mc_runner's scores

[mc_runner]

179, 190, 215 - 584 series

Strikes: 36% (12/33)
Spares: 90% (19/21)
- Single Pin: 100% (10/10)
- Multiple Pin: 81% (9/11)
Splits: 0% (0/1)

Last night was a struggle. The strikes were not there for me, but I did manage to pick up my spares (with the exception of a 3-6-10 that I lined up wrong and dumped into the gutter). Spares salvaged the night! As it's been in this league, my shot got more comfortable as the night wore on and I ended with the pearl. Since I've seen the same thing 3 weeks in a row, I think I'll be starting with a different approach next week and maybe going to the pearl earlier.

[mc_runner]

210, 237, 220 - 667 series

Strikes: 58% (20/34)
Spares: 84% (11/13)
- Single Pin: 100% (7/7)
- Multiple Pin: 66% (4/6)
Splits: 33% (1/3)

The different approach (beginning with a weaker ball, the LT-48, and adjusting from there) worked like a charm. Timing and spare shooting was good, and the strikes were there this week. Still don't have 100% muscle memory with staying behind the ball and staying low (knee bend) on release, but that's what I've been working on in practice. Hopefully it becomes fully automatic soon. Average is right where I want it for where I'm at right now in the game.

[mc_runner]

170, 172, 212 - 554 series

Strikes: 42% (14/33)
Spares: 55% (10/18)
- Single Pin: 62% (5/8)
- Multiple Pin: 50% (5/10)
Splits: 0% (0/2)

The wheels fell off last night. I didn't get in for practice during the week, and I was on-call for work due to a critical thing going on. Started stubbornly with the wrong ball (even though the lanes were telling me otherwise) and didn't fare better from there. It would have still turned out to be a fine/average week if I had made spares - 3 missed single pins (ugh) and THREE chopped 3-6 leaves. I was coming around the ball and felt off-balance on release. I fixed it for game 3, with the help of a couple of beverages.

[mc_runner]

167, 192, 180 - 539 series

Strikes: 36% (12/33)
Spares: 70% (14/20)
- Single Pin: 90% (9/10)
- Multiple Pin: 50% (5/10)
Splits: 33% (1/3)

Didn't get in for practice again last week and it showed. This week I have a few days open and will be able to get in a few times, hopefully that will help right the ship. First game timing was off somewhere, everything was coming off right of target - led to a few chopped spares as well. Game 2 I had a clean game up to the 10th where I chopped a 6/10 to stay under 200. Game 3 I managed to convert a 4-9 split, which was nice... but left so many 10 pins regardless of my adjustments that I kinda figured it just wasn't my night. Looking forward to working on my timing/release in practice and getting back out for next week.

[mc_runner]

201, 214, 175 - 590 series

Strikes: 45% (15/33)
Spares: 75% (12/16)
- Single Pin: 83% (5/6)
- Multiple Pin: 70% (7/10)
Splits: 0% (0/2)

Had pretty good carry first couple games, but made a bad ball switch in game 3 and paid for it. I should have moved and stuck with the ball I was using (although I would have been at the "left-edge" of my comfort zone). Would have been a much better game 1 had I made 2 easy spares, both on doubles - a 4-7, and a single 9 pin.

Next week is the last week for this league, I'm clinging to a 200 average right now and hope to keep it up!

[mc_runner]

Finished up the league tonight...

213, 184, 194 - 591

Strikes: 44% (15/34)
Spares: 84% (16/19)
- Single Pin: 100% (9/9)
- Multiple Pin: 70% (7/10)
Splits: 33% (1/3)

Needed a 578 to clinch a 200 avg and squeaked it out. First game went OK, ball was acting kind of weird off the pattern but I found it at the end and closed with a 5 bagger. Second game was 9 counts everywhere instead of strikes... 2 stone 8s, a couple of flush 7s, etc. Oddly, no 10 pins. I was clean outside of a foul/9 count (first time in probably 3 years, about 10 things went wrong in my timing AND I slid forward an extra inch, wiping out a brooklyn strike). Third game the lanes were playing completely different, and I ended up playing very different lines by the 4th frame. Wasn't perfect, but enough to get the job done and covered spares. Really happy that I ended up with the 200! Been a goal of mine for years, and with my work over the last year of staying low and behind the ball, following through etc it has finally happened. Hopefully I can keep it in the fall! Thank you to everyone here that has really helped me with my knowledge of the game and moving forward in every aspect!

[NYMIKE]

Awesome job, congrats!

[Mike White]

Finished up the league tonight...

213, 184, 194 - 591

Strikes: 44% (15/34)
Spares: 84% (16/19)
- Single Pin: 100% (9/9)
- Multiple Pin: 70% (7/10)
Splits: 33% (1/3)

Needed a 578 to clinch a 200 avg and squeaked it out. First game went OK, ball was acting kind of weird off the pattern but I found it at the end and closed with a 5 bagger. Second game was 9 counts everywhere instead of strikes... 2 stone 8s, a couple of flush 7s, etc. Oddly, no 10 pins. I was clean outside of a foul/9 count (first time in probably 3 years, about 10 things went wrong in my timing AND I slid forward an extra inch, wiping out a brooklyn strike). Third game the lanes were playing completely different, and I ended up playing very different lines by the 4th frame. Wasn't perfect, but enough to get the job done and covered spares. Really happy that I ended up with the 200! Been a goal of mine for years, and with my work over the last year of staying low and behind the ball, following through etc it has finally happened. Hopefully I can keep it in the fall! Thank you to everyone here that has really helped me with my knowledge of the game and moving forward in every aspect!

I remember the feeling the first time I finished a league with 200.

The bowling center had gone 6 years without anyone averaging 200, and I had been in the high 190's the whole season but had not crossed the 200 mark at any point.

On the last week I had to shoot something like 630+

In the last game, I had a double in the 8th / 9th, I got the 1st strike in the 10th, then left the bucket (2-4-5-8).

At that point, I stopped and did the math. If I pick up the spare, I would average exactly 200.00

That was probably the most nervous shot I make all season, but I made it.

[Aslan]

awesome job, congrats!

agreed

[mc_runner]

Thanks all!