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

[Jessiewoodard57]

ouch, just figured mine no wonder I'm broke. $2100 in balls bags and bowling supplies, $2500 leagues and weekly bowling, not counting gas $4600. Glad I won a free ball one less to buy.

[NewToBowling]

ouch, just figured mine no wonder I'm broke. $2100 in balls bags and bowling supplies, $2500 leagues and weekly bowling, not counting gas $4600. Glad I won a free ball one less to buy.

That's a lot. But hey if you're enjoying it that's all that matters.

I tend to go cheap on bags and shoes. Just picked up some Dexter Turbo's on ebay for $20. 3 ball roller bag on Craigslist for $10, etc.

I don't think I'll ever pay for a used bowling ball seeing is I have to spend upwards of up to $70 to re-drill it. Might as well get new ball at that point

[Aslan]

One league a week ($15) and three practice games (2 are free so $2.35 for 1 paid game). Not bad. I don't bowl that much anymore. I used to go every other day but it was actually detrimental to my game.

$15/night is pretty low. Is it a no-tap league or non-sanctioned? Those are the only two times I've seen < $20 nowadays.

[vdubtx]

I am way under what most are posting here. 2 leagues that are $18 and $16 per week, both sanctioned. Include tournaments including expenses and I am still under $3000 per year.

[Aslan]

I am way under what most are posting here. 2 leagues that are $18 and $16 per week, both sanctioned. Include tournaments including expenses and I am still under $3000 per year.

Are you counting the money you win?

If you're in 2 leagues, 2 seasons, lets say $17...thats just under $5000.

2 leagues * 24 weeks = 48 weeks * 2 seasons = 96 weeks * $17 = $817 *2 leagues = $1632

That leaves you $1368 for the year. If you never enter side pots (which you'd be a fool not to with your average/potential)...or brackets...and your leagues never sweep in Vegas or anywhere you have to travel...no mystery score...no new equipment...you never need to practice...and never take a lesson...okay...then you still have the USBC Open and Tulsa tournament. Entry + Gas + Lodging + expenses??? And you never eat or drink when you are bowling leagues??

I'm just saying...yes, my total is higher than most because I bowl 750-1000 games a year and take lessons at least once a month...buy/drill a new arsenal every year...sweep in Vegas at least twice a year...so my number will be higher than most. But I bet yours is higher than you think. All those little $3 side pots and $5 brackets and $5 raffle tickets/strike ball/50/50...those all add up over the course of a year.

[Aslan]

Monday League: medium oil synthetics, THS (38ft?) with some out of bounds at 1-3.

539 Series: 156-171-212

PinPal Stats:
First Ball Average: 8.85 pins
Strikes: 42% (1 4-bagger, 2 doubles, and 6 singles)
Spares: 52% picked up

Single Pin spares: 57% (4/7)
Most common single-pin leaves: 6-pin (3x)
Never left a single 1-pin, 5-pin, 7-pin, 9-pin, nor 10-pin.

Multiple Pin spares: 50% (5/10)
Most common multi-pin leaves: 6-10 (3x).

Splits: 0% (0/1)

Average over 3 games: 179.67.
Average had I picked up 100% of single pin spare leaves: 191.67.

Mudpuppy Cliff Notes: Aslan needed to take his %&*($$ head out of *** sooner than the 8th frame of Game 3 if he wanted to actually be competitive tonight.

Plain and simple. I spent two games falling off shots and bending my elbow before releasing the ball. Whoopee. We took 1 point of 4. Who cares? This team sucks. The two female bowlers probably barely broke 300...and couldn't have cared less.

Hey, at least I won $8 in the 2nd poker hand...and helped the team salvage a point. But I really, really needed more of a confidence boost with the CA State Singles Tournament coming up this weekend. I don't think I can compete with those guys...but I entered anyways...and after last week convinced myself I at least had a "shot"...but I couldn't hit the 6-pin to save my life. I left a single 6-pin 3 times and a 6-10 3 times. And in 6 tries...the 6-pin fell over once. It was like that damn thing had a forcefield around it.

My chances with the young thang are pretty much over. Kiss that dream goodbye...and probably for the best. A 26 year old girlfriend might be fun for a couple weeks...but I GOTTA think its aggravating after that.

I'm gonna take a bath...and get really high...and then go to bed. I'm gonna pretend this night never happened...and I did not throw a 156 game...and I did NOT miss 3 single-pin spares...I'm just gonna chalk this up to a combination of a bad 6 inch sub that I had for lunch today and the unseasonably hot weather...and we'll just leave it at that.

#bowlingisstupid #myfantasyfootballteamsucks #Ineedtopracticemycornerpins #Wednesdayleaguebetternotsuck #MarkBakerlesson#2onFriday

[Amyers]

I feel you my friend I sucked all weekend last week culminated with a loss to my 11 year old daughter 150-168 on Sunday. Of all things I missed three 7 pins over two games. I really don't understand what causes these stretches.

[NewToBowling]

$15/night is pretty low. Is it a no-tap league or non-sanctioned? Those are the only two times I've seen < $20 nowadays.

It's a sanctioned regular league. 14 teams with small prize pot

[vdubtx]

Are you counting the money you win?

If you're in 2 leagues, 2 seasons, lets say $17...thats just under $5000.

2 leagues * 24 weeks = 48 weeks * 2 seasons = 96 weeks * $17 = $817 *2 leagues = $1632

That leaves you $1368 for the year. If you never enter side pots (which you'd be a fool not to with your average/potential)...or brackets...and your leagues never sweep in Vegas or anywhere you have to travel...no mystery score...no new equipment...you never need to practice...and never take a lesson...okay...then you still have the USBC Open and Tulsa tournament. Entry + Gas + Lodging + expenses??? And you never eat or drink when you are bowling leagues??

I'm just saying...yes, my total is higher than most because I bowl 750-1000 games a year and take lessons at least once a month...buy/drill a new arsenal every year...sweep in Vegas at least twice a year...so my number will be higher than most. But I bet yours is higher than you think. All those little $3 side pots and $5 brackets and $5 raffle tickets/strike ball/50/50...those all add up over the course of a year.

$18 one league, $16 other = $34 per week for 35 weeks is $1190.00.

I don't get into brackets or high pots during leagues because they are always handicap. Not donating my money to someone getting 50 pins on me.

Practice maybe 2 times per month if I can, That's $10 each session for $20 per month = $240.00

Tournaments - Entry to Nationals $188, Tulsa $88, State $65, City $60 = $401.00

Travel to tournaments - Drove to El Paso this year gas = $125.00. Lodging for El Paso $250.00. Drove to Tulsa $75.00, no lodging stayed at brothers in OKC. State and City both local this year and next, Maybe $20 gas. Airfare to Reno in past years was free via points earned and lodging was cheap at $25 per night so less than $100 for the stay.

I don't count food and drink because I need to eat anyway and usually do so before league(usually at work before I leave, which I bring food from home). Don't drink beer or alcohol while bowling. Sometimes get a soda on Thursdays, that's $3.00 = maybe $100 for the year.

That leaves me approx $500 for various other "stuff". Brackets at Nationals, Tulsa, State or City tourneys. Anything I win goes to new equipment or into my pocket.

2 balls that I got this year = Roto-Grip Spare ball was paid via winnings from brackets first day of Nationals. Storm Ride was free and a fluke as the pro-shop operator messed up one ball and took awhile to drill up another, he ended up just giving it to me.

[Jessiewoodard57]

I'd bet those of us spending too much have one thing in common ....not married