeks. Since coming back a year ago I'm 40/96 (41.67%) so a definite improvement. This season I'm 12/36 (33%) so definitely making progress there.

Game 1: 179 (5 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Game 2: 191 (6 strikes, 2 spares, 3 opens-2 splits-covered the 2-9)-started the game with 3 opens

Game 3: 146 (3 strikes, 2 spares, 5 opens)

Series: 516

Average: 172.00

Running average: 174.85

First ball average: 8.97 (weird having this as high as it is for only 14 strikes?)

Strikes: 42% (14/33)

Spares: 38% (7/18)

Single pin spares: 62% (5/8)

Splits: 33% (1/3)

https://i.postimg.cc/ZnZjkyJ8/2018-11-27.png (https://postimages.org/)

boatman37

12-05-2018, 12:01 AM

A little better tonight. Struggled finding the pocket in game 1 and finished with a 170 with 2 strikes. Early in game 2 I moved further outside. Much better. Did decent with spares too but did miss a few easy ones I shouldn't have. On a better note we won all 3 games and a teammate got his first league 300. He had one in a practice game before but this is his first in league play.

Game 1: 170 (2 strikes, 6 spares, 2 opens-1 split)

Game 2: 200 (7 strikes, 3 spares, 2 opens)

Game 3: 200 (6 strikes, 2 spares, 2 opens-1 split)

Series: 570

Average: 190

Running average: 175.93

First ball average: 8.88

Strikes: 45% (15/33)

Spares: 64% (11/17)

Single pin spares: 57% (4/7)

Splits: 0% (0/2)

https://i.postimg.cc/66fpMN2k/2018-12-04.png (https://postimages.org/)

boatman37

12-11-2018, 11:31 PM

Well I wasn't supposed to bowl tonight but our sub couldn't make it. He was only going to bowl to get his games in. I was planning to go and practice a few games. Tonight was position round so we bowled the 2nd place team. We were up on them by 6 points so only needed to win one game to clinch 1st. First game we lost by 24 but we won the 2nd game by about 80. 3rd game we sort of used as practice since it really didn't matter if we won or not so we ended up losing by over 200....lol. I didn't get everyones scores and they haven't updated the site yet so not sure what everyone got but I know our highest average bowler was about 70 below his average that game.

Anyway, game 1 I started with the Kingpin and hit the pocket every frame until the 10th but couldn't get strikes. It was the most accurate I have been physically all year but ended with only 4 strikes. I tried moving in to the 2nd arrow but really struggled to hit my mark then. After awhile I started using the Black Widow Gold from the 1st arrow and had a little success but still not carrying strikes. Tried 2nd arrow towards the end of game 3 and started hitting it pretty good with the BWG. Pretty consistent night but missed some easy spares that I shouldn't have. Also worked on my ball speed in game 3. I'm typically about 17.7 MPH at the pins but was able to get down to 14.9 one frame but really struggled to get it that slow and it came all the way across the head pin. Made an adjustment but struggled to keep it under 17 MPH after that. Decided it was more important to me to try to get my average up I went back to my normal speed. I do know that I can slow it down if I have to and think I'll be sitting out next week so might go practice.

Game 1: 184 (4 strikes, 4 spares, 2 opens-1 split)

Game 2: 177 (5 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens)

Game 3: 172 (3 strikes, 4 spares, 3 opens)

Series: 533

Average: 177.67

Running average: 176.04

First ball average: 8.85

Strikes: 36% (12/33)

Spares: 57% (11/19)

Single pin spares: 58% (7/12)

Splits: 0% (0/1)

https://i.postimg.cc/zvBgcvMJ/2018-12-11.png (https://postimages.org/)

boatman37

12-19-2018, 10:07 PM

No bowling for me this week. Our sub needs games so I sat out. We are off the next 2 weeks due to holidays.

boatman37

01-08-2019, 11:03 PM

New ball, new issues...lol. Bought a new Radical Conspiracy and tonight was my first league night with it. Started out great. I wasn't that consistent but if the ball was near the pocket I got a strike. 7 strikes in game 1 and only 2 were legitimate strike shots. Had a few Brooklyns and a few light hits that carried. Game 2 the transition started rearing it's ugly head and I have never had to deal with this much transition before. I struggled with it but partly due to my stubborness in not changing balls. Part of that is because I am not consistent enough to know whether it was the lanes or me. A few frames into game 3 I switched to my Kingpin and got a little better but looking back now I would have done things differently.

Game 1: 227c (7 strikes, 4 spares, 0 opens)

Game 2: 155 (3 strikes, 4 spares, 3 opens 1 split)

Game 3: 156 (2 strikes, 5 spares, 3 opens, 2 splits)

Series: 538 (awful considering I had a 227)

Average: 179.33

Running average: 176.25

First ball average: 8.50

Strikes: 37% (12/32) 7 of these were in game 1

Spares: 68% (13/19)

Single pin spares: 66% (2/3)

Splits: 66% (2/3)

https://i.postimg.cc/Pqj17sDk/2019-01-08.png (https://postimages.org/)

boatman37

01-15-2019, 11:44 PM

Decent night tonight. Used the new Conspiracy all night. Missed a few stupid spares that I shouldn't have but beat my average all 3 games. The good thing was last week after the 1st game I really struggled with the new Conspiracy. Tonight I was able to adjust to it and actually bowled my best game in game 3. Overall happy with it. We bowled the best team in our league average wise. They were spotting us 75 pins/game. Game 1 we had a guy on our team roll a 279. Game 2 we were all between 188-208 but they had a 268, 236 and 221 but we won by 3. Game 3 we had 226 and 220 but they had 267, 234, 224, and 223. They beat us pretty bad that game but we got 4/7 points tonight.

