Amyers Scores

[Amyers]

Friday Night Mixed League 10/23/15 Synthetic Lanes

This team has been struggling we can't seem to bowl together for more than 1 game and maybe the team chemistry is just not good. The team consist of a senior bowler who is struggling average 145, my wife who is kind of up and down average 155, myself who has been more up than down but I've had my share of bad games average 195, and the team captain who is older but a good bowler who has been quite inconsistent this year also average 208. We seem to have 1 good game per night where everyone bowls well but the other two games at least 2 of us fall apart.

Game 1- 169- I got off to a bad start couldn't hit my target consistently on the strike ball the only thing saving me from utter disaster was acceptable spare shooting.

Game 2- 162- more of the same

Game 3- 166- Never was able to hit my target consistently tried both the arson and the mastermind was a total waste of space on the lanes

Sub 500 is never a good thing. I expect way more out of myself than this. team won 1 lost 3 points on the night. We have taken what I thought should be a competitive team and put it darn near last place. To top it all off the team captain brought his friend who was on the team last year (out with broken foot) and he decided to tell everyone how he could fix our games is 5 minutes if we would only listen to him, With sage advice like release more on the side of the ball, stand on the middle dot and aim for the second arrow, and don't drop your shoulder. He also explained how we would bowl better if we criticized our teammates and other bowlers with more banter and have more "fun". All of this while he set back and analyzed each and every shot each of us made for the night. I actually had to stop my wife from punching him on two occasions. I've never hurried to leave a bowling alley before in my life we were out the door in 5 minutes after we were done.

[Amyers]

Saturday Mixed League 10/24/15 Wood Lanes

This team has performed better than my other one. We are currently in the middle of the pack. Average has climbed to 189.

Game 1- 172- Unfortuantly the same problems as Friday night my timing feels off my release is a mess just not bowling well at least my spare shooting is holding up

Game 2- 197- still not striking game was clean

Game 3- 168- More crap

Team went 2 and 2 on the night. Not looking forward to my scratch travel league tomorrow bowling like this.

[NewToBowling]

Friday Night Mixed League 10/23/15 Synthetic Lanes

This team has been struggling we can't seem to bowl together for more than 1 game and maybe the team chemistry is just not good. The team consist of a senior bowler who is struggling average 145, my wife who is kind of up and down average 155, myself who has been more up than down but I've had my share of bad games average 195, and the team captain who is older but a good bowler who has been quite inconsistent this year also average 208. We seem to have 1 good game per night where everyone bowls well but the other two games at least 2 of us fall apart.

Game 1- 169- I got off to a bad start couldn't hit my target consistently on the strike ball the only thing saving me from utter disaster was acceptable spare shooting.

Game 2- 162- more of the same

Game 3- 166- Never was able to hit my target consistently tried both the arson and the mastermind was a total waste of space on the lanes

Sub 500 is never a good thing. I expect way more out of myself than this. team won 1 lost 3 points on the night. We have taken what I thought should be a competitive team and put it darn near last place. To top it all off the team captain brought his friend who was on the team last year (out with broken foot) and he decided to tell everyone how he could fix our games is 5 minutes if we would only listen to him, With sage advice like release more on the side of the ball, stand on the middle dot and aim for the second arrow, and don't drop your shoulder. He also explained how we would bowl better if we criticized our teammates and other bowlers with more banter and have more "fun". All of this while he set back and analyzed each and every shot each of us made for the night. I actually had to stop my wife from punching him on two occasions. I've never hurried to leave a bowling alley before in my life we were out the door in 5 minutes after we were done.

Wow, would hate to be in that situation. Nothing worse than a know-it-all (unless you're a PBA pro)

[Amyers]

Sunday All-Star League Scratch 10/25/15 Synthetic Lanes and Approaches Challenge Pattern

This team has been doing exceptionally well especially for a team thrown together at the last minute. We are currently in 4th place!!!

Game-1 184- Well I'm still a mess throwing lite hits Brooklyn hits but the spare shooting is excellent. Why is it I can hit my target on spares but not on the strike ball? Won the match on a Brooklyn Strike in the 10th lol.

Game 2 182- Basically a repeat of the first match. Won the Match when my opponent hit a 7-10 split on a pocket shot in the 10th again. I'm actually starting to feel bad for the guy.

Game 3 162- My luck didn't hold out finally paid for some of the bad balls I was throwing with splits. Lost this point big time

We won this match 16 points won to 4 lost team totally kicked butt

Match #2

We drew the home team for this match which is never a good thing.

Game 1- 180- Bowling like this sucks and just works you to death. Lost this match 180-226.

Game 2- 195- Threw some better in this match had a shot to win needed at double in the 10th got the first but solid 9 cost me. lost 195-197

Game 3- 200- Still not great but bowling some better. Match came down to the 10th frame he struck I left a 7 pin, he left a 7 pin so I had to strike to tie which I did so I was happy with that at least.

We split this Match 10-10 not bad going against the home team but we could have had a few more points if I could have gotten my head out of my a$$.

Overall I bowled better than I had been I guess but not being able to consistently hold the pocket is a pain. The team went 26-14 so a pretty good record shout be 2nd or 3rd next month.

[Aslan]

Bowling like this sucks and just works you to death.

