mc_runner's scores

[mc_runner]

Yep! Taking the positives and rolling with them

[mc_runner]

TUES MEN'S

156, 226, 164 - 546 series (194.30 league avg)

Strikes: 40% (13/32)
Spares: 61% (11/18)
- Single Pin: 80% (8/10)
- Multiple Pin: 37% (3/8)
Splits: 50% (1/2)

Eh, struggled to find a line in game 1, found it in game 2, then was too stubborn to make the (big) adjustment needed in game 3. Had issues with spares a good bit - although I left several tough ones not counted as splits (1-2-4-10, 1-2-7, 1-2-7-8-10) and also chopped a 3-6-10. It was clear to me right when I finished what I should have done for game 3 - just a matter of realizing and doing it in the game!

THURS NIGHT MIXED:

198, 166, 156 - 520 series (181.21 avg)

Strikes: 35% (11/31)
Spares: 57% (11/19)
- Single Pin: 83% (5/6)
- Multiple Pin: 46% (6/13)
Splits: 0% (0/7)

Really scuffled through this whole night. Was super late and got no warmup and no read on the lanes. Splits everywhere. Last game was actually going fairly well until I managed a X.X.6s2.9- to end the game. Lanes felt much heavier than normal and my line was a struggle all night... of the 7 splits, 3 of them were 2-4-8-10s from coming in light. Have a couple items I know I need to work on (staying low in release when struggling, to post/find line is the main one, and then watching the ball through the rack to get a jump on adjustments). Hoping for a bounce back week next week!

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Another very so-so week. I'm getting killed on my 10 pins, but can't afford a ball at the moment with everything LIFE going on.

TUES MENS:
166, 193, 211 - 570 series (193.87 avg)

Strikes: 45% (15/33)
Spares: 52% (9/17)
- Single Pin: 69% (9/13)
- Multiple Pin: 0% (0/4)
Splits: 0% (0/2)

Good carry, lousy spare shooting. strike % is great in this league, my 10 pin % is woeful in general. I'm whiffing them all which I know I wouldn't do with a plastic ball... so that's next on my list of things to get. I think I left the 9th frame open in every game, haha.

THURS MIXED:
173, 182, 178 - 533 series (180.81 avg)

Strikes: 31% (10/32)
Spares: 72% (16/22)
- Single Pin: 73% (11/15)
- Multiple Pin: 71% (5/7)
Splits: 100% (1/1)

Bad 10 pin shooting continued on thursday - and I left a LOT of them. I was on the end lanes and just could not carry... 31% strikes is the lowest I've had in quite awhile. I had flat 10s, ringing 10s, made an adjustment and got more ringing 10s, then another flat 10, etc. I'm on this same pair on Tuesday.

[mc_runner]

TUES MENS:
213, 189, 168 - 570 series (193.52 avg)

Strikes: 36% (12/33)
Spares: 68% (13/19)
- Single Pin: 100% (12/12)
- Multiple Pin: 14% (1/7)
Splits: 0% (0/5)

Started off with a clean game then it unraveled pretty quickly. On the end lanes, had issues with carry for both teams, and I left 3 pocket 7-10s along with 8 single 10pin leaves (but picked them all up!). Looking forward to moving out of that set of lanes for awhile.

THURS MIXED
208, 147, 201 - 556 series (181.27 avg)

Strikes: 48% (15/31)
Spares: 43% (7/16)
- Single Pin: 42% (3/7)
- Multiple Pin: 44% (4/9)
Splits: 0% (0/4)

Eh, I arrived really late and was dealing with a work issue in between bowling frames. I somehow had a really great first game going until I left a 2-8-10 in the 10th frame going on 2 strikes... blew a really good game there but at least still got the 200. Not really sure what happened in game 2, I lost my line and with no spare practice time I shanked quite a few of my spare attempts (was 1 for 4 on the night for 10s). Ended up switching balls and still would have had a decent game had I not guttered on my spare attempt in the 10th frame (again, on 2 strikes). Game 3 I recovered nicely. Carry was good and my series would have been a lot better had I nailed spares, oh well. I'm actually pretty happy with how it turned out considering the circumstances.

[mc_runner]

TUES MENS

173, 203, 165 - 541 series (192.42 league avg).

Strikes: 34% (11/32)
Spares: 61% (13/21)
- Single Pin: 76% (10/13)
- Multiple Pin: 37% (3/8)
Splits: 0% (0/4)

Ugh what a mess this was. Something was off on my timing/release, I was down a lot of revs and pulling the ball left on every shot including spares. Posting worked sometimes, but I fell off right a few times as well. My lack of revs helped the ball stay relatively "OK" and I picked up more strikes/spares than I had any right to.

I will be getting to the alley this weekend sometime for some practice to work on my release and timing - I'm hoping it was a one-off thing. One of my teammates said it looked like I was coming around the ball, but I think the problem stemmed somewhere before that (i.e. symptom not cause) since I was having trouble posting, balancing and hitting marks.

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TUES MEN'S

187, 217, 181 - 585 series (192.65 league avg)

Strikes: 52% (18/34)
Spares: 64% (9/14)
- Single Pin: 100% (4/4)
- Multiple Pin: 50% (5/10)
Splits: 0% (0/4)

Feast or famine. I'm getting really good at turning what should be great games into so-so ones. First one, for instance... X,X, pocket 7-10, X,X, pulled and left a big 4, X, 9/ (almost another pocket 7-10, 10 went late), 9/, X7/. 187 with 6 strikes and 2 poorly timed unmakeable splits.
Game 2, started with a 4 bagger then covered a 10 pin and followed it up with another nice big 4. Ugh... had to double to even hit 200 from there. On the plus side, the series went above average.

