mc_runner's scores

[mc_runner]

Monday Doubles -

249, 212, 174 - 635 series

Strikes: 51% (17/33)
Spares: 81% (13/16)
- Single Pin: 90% (9/10)
- Multiple Pin: 66% (4/6)
Splits: 50% (1/2)
First ball avg: 9.27

I was admittedly getting kinda lucky the first 2 games, my shot wasn't quite on but I was getting carry. The third game I didn't change much but I started having frames reflecting how I was actually shooting. Lots of 9 counts. Still, would have been a decent game (was on a double going into 10th) if I hadn't left a 2-8-10 split. Ended up being exactly average on the night.

Tuesday Mixed:

250, 259, 194 - 703 series

Strikes: 65% (23/35)
Spares: 75% (9/12)
- Single Pin: 77% (7/9)
- Multiple Pin: 66% (2/3)
Splits: 0% (0/1)
First ball avg: 9.51

I resurfaced the haywire by hand before the evening and it definitely paid off. Game 1 I went /X/X/ then struck out. Game 2 was all strikes except for 2 frames. Game 3 I knew I was on a great line and had a high series lined up and started overthrowing the ball, missed a couple shots here and there but still ended up with the 700. I don't think I've ever done back-to-backs in league so that was cool. Unfortunately on my mini-streak here my team has won one game total between the last 2 weeks.

[mc_runner]

Monday doubles - 215, 201, 188 - 604 series

Strikes: 51% (17/33)
Spares: 73% (11/15)
- Single Pin: 100% (8/8)
- Multiple Pin: 42% (3/7)
Splits: 0% (0/2)
First ball avg: 9.18

Tues Mixed:

203, 247, 187 - 637 series

Strikes: 52% (18/34)
Spares: 86% (13/15)
- Single Pin: 92% (13/14)
- Multiple Pin: 0% (0/1)
Splits: NA% (0/0)
First ball avg: 9.29

Both nights I felt I was making good shots - over where I wanted, looked like it was going in and through pins well, and I'd leave a single wiggling pin. Lots of wiggling 10 pins. Found out towards the end of last night that the pins had been replaced before Monday league. Not really bad nights (save the open in 10th the last game Monday) but carry was a bit of a struggle. Still pulled out a couple 600s which is always the goal

[mc_runner]

Mon Doubles:

226, 224, 223 - 673 series

Strikes: 57% (20/35)
Spares: 78% (11/14)
- Single Pin: 100% (11/11)
- Multiple Pin: 0% (0/3)
Splits: 0% (0/3)
First ball avg: 9.34

A good night where I was around the pocket all night and was able to make successful adjustments as the lanes transitioned. Really pleased with how this one went. And, we actually won some points this week - too little too late but every position counts.

Tues Mixed:

212, 247, 184

Strikes: 57% (20/35)
Spares: 78% (11/14)
- Single Pin: 80% (8/10)
- Multiple Pin: 75% (3/4)
Splits: NA% (0/0)
First ball avg: 9.11

This one was a weird night. Ironically my clean game was the 184. I was working on very little sleep and it showed in my physical game, every so often I really had issues with timing. I found a line towards the end of game 1 and closed with 4 in a row, and after I struggled through a couple frames in game 2 I ended up throwing a string of 9 in a row (8 to end game 2 and 1 to begin game 3). Then I threw 2 balls way outside, one came back for a bucket and the other went in the gutter (which I spared to keep my clean game, heh). All in all it ended up being a series that was average to the pin.

[Timmyb]

Mon Doubles:

226, 224, 223 - 673 series

Might want to work on your consistency....

[mc_runner]

haha right? Thanks always nice to have a set that's really solid and consistent over avg. It's easy to get 3 games 30 under, lol.

I didn't manage the consistency this week but came away with a good series. Tuesday is over for scoring - fun night tonight - so Monday doubles is all thats left until fall leagues:

246, 168, 238 - 652 series

Strikes: 58% (20/34)
Spares: 76% (10/13)
- Single Pin: 100% (8/8)
- Multiple Pin: 40% (2/5)
Splits: 0% (0/2)
First ball avg: 9.44

Game 1 I had a nice line but it broke down by the beginning of game 2. Went againt a spinner and a guy heaving a 20 mph straight shot and it screwed up the oil some, I couldn't get a clean line into the pocket regardless of adjustments and ball for a few frames. Threw a pocket 7-10, XX, then a pocket 7-10 again, switched to the hyroad, went 2-8, light 7, a 10 (that almost left a 7 as well) before closing out with a very MEH game. Game 3 I went back to the haywire a little left and found a line again.

[mc_runner]

Doubles:

171, 225, 206 - 602 series

Strikes: 39% (13/33)
Spares: 83% (15/18)
- Single Pin: 87% (14/16)
- Multiple Pin: 50% (1/2)
Splits: 0% (0/1)
First ball avg: 9.30

I just couldn't get anything going tonight. Took a bit to feel right in game one, then the rest of the night was just 10 pins everywhere... made ball, line, throw changes and they just didn't go away. I couldn't find the right angle into the pocket, save for one or two ringing 10s that looked flush I could tell mostly what the problem was as they were going through the pin deck. Of the single pins, 13 of them were 10s.

