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    Quote Originally Posted by J Anderson View Post
    Glad to hear things are looking up. I wonder if having good news from the job interview put you in a better state of mind to execute good shots.

    It’s very hard to stay down when your subconscious thinks it has to protect the knee.
    True. I think I'm getting more confident that the Achilles is "okay" and my subconscious is doing exactly what you're saying. It's still a bit of a work in progress...but it's like if you stick on the approach or fall or go over the foul line. Your next shot(s) you're usually not gonna do very well because you're at least subconsciously worried about your footing or the foul line.

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    Congrats on the new job!
    Thank you.

    Tuesday Men's League: THS

    Week 21

    Just so I can comment about it in my descriptions below...we found out after bowling that the center had decided to shorten the THS by 1'...so keep that in mind.

    581 Series: 209-198-174

    I was tempted to start with the Optimus...but decided to just use the Grudge Hybrid and get the ball a little further out on the lanes. I DID have to make a 1:2 move right, on both lanes, because the pattern seemed to be playing a little longer or wider than last week. My only opens were a 4-6-7 split and a single 9-pin where the ball seemed to hook more than usual at the end of the pattern.
    X, X, 9 /, 7 1, 9 -, X, X, 8 /, X, XX8.

    Stuck with the Grudge Hybrid and just kept inching my way left. Kept my vertical target out past the arrows to try and get the ball further out on the lane. More of the same. Made a bad shot at a single 4-pin in the 7th frame. Then, made a mental error trying to pick up a single 3-pin (moved right instead of left). Had the pattern been a shade longer...I'd have still clipped it...but no luck.
    9 /, X, X, X, 8 /, 7 /, 9 -, X, 9 -, XX7.

    Thought about switching to the Fortera Exile to give me a little more 'pop' on the backend...but the Grudge was still holding it's own so I stuck with it. If RobM can bowl with one ball all night then so can I! . Unfortunately, it's not a good scoring strategy (in bowling) to limit your strikes to every other frame. Spare shooting wasn't terrible (thank god)...just missed a 6-pin to the right. But, I made a terrible shot in the 10th and chopped a 2-5-8...so that was that.
    X, 9 /, 9 -, X, 9 /, X, 9 /, X, 8 /, 7 2.

    PinPal Stats:
    First Ball Average: 9.15 pins
    Strikes: 50%
    Spares: 60% picked up

    Single Pin spares: 55% (5/9)
    Most common single-pin leave: 10-pin (3x)
    Never left a single 1-pin, 5-pin, 7-pin, nor 8-pin.

    Makeable spares: 64% (9/14)
    Multiple Pin spares: 80% (4/5)
    Most common multi-pin leave: 6-10 (2x)

    Splits: 0% (0/1)

    Average over 3 games: 193.67.
    Average had I picked up all single-pin spares: 209.33.

    Form is getting better. Staying down in my shots.

    I ordered an alcoholic beverage tonight....which I usually don't. Of course, I bowled well and my teammates are convinced it's because I was drinking. So, I guess I'm obligated to drink the rest of my time on the team and I think they've volunteered to buy...so good deal there.

    I think my success was 5% mental, 30% pattern, and 65% physical:

    Physical: The achilles is feeling better. As stated above...when you aren't subconsciously worried about snapping your tendons, you tend to be able to have better form and post shots and do what you need to do. Still need to work on getting my balance back. Fell off way too many shots tonight.

    Pattern: The shorter pattern seemed to allow the Grudge to turn the corner when it got to the end of the pattern. While I started 1:2 right of last week...I ended up inside of where I normally play and inside of most of the other bowlers (RobM would have been proud). I didn't need to "bounce it off the dry"...because there was just enough dry at the end of the pattern to serve my needs. At least, thats my theory.

    Mental: Maybe it's mentally getting over the injury. Maybe it's looking forward to life again with a new job opportunity. Maybe it's getting 2-3 drinks in me. Whatever it is, there just feels like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders. Sometimes, just a little relaxation in your approach and release can make that much of a difference.