THURS MIXED:

177, 183, 214 - 574 series (182.16 league avg)

Strikes: 44% (15/34)
Spares: 76% (13/17)
- Single Pin: 100% (11/11)
- Multiple Pin: 33% (2/6)
Splits: 33% (1/3)

Same general thing here - much higher games turned into so-so games. A few really poorly timed splits will do that... Game 1 started very solid then I lost my shot/timing randomly and left some really tough leaves for 3 straight frames before finding it again. Last game I had a possible 250+ turn into a 214 when I left another pocket 7-10 in the 9th frame after a double. Had I closed the way I ended up closing in the 10th, I would have had a 256. Meh.

Definitely some positives out of this though - hit ALL single pins in both leagues, and am 12/12 on my tens recently! And the shots are there - carry was there and has been pretty good this season (strike % is way up over last yr). Still working on putting together complete games, when I do it'll be awesome!

[mc_runner]

TUES MEN'S

205, 180, 227 - 612 (193.43 avg)

Strikes: 46% (15/32)
Spares: 76% (13/17)
- Single Pin: 100% (10/10)
- Multiple Pin: 42% (3/7)
Splits: 0% (0/3)

Good night, had some issues with carry in the second game. I think I had 6 ten pins alone that game, with 3 strikes and a naaasty split in the 10th (went through the nose for a 3-6-7-10). Third game started out pretty bad for the first 4 frames too, but I made a ball change and strung a 6-pack together for a nice finish/series. Been throwing the ball really well, only missed pocket on 2 hits all night.

THURS MIXED

205, 192, 172 - 569 series (182.80 avg)

Strikes: 42% (14/33)
Spares: 78% (15/19)
- Single Pin: 83% (10/12)
- Multiple Pin: 71% (5/7)
Splits: 0% (0/1)

I didn't throw quite as well here, but the first 2 games were still solid. I missed a couple of 10 pins tonight, breaking my streak of 20 in a row made :P . Third game I got into a lousy mental state for a few frames (mostly my own fault) and was mad at something outside of bowling... I ended the game OK though. Few weeks in a row hitting at or near the 190 and my average is slowly creeping up in the league - still struggling a little with the lane transitions though, especially compared to Tuesday.

[mc_runner]

TUES MEN'S

223, 194, 184 - 601 series (193.89 avg)

Strikes: 45% (16/35)
Spares: 72% (13/18)
- Single Pin: 100% (6/6)
- Multiple Pin: 58% (7/12)
Splits: 0% (0/4)

Luckiest/worst 600 series I've ever had. Still not sure how I even managed to get that high! I left a ton of nasty leaves and didn't really feel right, but strung together strikes where I needed to and picked up all my single pin spares. Finished strong all 3 games.

THURS MIXED

186, 184, 166 - 536 series (182.49 avg)

Strikes: 41% (14/34)
Spares: 63% (12/19)
- Single Pin: 63% (7/11)
- Multiple Pin: 62% (5/8)
Splits: 0% (0/1)

I actually felt very similar to Tuesday on this (meaning a little off in my timing and release) but didn't get the luck I did on Tuesday. I couldn't string together strikes and I missed 4 10-pins on the night... both of which started to get to me. I'm beginning to feel a little bit frustrated with my results in this league. I was thinking about what the differences are and what I have to work on for the second half. Some of the variables seem to be:

1. More carry down - many people bowling with plastic all over the lane, one of my teammates also hammers his ball straight at 20+ mph with no spin. Fix - I know I need a new ball which will help with some of the oil in games 2+3, also need to prepare for the transition mentally
2. More casual atmosphere - totally on me. Mixed handicap league that no one really takes super seriously, and I'm finding it difficult to concentrate both on strikes and spares. Need to get in a better mental place to score better!
3. Faster pace - again, on me. Same as above.

Couple weeks off in the league now, while the 190 isn't out of the question yet I definitely need to pick up the pace here as we're halfway through the season.

[mc_runner]

TUES MEN'S

218, 183, 168 - 569 series (193.62 avg)

Strikes: 46% (15/32)
Spares: 64% (11/17)
- Single Pin: 100% (4/4)
- Multiple Pin: 53% (7/13)
Splits: 0% (0/3)

Was on the end pair tonight... game 1 there was only about 2-3 boards difference between the 2 lanes, but by game 3 the end lane was probably 10 boards more hook than the right. Struggled with that lane and couldn't hit hte pocket by game 3! And had issues picking up spares on that lane for the same reason (yeah yeah I'm going to buy a plastic ball as soon as I get the time to go up to my pro shop. hopefully this weekend). Game 1 went well, and I picked up TWO 1-2-4-6-10 washouts on the night for the positives.

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TUES MEN'S

191, 223, 184 - 598 series (193.96 avg)

Strikes: 45% (15/33)
Spares: 75% (12/16)
- Single Pin: 100% (10/10)
- Multiple Pin: 33% (2/6)
Splits: 20% (1/5)

Not too bad, overall. Game 1 I was leaving a ton of flat 10s and adjusted, and promptly threw 2 splits in frames 8 and 9. Wasn't getting a good read with the vivid and went to the byte for game 2, which turned out much better (and clean). Game 3 I started out strike, split, split, strike, split (I threw the vivid for a couple shots to see what it would do on the transition, still wasn't getting a great read with it obviously) and then make a couple line tweaks with the byte and closed out pretty strong for the 184. Not a bad week, only opens were the splits - basically just need to cut down on those. This year with my higher rev shot has been getting a lot more carry and strikes, but more splits as well.