Game 1: 183 (4 strikes, 4 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Game 2: 196 (6 strikes, 2 spares, 2 opens)

Game 3: 220c (6 strikes, 5 spares, no opens)

Series: 599

Average: 199.67

Running average: 177.63

First ball average: 8.91

Strikes: 50% (16/32)

Spares: 68% (11/16)

Single pin spares: 83% (5/6)

Splits: 0% (0/1)

https://i.postimg.cc/wMC4kbmx/2019-01-15.png (https://postimages.org/)

boatman37

01-22-2019, 11:06 PM

Well I can look at tonight in 2 ways. 1 being I was disappointed that I struggled. In the end I was pretty close to my average so I guess it's a good thing I thought it was a bad night. I was 5/6 on single pin spares so that was good (missed a 7 pin). The issue tonight was me. Can't blame it on conditions or equipment. I was right on in warmups so started off with the same marks and hit light the first 5 frames. Moved over a little and hit the pocket but then would miss light, miss high, but struggled to hit the pocket. Only had 1 strike going into the 10th frame of game 1 and it was a Brooklyn. Struck out in the 10th with 3 good shots so thought I was on to something. In the end we lost all 3 games (lost game 1 by 5, game 2 by 29 and game 3 by 18). We bowled decent and was only 12 under our average in game 1 but over our average in games 2 and 3. Didn't help that one of their guys bowled a 266, 265, and 237 (has a 219 average) and another guy had a 163, 235 and 234 (has a 200 average).

Game 1: 162 (4 strikes, 5 spares, 3 opens)

Game 2: 179 (5 strikes, 4 spares, 2 opens-1 split)

Game 3: 184 (5 strikes, 4 spares, 2 opens-1 split-covered)

Series: 525

Average: 175.00

Running average: 177.48

First ball average: 8.49

Strikes: 40% (14/35)

Spares: 65% (13/20)

Single pin spares: 83% (5/6)

Splits: 50% (1/2)

https://i.postimg.cc/15TWmGFs/2019-01-22.png (https://postimages.org/)

boatman37

01-30-2019, 12:13 AM

So another so-so outing. Ultimately I beat my average and we won all 3 games but I still wasn't happy. Strikes were very hard to come by and I was struggling with consistency. Spare shooting was pretty good but did miss a couple easy ones I shouldn't have missed. Game 3 I finally made a move to the 7 board and the ball was hitting like a truck when I got a good release. We won all 3 tonight.
The only reason I say my spare shooting was decent was that I made a few that I normally don't. 2/3 7 pins and made the 1-3-6-7 once and was 1/2 on the 1-3-7.

Game 1: 161 (3 strikes, 4 spares, 3 opens)

Game 2: 190 (4 strikes, 6 spares, 1 open)

Game 3: 181 (5 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens)

Series: 539

Average: 179.67

Running average: 177.60

First ball average: 8.62

Strikes: 37% (12/32)

Spares: 65% (13/20)

Single pin spares: 66% (6/9)

Splits: 0/0

https://i.postimg.cc/hGmBMpjM/2019-01-29.png (https://postimages.org/)

boatman37

02-05-2019, 10:54 PM

Pitiful! That about sums it up tonight. Our team was 1st half champs in our division and our opponents were champs in their division. 1st game was very good for both teams. We won by 46 (they were spotting us 70). Their average across the board is 208 ours is 192. Game 1 wasn't bad for me. I had 2 splits but other than that it wasn't bad. Game 2 and 3 were horrible. The problem wasn't the ball or the lanes, just me. Everything was bad. Inconsistent, missed easy spares, just horrible. Kept dropping the ball. We lost games 2 and 3 and total pins. On to next week. The team we played is the owner and the PSO's team. Oh, and we had 3 Conspiracies on our pair...lol

Game 1: 186 (6 strikes, 3 spares, 2 opens-2 splits)

Game 2: 151 (3 strikes, 3 spares, 4 opens)

Game 3: 137 (3 strikes, 2 spares, 5 opens-1 split)

Series: 474

Average: 158.00

Running average: 176.62

First ball average: 8.56

Strikes: 37% (12/32)

Spares: 42% (8/19)

Single pin spares: 71% (5/7)

Splits: 0% (0/3)

https://i.postimg.cc/xj66L73z/2019-02-05.png (https://postimages.org/)

boatman37

02-12-2019, 11:18 PM

Well tonight started out good and thought i was on to something. Actually I was but I slipped up as the night went on. I knew I had been overdoing it by trying to cup the ball more and open up my shoulders and that led to inconsistency so tonight decided to scrap the shoulder turning and forget about trying harder to cup more. Also tried slowing down and also not bending over as far. Sounds like alot but trying to do all that is what was causing my problems. Started out good. Wasn't bending as far and slowed ball down by about 1-1.5 MPH from last week. Kept shoulders more square and stopped turning my shoulders. Game 1 was great until I opened in the 10th (was clean up till then). Game 2 wasn't as good and started tugging my shots and speed started creeping up. Game 3 got even worse until late when I really focused on it. Opened in the 10th in game 2 also. Spare shooting was dismal at best.

EDIT: actually threw a gutter to start game 3 after the ball stuck so changed it in my app but didn't change it on the screenshot here

Game 1: 213 (6 strikes, 3 spares, 1 open)

Game 2: 176 (5 strikes, 2 spares, 3 opens)

Game 3: 166 (6 strikes, 1 spare, 4 opens)

Series: 557

Average: 185.67

Running average: 177.05

First ball average: 8.44

Strikes: 53% (17/52)

Spares: 42% (6/14)

Single pin spares: 66% (2/3)

Splits: 0% (0/0)

https://i.postimg.cc/tTMrMZtx/2019-02-12.png (https://postimages.org/)

boatman37

02-19-2019, 11:33 PM

Much better tonight. Went out and practiced yesterday and think that helped. Started out with my usual first arrow target but struggled a little early on. Missed low, missed high, etc. but was covering my spares. Switched to the 10 board and just couldn't strike. Hit the pocket and left a bunch of 7's. Game 2 stayed at the 2nd arrow and tried the Black Widow Gold (had been using the Conspiracy). Got a few more strikes but still not getting some of the carries I should have. Game 3 went back to the Conspiracy and out to the 7 board and that was it. 8 strikes that game. Was pretty good on my spares all night and much better with my 7's (4/5 made).

