Reply With QuoteAnother nice night. 30 clean again? Impressive.
Wednesday
Another good night on the lanes with 30 clean!!
Team took 3 last night giving 185 pins per game in handicap.
247-256-249 = 752
Game 1 using the Storm Drive started a bit slow and leaving a 3-10, covered that, turkey, 6 pin, 4 bagger, 10 pin and 7 pin in the fill.
Game 2 stuck with Storm Drive starting with a turkey, 10 pin, turkey, got fast and left a 2-5, turkey and 10 pin in the fill
Game 3 stuck with what was working Storm Drive, strike, 10 pin, 6 pack, 10 pin, strike to start 10th frame and another 10 pin.
5/5 on 10 pins for the night. Missed pocket twice when I got too fast. I can also attribute the 10 pins I left to being a bit too fast on them as well.
Seems like it is all sorta coming together. My spare game is back on track, covering 94%(92/97) of my single pin leaves with 10 pin at 89%(43/48). 10 pin is the only single pin leave that I have missed so far this very young season.
I really do believe that the sport shot league I bowled in has helped immensely. Also, bowling in the late shift league on Thursdays is helping me make the adjustments on drying out/burned out lanes and which pieces of my equipment to go to that can be effective on those types of conditions.
High Sanctioned Scratch Game - 300(12) Hi Sanctioned Scratch Series - 822(3)
2016/17 Book Average=221, 2017/18 Composite Average=223
Equipment in the bag - Storm Crux Prime, Storm Physix, Roto Grip Idol, Roto Grip Idol Pearl, Roto Grip Hyper Cell Fused, Storm Sure Lock, Storm Drive, Roto Grip Winner Solid, Roto Grip Haywire, Storm Fever Pitch, Roto Grip Red ball spare.
Rev Rate 400. Speed 18 at heads, 16.5-17 at pins. Axis tilt 10, Axis Rotation 55. PAP 5 5/8 x 5/8 up
Another nice night. 30 clean again? Impressive.
-Dave
In the bag: DynoThane Vendetta, PBS Planet Earth, Brunswick TZone
Come to Wisconsin and teach me your ways.....
Old guy with power (15.5-16; 325). Current arsenal--Storm Summit, RotoGrip Idol Helios, Storm Phaze III, Storm SureLock (retired), Storm IQ Tour Nano and Motiv Rebel tank (spare/dry). High sanctioned game - 300 (4). High sanctioned series - 856. A.V. 300-s - 8. Longest string - 25.
2023/2024 YTD highs--High game-300; high series-739
Once again, well done!
Hammer Purple Urethane. Storm Surge Hybrid, Storm Pitch Purple, Roto Grip Hyper Cell.2 Storm Surge Pearl 4x4x2 and a no flare, ,Roto Grip Hot Cell, Roto Grip Haywire.
2020/2021, Hi Average 219, Hi Game 289, Hi Series 771, 30 Clean 4, 700 Series 16.
2021/2022, Hi Average 211, Hi Game 256 Hi Series 693, 30 Clean 0, 700 Series 0.Proud member of Bowlingboards.com Since 2013.
Nice set!
Thursday Late League
A solid night, but not a clean one. If I ever get a clean series in this late league I will be extremely happy with the accomplishment. All makeable spares were covered though, but did have 4 splits on the night. 2 in game 1, 1 in game 2 and 1 in game 3. Game 4 was clean. WOOHOO!!!
208-234-225-223 = 890
Team won 27 of 30 points in our match play format. I took all 5 points on the night against my opponent. Game 2 I struck out to help the team win, I was the only one to win point against my opponent, but won by enough that we took the game.
The lanes were really moving as soon as we started tonight, left lane was tricky with right lane having a small hold spot down the lane. Very speed sensitive on this burned up condition so had to keep my speed up tonight.
Games 1 and 2 used Roto Grip Hy-Wire
Game 3 switched to Haywire to start and then using Hyper Cell Fused on left lane with Haywire on right.
Game 4 Hyper Cell Fused on both lanes until 8th frame switching to Hyroad Pearl.
On to next week. Thought about bowling an ABT tournament this weekend, but gonna skip it to get my equipment resurfaced in advance of a trip to the Greater Tulsa Open next weekend.
High Sanctioned Scratch Game - 300(12) Hi Sanctioned Scratch Series - 822(3)
2016/17 Book Average=221, 2017/18 Composite Average=223
Equipment in the bag - Storm Crux Prime, Storm Physix, Roto Grip Idol, Roto Grip Idol Pearl, Roto Grip Hyper Cell Fused, Storm Sure Lock, Storm Drive, Roto Grip Winner Solid, Roto Grip Haywire, Storm Fever Pitch, Roto Grip Red ball spare.
Rev Rate 400. Speed 18 at heads, 16.5-17 at pins. Axis tilt 10, Axis Rotation 55. PAP 5 5/8 x 5/8 up
I can't wait to read about the 40 clean series that you are sure to bowl sometime this season.