This league is just about over, there is a league wide eliminator tournament next week (with 40+ teams participating at $40/team, it should get some decent money in it). Hope to catch some fire!

[mc_runner]

Fall league time!

Tuesday Men's league:

257, 193, 206 - 656 series

Strikes: 60% (20/33)
Spares: 76% (10/13)
- Single Pin: 81% (9/11)
- Multiple Pin: 50% (1/2)
Splits: 0% (0/1)
First ball avg: 9.45

Started off the league with front 6, then left a 6 pin. I left a 10 on teh next throw which I whiffed, then struck out. Not a bad way to start! Game 2 the lanes transitioned quickly and I was clean up until the 10th when I pulled it and left a big 4. Whoops. Game 3 was pretty solid with the exception of a missed 7 pin - that doesn't happen to often for me, I need to work on some spares I think. Either way, very pleased with how this one started out for me... can't really say the same for my teammates who all struggled mightily on the first week back.

[mc_runner]

Tuesday Men -

213, 255, 189 - 657 series

Strikes: 60% (20/33)
Spares: 61% (8/13)
- Single Pin: 66% (4/6)
- Multiple Pin: 57% (4/7)
Splits: 0% (0/1)
First ball avg: 9.15

Pretty solid set, every so often I'd throw a poor shot due to a timing misstep but other than that everything was where I wanted it. Had a couple of issues with 10 pins, need to get in to practice (been saying that awhile now...). Lost my line in transition quickly towards the latter half of game 3. Other than that, picked up where I left off last week and another series I'm happy with.

Thursday Mixed:

200, 203, 175 - 578 series

Strikes: 60% (13/33)
Spares: 78% (15/19)
- Single Pin: 92% (13/14)
- Multiple Pin: 40% (2/5)
Splits: 0% (0/3)
First ball avg: 9.15

Bowled better than the stats showed. Just single pins everywhere on shots that looked good. I'd adjust and leave another, etc.

Game 1 was clean except for a pocket 7-10
Game 2 was clean except for a pocket 7-10
Game 3... no pocket 7-10 but I did whiff a 10 and throw a 4-6-7 split on a shot I should have held up on. Just one of those nights where you need to grind it out. On the flip side, I was 9/10 on 10 pins so whatever was going on from the other night didn't seem to carry over too badly.

[mc_runner]

Pretty bad week all around.

Tues Men's:

183, 215, 181 - 579 series

Strikes: 57% (19/33)
Spares: 42% (6/14)
- Single Pin: 75% (6/8)
- Multiple Pin: 0% (0/6)
Splits: 0% (0/5)
First ball avg: 9.24

I was undone by splits, simple as that. I think half were light pocket and half were high. I didn't have much miss room, and add in a couple missed single pins and 1 other chop and you get a MEH week. On the plus side, the strike % was still good. I just couldn't string much together for any higher games.

Thursday Mixed:

176, 180, 157 - 513 series

Strikes: 24% (8/33)
Spares: 72% (18/25)
- Single Pin: 90% (10/11)
- Multiple Pin: 57% (8/14)
Splits: 0% (0/4)
First ball avg: 8.45

I actually felt OK and was throwing where I wanted. I simply didn't match up to the conditions well at all. I would be leaving single pins on all my pocket balls, move left, go light, change my mark, come in light and leave a pocket 7-10, etc. Was just lost and couldn't get anything going at all. I'll figure this league out. The weird thing I've noticed this year is that they changed the pattern over the summer which has produced a lot more hold in the competitive leagues before the lanes break down, but on Thursday with plastic balls spraying oil everywhere it's created odd carry down that I have yet to figure out.

[mc_runner]

Tuesday Men's:

214, 194, 186 - 594 series

Strikes: 42% (14/33)
Spares: 82% (14/17)
- Single Pin: 91% (11/12)
- Multiple Pin: 60% (3/5)
Splits: 0% (0/1)
First ball avg: 9.18

I left a bunch of pins on the table here with a couple of missed spare conversions and a split in the 10th in game 3. Nothing too crazy good or bad other than that, I'm having a few issues with the line breaking down in game 3 but would have still had a good game if I hadn't pulled the first ball in the 10th frame and left a 3-7-9-10, whoops. haha.

Thursday Mixed:

247, 226, 225 - 698 series (CLEAN)

Strikes: 60% (21/35)
Spares: 100% (12/12)
- Single Pin: 100% (9/9)
- Multiple Pin: 100% (3/3)
Splits: NA% (0/0)
First ball avg: 9.49

Broke out of my couple weeks of lousy series in pretty grand fashion. I had been having a few issues (up through tuesday) of coming around the ball so last night I really focused on staying behind the ball and coming through/following through. The motion was so much more consistent and better and I was able to read the lanes again (huzzah!). Left makeable spares and converted them all for a nice clean series which always feels good