Game 1: 183 (2 strikes, 7 spares, 1 open-in the 10th)

Game 2: 184 (5 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Game 3: 240c (8 strikes, 3 spares)

Series: 607

Average: 202.33

Running average: 178.20

First ball average: 8.62

Strikes: 46% (15/32)

Spares: 76% (13/17)

Single pin spares: 80% (8/10)

Splits: 0% (0/1)

https://i.postimg.cc/nrKF2wRw/2019-02-19.png (https://postimages.org/)

vdubtx

02-20-2019, 12:15 PM

boatman37

02-20-2019, 12:48 PM

Very nice. :cool:

Thanks! It was my 3rd highest game and 3rd highest series since coming back a year ago. My highs are 256 and 244 and 240 (last night) series are 643, 635 and the 607 (last night). My highest ever was around late 90's early 2000's right before I left bowling and high game ever was 266 and highest series ever was about 660ish (same night as the 266). Pretty confident I'll break that this year but I'm sore today. 4 games Monday and 3 last night. I had upper epicondilitis surgery in 2002 (tennis elbow) which is why I quit bowling then after that started having shoulder issues. Have impingement, bursitis and bone spurs so a little sore today....lol

mc_runner

02-20-2019, 02:19 PM

I'm actually legit impressed that you got a 2/. Nice night!

boatman37

02-20-2019, 02:44 PM

Yeah I tugged 3 like that last night. No excuse. Didn't stick or slip or anything. Just a mental error.

boatman37

02-26-2019, 11:00 PM

Another nice night but I did blow the 3rd game. I continued where I left off last week with my simplified release. The Conspiracy picks up what looks like rubber streaking but not sure what it is. Last week I cleaned the ball before the 3rd game. Not sure if it made a difference but threw a 240 that game last week. Tonight I started struggling in game 3 and after the 5th frame I cleaned the ball and it seemed to react much better. Game 2 I left 4 7 pins but covered all 4 so that was nice. Last week I think I was 5/6 on 7 pins and tonight I was 4/4 on them. 2nd game I left 4 5 pins which is odd for me. Game 1 I missed an easy 1-2-4 which cost me a clean game but was able to finish that game with a 5 bagger. On another note I struck in the left lane every ball in game 1, including the 10th (7 strikes in that lane in game 1).

All in all I'm bowling much better the last 3 weeks since I simplified things. My average the past 2 weeks is 198.33 and the last 3 weeks is 194.11 but the last 2 weeks are the only ones since I simplified things. My overall average is 178.90 so definitely doing better. Tonight I was high bowler between both teams but mainly because the rest of our team struggled.

Another positive was I was 8/8 on single pin spares (4/4 on 7 pins)

Game 1: 216 (8 strikes, 3 spares, 1 open)

Game 2: 202 (6 strikes, 4 spares, 1 open)

Game 3: 165 (4 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Series: 583

Average: 194.33

Running average: 178.90

First ball average:9.09

Strikes: 54% (18/33)

Spares: 66% (10/15)

Single pin spares: 100% (8/8)

Splits: 0% (0/1)

https://i.postimg.cc/TwLGgfPV/2019-02-26.png (https://postimages.org/)

boatman37

03-05-2019, 11:06 PM

Struggled tonight but still hit my average. Resurfaced all my balls today on the spinner back to OOB and tonight none would hook at all. Lanes were a little slick so that didn't help. Hit light all night until the 3rd game. And we got our butts handed to us. We were 100 over our average in game 1 but still lost by 28. Games 2 and 3 we were right on our average and lost game 2 by 161 and 3 by 69. One of their guys had a 794 and 3 were mid 600's.

Anyway...

Game 1: 179 (4 strikes, 4 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Game 2: 166 (5 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens)

Game 3: 203 (7 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens)

Series: 548

Average: 182.67

Running average: 179.06

First ball average: 9.00

Strikes: 47% (16/34)

Spares: 55% (10/18)

Single pin spares: 87% (7/8)

Splits: 0% (0/1)

https://i.postimg.cc/SRmnx89x/2019-03-05.png (https://postimages.org/)

boatman37

03-10-2019, 08:56 PM

I will post these but not going into too much detail. This was a tournament today with a 47' Scorpion pattern. No friction at all and no room for error.

Format was 3 qualifying session. First session had 47 entries. Top 8 made it. I think I finished 23rd (135, 156, 153 (543 handicap series)). 2nd session was better (219, 135, 166 (619 handicap series)). Finished 7th and top 8 made it in. 3rd session I sat out. Won a bracket in the 2nd session too.

On to the eliminations. 1st round top 7 moved on bottom 7 were out in a 1 game shootout. I shot a 198 handicap game and was #7 so moved on. 2nd round there were 8 byes that came back in and top 8 moved on. I had a 158 handicap game (186 was the last position). I was out.

I played everywhere from 5 board to 15 board and there was no hook at all. Tried the Kingpin at 1000 OOB and the Conspiracy at 3000 OOB. After the 1st session director gave the ok to sand balls or whatever you needed so I hit the Kingpin with a 500 and the Conspiracy with 2000. Not much better. I think just about everybody there was sanding after that 1st session.

