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

[Aslan]

Sunday Night Established Mixed League

Week 33 - Position Round (Finals)

Our team came in tied for 6th. We had a chance to maybe move up a spot or down a spot, but that was about it.

489 Series: 181-135-173

Switched to the Fireball after the first frame when I threw a perfect shot and left a flat 10. But, carry didn't improve...so it was going to be one of those nights.
9 /, 8 -, X, 9 -, 9 /, X, S7 2, 9 /, X, XX9.

Moved to the Endeavor for Game 2...hoping maybe I could get something going with a ball I don't usually throw...but the combination of abysmal carry and ***-poor spare shooting led to an embarrassing showing. I mean, COME ON!! A pocket 8-10 in the first, a pocket 7-pin in the 3rd, a pocket 10-pin in the 4th, a stone 8 in the 6th...???
S8 1, X, 9 -, 9 /, 7 -, 9 -, X, X, 9 -, 8 1.

Figured I could at least have one strong game with the Force Pearl...but nope. Couldn't keep it right of the headpin. Just diving through nose. If I pull the shot...through the nose. If I get the ball too far right, I leave a 1-2. If I miss right with some hand...it goes through the nose. Just miserable.
7 /, X, 8 /, 8 /, S8 1, X, 9 /, X, S7 2, X 9 /.

PinPal Stats:
First Ball Average: 8.94
Strikes: 36%
Spares: 45% picked up

Single Pin spares: 60% (6/10)
Most common single-pin leave: 10-pin (3x).
Never left a single 1-pin, 5-pin, nor 9-pin.

Makeable spares: 56% (9/16)
Multiple Pin spares: 50% (3/6)
Most common multi-pin leave: n/a

Splits: 0% (0/4)

Average over 3 games: 163.00.
Average had I picked up all single-pin spares: 177.33.

Positives
- ???

Negatives
- Carry
- Spare shooting
- Too many pulled shots
- Completely POOed the bed like Johnny Depp's girlfriend...at a time when my team needed me to perform well.
- 4 splits

So, its likely we'll finish 7th (out of 19). Not a terrible finish...but I'm disappointed that my average dropped to 191 to end the season. I guess the only positive is that my average in this league has went from 185 to 190 (last year) to 191. So, I guess thats improvement...sort of.

[Aslan]

Wednesday Night Established Men's League

Week 33
Position Round

Once all the post-bowling was completed...our team clearly was in first place and ended up with 90 points won and 38 points lost. The second place team finished 79-49. 3rd through 12th were still up in the air subject to position round bowling. And, of course, the 2nd place team didn't bother to show up. I believe this was our 4th time where we were scheduled to bowl them and they didn't show up. Lame.

588 Series: 233-156-199 (clean)

X, X, X, 9 /, S7 2, X, X, X, X, 9 / 9.
A solid start to the evening. All pocket hits except the split.

X, X, X, S5 3, X, 7 1, 9 /, 8 1, 9 /, 6 -.
After switching to the Fireball on the fill shot previous, things seemed to be 'clicking', but I just made some bad shots...a few pulls left and a push right. Add in a couple pocket 10s and it was just not a good game overall.

9 /, X, 9 /, X, X, 7 /, 9 /, 8 /, 9 /, 8 / 8.
Game 3 I switched to the Force Pearl...but it was very difficult to keep that ball right of the headpin. That combined with a couple more pocket 10s. My primary goal was to strike in the 2nd and first shot of the 10th...because I would have won a decent amount of money in the 'strike-a-mania' pot. So, I was really disappointed when I pulled the shot in the 10th.

PinPal Stats:
First Ball Average: 8.91
Strikes: 43%
Spares: 68% picked up

Single Pin spares: 100% (8/8)
Most common single-pin leave: 10-pin (6x)
Also left a single 2-pin and 6-pin.

Makeable spares: 78% (11/14)
Multiple Pin spares: 50% (3/6)
Most common multi-pin leave: 6-10 (2x)

Splits: 0% (0/2)

Average over 3 games: 196.00.
Average had I picked up all single-pin spares: n/a

Positives
- Obviously, finishing 1st place is awesome. This is a really competitive league.
- Strike rate was just as bad as last week, but the improvement in spare shooting really helped keep me keep my head above water.

