Well, that's a bummer man. . Get better soon.
Yeah, I'm averaging about 1-3 opens per game...about 6 opens per night.
Thursday Men's League: THS
575 Series: 159-183-233
Was having trouble early...missing right....inconsistent release...just wasn't feeling it.
Tried to settle things down in Game 2...only had one open in the 7th on a single 4-pin...but strikes were few and far between.
Game 3 I started off with a 4-7-9 split...but then just started striking. Was using the Mystic on the left lane and Exile on the right lane....rattled off 6-in-a-row before one of my best shots left a ringing 7-pin in the 8th. Put too much hand in the next shot and left a 3-6...that I chopped. Struck out for a 233...3rd highest score of the season in this league. Took my only point of the night...took high game...and won a $1 sidebet.
* You'll want to read the portion below for a gross/interesting part to this story...
PinPal Stats:
First Ball Average: 9.00 pins
Strikes: 51%
Spares: 53% picked up
Single Pin spares: 62% (5/8)
Most common single-pin leave: 4-pin (2x)
Never left a single 1-pin, 5-pin, nor 6-pin.
Multiple Pin spares: 42% (3/7)
Most common multi-pin leaves: 3-6 and 8-10 baby split (2x each)
Splits: 33% (1/3)
Average over 3 games: 191.67.
Average had I picked up all single-pin spares: 203.00.
Now, the real issue I had in Game 3 was a stomach issue. Lets just say I had to make two trips to the bathroom and it wasn't for a quick 'tinkle'. Very difficult to bowl when going to the bathroom constantly...you gotta try not to get your bowling hand/thumb wet while still washing your hands afterwards...you got toilet paper sticking to your thumb tape...not to mention you gotta go back out there while your teammates and the other team are sitting there waiting 'impatiently' for you to return.
It felt good to win high game in the 3rd game...because the pro on our team was giving me a bunch of 'poo' early on...teasing me about how I like to point out that I'm one of the top bowlers in individual points standings...and then when I mentioned I got my my high game of season the previous Friday, he joked, "Was it a 204?" So...games like my 3rd game are really valuable to remind me that I'm capable of beating those kind of guys.
Now...can it translate into a strong Friday performance??
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