    I'd normally be annoyed about the single-pins...but I really only made one bad shot...and that was at the 4-pin in Game 2. I was making my corner pins tonight. I missed a 3-pin and a 9-pin...but I think that had to do with the pattern hooking more on the backend than usual...and I barely missed those pins. The 3-pin was my fault...I moved the wrong way. But, the 9-pin I would have had if there was another foot of oil on the lane...no doubt.
    In Bag: (: .) Motiv Trident Odyssey; (: .) Hammer Scorpion Sting; (: .) Pyramid Force Pearl; (: .) Brunswick Rhino Gold; (: .) Ebonite Maxim
    USBC#: 8259-59071; USBC Sanctioned Average = 186; Lifetime Average = 171;
    Ball Speed: 15.5mph; Rev. Rate: 240rpm || High Game (sanc.) = 300 (268); High Series (sanc.) = 725 (720); Clean Games: 181

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    Tuesday Men's League: THS

    Week 22

    474 Series: 184-160-130

    Left lane the ball seemed to be diving through the nose in practice. Right lane, the ball couldn't get back to the pocket inside 2nd arrow. So, I ended up throwing it 8-9 on the right lane...trying to get the ball out on the lane as far as I could (without messing with my timing) so the ball still had some energy to carry. And, on the left lane...I was already at 13 before the first game was over...and thats no bueno for my game. Had a shot at salvaging a decent score...until I attempted a 6-10 spare conversion in the 10th and threw the ball in the gutter about 7 feet in front of the pin deck.
    9 /, 6 -, 6 /, X, 6 /, 8 /, X, X, X, 8 -.

    Had made the move to the Optimus Solid late in Game 1...and (as you can see)...nothing was working. NOTHING. Switched to the Force Pearl late in Game 2...but by then a 180 wasn't even in play.
    X, 7 2, 7 2, 7 2, 8 /, 9 /, 8 1, X, 8 /, X X 8.

    After the first 4 frames of this...I was done with the Force Pearl and made my move to the Fortera Exile. I was about out of options. Nothing was working. I had an extremely tight line on the left lane...standing about 30-33 and throwing it up 3rd arrow. On the right lane I was just inside 2nd arrow and that line was even tighter.
    6 3, 8 /, 7 2, 7 2, 9 -, X, 9 /, X, 9 -, 8 1.

    PinPal Stats:
    First Ball Average: 8.38 pins
    Strikes: 31%
    Spares: 42% picked up

    Single Pin spares: 60% (3/5)
    Most common single-pin leave: 10-pin (2x)
    Also left a single 4-pin, 5-pin, and 7-pin.

    Makeable spares: 50% (9/18)
    Multiple Pin spares: 46% (6/13)
    Most common multi-pin leave: 6-10 (3x)

    Splits: 0% (0/3)

    Average over 3 games: 158.00.
    Average had I picked up all single-pin spares: 165.00.

    Form wasn't as good tonight. My right ankle was bothering me a bit. I "tweaked" it over the weekend and it was sore...felt like a very mild sprain. Wasn't staying down in my shots the way I wanted...fell off a few shots...didn't keep the sweep leg on the floor on a few shots...just things I know I can do better.

    But, the bigger reason for the big drop in scores is the pair. This pair is notoriously bad. I'm not a big believer in one lane being different than the one next to it...or a "bad pair" in a house. I think a lot of that is just old wives tale stuff...bowlers consulting their farmer's almanacs. BUT...THIS pair...is terrible...and I think the reason it plays so weird is the center ran it's water/sewer lines under this pair...which I think has caused something to happen to topography of these two lanes. I don't base that just on MY game...because I've been struggling all over the house. But, nobody bowls consistently well on this pair. Four of our bowlers shot a 220+ game AND a < 170 game tonight.

    I think a LOT of the struggle is bowlers refusing to play a pair differently. I knew this pair was weird...so I was willing to play 2nd arrow on one lane and 3rd arrow on the other. I was literally 4:9 left on one lane over. That not usual for me and most bowlers won't accept that. So, they might find a strike line on one lane, then miss terribly on the other...which doesn't give you very good bowling scores.
    In Bag: (: .) Motiv Trident Odyssey; (: .) Hammer Scorpion Sting; (: .) Pyramid Force Pearl; (: .) Brunswick Rhino Gold; (: .) Ebonite Maxim
    USBC#: 8259-59071; USBC Sanctioned Average = 186; Lifetime Average = 171;
    Ball Speed: 15.5mph; Rev. Rate: 240rpm || High Game (sanc.) = 300 (268); High Series (sanc.) = 725 (720); Clean Games: 181

