JaMau24
05-26-2012, 06:01 PM
I bowled in a 8 game sweeper tourney today. It was fun, but really, I had no shot at winning. I have no idea why the handicap was set at 80% of 200. There were SEVERAL "high rollers" there that averaged 220, 230, and maybe a couple 240 (On a typical house shot pattern). We even bowled on a typical house shot pattern, which is extremely easy for those guys. Handicap should have been set at 80% of 220 in my opinion, to at least give someone like me a shot (207 average). It was kinda ridiculous to know that me, and all of those unreal bowlers all have the same handicap which was ZERO. One guy absolutely dominated. He had an 800 series after his first 3 games, and I know he shot a couple more 270+ games. I know there were at least two 300 games, and several more almost 300's.
There looked to be about 10 bowlers or so people that were sponsored by a company. I even saw a guy (professional) bowling that I have seen on ESPN bowling before (Nathan Bohr). First time I've been in a tourney with a pro that I've seen on TV.
I didn't shoot that well. I came in with a 207 average, and for the tourney, I averaged 197. I finally started shooting well on games 6,7, and 8. I was ready to shoot another 8 games then. Too many opens today though, I had one every game, and it always seemed like it was in the worst spot.
1st Game: 171
2nd Game: 194
3rd Game: 210
4th Game: 173
5th Game: 178
6th Game: 231
7th Game: 203
8th Game: 220
The 170 games are just killer. Awful games, multiple open frames. You can't go 30+ pins under your average and expect to cash.
I pretty much only used my Nexxus today. The Vivid just wasn't working for me. It was frustrating, but most of it was my fault, I couldn't hit my mark with that ball. Sometimes when I did, it just didn't do what I was expecting it to do, so I finally just put it up for the day. I left a lot of 10 pins as well. They just weren't falling for me today.
Overall, it was really fun though. It's fun to get out there with the big dogs and really see how good they are. I also think It well help me become better.
There looked to be about 10 bowlers or so people that were sponsored by a company. I even saw a guy (professional) bowling that I have seen on ESPN bowling before (Nathan Bohr). First time I've been in a tourney with a pro that I've seen on TV.
I didn't shoot that well. I came in with a 207 average, and for the tourney, I averaged 197. I finally started shooting well on games 6,7, and 8. I was ready to shoot another 8 games then. Too many opens today though, I had one every game, and it always seemed like it was in the worst spot.
1st Game: 171
2nd Game: 194
3rd Game: 210
4th Game: 173
5th Game: 178
6th Game: 231
7th Game: 203
8th Game: 220
The 170 games are just killer. Awful games, multiple open frames. You can't go 30+ pins under your average and expect to cash.
I pretty much only used my Nexxus today. The Vivid just wasn't working for me. It was frustrating, but most of it was my fault, I couldn't hit my mark with that ball. Sometimes when I did, it just didn't do what I was expecting it to do, so I finally just put it up for the day. I left a lot of 10 pins as well. They just weren't falling for me today.
Overall, it was really fun though. It's fun to get out there with the big dogs and really see how good they are. I also think It well help me become better.