If you hit anywhere outside the 2nd arrow the ball would go straight. For me if I hit the 9 board at the arrows my ball would take out the 7. Seriously. So the best line I found was the 12-13 board.

https://i.postimg.cc/L5pjvN6T/2019-03-10-tournament.png (https://postimg.cc/FdTfHbSd)

boatman37

03-12-2019, 11:03 PM

Well back to regular leagues here. Had a few issues. Thumb was apparently swollen a little from the tournament Sunday cause my thumb kept sticking in the Conspiracy. It had stuck a few times before and I should have had him open it up before but I didn't. So used it most of the first game but had to put it away and use the Kingpin. Did pretty good until the transition. Just couldn't adjust. Moved in, moved back, etc. and just couldn't hit the pocket then 3rd game started missing easy spares too. We won the 1st game by about 80, game 2 by about 80 again then lost the 3rd game by 7.

Game 1: 180 (4 strikes, 4 spares, 2 opens)

Game 2: 214 (7 strikes, 2 spares, 2 opens-1 split)

Game 3: 158 (4 strikes, 3 spares, 4 opens-2 splits)

Series: 552

Average: 184.00

Running average: 179.25

First ball average: 8.97

Strikes: 44% (15/34)

Spares: 52% (9/17)

Single pin spares: 80% (4/5)

Splits: 0% (0/3)

https://i.postimg.cc/t4DVZhKw/2019-03-12.png (https://postimages.org/)

boatman37

03-20-2019, 12:05 AM

Rough night tonight. We were 1st half champs and now seems like this half every team we face bowls their best night. Tonight 2 guys with ~205 averages had a 760 and a 728. Their other guys didn't bowl bad either.

I started with the Conspiracy. Found the Kingpin is about 1-2 boards lighter than the Conspiracy with their current surfaces and the BWG is quite a bit lighter so not likely to use it. 1st game I was targeting the 7 board as usual and was in the pocket almost every shot but slightly light most of game 1. Started adjusting near the end of the 1st game then started hitting high. Switched to the Kingpin and no better. Decided to take a big swing and moved my feet and target 2 boards left (outside). So now targeting the 5-6 board and that was it. Right to the pocket.

Game 1: 171 (3 strikes, 5 spares, 2 opens-1 split)

Game 2: 172 (5 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Game 3: 195 (5 strikes, 5 spares, 1 open)

Series: 538

Average: 179.33

Running average: 179.26

First ball average: 8.88

Strikes: 40% (13/32)

Spares: 68% (13/19)

Single pin spares: 88% (8/9)

Splits: 0% (0/2)

https://i.postimg.cc/DfQLp412/2019-03-19.png (https://postimages.org/)

boatman37

03-26-2019, 11:58 PM

Struggle bus showed up again. Threw the Conspiracy all night. First game I started on my usual line but couldn't get to the pocket with any consistency so a couple frames in I moved my line out to the 5-6 board. Hit the pocket about every shot but no carry and the ball just wouldn't move. Tucked the pinky under near the end of game 1 and that was the magic. Finally got rotation and movement on the ball. Threw 6 strikes in the next 7 frames starting in the 10th of game 1. Game 2 was clean and good and thought I was set for game 3. Then the wheels fell off. Ball started hitting light and left 3 splits in the first 6 frames. After that just couldn't convert any spares.

Game 1: 169 (3 strikes, 5 spares, 3 opens-2 splits)

Game 2: 224c (6 strikes, 4 spares)

Game 3: 140 (3 strikes, 1 spare, 6 opens-3 splits)

Series: 533

Average: 177.67

Running average: 179.20

First ball average: 8.84

Strikes: 37% (12/32)

Spares: 52% (10/19)

Single pin spares: 55% (5/9)

Splits: 20% (1/5) - more splits than i can remember ever leaving

https://i.postimg.cc/T2m4LWsz/2019-03-26.png (https://postimages.org/)

boatman37

04-02-2019, 11:09 PM

Well would have been a good night if not for game 2 but I did realize something. Used the Conspiracy all 3 games and targeted the 6-7 board at the arrows all night. Game 1 was good except a few missed spares that shouldn't have been. The first 5 or so frames were great then it started falling apart. Game 2 wasn't any better. My ball quit breaking then I noticed my speed was about 1 MPH higher than it was at the start of the night. Game 3 I focused on keeping my speed down and had my best game of the night. So I think when I start seeing transition I subconsciously start throwing harder then it just snowballs from there.

We bowled the last place team tonight and they were short a bowler so had to use a blind score and they still beat us the first game. There was no handicap for either team. We bowled 4 below our average the 1st game and lost by 29 (the blind score was average-30 pins and they still beat us). Game 2 we bowled exactly our average and won by 50. Game 3 we finally came around and bowled 55 over our average and won by 15.

Game 1: 181 (5 strikes, 2 spares, 3 opens)

Game 2: 154 (4 strikes, 2 spares, 4 opens)

Game 3: 210 (6 strikes, 3 spares, 1 open)

Series: 545

Average: 181.67

Running average: 179.29

First ball average: 8.81

Strikes: 48% (15/31)

Spares: 46% (7/15)

Single pin spares: 50% (4/8)

Splits 0% (0/0)

https://i.postimg.cc/wx2tBw51/2019-04-02.png (https://postimages.org/)

Aslan

04-05-2019, 03:59 PM

So I think when I start seeing transition I subconsciously start throwing harder then it just snowballs from there.