Negatives
- Our #2 bowler was acting like an idiot again. He usually is loud and boisterous when he is bowling well, but when he starts to do poorly...which he almost always does in Game 3 and sometimes Game 2...he just pouts and acts like a baby.
- Obviously, I'm not happy with my performance in Game 2.
- Second time I missed strike-a-mania by one frame.

I think this is maybe the second time winning a league championship. Our team has come close (3rd-5th) in previous seasons, but we FINALLY pulled it off and it ended up being by a much wider margin than expected. And, we were the ONLY team in the league where each bowler bowled every single night...we never used a sub...and I finished with one of my highest 4 averages ever at 196.

[J Anderson]

Congrats on winning the league! I find the correlation between the seriousness or competitiveness of the league and how ell someone bowls interesting.

[Aslan]

Summer League

Week 1

New team this year...3 horrible/new bowlers and me. So, its gonna be a LONG summer.

502 Series: 139-192-171

X, 9 -, 9 /, 9 -, X, 9 -, 9 /, 9 /, S8 1, S7 2.
Wow! Was hitting the pocket all game...very little carry. Poor spare shooting, and thats an understatement. And, the lanes decided to transition the 9th...and I received maximum penalty.

9 /, X, X, 8 /, 9 -, 9 /, 9 /, 9 /, X, 7 / 8.
Switched from the Ebonite Fireball to the Brunswick Endeavor. Carry continued to be a problem, but my spare shooting was considerably better.

9 -, X, X, X, 9 /, 9 -, 9 /, 9 /, S8 1, 7 2.
Wash, rinse, repeat. I thought bringing out the Force Pearl would give me some extra carry...but even that ball wasn't carrying.

PinPal Stats:
First Ball Average: 8.94 pins
Strikes: 25%
Spares: 54% picked up

Single Pin spares: 62% (10/16)
Most common single-pin leave: 10-pin (7x)
Never left a single 1-pin, 3-pin, nor 8-pin.

Makeable spares: 63% (12/19)
Multiple Pin spares: 66% (2/3)
Most common multi-pin leave: n/a

Splits: 0% (0/3)

Average over 3 games: 167.33
Average had I picked up all single-pin spares: 189.67.

Positives
- Establishing averages, so its a good night to poo the bed.
- Around the pocket all night.

Negatives
- We bowled the best team in the league, essentially scratch, so it was a slaughter.
- Terrible, terrible carry.
- My new teammates are various levels of 'slow' (mentally) and have some noticeable body odor issues.

Terrible night. So much so, that I'm gonna redo my arsenal. There's no real reason to continue to try and start with the Black Widow Hybrid 2.0. Its just too strong for the dry lanes of this house. I was thinking of replacing it with a Danger Zone, but I think I'll spend the summer determining if this new, low-RG arsenal is going to work come fall or if I need to go back to the drawing board.

[Aslan]

Summer League

Week 2

Changed up the lineup to start with the Endeavor. Same bad results.

480 Series: 137-176-167

7 /, S8 1, S8 1, S7 2, X, 7 -, X, 9 /, X, 9 -.
I didn't think I could do worse than last week... Three straight splits and a missed 7-pin in the 10th. Yup.

X, 9 -, 9 -, X, 8 /, 9 /, S6 2, X, X, X 6 /.
Stayed with the Endeavor, but it was just not working.

X, 9 /, X, 9 /, 8 -, X, X, 8 /, S7 1, S8 -.
Switched to the Force Pearl, but still no relief to what is starting to look like a LONG summer.

PinPal Stats:
First Ball Average: 8.74 pins
Strikes: 38%
Spares: 42% picked up

Single Pin spares: 57% (4/7)
Most common single-pin leave: 2-pin (3x)
Also left a single 4-pin, 10-pin, nor 7-pin (2x).

Makeable spares: 61% (8/13)
Multiple Pin spares: 66% (4/(6)
Most common multi-pin leave: 1-2 (2x)

Splits: 0% (0/6)

Average over 3 games: 160.00
Average had I picked up all single-pin spares: 171.33.

Positives
- The team probably took 3 out of 4 points.

Negatives
- More terrible carry.
- A sub-500 night is just inherently terrible. Not fun.

Not very confident in my new/improved arsenal. Gotta find the key to carrying 7s and 10s...and I gotta improve my corner-pin spare conversion.