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    Keep in mind that the topography becomes more (or less) dominant as the oil dries up. Slight topographical issues can become much more pronounced as the ball is rolling over them rather than skidding over them. Yesterday I bowled a pair that was just like that. By the beginning of the third game, the first 2 1/2 frames bowled by the six bowlers on the pair saw 8 seven counts (out of 14 frames). These were not bad bowlers, just unaccustomed to reacting that fast to rapidly changing conditions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RobLV1 View Post
    By the beginning of the third game, the first 2 1/2 frames bowled by the six bowlers on the pair saw 8 seven counts (out of 14 frames).
    And, you'd be surprised how many ways you can chop a 3/4 bucket...in one night.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aslan View Post
    And, you'd be surprised how many ways you can chop a 3/4 bucket...in one night.
    Five?
    John

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    Quote Originally Posted by J Anderson View Post
    Five?
    I counted at least 3 between the 3/4 buckets on the left side and right side.

    Chopped the 2 and 5 off the 2-4-5...on what looked like a great shot....but the ball slammed into the 3-5 pocket and deflected. That was in the 4th frame of Game 2.

    Same type of chop on the other side when I went Brooklyn on a 3-5-6 and chopped the 3-5 off. That was the 3rd frame of Game 3.

    (Looking at Pinpal)...I think the other one I was thinking of was actually chopping a 3-6-9-10...again, I thought I hit it well...and the ball deflected and left the 9. That was the first frame of Game 3.

    Or, it might of been frame 4 of Game 3...another shot that "looked good", but chopped the 1-2 off the 1-2-8.

    All that "chopping" gets confusing.
    In Bag: (: .) Motiv Trident Odyssey; (: .) Hammer Scorpion Sting; (: .) Pyramid Force Pearl; (: .) Brunswick Rhino Gold; (: .) Ebonite Maxim
    USBC#: 8259-59071; USBC Sanctioned Average = 186; Lifetime Average = 171;
    Ball Speed: 15.5mph; Rev. Rate: 240rpm || High Game (sanc.) = 300 (268); High Series (sanc.) = 725 (720); Clean Games: 181

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    Any more chopping and you’ll wind up on one of those cooking shows🥴
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    Quote Originally Posted by J Anderson View Post
    Any more chopping and you’ll wind up on one of those cooking shows🥴
    Probably be a better cook than a bowler. Can't be much worse.

    Week 23

    490 Series: 148-163-179

    Was well inside normal...pretty early in Game 1. I'd like to say "RobM would be proud"...but, as usual when I get anywhere near 15, I bowled like a 3rd-grade special olympian minus the skill of a special olympian.
    X, 8 /, 5 4, 9 -, 9 /, X, 6 3, 7 2, X, 9 / 8.

    Continued to struggle in Game 2.
    9 /, X, 7 /, 9 -, 8 -, 9 /, 8 1, X, 7 /, X 8 /.

    Switched to the Fortera Exile in Frame 2 and threw a perfect shot. It was the EXACT line I was looking for inside. I was standing about 31 and aiming 16 and the ball just crushed the pocket. My team acknowledged the impressive strike...but the 2 older guys still wanted me to abandon the line and go back out to 2nd arrow.

    You gotta remember...even though I often debate Rob about modern bowling techniques...I've adopted FAR more of Rob's modern bowling techniques than I've rejected or that I argue with him about. MOST bowlers...including these guys...they are still stuck in 1983. So, they wanted me to just stand in the center and throw up 2nd arrow.

    Normally, I'd resist...but, I got one more week...and who cares? Humor them. Not like I'm lighting the world on fire. So, I tried a one more shot on the inside line that left me with a 2-10 and figured...screw it. I moved back outside...moved back in the approach to get a little more speed...and, it didn't go as bad as I thought. A 7-count on a bad shot, 2 9-counts, and 5 strikes.
    9 -, X, 8 -, 9 /, X, X, 9 -, X, X, 7 / X.

    PinPal Stats:
    First Ball Average: 8.73 pins
    Strikes: 36%
    Spares: 50% picked up

    Single Pin spares: 55% (5/9)
    Most common single-pin leave: 10-pin (4x)
    Also left a single 2-pin, 6-pin, 7-pin (2x), and 9-pin.