-Dave
In the bag: DynoThane Vendetta, PBS Planet Earth, Brunswick TZone
Tuesday Sportsman League
Rough night
217-202-172 = 591
Will just start by saying that my first frame in game 1 set the tone on how the night would go....unfortunately. LOL Pocket shot and a fantastic 7-10 staring back at me. Was just a night of all kinds of back row pins, 4 pins, and 2 more pocket 7-10's in game 3 to cap off a very rough night for me. I didn't things along to start game 3 though, left 10 pin to start the game and rushed my spare attempt and dumped it in the channel. Then next frame went way outside and ball never recovered leaving a 1-2-8, picked off the 1-2 to start the game with 2 makeable opens. Pocket 7-10's in 4th frame and 10th frame of this last game.
Oh Well!! On to tonight.
High Sanctioned Scratch Game - 300(12) Hi Sanctioned Scratch Series - 822(3)
2016/17 Book Average=221, 2017/18 Composite Average=223
Equipment in the bag - Storm Crux Prime, Storm Physix, Roto Grip Idol, Roto Grip Idol Pearl, Roto Grip Hyper Cell Fused, Storm Sure Lock, Storm Drive, Roto Grip Winner Solid, Roto Grip Haywire, Storm Fever Pitch, Roto Grip Red ball spare.
Rev Rate 400. Speed 18 at heads, 16.5-17 at pins. Axis tilt 10, Axis Rotation 55. PAP 5 5/8 x 5/8 up
Wednesday night league
236-212-234 = 682
Game 1 couldn't string more than a double together. Very speed sensitive on the night. Any time even just slightly fast just kept on skidding. Left a 4-8 in 2nd frame, then was double 10 pin, double, 4 pin, double to start 10th frame and slowed speed just a tad and left 6-10.
Game 2 started with strike, then left 2 splits - tugged two in a row leaving 3-9-10 and then 4-10. Turkey then another where I either got too fast or my ball just would not finish left 2-8-10. I ended up thinking it was the ball and went to my freshly surfaced Idol and punched out to salvage the 212 game. Punching out also helped out team win the game. Our anchor only needed to strike to seal it up and her did.
Game 3 I continued with how I ended game 2, turkey to start then ball came off my hand weird and left a 5 pin LOL! Strike, 10 pin, bucket - got too fast, turkey and 6 pin to finish out the night.
The speed I had on this night would be really good for my late shift league tonight, hopefully it stays with me and I can put in a good series.
High Sanctioned Scratch Game - 300(12) Hi Sanctioned Scratch Series - 822(3)
2016/17 Book Average=221, 2017/18 Composite Average=223
Equipment in the bag - Storm Crux Prime, Storm Physix, Roto Grip Idol, Roto Grip Idol Pearl, Roto Grip Hyper Cell Fused, Storm Sure Lock, Storm Drive, Roto Grip Winner Solid, Roto Grip Haywire, Storm Fever Pitch, Roto Grip Red ball spare.
Rev Rate 400. Speed 18 at heads, 16.5-17 at pins. Axis tilt 10, Axis Rotation 55. PAP 5 5/8 x 5/8 up
Thursday Late League
184-243-219-172 = 818
Rough night to say the least. Team mate gave me an old ball of his to try on the dry lanes and he gave it to guy we both use to have pitch plugged, not bad for $45. He gave me a Brunswick Rhino Pro Gold. Very nice of him, tried the ball out a few shots in practice and it seemed to roll pretty well. Not exactly what I was expecting, I may need to change surface on it to take a bit out of it, but it seemed to like to push a bit too much to my liking as I think I was playing a bit too deep with it. In any case, I ended up putting the ball away after about 7 frames, 3 of which were splits. Switched to Hy-Wire which was able to get me through games 2 and 3. Then started to get flat 10 after flat 10 in game 4 and it went downhill after that, pulled spare shot on a 3-6-10 and was not comfortable getting to the pocket the rest of the way.
Two highlights on the night:
1. Converted a 6-7-10 as one of the 6 or 10 pins bounced off the curtain to take out the 7. Part of me wishes it was just a 7-10 with the same result.
2. Same team mate that gave me his Rhino Gold. I am buying his Roto Grip Halo from him for $50. He just didn't like how it rolled for him. I'll spend another $45 or so on that for pitch plugging. Score!!
Last edited by vdubtx; 10-12-2018 at 11:15 AM.
High Sanctioned Scratch Game - 300(12) Hi Sanctioned Scratch Series - 822(3)
2016/17 Book Average=221, 2017/18 Composite Average=223
Equipment in the bag - Storm Crux Prime, Storm Physix, Roto Grip Idol, Roto Grip Idol Pearl, Roto Grip Hyper Cell Fused, Storm Sure Lock, Storm Drive, Roto Grip Winner Solid, Roto Grip Haywire, Storm Fever Pitch, Roto Grip Red ball spare.
Rev Rate 400. Speed 18 at heads, 16.5-17 at pins. Axis tilt 10, Axis Rotation 55. PAP 5 5/8 x 5/8 up
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