Wednesday League: Moderate length (40-42ft), very narrow pattern, very long in the middle and not long at all on the outside.
Warmed up a couple games before hand. Just was throwing the Maxim spare ball to get loose. Shot a 180 and 183 ...better than I thought given I was using my spare ball with very little (if any) down lane movement.
647 Series: 200-197-250
Game 1 had a chopped 1-2-4 in the 2nd frame and a 3-10 split in the 8th...but strung some strikes together to salvage 200. Enough to get me to the next level in 2 of 4 brackets, but the opponents were bowling out of their mind and getting a ton of handicap so we got smoked.
Only open was on a 6-7-10 split in the 7th frame of Game 2. But couldn't run more than 2 strikes together.
Game 3 I left a 10-pin in the 1st frame..then x, x, x, x. Totally pulled a shot big time in the 6th frame and got a 1-5-6-10 which I couldn't convert, then it was x, x, x, x, x, 8.
PinPal Stats:
First Ball Average: 9.17 pins
Strikes: 57% (1 5-bagger, 1 4-bagger, 1 turkey, 3 doubles, and 2 singles)
Spares: 69% picked up
Single Pin spares: 100% (5/5)
Most common single-pin leave: n/a
Left the 2-pin, 5-pin, 7-pin, 9-pin, and 10-pin (2x each)
Multiple Pin spares: 50% (4/8)
Most common multi-pin leaves: 1-2-4, 6-10, and the 3-10 split (2x each)
Splits: 33% (1/3).
Average over 3 games: 215.67.
Average had I picked up 100% of single pin spare leaves: n/a.
And the roller coaster continues. Odd that both times I bowled a 250 game or over in this league; I ended up with exactly a 647.
The Dark Encounter looked good in practice...but the Asylum seemed to be hitting better. So I started with the Asylum until mid-Game 2. Used the Jab for the remainder of Game 2 and first frame of Game 3. Used the Loaded Revolver for most of Game 3.
Had to open up (shoulders/hips) more in Game 3 which I wasn't used to....but it was working.
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