    Makeable spares: 58% (10/17)
    Multiple Pin spares: 62% (5/8)
    Most common multi-pin leave: 3-6-10 and 3-9 (2x each)

    Splits: 0% (0/3)

    Average over 3 games: 163.33.
    Average had I picked up all single-pin spares: 177.67.

    Debating whether I should just bring the Gold Rhino and Pyramid Force (and a spare ball) next week. Kinda like golf. Why bring all these balls and try to play inside and do all this stuff when I have no ability to do anything other than just throw the ball up second arrow? At what point do I just accept that reality and stop making a fool of myself?
    In Bag: (: .) Motiv Trident Odyssey; (: .) Hammer Scorpion Sting; (: .) Pyramid Force Pearl; (: .) Brunswick Rhino Gold; (: .) Ebonite Maxim
    USBC#: 8259-59071; USBC Sanctioned Average = 186; Lifetime Average = 171;
    Ball Speed: 15.5mph; Rev. Rate: 240rpm || High Game (sanc.) = 300 (268); High Series (sanc.) = 725 (720); Clean Games: 181

    Smokey this is not 'Nam', this is bowling. There are rules. Proud two-time winner of a bowlingboards.com weekly ball give-away!

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    Week 24

    605 Series: 216-223 (clean)-166

    A little deceptive. Some lucky strikes and Brooklyn strikes mixed in there.
    X, X, 6 1, X, X, X, X, 9 / 8 /, 9 /X.

    The lanes were transitioning...pulling me inside. I wasn't doing a good job of reading the ball's deflection through the pins...thus you end up with single pins to force you to move left.
    X, X, 9 /, 9 /, 9 /, 8 /, X, X, 8 /, XXX.

    After a couple more frames of bad carry, I finally made the move to the Force Pearl to get a smoother ride through the heads and a little more 'pop' downlane. Unfortunately, my spare shooting completely fell apart in Game 3. So, when I missed and left anything...I couldn't convert.
    9 -, 8 1, 9 /, X, X, X, 6 /, 8 - 8 1, 8 1, 9 /7.

    PinPal Stats:
    First Ball Average: 9.09 pins
    Strikes: 50%
    Spares: 68% picked up

    Single Pin spares: 87% (7/8)
    Most common single-pin leave: 9-pin (3x)
    Also left a single 2-pin, 4-pin (2x), 5-pin, and 7-pin.

    Makeable spares: 76% (10/13)
    Multiple Pin spares: 60% (3/5)
    Most common multi-pin leave: 1-2-4-10 (2x)

    Splits: 33% (1/3)

    Average over 3 games: 201.67.
    Average had I picked up all single-pin spares: 204.67.

    Did an "Anti-RobM" approach in my final game in Iowa. Only took 2 strike balls and a spare ball with me. Unretired the Vintage Rhino Gold, surfaced it to 180/360/1000/R. Compound...and moved my feet out to 16 and my target to 8 at the arrows. Just an "up and in" shot...very old school. Rely on the low differential, 2.52 RG Rhino Gold...with the R. Compound surface...and hope that it'll retain the energy to carry.

    Where I made the mistake...was not paying attention to the ball as it went through pin deck. I was being given signs early on, that the ball was losing energy...and I needed to move a little inside. I didn't do that...and by Game 2...I started leaving 4-pins and 9-pins. I could have avoided those leaves and continued striking if I had paid more attention to the deflection.

    Finished the night with the Force Pearl surfaced to 800/Storm Step 2/polished...which, when thrown well...was like a heat-seeking missile.
    Last edited by Aslan; 02-09-2022 at 10:41 AM.
    In Bag: (: .) Motiv Trident Odyssey; (: .) Hammer Scorpion Sting; (: .) Pyramid Force Pearl; (: .) Brunswick Rhino Gold; (: .) Ebonite Maxim
    USBC#: 8259-59071; USBC Sanctioned Average = 186; Lifetime Average = 171;
    Ball Speed: 15.5mph; Rev. Rate: 240rpm || High Game (sanc.) = 300 (268); High Series (sanc.) = 725 (720); Clean Games: 181

    Smokey this is not 'Nam', this is bowling. There are rules. Proud two-time winner of a bowlingboards.com weekly ball give-away!

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