Aslan's Scores (of the non-lady kind)

[Aslan]

Summer League

Holding on to a top 5 spot, even after losing 3 points last week.

Week 11

620 Series: 172-236 (clean)-212

8 /, S8 1, - 9, 8 1, 9 /, X, X, 8 /, X, 9 / 9.
Started with the Perfect Mindset and it was just miserable. Probably didn't help that I got there late and missed warm-ups. My bad. Once I switched to the Endeavor I had a much better line.

X, X, X, X, 8 /, 9 /, X, 9 /, X, X 9 /.
Great game. Only non-pocket shot was a pulled shot in the 5th. Other than that, a couple 7-pins and a 10-pin.

X, 9 /, X, X, X, X, 8 /, 8 1, 9 /, 8 / 9.
Started losing my line just past the midway point. Chopped a 6-10 in the 8th...exactly the same way I chopped it early in the first game.

PinPal Stats:
First Ball Average: 8.94 pins
Strikes: 45%
Spares: 75% picked up

Single Pin spares: 100% (7/7)
Most common single-pin leave: 7-pin and 10-pin (3x each)
Also left a single 4-pin.

Makeable spares: 80% (12/15)
Multiple Pin spares: 62% (5/8)
Most common multi-pin leave: 6-10 (4x).

Splits: 0% (0/1)

Average over 3 games: 206.67.
Average had I picked up all single-pin spares: n/a

Positives
- Clean game
- 100% on single-pins
- Tied my 3rd highest game on the season.
- 3rd highest series of the season.

Negatives
- Guttered on the first ball...again. Thats getting old quick.
- As bad of a start that I got off to...I actually was very, very close to a clean series. The two 6-10 chops, the baby split chop, a 9-count on the fill shot after I guttered...these all coulda very easily been conversions.
- Still struggling to use anything but a weak, low-end ball on fresh...because the lanes are just too dry.

Sometimes I ask, "why do I post the Pinpal stats on here?" And, the answer is...sometimes how I feel about a night changes after I take the time to write down the pinpal stats. Like, in this case, I felt like I bowled far, far better than I did last week. And...I did. BIG difference between a 505 series and a 620 series. But, what was the difference? I striked 45% of the time this week and 45% last week. So, was this just a "luckier" night in that I was able to actually run some of those strikes together. Last week I had a few doubles and a few turkeys. Last night I had a couple doubles and a couple hambones. Doesn't seem too different.

But...the spare shooting was really the difference. I hate to say that...because it'd really make things easier on me if I could strike 55-70% of the time. I certainly can't count on a 100% single-pin conversion rate every night. But it felt good. Some nights I can barely buy a single-pin conversion...some nights I can't miss. Who knows?

The biggest issue I had last night was...well, I'll save this for another post...running long.