Been there!!

boatman37

04-09-2019, 11:12 PM

Struggled tonight again but think I made some progress. Lanes were pretty dry outside (6-7 boards) to start. In warmups I couldn't hit the pocket but that was me. Before I get too far in let me say that my spare shooting was horrendous. And I'm not joking there. Started game 1 with a light hit strike then hit light again the next few frames. Tucked the pinky to get a few more revs and it was perfect and hit a 3 bagger then went high and left a 4-6. Had 5 opens and 0 spares in that game. Game 2 I untucked the pinky as I started hitting a little high and moved 1/2 board left and was dead on to start game 2. Opened with a 2 bagger then a 7 pin that I converted then a 4-6-10 split. 5th frame left 1-2-4-5 and left the 5. Threw a 5 bagger after that then a 5 spare in the fill for a 217 but still only converted 2 spares and had 2 opens. 3rd game started strong with a 4 bagger then it fell apart. Left another 4-6-10 in the 5th then a 7 pin with a conversion then another 7 that I missed then 3 opened in the last 4 frames for a 174. Only 3 spares out of 14 with 11 opens. Had 17 strikes on the night. We played the team with the highest average in the league and won 2 of 3 and got total pins but they struggled. In the 3rd game I started leaving pocket 7's and made a small adjustment but it didn't help. Lanes got real dry by the 3rd game and I should have moved in or tried my other ball. In the end we won that game so it ended well. We won game 2 by 216.

Game 1: 154 (5 strikes, 0 spares, 5 opens-2 splits)

Game 2: 217 (7 strikes, 2 spares, 2 opens-1 split)

Game 3: 174 (5 strikes, 1 spares, 4 opens-2 splits)

Series: 547

Average: 182.33

Running average: 179.39

First ball average: 8.87

Strikes: 54% (17/31)

Spares: 21% (3/14)

Single pin spares: 40% (2/5)

Splits: 0% (0/5)

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boatman37

04-16-2019, 11:38 PM

Tough night. It was divisional position rounds and we were in 4th. Won all 3 and moved up to 3rd. We all struggled a little. Lanes were pretty dry even inside. I hit the pocket consistently all night but kept leaving a pin. Started with the Conspiracy targeting the 9 board and kept leaving 7's. Moved in, moved out, tried the Black Widow Gold, threw harder, threw slower, tucked the pinky....nothing worked. Towards the end of game 1 I was back out to the 6 board. Game 3 went back to the 9 board and finally started striking. Last week I was striking like crazy and missing spares. Tonight I was covering spares but struggling for strikes. Both teams struggled tonight.

Game 1: 174 (4 strikes, 4 spares, 2 opens-1 split)

Game 2: 166 (2 strikes, 6 spares, 2 opens-1 split)

Game 3: 224 (7 strikes, 2 spares, 1 open-1 split)

Series: 564

Average: 188.00

Running average: 179.68

First ball average: 9.06 (I'm rarely over 9.00)

Strikes: 40% (13/32)

Spares: 70% (12/17)

Single pin spares: 80% (8/10)

Splits: 33% (1/3)

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mc_runner

04-18-2019, 08:46 AM

Nice finish on the night! Way to grind out the spares on tough conditions.

boatman37

04-18-2019, 09:12 AM

Nice finish on the night! Way to grind out the spares on tough conditions.

Thanks. The 2 lanes were playing different at the start. The left lane I was right in the pocket but the right lane kept coming in light so I moved outside a little and that's when I started leaving 7's. By game 3 I was targeting the 9 board at the arrows on both lanes so they ended up playing the same but we had 5 lefties on the pair.

boatman37

04-20-2019, 11:58 PM

A couple weeks ago an employee at our center passed away so tonight they had a fundraiser for him so wife and I went out to bowl a few and spend some money supporting the cause. Wife isn't a bowler but we bowled 4 games and her high was a 94. The lanes were extremely dry all the way across. My goal tonight was to hit my mark consistently, slower ball speed and try to be more upright on my release. I failed at all 3....lol. First game I used the Conspiracy targeting from the 5 board to the 10 board and the ball was hitting the wrong side of the headpin no matter what. 2nd game switched to the Kingpin and same result. I did start hitting the pocket near the end of game 3 but no carry. Even tried the Rhino Black Pearl that hardly hooks at all and it hit the pocket from my normal line I use with the Conspiracy. Game 3 I got out the Black Widow Gold. Haven't really used it all this year but tried it a couple frames this past Tuesday and it only hooked about 3 boards. Tonight it was hooking like my Conspiracy usually does. Stood on about 13 and targeted 7 and hit the pocket consistently and got the carry. Game 4 was the same except I wasn't as consistent hitting my mark. I kept tugging my shots in game 4 but kept it clean (only 2 strikes)

Game 1: 138 (2 strikes, 3 spares, 5 opens, 2 splits-1 covered)

Game 2: 151 (1 strike, 5 spares, 4 opens, 1 split)

Game 3: 214 (6 strikes, 3 spares, 1 open)

Game 4: 190c (2 strikes, 9 spares, 0 opens)

Average: 173.25

First ball average: 8.58

Strikes: 25% (11/43)

Spares: 66% (20/30)

Single pin spares: 69% (9/13)

Splits: 33% (1/3)

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boatman37

04-23-2019, 11:56 PM

So tonight was league tourney night. All 16 teams eligible. We had to draw for lane assignments and we got 39-40, the worst pair in the house. We were all bowling against each other so not just against the other team on our pair. The approaches were very sticky and the lanes very dry. We finished 4th of 16 teams. We were 96 under our average in game 1 but came back in 2 and 3. Me and a teammate got there early and bowled a warmup. I did ok there (189). Struggled in game 1 of league. Couldn't string any strikes together and left too many spares. With the exception of game 1 I was consistent (189, 195, 194). Tonight I missed the 1-2-4 twice, both times leaving the head pin.

