Monday doubles:
191, 235, 225 - 651 series
Strikes: 60% (20/33)
Spares: 61% (8/13)
- Single Pin: 60% (6/10)
- Multiple Pin: 66% (2/3)
Splits: NA% (0/0)
First ball average: 9.48
No excuse for such poor spare shooting. I missed a pair of 9 pins and 10 pins. Make those 4 and I would have been up at a 700. Each was after a string and before a strike too. Game 1 I wasn't feeling super comfortable with my line and had a bit of over/under trouble with the hyroad. Switched to the haywire towards the end of game 1, finished strong and stayed with that ball for games 2/3. I was a little behind transition by the end of game 3 and should have moved earlier. Finding it tough to have time to get into practice, but I can't keep missing this many single pins!
Absolutely been there!Originally Posted by mc_runner
Usually, after a bad spare shooting night...regardless of how well I do overall...I end up forcing myself to play 1-2 games of low-ball. Whether it's right after league or on the weekend. The great thing about "low-ball" is it really doesn't matter how chewed up the pattern is.
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USBC#: 8259-59071; USBC Sanctioned Average = 185; Lifetime Average = 171;
Ball Speed: 14.4mph; Rev. Rate: 240rpm || High Game (sanc.) = 300 (268); High Series (sanc.) = 725 (720); Clean Games: 181
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I usually do something similar to low ball - at least 1 game when practicing where I'll try to hit corner pin first shot, and pick up whatever's left on the spare shot.
Monday Doubles:
228, 219, 172 - 619 series
Strikes: 44% (15/34)
Spares: 76% (13/17)
- Single Pin: 87% (7/8)
- Multiple Pin: 66% (6/9)
Splits: NA% (0/2)
First ball average: 8.82
Well, I went and practiced spare shooting (had a week off too) and did great. In warm ups I was spot on. Then, in league I dumped my first 10 pin attempt into the gutter. >: ( The rest were fine.
I had a rough time after the lanes transitioned, game 3 I couldn't keep anything right of the head pin. I even balled way down (to a polished pearl that almost never comes out of my bag) and still didn't get the length I needed. I ran into a burnt up line inside, and had burnt my own line outside. Bleh. We also had a 300 bowled against us in game 1, obviously didn't win that one but did pick up the other 2!
I hate that. At least you righted the ship the rest of the way!
Monday Doubles -
213, 257, 190 - 660 series
Strikes: 55% (19/34)
Spares: 71% (10/14)
- Single Pin: 100% (8/8)
- Multiple Pin: 33% (2/6)
Splits: NA% (0/3)
First ball average: 9.21
First 4 frames of game 1 were a mess. open, open, spare, spare but both spares were on pretty bad first shots. I moved 1 board left and swung a little bit more and that was the trick. Strung together a bunch to end well. Game 2 I was lined up really well with the hyroad, I had one miss high for a 6 pin and a 10 pin in the 9th, that was it. Game 3 my line started to break down, I moved but eventually the ball began rolling out. I ended up changing to the haywire after a 7-10 split, and promptly followed that up with a blower 7-10 split. Ugh. Made another adjustment and ended OK. Clean except for the back-to-back 7-10s. I made all my single pins though, and both 10s off the 7-10 so... progress?
Monday Doubles -
225, 226, 242 - 693 series
Strikes: 66% (22/33)
Spares: 81% (9/11)
- Single Pin: 100% (6/6)
- Multiple Pin: 60% (3/5)
Splits: NA% (0/1)
First ball average: 9.45
Good night - I didn't get much practice in and wasn't lined up game 1. Hyroad was not consistent, struggled through first 5 frames, with adjustments (split, strike, spare, spare, strike with a late 4-9 trip) and changed to the haywire and it was all good from there. Game 3 I was on a string of 6 in a row going into the 10th, left a 6-10 and missed it. Other team grumbled about it because the game was out of reach for them and it looked like a dump - which it wasn't, and I wasn't pleased about missing the 700. We have had a nice couple of weeks that have gotten us up into the top 10 and going against first place next week!
Pretty good run you're on!
Old guy with power (15.5-16; 325). Current arsenal--Storm Summit, RotoGrip Idol Helios, Storm Phaze III, Storm SureLock (retired), Storm IQ Tour Nano and Motiv Rebel tank (spare/dry). High sanctioned game - 300 (4). High sanctioned series - 856. A.V. 300-s - 8. Longest string - 25.
2023/2024 YTD highs--High game-300; high series-739
Nice job!!
Thanks guys. I do have to say that I'm pretty confident this is an easier pattern than I've been on in fall leagues - averages are up across the board. I hope this isn't a permanent change, to be honest.
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