Tuesday Men's League: THS
Week 20 Position Round
558 Series: 234-169-155
8 /, X, X, X, X, 8 /, 9 -, 8 /, X, X X 8. I was able to move a little inside with my feet and use the Grudge Hybrid. Only open was on a single 3-pin that I missed because I wasn't wearing my glasses (Covid mask) and thought it was a 5-pin.
Game 2 I tried to stick it out with the Grudge Hybrid, but it was clear that I was hitting weak...at least on the right lane....so I switched to the Aura Mystic with the new surface (240/800/2000/R. Compound) I added to it this afternoon. 7 /, X, 6 3, X, 8 -, 9 /, X, X, 7 /, 9 -. Surprisingly, even though I was playing deeper than usual, I made good shots on the left lane...but left a 7-pin in the 10th and guttered trying to pick it up. Can't do that in the 10th. Right lane was a struggle due to some bad shots early and transition late.
X, X, 8 /, X, 6 2, 9 /, 7 /, 8 1, 8 -, 9 -.
Game 3 wasn't as bad as the score indicates. Struck a couple times on the right lane...but it was still a struggle to keep up with the transitioning. The left lane was a much bigger problem. I was SO deep...inside 3rd arrow and standing more than 10 boards left of center on the approach...that I was outside my comfort zone and that led to a lot of pulled shots as I would tend to square my shoulders at the line rather than keep my shoulders open. To top it all off...a split in the 8th, a split in the 9th, and then a missed 5-pin in the 10th.
PinPal Stats:
First Ball Average: 8.81 pins
Strikes: 43%
Spares: 52% picked up
Single Pin spares: 40% (2/5)
Most common single-pin leave: n/a
Left a single 3-pin, 5-pin, 7-pin, 9-pin, and 10-pin.
Multiple Pin spares: 58% (7/12)
Most common multi-pin leave: 6-10 (4x)
Splits: 0% (0/2)
Average over 3 games: 186.00.
Average had I picked up all single-pin spares: 197.00.
Bad News: What can I say? 169 and a 155...two missed single-pins in the 10th frames....embarrassing. Still unable to to play the "inside line".
Good News:
1. The scores were a bit 'misleading'. The only open in Game 1 was because I wasn't wearing my glasses and 2 of the 4 opens in Game 3 were splits.
2. I shot a 234. It was enough to win me high game and the card game...so I drank for free tonight.
3. Most importantly...the team took 3 out of 4...during position round...and we REALLY needed some separation from ourselves and the rest of the pack. A bad showing would have put us a bad week away from dropping out of 1st place for the first time this season. This 3-point win puts us comfortably ahead of the pack again.
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