Grumpy’s Bowling Scores

[GrumpyCatFace]

Well, I’m in two full season leagues this year, so I’ll be documenting my scores here.

For a bit of background, I just started bowling regularly last fall, joining a trio league with a buddy of mine. We made some friends, and got made fun of a bit, for being newbies.

I managed to carry a 107 average with my house ball, and eventually decided that I want to pursue this as a hobby.

So I played in a summer league with my buds, and an adult/kid league with my 10-year-old, roping him into the sport as well. All the practice has payed off, and I’m now up to a 135-ish, at the end of summer.

I’ve improved a lot more than my average indicates though, having shot a 600 series, and a high score of 260.

I have an analytical mind, so I really dove into learning the minutiae of bowling, and trying to master the physics of what’s going on in my swing.

[GrumpyCatFace]

Classic Trio League

Tonight was the big kickoff for the league, and I think I carried myself well, though not up to my potential. I noticed a few other really good bowlers playing WAY down though, to pad their averages. That’s pretty annoying to watch, but didn’t affect me really.

Scores were 159, 149, 148, for a 456 series. Could be worse, that’s a 150 average. Solid start for me.

I actually didn’t think I was even bowling that well. The reaction was all over the place, and I couldn’t find a good line through the oil. I saw a few big blobs on the ball, then not much for the rest of the night - just a sort of smear all over it. I’ll chalk it up to the heat in that place - it was smoking!

Anyway, I ended up moving much further inside than I’ve tried before - eventually standing on 35, and shooting at 15. Just couldn’t get consistent and string together some strikes.

On the upside, my spare shooting was above-average (50%), so I know I wasn’t just slinging it wildly or anything. Hopefully just a one-time thing, and I can tune it in for Sunday Couples’ League.

[Florida Bowler]

That's a nice consistent start to the season. You improved your average by almost 15 pins! Keep it up.