Practice game: 189 (4 strikes, 5 spares, 1 open)

Game 1: 167 (5 strikes, 2 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Game 2: 195 (6 strikes, 4 spares, 1 open)

Game 3: 194 (5 strikes, 3 spares, 2 opens)

Series: 556

Average: 185.33

Running average: 179.86

First ball average: 9.12

Strikes: 50% (16/32)

Spares: 60% (9/15)

Single pin spares: 75% (6/8)

Splits: 0% (0/1)

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boatman37

04-30-2019, 11:43 PM

Struggled bad again until game 3. Very inconsistent first 2 games (used Conspiracy). Game 3 switched to the Kingpin in the 4th frame and rolled 211. Would have probably been more if I had switched at the beginning of game 3. First 2 games just inconsistent hitting light 1 frame then high next frame.

League is over and summer league starts next week. Finished this league at 179.76. Last season finished at 173.17 and summer league was 177.18 so going the right direction. My average by game is 178.15, 179.81, and 181.31 so get better as the night goes on.

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boatman37

05-07-2019, 11:39 PM

Well almost rolled an 800. Problem was it was the first week of summer league and it's a 4 game set...lol. But still s very good night for me. Struggled in game 1. We bowl 2 games on a pair against 1 team then move to a new p[air against another team. Started on 39-40 which is the hardest pair at our house. Started with the Kingpin playing the 10 board. Kept hitting light. Switched to the Conspiracy about the 8th frame. Only 2 strikes in that game but teammate rolled a 277 so we got the win. Game 2 I moved to the 7 board and started hitting better. Score sheet says I rolled a 193 but my phone app says 191 so not real sure. Can't even figure out how to get to 193 with what I rolled. Had 5 strikes that game. We moved to lanes 3-4 next and it was like a light switch. Game 3 9 strikes and rolled a 233 with an open in the 9th (stupid 7 pin). Game 4 started with 2 opens but still rolled a 205.

Game 1: 166 (2 strikes, 6 spares, 2 opens-1 split)

Game 2: 191 (5 strikes, 6 spares, 1 open)

Game 3: 233 (9 strikes, 2 spares, 1 open)

Game 4: 205 (6 strikes, 3 spares, 2 opens)

Series: 795

Average: 198.75

Running average: 198.75

First ball average: 9.09

Strikes: 48% (22/45)

Spares: 73% (17/23)

Single pin spares: 85% (12/14)

Splits: 0% (0/1)

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Aslan

05-09-2019, 10:35 AM

Good job!

boatman37

05-10-2019, 12:51 AM

Thanks. Was nice to finally have a night where I was hitting both strikes AND spares. Usually I get a bunch of one but none of the other

boatman37

05-21-2019, 11:09 PM

Just a horrible night. Struggled to hit the pocket the first couple games and when I did no strikes. Game 1 had 2 strikes and 1 was a Brooklyn. Game 2 0 strikes. I was pretty good with my spares in game 1 then lost that likely due to frustration. Teammate really struggled too. He hit the pocket most of his shots and not many strikes for him either.

Tried both the Conspiracy and the Kingpin all the way from the 5 board to the 10 board. If I hit the 5 board it went straight. If I missed by a board to the inside I went through the nose. Had to be perfect and tonight I was far from that.

Game 1: 181 (2 strikes, 7 spares, 1 open)

Game 2: 127 (0 strikes, 4 spares, 6 opens)

Game 3: 158 (2 strikes, 4 spares, 4 opens)

Game 4: 175 (4 strikes, 5 spares, 2 opens)

Series: 641

Average: 160.25

Running average: 179.75

First ball average: 8.47

Strikes: 18% (8/43)

Spares: 60% (20/33)

Single pin spares: 62% (10/16)

Splits 0% (0/0)

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boatman37

05-29-2019, 12:29 AM

Geez. Just can't get it. Started out targeting 6 or 7 board. Could hit the pocket but leaving 1 or 2 pins. Moved in to the 9 board and started getting the carries but wasn't as consistent with my line. 4th game moved back to the outside and it was better. Used the Conspiracy all night except a couple shots with the Kingpin. Team lost the first 3 games and won the 4th. We are struggling.

Game 1: 181 (5 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Game 2: 177 (5 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Game 3: 143 (2 strikes, 4 spares, 4 opens-2 splits)

Game 4: 181 (5 strikes, 4 spares, 2 opens)

Series: 682

Average: 170.5

Running average: 176.66

First ball average: 8.64

Strikes: 37% (17/45)

Spares: 53% (14/26)

Single pin spares: 80% (8/10)

Splits: 25% (1/4)

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boatman37

06-11-2019, 11:29 PM

Pretty good night but still disappointed. Missed alot of shots I should have got. Used the Conspiracy all night and targeted the 6-7 board at the arrows all night. Only had to move about 1/2 board all night. Spare shooting was very good but struggled to throw strikes until the 4th game. We won all 4 games and got a bonus point to go 11-0 tonight. We get a bonus for beating a team by 60 and 2 bonus points for beating a team by 100. We won game 2 by 62. Game 1 was clean. 198c, 179, 171, 225. Struck in the right lane every frame in game 1 but no strikes in the left lane until 1/2 way through game 2.

Game 1: 198 (5 strikes, 5 spares, 0 opens)

Game 2: 179 (3 strikes, 6 spares, 2 opens-1 split)

Game 3: 171 (4 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Game 4: 225 (7 strikes, 2 spares, 1 open)

Series: 772

Average: 193.00

Running average: 180.81

First ball average: 9.05

Strikes: 43% (19/44)

Spares: 72% (16/22)

Single pin spares: 90% (10/11)

Splits: 0% (0/2)

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boatman37

06-19-2019, 04:08 PM

Well pretty much bowled my average for the night but game 3 really bothered me. When I got there I decided to hit my Black Widow Gold with a 2000 by hand just to try it and have another option. Ended up using it all night. Tried the Conspiracy a few times but just couldn't find the pocket with it. I was targeting the 7 board but by the end of game 3 I started leaving alot of 4's and 6's and the line was getting tight, meaning very little room for error. To start game 4 I tried the Conspiracy and small adjustments but mid-game I moved in to the 10 board and started hitting the pocket and getting carries. We won 3 of 4 and got a bonus point for winning a game by over 60. Pretty happy with my night overall except game 3 when the pocket was playing hide and seek.

