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

[Aslan]

A few rears later

I didn't really need to know that...

I took a few Yoga classes and our yoga teacher recommended Back Care Basics by Mary Pullig Schatz as a good reference preventing a recurrence. As long as I do my exercises at least every other day I'm good.

Sunday Night Established Mixed League

Position Round #1...bowling a team we're tied with, but they have two 200+ average bowlers...so it could be a blowout.

Week 11

509 Series: 148-200-161

Shoulda known it was going to be a struggle with the Black Widow Hybrid...I wasn't having the greatest of luck with it in warm-ups. But, I chalked it up to just poor accuracy and shot-making. But, could NOT find a consistent line the whole game. FOUR pocket corner pin leaves. Made a couple bad shots, but didn't deserve a 148.
9 /, 9 -, X, 9 /, 8 1, 9 /, 9 /, 7 2, X, 9 -.

Mad the switch to the Ebonite Fireball to start Game 2. Still wasn't striking consistently, but I was making some bad misses right...so it was more my fault than the line. When I hit my mark, I struck. Switched to the Force Pearl in the 8th after leaving a left side bucket despite not missing my mark by much.
X, 7 /, X, 8 /, X, X, 6 2, 8 /, X, X 8 /.

The lanes were transitioning like mad. Affecting the other team as well. Obviously, four splits are not going to help one score well. Just abysmal night.
X, 9 /, 9 /, X, S7 -, 7 /, S8 1, S5 -, X, X S7 2.

PinPal Stats:
First Ball Average: 8.69
Strikes: 37%
Spares: 55% picked up

Single Pin spares: 75% (6/8)
Most common single-pin leave: 2-pin, 7-pin, and 10-pin (2x each)
Also left a single 4-pin and 9-pin.

Makeable spares: 68% (11/16)
Multiple Pin spares: 62% (5/8)
Most common multi-pin leave: 6-7-10 split (2x)

Splits: 0% (0/4)

Average over 3 games: 169.67.
Average had I picked up all single-pin spares: 177.67.

Positives
- Most of the metrics were actually positive.
- Team at least took 1 point.
- My back held out okay.

Negatives
- Not gonna win many games with a sub 40% strike rate.
- Not sure if my recent resurfacing of the BWH caused it to behave this badly...or the lanes...or what.

As to my back...yeah, it felt better late Saturday. So, I figured I'd be fine bowling tonight. What annoys me is...I have 2 massage chairs in my basement. I could have used them to help with my back...but I forgot they were down there until my back was already feeling better!

[Aslan]

Wednesday Night Established Men's League

Week 12

Currently holding onto 2nd place.

655 Series: 209-226-190

X, 6 2, 7 /, X, X, X, X, 9 /, 9 -, XX6.
Couldn't carry with the Black Widow 2.0, so I switched to the Fireball in the 3rd. Lost the line in the 8th/9th..and was really ticked about the 10-pin in the 9th...because that was one of my better shots.. But, I re-established the line in the 10th to finish strong.

X, X, X, X, X, 9 /, X, 8 1, X, 9 / 9.
Switched to the Pyramid Force in the 7th. Good game, just not a 'great' game.

7 -, X, 9 /, X, 6 /, 7 /, X, X, 9 /, 9 / 8.
Had a few "beer frames" last night...which caused me to be a little more "buzzed" than normal. But, I managed to make most of my spares to hit my average.

PinPal Stats:
First Ball Average: 9.03 pins
Strikes: 52%
Spares: 69% picked up

Single Pin spares: 85% (6/7)
Most common single-pin leave: 10-pin (4x)
Also left a single 2-pin, 6-pin, and 9-pin.

Makeable spares: 69% (9/13)
Multiple Pin spares: 50% (3/6)
Most common multi-pin leave: 2-4-5-8 bucket (2x)

Splits: N/A

Average over 3 games: 208.33.
Average had I picked up all single-pin spares: 212.33.

Positives
- Fireball and Pyramid Force continue to perform well.
- Won 2 card games for the second straight week.
- Team took 3 points from a team that has some decent talent.
- Two nights in a row (Sunday/Wednesday) and no back issues.

Negatives
- The Black Widow Hybrid 2.0 (BWH2) continues to have carry issues outside 2nd arrow.

Overall a decent night. Disappointed that the (BWH2) has issues outside of 10. The usual dilemma...move into 11-12 and it doesn't have enough to get back strong...but if you get out in the 8-9 area; you just leave 10-pins and 2-pin combos. I tried to take some surface off and put a 1000/2000/polish on it...but it seems to be just a 'little' too strong.