Vdubtx's bowling scores

[manke]

You'll get them next week!!

[vdubtx]

10/3 213-227-213 = 653

10/4 new league subbing 201-177-226 = 604

10/5 227-231-223 = 681

Had thumb trouble on Wednesday and last night. Wednesday I was just completely all over the place. Was at a new to me house but that's no excuse. I left my favorite IT thumb on the table at the house I bowl on Tuesday nights. Just hoping they have it, or one of my team mates picked it up for me. Had to improvise and use my bigger thumb for Wednesday and last night and put about 5 pieces of tape in it to get a good feel for it.

[vdubtx]

Tuesday League 213-213-192 = 618

Thursday League 186-235-187 = 608

Just an all around poor week. Did not throw ball very well and just all over the place. Not the kind of week I would have liked going into a tournament in Tulsa this past weekend.

Greater Tulsa Open tournament - my confidence was a bit down coming in to Tulsa this past weekend. Having had a bad week and being all over the place, I just went with it on our Team event on Saturday afternoon. Started out pretty squirrely with a 205, followed that up with 216 and then started to put some things together for a 257 to finish out.

Team Event 205-216-257 = 678. Feeling a bit better about my shots the last game.

Singles and Doubles events - coming off a good game on Saturday during team event I continued on with my shot making. Started with spare in game 1 and almost went sheet shooting 289. Followed that up with a 248 and finished out singles with 213 and my first 700 series of the young season thus far.

Singles 289-248-213 = 750.

Doubles I continued working on my shots and had some poor pin carry. Changed balls a few times until I got the look I wanted. I left more 7 pins than I did 10 pins on the day. Pretty crazy.

Doubles 228-227-267 = 722


All events = 678+750+722 = 2150. Should put me in good shape I think in top range of bowlers in both handicap and scratch results. The tournament goes until Mid December, so lots of weekends of bowling to go before I find out how I fared.

In addition to the regular events there are some good optional events. One is called a 3 Game Alibi where you take high game from Team, high from Single and high from Double events and that is your score for it. I have an 813 with my 3 high games from each event.

There is also a 6 game combine event which adds your games for Singles and Doubles together for your score, so at 1472 for that optional.

[vdubtx]

Think it might be time for a lesson to tweak up my current status. Aside from the tournament couple weeks ago, I am just all over the place and not repeating shots very well.

Tuesday nights
10/17 202-206-224 = 632
10/24 203-248-209 = 660

Thursday nights
10/19 200-226-147 = 573

Yes, you read that right....147 Extremely poor carry combined with poor spare shooting. I was just exhausted by end of night which is no excuse. LOL.

[vdubtx]

Well, I finally ended my 700 series drought in league play last night.

256-243-226 = 725

One of those odd kind of nights where I left only 1 10 pin. I usually average 1 per game.

30 clean frames. Had a couple bad shots in the series, but finding a groove with my Sure Lock. This ball likes to go through some oil before making it's move. I was standing 30 and crossing 17-18 at arrows to 8-9 at break point. Very nice move to the pocket and crushing the pins. The new span that I have been trying on this ball is feeling very comfortable and it is now time to get all of my arsenal plugged and re-drilled.

[Blacksox1]

Way to go vdubtx on the 725! How do you compare the sure lock with the haywire?

[mc_runner]

Nice shooting!

[Timmyb]

Very nice!

[vdubtx]

Way to go vdubtx on the 725! How do you compare the sure lock with the haywire?

Sure Lock starts up sooner as compared to the Haywire. It is not as drastic a movement once it hits the friction though. Works for me on the higher volume house I bowl in. Have had it for a few weeks and it rolls really well and suits my game pretty well I think. I drilled it pin down to give some variety to the balls that are in my bag.

[vdubtx]

An other so so week on my Tuesday league, just did not have good carry and missed a few spares:

219-199-216 = 634

Used Sure Lock for both games 1 and 2, then switched to Hectic as the lanes were moving quite a bit.


Thursday league was better again this go around and another 700 series:

235-247-236 = 718

Used Haywire for games 1 and 2, then started game 3 with it and ball was not finishing. Switched to Sure Lock in frame 5 and left a ringing 10 pin, then punched out to save my 700 series.

Had some more of my balls worked on shortening my span. It feels a ton better and the only ball after this weekend left to get worked on is my spare ball.