SouthpawTRK's scores

[SouthpawTRK]

The one big plus about league tonight was to see the rest of the team do well and bring us to victory on a clean sweep. I guess I might have contributed a bit; but that would be stretching it to say the least. My biggest problem tonight was losing faith in the fact that I could throw a decent shot due to all the open frames I had. The ability to shake off a bad shot is tough for me; I'm not exactly sure why it is, but it is. It's also a little disheartening to see how poorly I bowled, even though I've practicing three of the past four days. Hopefully, I can learn from my mistakes from this week and correct them for next week. Here's what I shot tonight:

128, 146, 158

Tonight's series makes me feel like my goal of increasing my average is going in reverse.

[SouthpawTRK]

Tonight at league I was an open frame machine; the inability to convert splits and single pins were killing me. I probably had at least 4-5 open frames per game during the series. I tried to stay positive and shake off the bad shots; I guess it worked since I did not nearly feel as frustrated as I did at my other league. My goal this week was to practice a lot and do well in both leagues prior to the tournament this weekend. Maybe I'm putting too much pressure on myself and too worried about bowling well in the tournament and trying to raise my average. I'm just going to take it one shot at a time tomorrow; hopefully things will work out. Here's what I shot for the night:

138, 139, 142

Yikes!!!

[SouthpawTRK]

Played in a tournament today on a four person team at my home lanes. It was a memorial tournament for the person that founded the bowling center many years ago. Instead of having the standard house shot, the house used the Abbey Lane pattern; it was a tough pattern to say the least if you did not have a ball that matched up well. The series was definitely a rough one to say the least; some people shot well and some did not. I was in the group that did not. I ended up shooting one game above my average; the other two were a disaster in progress. Once again, the old open frame machine was turned on. I had more open frames than I would rather have; my last game I only had two open frames. Here's what I shot for the day:

103, 145, 174

[SouthpawTRK]

Last night at league was a lot of fun; good scores, good people and one important throw at the end of the night. The team we played against last night is my favorite team in the league; they are funny, chill, mellow and damn good bowlers. Both teams bowled well, but their team bowled lights out and crushed us on the first two games and the total pin count. What about the third game? One of our team mates bowled really well in the third game; he basically carried the team for the last game. Our opponents were finished and I was the last to bowl; the scores were exceptionally close. My throw in the tenth felt so good; thought for sure that it was going to be ten in the pit. However, the pin deflection was not quite there and a lonely four pin was staring back at me. At this point it got interesting. The nine pin count set us into a tie for the final point of the night; we did not want to get swept; even though we were having a good time. To all those that have read my posts, they know that picking up spares is definitely my Achilles heel. At first I contemplated throwing my Misfit down the twig and have it hook into the 4 pin; but after having failed at that attempt a couple of times earlier in the series; I opted for my spare ball. As I stood on the approach, I could hear members from other teams making choking sounds; trying to rattle me a bit. Took my time setting up on the approach and tried to keep my timing and release consistent. The throw was a success and we won the only point for the night. By far the biggest (for me) spare that I've picked up in the eleven months of bowling. Here's what I shot for the night:

159, 179, 129

[SouthpawTRK]

I always have a good time bowling league at my home lanes; great people, great times and a great bowling center. My bowling has been spotty for the past two weeks; a combination of poor releases and too many open frames. Since I'm around such good people, who are supportive and don't stress on my bad bowling; it's a lot easier to shake off the bad shots. The first game was a bit under my average, the second game a train wreck and the last game was over my average. Here's what I shot for the night:

148, 128, 163

[SouthpawTRK]

Went out to practice at my home lanes with some tips that I learned from a recently purchased Norm Duke dvd. Worked on things like shooting spares, footwork, release and form. Still have a problem with the semi frequent chicken wing and pulling the ball across my body. There were moments where when I was throwing that felt really good; definitely felt like I was heading in the right direction. Here's what I shot for the day; I used mainly a Sync and a IQ Tour Pear:

Sync: 152, 158, 170, 142, 132

Tour IQ Pearl: 142, 146, 147, 174, 152

[SouthpawTRK]

Went out to practice at my home lanes today to work on things like form, release, timing and composure. I had a good practice in the sense that I did not leave too many spares and it felt like I was not forcing the ball/nor doing my usual chicken wing. In the second game, I thought I might have a clean game; but over thought things and left an open frame. Here's what I shot for the day:

151, 197, 156

Today I had a lot of fun at practice; felt like I'm back on track to raising my average.

[SouthpawTRK]

Bowled a little better in league the other night; having a positive practice earlier in the day definitely helped. Here's what I shot for the night:

168, 134, 176

[SouthpawTRK]

Even though I've been at work since 4:30am, there was nothing holding me back from league at my home lanes tonight. I have awesome team mates that are both super positive and damn good bowlers. I also got to bowl with another great bowler; a lefty like me; which is always a treat. I had a great first game, a less than desirable game for the second and a good last game. Here is what I shot for the night:

203, 139, 171

[SouthpawTRK]

Last night as the anchor for our team, I was there for 66% of the time. I blew an opportunity to win the first game in the series, but made amends for games two and three. We ended up taking three of four points and moved up in the standings; definitely a good feeling. Here's what I shot for the night:

142, 171, 185

I thought my last game was going to be a clean game; nothing but strikes and spares (mostly spares) up until the tenth frame. In the tenth frame, I threw my first ball and left the 1, 3, 7. I was trying to slide my second ball into the 1, 3 to take out the 7, but ended up missing all three.