Saturday Practice: medium oil synthetics
474 Series: 183-152-139
First 2 games I was using the Bullet Train; spare shooting was good but I couldn't find the strike ball. Switched to the Rhythm for Game 3 and did a little better but struggled with splits and single-pin spare shooting.
566 Series: 204-167-194
Game 4 was clean except for a 1-2-10 washout in the 2nd frame. Switched to the Encounters for games 5 and 6. Game 6 looked great through 6 frames but I finished off with three missed single-pin spares and a missed baby split to really derail that game.
476 Series: 160-165-151
Game 7 was better than the score indicates. I left a 5-7 in the 6th and a 5-7 in the 10th. Other than that, just a chopped 1-2-4 washout in the 9th. Switched to the Slingshot at the end of Game 7 and used it for Games 8 and 9. Game 8 was clean except for a 1-2-9 washout in the 2nd and a chopped 1-2-5-9 in the 8th. Game 9 I left a 1-2-4-8 washout in the 1st frame, missed a 5-pin in the 4th, and couldn't convert a 1-2-3-5-10 in the 9th.
Arguably Useful/Rediculous Statistics:
First Ball Average: 8.52 pins
Strikes: 27% (1 5-bagger, 1 turkey, 2 doubles and 14 singles)
Spares: 60% picked up
Single Pin spares: 70% (22/31)
Most common single-pin leaves: 7-pin (6x).
Never left a single 1-pin nor 8-pin.
Multiple Pin spares: 52% (20/38)
Most common multi-pin spare leaves: 6-10 (5x).
Splits: 12% (1/8)
Pocket Percentage: 27%
Pocket Carry: 108%*
Double Percentage: 8%
Average over 9 games: 168.33.
Average had I picked up 100% of single pin spare leaves: 177.78.
Mainly only did this practice because I wanted to get some video of my approach. It's been awhile since I've posted a video; probably not since the AVI Challenge. And I know everyone has offered some suggestions but it's always when you have the video right there in front of you.
Granted, the quality was horrible due to the lights being off for cosmic bowling…but there's not a ton of good, quality place to practice with the lights on; on a Saturday. I had to wait almost 40 minutes just to get that lane.
* MWhite pointed out at Sunday morning bowling that my "pocket carry" shouldn't be greater than 100%. That is TRUE. HOWEVER…that stat is most often based on someone hitting the pocket MORE OFTEN than striking. Since I apparently can't find the pocket with a GPS…I actually strike more than I hit the pocket. Mike mentioned that I should only count "pocket strikes" in the equation…and again…he is correct. But, that would mean I would need to re-calculate all my numbers and add yet another manual entry data point…so I'm gonna just leave it how it is…add an "*"…and hope that I can start finding the pocket more often than 30% of the time so we won't see any more. It'll still be slightly elevated due to an occasional brooklyn…but it won't be > 100% (if I ever can find the pocket).
Sunday morning league scores to follow…but I gotta get in the shower and get over to my lesson this afternoon so they'll have to wait.
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