Game 1: 175 (4 strikes, 5 spares, 2 opens)

Game 2: 215 (8 strikes, 3 spares, 1 open)

Game 3: 145 (3 strikes, 4 spares, 4 opens)

Game 4: 189 (4 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Series: 724

Average: 181

Running average: 180.80

First ball average: 9.07

Strikes: 42% (19/45)

Spares: 60% (15/25)

Single pin spares: 68% (11/16)

Splits: 0% (0/1)

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boatman37

07-02-2019, 11:43 PM

Another frustrating night. Just couldn't get anything to work. Only 14 strikes in a 4 game series and missed too many spares. To top it off our opponents bowled unbelievably all night. I wasn't as consistent as I should have been but even when I did hit the pocket I was leaving corner pins. Tried both the Kingpin and the Conspiracy, inside and outside, varied my ball speed, tried different releases, pinky spread, pinky tight, pinky tucked. Nothing worked.

Game 1: 170 (3 strikes, 6 spares, 2 opens-1 split)

Game 2: 193 (4 strikes, 6 spares, 1 open)

Game 3: 167 (3 strikes, 5 spares, 2 opens-1 split)

Game 4: 183 (4 strikes, 5 spares, 2 opens)

Series: 713

Average: 178.25

Running average: 180.38

First ball average: 8.66

Strikes: 31% (14/44)

Spares: 75% (22/29)

Single pin spares: 76% (10/13)

Splits 50% (1/2)

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boatman37

07-09-2019, 11:29 PM

Finally a good night. Best overall night since my return. The lanes have been drier this summer so hit my BWG with a 4000 pad right before we started and used it all night. I did try the others in warmups but decided to stick with the BWG until it didn't work. I hit the pocket more consistently but still struggled with spares. Still ended with an 863 4 game series. Teammate struggled a little but we still won 3 out of 4 and went 8-2 on the night. The 2nd set we bowled against one of my fall league teammates and the 4th game he wanted to bet scratch for a bottle out of the machine next week. I won 215-206...lol.

I used the BWG all night because I realized my Conspiracy was burning up last week and leaving alot of corner pins. The BWG goes a little further before hooking so thought it might be better.

Game 1: 245 (10 strikes, 1 spare, 1 open)

Game 2: 202 (6 strikes, 1 spare, 3 opens)

Game 3: 201 (5 strikes, 4 spares, 2 opens)

Game 4: 215 (6 strikes, 4 spares, 1 open)

Series: 863

Average: 215.75

Running average: 185.43

First ball average: 9.33

Strikes: 60% (27/45)

Spares: 58% (10/17)

Single pin spares: 50% (4/8)

Splits: 0% (0/0)

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vdubtx

07-18-2019, 06:43 PM

Very Nice!!

boatman37

07-23-2019, 11:12 PM

Thanks!

boatman37

07-23-2019, 11:25 PM

Well another night I should be happy with but I feel a little frustrated. Ended with an 802 (4 game series) so that is quite a bit better than my average but I still struggled. Game 1 just kept coming in light no matter what. Moved left, moved target left, moved target right. Slowed my speed. Still couldn't get back to the pocket. Ended up tucking my pinky and that got my ball rotating better but ended up moving way out to the 5 or 6 board to get it to come in. Strikes were hard to come by most of the night but my spare game was pretty good until the end of the last game. End of game 3 I left the 7 pin in the 8th and 10th frames on good pocket hits so I changed balls to start game 4 and it worked but missing spares killed that game. In the end we split the first 2 games against the owners daughter and her boyfriend then won the next 2 against the owner and his teammate. Oddly, the only game we lost we were 85 pins over our average...lol. I had a 234 and my teammate had a 224 and our averages were 185 and 187.The owners daughter had a 258 and her teammate had a 225 (205 and 192 averages for them). We only lost by 5 but it was the best game we have had this year as a team.

Game 1: 174 (2 strikes, 7 spares, 1 open - 1 split) - kept it clean until the 10th

Game 2: 234 clean (7 strikes,5 spares)

Game 3: 213 (5 strikes, 5 spares, 1 open) clean until the 10th

Game 4: 181 (4 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens)

Series: 802

Average: 200.5

Running average: 187.31

First ball average: 9.02

Strikes: 41% (18/43)

Spares: 80% (20/25)

Single pin spares: 76% (10/13)

Splits: 100% (1/1)

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boatman37

07-30-2019, 11:13 PM

Well not too impressed with tonight. Struggled to hit the pocket all night. Can't blame the ball or lanes, I was just inconsistent. I wasn't even supposed to bowl tonight as we have a 3 man rotation for a 2 man team but I still go and hang out. Pulled in about 45 minutes before league started like I usually do and my phone rings. Teammate asks if I will be there. Told him yep, just pulled in. He tells me his car won't start so he probably won't make it. Problem is him and his son are my teammates and they are together...lol. So I hurry back home to get my bag and the son shows up just as we are starting the first game. The last 2 weeks I have had an 863 and 802 (4 game set). Tonight I struggled to fins the pocket and had a 720. Still not too bad but I'm not happy with that. On the bright side we bowled the PSO and the league President (216 and 209 averages) the first set and split but they got total pins. 2nd set we bowled the owners son and his teammate (221 and 219 averages). We split the 2nd set too and won total pins so went 5-5 tonight. Niot bad considering who we bowled but I know we had to have lost a few spots in the standings. We were in 12th (39 teams) and seems the whole top 15 teams lately has been getting 8-12 points a night.

