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[James The Bowler]

Bowled a 126 - 150 - 120 yesterday while pre-bowling for today's league. They had a tournament yesterday at my lanes and the lane guy forgot to switch the oil pattern back to ths, so I was not able to go down my normal spot. I had to stand and loft the ball out 15 feet in order for it to hit the pocket, but I still did better than my average all three games (my average is about 114 in that league)

[ArtVandelay]

It's been a LONG time (1990 to be exact) since I had that feeling.

I knew something was up in practice since my ball would change direction when it hit the back end. My ability to put the ball into a quality roll has been absent for a couple of months.

1st game I shot 233, well above my recent norm. 2nd game I started with the first 10, as I stepped up in the 11th, I felt a flock of butterflies, its like meeting an old friend you haven't seen in decades. I couldn't handle it, I threw a puppy dog. The ball just rolled over and played dead. 2-4-5. Spared for 287. Started 3rd game with a 10 pin spare, and 6 in the row, and threw another puppy dog. 2-7, only picked up the 2, then struck out for 256.

233 - 287 - 256 - 776

Wow. Great series!

I know what you mean about the butterflies. Actually, I dont know what you mean because Ive never made it that far. Closest Ive been is 7 in a row, but around the 5th or 6th frame, I certainly feel the pressure. Its the only time I ever feel uncomfortable bowling.

My foot normally stops about a foot and a half short of the foul line, but the pressure is so great that one time I simply foot fouled. I have never, EVER foot fouled (well... Once someone else fell on the lane and dragged oil back onto the approach with them when they recovered. We thought we did a good job wiping it down, but my next ball, down I went. But I dont count things like that... Hahaha), but that frame, there was no excuse for it! I simply had a monumental brain fart.

Oh well... At least I screwed up the 10th frame with a split. In that game, I picked up the spare after the foot foul and then struck out until the 10th where I left a split. I dunno how I would have lived with myself if not for that 10th. Hahahaha

[panbanger]

181-191-163 not gonna lie, I was getting tired by the third game! I guess losing an hour tuckered my out by the time 8:30 rolled around. 4 opens in the third game! that stinks.

[unclemantis]

212
147
159
173

[ecub]

Sunday Mixed
3/10/2013 650 = 209, 249, 192
Even though I didn't do well 3rd game, I was happy. I played brackets for $$$ and beat all of them. Surprised I also beat the guy on my 3rd game, since he was a scratch player. Fortunately, he didn't do well and opened allot and finished off with a 162. Won 2nd place in brackets.

[unclemantis]

Sunday Mixed
3/10/2013 650 = 209, 249, 192
Even though I didn't do well 3rd game, I was happy. I played brackets for $$$ and beat all of them. Surprised I also beat the guy on my 3rd game, since he was a scratch player. Fortunately, he didn't do well and opened allot and finished off with a 162. Won 2nd place in brackets.

Where they solid or split opens?

[Bonebrake]

156,123,181 second game sucked but the other ones werent bad....133 average

[J Anderson]

DV8 Challenge League
Pattern: Pure Evil
174, 180, 168, 208

Feels so good to throw the best game last!

[The German Shepherd]

Tonight's league was an experiment in staying behind the ball. 202/265/216 for a 683. Getting better by the minute...

Jay

[SmilingBowler]

Made my adjustment just a little too late to crack the 500 mark tonight. It was encouraging, however to win 3 against one of the 3 teams we were tied with at 14-14 (6 games out of 1st). We're now 17-15 and we just so happened to win the first and second game, when I shot below-average and lost the third, when I finally beat my average. Just the luck of the draw, I suppose.

147 159 193 499 seres. Here's the breakdown: