Tues Mens:
154, 203, 172 - 529 series
Strikes: 24% (8/33)
Spares: 73% (17/23)
- Single Pin: 100% (7/7)
- Multiple Pin: 62% (10/16)
Splits: 0% (0/2)
This was a mess of a week. Took a week off, no practice or anything to try to clear my head... bad idea. I decided in game 1 to really come up the back of the ball but I was doing something wrong - my teammate even said he noticed that I wasn't staying under the ball at all. The end result was that I had almost no axis tilt and very little hook. I tried adjusting a few times but by the middle of the game I tried getting back to my normal release. Ended slightly better (I had a 51 after 5) but it was not a good game at all. Game 2 was better, game 3 the strikes went away again and I missed a 1-2-8 in the 10th to ruin any shot at a respectable game/score. Bleh. Way too few strikes, too many multiple pin leaves, too much overthinking on adjustments.
Thurs Mixed:
202, 188, 203 - 593 series
Strikes: 45% (15/33)
Spares: 76% (13/17)
- Single Pin: 71% (5/7)
- Multiple Pin: 80% (8/10)
Splits: 0% (0/2)
This was a lot better. I felt more on balance and in control. Still, I was a little bit off on my release every few shots when I would come up the back too much and lose the rotation... but by the third game I mostly figured out the fix for it (starting my pushaway a tiny bit sooner... again). I messed up a couple of key single pin conversions that kept my games lower than they should have been - whiffed a stone 8 spare attempt after a turkey and then dumped an attempt at a 6 pin in the 10th in game 2. Good news is my shot felt a lot more comfortable and I was getting better carry. Maintaining 190+ in both leagues still so if I can work through my slumping issue with a strong spare game, it should be much better when I get everything back right.
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