Thursday Pre-League Practice: wood lanes/low-moderate oil
439 Series: 140-142-157
Had trouble picking up spares early…kinda salvaged the 140 with a strong 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th. Very similar problems in Game 2. Just was "off" for some reason. The guy came by with the oil machine and I got a fresh oiled lane to work with in Game 3 and did a little better. Other than a few splits, no open frames. Wasn't striking much though so I was worried going into leagues.
PinPal Stats:
First Ball Average: 8.35 pins
Strikes: 19% (1 double and 4 singles)
Spares: 48% picked up
Single Pin spares: 75% (9/12)
Most common single pin leave: Single 7-pin (4x)
Never left a single 1-pin, 2-pin, 3-pin, nor 8-pin.
Multiple Pin spares: 48% (12/25)
Splits: 0% (0/5)
Average over 3 games: 146.33
Average had I picked up 100% of single pin spare leaves: 156.00.
Thursday League: wood lanes/low-medium oil
556 Series: 199-157-200
Game 1 was clean through 7 before missing a 3-10 split. Then got 6-7 split in the 10th to keep me under 200. Game 2 I was working on a Dutch 200 through 4 frames; but then again, a 3-9-10 split in the 5th. Missed a single-7 in the 7th then chopped a 1-3-6-9 in the 10th to leave me with a discouraging 157. In game 3, a spare in the 1st frame followed by a 4-bagger to start. Missed a 3-10 split again, this time in the 6th. Then chopped a 6-9-10 in the 9th for my 3rd open frame.
PinPal Stats:
First Ball Average: 8.87 pins
Strikes: 45% (1 4-bagger, 1 turkey, 1 double and 5 singles)
Spares: 58% picked up
Single Pin spares: 80% (4/5)
Most common single pin leave: Single 9-pin (2x)
Never left a single 1-pin, 2-pin, 5-pin, 6-pin, 8-pin, nor 10-pin.
Multiple Pin spares: 50% (6/12)
Most common multi-pin spare leave: 6-10 (2x).
Splits: 0% (0/4)
Average over 3 games: 185.33
Average had I picked up 100% of single pin spare leaves: 188.33.
I was disappointed that despite a couple games near 200, I couldn't manage even 1 clean game. But I did meet my goal of 525+ series and am happy with the strike rate and single-pin spare pick-up rate. I actually played like a "bowler" tonight and thats a step in the right direction. After a tough week 1, then being off in week 2, I have now brought my average back to 166. And most importantly, our team had a great time and took 4 out of 4 points which puts at 6 won and 6 lost after 3 weeks. Pretty good for a team with 3/5 of the players having not bowled in the last decade.
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