Game 1: 169 (3 strikes, 6 spares, 2 opens)

Game 2: 170 (4 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens)

Game 3: 200 (5 strikes, 4 spares, 1 open-2 splits)

Game 4: 181 (2 strikes, 7 spares, 1 open)

Series: 720

Average: 180

Running average: 186.50

First ball average: 8.56

Strikes: 32% (14/43)

Spares: 74% (20/27)

Single pin spares: 85% (12/14)

Splits: 50% (1/2)

https://i.postimg.cc/zDSfjQ9k/2019-07-30.png (https://postimages.org/)

boatman37

08-06-2019, 11:32 PM

Another night where I bowled really good but I leave disappointed. Rolled 194, 222, 190, and 267 but games 1 and 3 have no idea how I ended up that high. Felt like I was around 170's. Missed way too many spares tonight. My previous high game was 266 way back in the late 90's so beat that and had 2 opens that game. Used the Conspiracy the first 3 games and struggled to hit the pocket and couldn't get the carry. Late 3rd game switched to the Black Widow Gold and still no luck. 2nd frame in the 4th game I tucked my pinky and ran off 9 in a row.

We were in 14th place out of 39 teams. Only 12 teams make playoffs. Tonight we bowled the 4th place team then the 3rd place team. We won both against the first team and split against the 2nd team and they got total pins so went 7-3 tonight. Just checked and we are in 11th place now.

Game 1: 194 (5 strikes, 5 spares, 1 open)

Game 2: 222 (8 strikes, 1 spare, 2 opens)

Game 3: 190 (5 strikes, 5 spares, 2 opens-1 split)

Game 4: 267 (9 strikes, 0 spares, 2 opens)

Series: 873

Average: 218.25

Running average: 189.68

First ball average: 9.30

Strikes: 58% (27/46)

Spares: 61% (11/18)

Single pin spares: 63% (7/11)

Splits: 0% (0/1)

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Aslan

08-08-2019, 12:05 AM

Congrats!

Now go practice those corner pins!!

boatman37

08-21-2019, 12:18 AM

Back to the struggle bus. Been killing it lately and tonight started off continuing that trend...until the 2nd game. Tonight was position round. We started the night in 11th. First game threw a 7 bagger and opened in the 10th. Teammate bowled good all night. He had an 843 tonight (4 game set). I started off with the Conspiracy but wasn't consistent. Tugged a bunch of shots tonight. Early in game 2 I was starting to struggle so switched the the BWG and kept leaving pocket 7's (3 in a row at one point). Struggled with strikes and spares. Games 3 and 4 we switched to bowl a different team and I switched back to the Conspiracy. Seemed to be hitting better but still not good. Back to the BWG for game 4.

Game 1: 245 (8 strikes, 1 spare, 1 open)

Game 2: 158 (3 strikes, 3 spares, 4 opens)

Game 3: 156 (5 strikes, 2 spares, 4 opens-1 split)

Game 4: 155 (1 strike, 6 spares, 3 opens)

Series: 714

Average: 178.50

Running average: 188.66

First ball average: 8.88

Strikes: 41% (17/41)

Spares: 50% (12/24)

Single pin spares: 54% (6/11)

Splits: 0% (0/1)

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boatman37

08-27-2019, 11:26 PM

Playoffs tonight for summer league. We made it to the 2nd round of the bracket. Other team was on fire and knocked us off. Then next round they stumbled and bowled bad. Oh well.

So bowled 3 games earlier today to pre-bowl for start of fall league. Bowled 172, 206, 218. So tonight bowled for summer league. Brackets were 2 game sets with total pins winning. First round I bowled 212 and 160. My teammate bowled really good and we won total by about 130 or so. Moved on to the 2nd round and I struggled. Teammate bowled decent but not great. I had 182 and 183. Lost the first game by 22 and the 2nd game they smoked us. They both had 5 baggers and won by about 60.

First game I was hitting good. 2nd game I had 3 splits and couldn't find the pocket. 3rd game struggled till towards the end and struck out in the 10th to salvage a 182. 4th game was ugly till about the 6th frame then I found the pocket. Oh well

Game 1: 212 (8 strikes, 3 spares, 1 open-1 split)

Game 2: 160 (3 strikes, 4 spares, 3 opens-3 splits)

Game 3: 182 (5 strikes, 5 spares, 2 opens-1 split)

Game 4: 183 (6 strikes, 1 spare, 4 opens-1 split)

Series: 737

Average: 184.25

Strikes: 48% (22/45)

Spares: 56% (13/23)

Single pin spares: 58% (7/12)

Splits: 16% (1/6)

https://i.postimg.cc/nztfZV7p/2019-08-27-summer-playoffs.png (https://postimages.org/)

Aslan

08-31-2019, 12:35 PM

boatman37

08-31-2019, 02:01 PM

If I'm reading that printout properly...you had a problem on one lane and not on the other. I think you struck twice as often on one lane versus the other...assuming you bowled all 4 games on the same pair.

2 different pairs. In the summer league we bowl 2 against 1 team then move and 2 against another team. Wasn't much of a left/right problem. Maybe a little in the first set because we were on 1 and 2 so it is possible lane 1 played with my head a little but games 3 and 4 we were on 9/10.
More than anything I just struggled to hit the pocket consistently. Game 1 I was on but then they transitioned and it took me awhile to figure it out. Ball was just hooking too hard and leaving corner pins. Near the middle of game 4 I untucked my pinky and that put it right back in the pocket. For the last 4 weeks or so I have been leaving my pinky tucked all night and been doing really good. Didn't think about untucking it until I tried everything else and even then it took a little while to even think about it.