Ah, I see. Well I will have to be careful then if I decide to get it lol that sounds frustrating.Originally Posted by Timmyb
I have the full version. I've never had issues with scoring. Even if I complete a game, I can go back and correct it. I only had this problem before the update last year or so. There's def. no issues with correcting and editing score on my app once a game has been completed.
For example, I mistakenly jotted down a 10 pin leave when in fact it was a 9 pin. I was able to correct it two frames later.
The only complaint I have about PinPal is that it causes a sudden urge to vomit from time to time after looking at it.
I can't quite pin down the "why", but it might have something to do with the minus sign that comes up often after a 7-pin or a 4-7.
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To be fair....it also has the opposite effect. There's been a lot of nights lately where I miss a single-pin...and think the sky is falling...then after league play is over I look at the stats and realize I was 83% at single-pins and that one was the only one I missed.
I have made recommendtations to the creator of Pinpal about a checkbox for "pocket hits" and a pocket % stat.
The only "problems" I've noticed:
1) The data can't transfer from iOS to Android. So, if you are like me and had an iPhone...then decided to get an Android...ya gotta start over. So I sill use my iOS phone...just for PinPal and keeping bowling stats. I also have the app on the Android phone just in case I forget the iPhone or don't have it on me.
2) After a couple years of data...on my iOS phone...it gets "glitchy" where suddenly it'll not be able to display anything....and I have to shut it off and re-start. That fixes it...but it's kind've annoying. It might be the phone and not Pinpal.
3) The Android app is harder to use. I still can't figure out easily where the "game details" are. It's just a little different to work with if you're used to the iOS version.
Neither separate out splits in the multi-pin leave stat...but it does separate them out so you can easily do the math in your head.
For example, if I'm 7/13 on multi-pins and 0/4 on splits....I know I was 7/9 on non-split multi-pins.
I don't pay as much attention to splits and multi-pins....as Bowl1820 eluded to...the key there is to not leave them in the first place. If you're hitting the pocket consistently...making good and timely moves...multi-pin leaves should be rare. My best nights, regardless of carry, were nights where I left only a few multi-pin leaves...most were splits...and I struck in the > 45% range and left a LOT of single-pins....mostly 10s. Most of the time when you leave multiple pins...you're not lined up right or you MISSED.
ZDawg and I are fully aware of the problem.
When we went to Temecula, Aslan made the spare in the 10th frame, then noticed he missed entering an earlier frame.
We sat there waiting for what seemed like forever for him to fix the entries before he threw the fill ball.
Really we can't blame the app for that, Aslan could have thrown the fill ball first, then sat down and fixed the entries while ZDawg and I finished up.
But I guess Aslan wasn't thinking about anything other than Aslan.
Don't know about you guys but I can easily change scores in Pinpal. Literally just a few clicks.
The thing I don't like is they make it hard for you to gather your stats for one league night. You have to go to the Statlistics page and put in a date range to view stats from say last week or so. You just can't go to your League page and click on last weeks scores and get stats for just that night. You can only view total league stats, not weekly easily.
When it comes to recording POCKET hits or miss I do this......
Each game I record each frame with these letters, numbers, and symbols to represent my pocket entry. I go onto "game Detail" and record it after each frame. It seems a bit too much but it's really not. I started this 3 weeks ago and it actually helps me to remember what happened the last time I was on that lane and hopefully make the right adjustments.
here's a sample:
Game 1: H (high)8 @11, L (light), F (flush), B (brook), M (miss), H8,F20,F9,L9,H8@10,F20@9,L9@8 end.
#Lane 11 spot on 10/9 foot on 25; lane 12 spot on 9/8 foot on 24
The numbers 8 20 and 9 after the letter is where my ball ended up at the pin deck. I could hit flush, but the ball deflected, for example.
The numbers after the @ symbol is the board where my ball crossed. It maybe the one I'm looking at or not lol.
You can create or customize your way of taking data on pocket hits. I do this because I have ADD and I have short term memory. I remember where I stood on the last shot, but I don't remember what happened the last frame lol. this helps me.
Game 1: H20@10, F20@9, M, L9@7, H8@11, .........and so on.
Update/Note: since doing this, I'm posting shots more, I'm aware of what's happening on every shot, and remembering lol.
My old lady just told me to do this format instead lol.
board crossed, hit, and left, center, right at the pin deck = 10HL, 10FC, 12LR
she's smart
Last edited by fokai73; 03-31-2016 at 03:02 PM.
FYI:
If you want to keep track of a ridiculous amount of stuff then spend $30 for Bowlsheet 2.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bowl...411894855?mt=8
Besides the pin stats, lane conditions, targeting, where you stand and slide, layouts, grip, ball speed, multiplayers, balls, shoes, wrist supports, and more.
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Bowl sheet looks too busy lol.
What I do seems a lot, but to input those data per frame just takes me less than 5 seconds. It's faster than Joe bowler who stands on he approach and takes 20 seconds to bowl.
Then there's that's stupid 2 lane courtesy rule.....
Yeah, Bowl Sheet seems a bit much. What's next. It's going to ask me to write a thesis on the advantages 2 handers have vs traditional.
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