Yeah. I feel ya. It's amazing when you throw a 250 game and it feels like you haven't even gotten out of practice yet...however when you're throwing 160-210 games...you're beat up and tired by the start of the first game. And more so mentally than physically.

[Amyers]

Monday Night Businessmen's League 10/26/15 Synthetic Lanes

I was asked to sub on this league for a friend of mine that is out for a while. I bowl in this house occasionally so I am somewhat familiar with their patterns but apparently they use a shorter version in this league.

Game 1- 159- Yuck this is really sucking I started off with the Mastermind Einstein but I just couldn't control it on this pattern unfortunately I spent the first game trying to adjust instead of just changing balls.

Game 2-190- Switched to the Arson low flare was still having control issues but not nearly as bad. Spare shooting was good.

Game 3-192- Score wasn't higher but actually bowled much better put all of my shots in the pocket just zip on the carry.

I'm beginning to think trying to bowl with the Mastermind is destroying my bowling game. The ball refuses to hold the pocket unless I throw it across the 3rd arrow and get it out to 6-7 area which is farther right than I typically throw. I thought maybe the ball was starting to tone down a little but now I'm thinking not. I'm going to talk to my PSO about it today and see what he suggests because it's just not working out for me.

[Aslan]

unless I throw it across the 3rd arrow and get it out to 6-7 area which is farther right than I typically throw.

See, there's your problem...you have a preconceived notion of where you want to play. Have you learned NOTHING from RobM?? Must you be physically beaten by a magazine...? Wait...it's now online rather than in print so that would either hurt much less or much more depending on how the beating is carried out.

But why throw that ball if you know it's not going to work? Why didn't you watch everyone else in practice and take into account lane topography and changes in humidity and then try your entire arsenal before choosing to go with the Einstein?? I don't know Amyers...as a Rob disciple (which I'm not confident I spelled correctly)....you're slacking.

I was gonna add a paragraph about 'chicks' but apparently I'm not allowed. : (

I'm just teasing you (and Rob) by the way. We'll have to compare notes once I'm done trying out some of the other balls in the arsenal. Since I've been a progression bowler...I've always started with the same ball (or two). Usually only in practice would I get to the hybrid or especially pearls. Monday I tried out the pearls in that league....didn't fare much better than with the solids/progression. Gonna try the hybrid Asylum tonight (and risk messing up what has been a pretty successful run of 682, 656, 647 the last few weeks). I'm still not sold on this random ball based on X, Y, Z, etc...but I'm willing to give it a try. I carry 6 balls around with me...might as well use more than just 1-3 of them.

[Amyers]

See, there's your problem...you have a preconceived notion of where you want to play. Have you learned NOTHING from RobM?? Must you be physically beaten by a magazine...? Wait...it's now online rather than in print so that would either hurt much less or much more depending on how the beating is carried out.

But why throw that ball if you know it's not going to work? Why didn't you watch everyone else in practice and take into account lane topography and changes in humidity and then try your entire arsenal before choosing to go with the Einstein?? I don't know Amyers...as a Rob disciple (which I'm not confident I spelled correctly)....you're slacking.

I was gonna add a paragraph about 'chicks' but apparently I'm not allowed. : (

I'm just teasing you (and Rob) by the way. We'll have to compare notes once I'm done trying out some of the other balls in the arsenal. Since I've been a progression bowler...I've always started with the same ball (or two). Usually only in practice would I get to the hybrid or especially pearls. Monday I tried out the pearls in that league....didn't fare much better than with the solids/progression. Gonna try the hybrid Asylum tonight (and risk messing up what has been a pretty successful run of 682, 656, 647 the last few weeks). I'm still not sold on this random ball based on X, Y, Z, etc...but I'm willing to give it a try. I carry 6 balls around with me...might as well use more than just 1-3 of them.

The problem really is a me problem and not a ball problem. If I can hit my target I had a line that was working with the ball the problem is the break point I'm having to use is way outside my comfort zone so I've been trying to get used to it. It seems as if when I try to play that line I start having accuracy and release issues then I pick up the arson and the line doesn't just snap back to normal and it won't recover from that deep of a breakpoint. At the moment at the start of the game I have two equally distasteful options. I can throw the Arson Low flare that doesn't produce enough angle to strike until the lanes dry out a bit usually around the beginning or middle of the second game and leave a ton of 7 and 10 pins or I can throw the Mastermind and not hit what I'm aiming at and god know what will happen but it does involve a few strikes at least. It's frustrating when you can throw 3 perfect balls for strikes then the next 5 end up here there and everywhere you get ready to pitch the ball and then you get it right and throw a double then it's back to everywhere again. It's driving me insane

[Aslan]

I've had similar issues. I'm trying to get a better understanding of my arsenal (versus just sticking with a progression system) but I'm quickly finding out that really ANY ball will work...some just seem to work a 'little better'. I've been playing 6-11 because that's my comfort zone. I don't like getting outside of 6...puts me too close to the channel. But when I get inside of 12...I can still strike...but I got very little miss room inside. A board or two left or right and it's trouble.

However, it's possible that with today's modern technology...I can't start out that far in the dry and expect to have good results. A lot of time my ball doesn't even have a track line on it...probably not in the oil at all. And when I find the oil line...I usually end up trying to just ride it to the pocket...which sometimes works...and often doesn't.

But, as I've tested in the past, I think another theory is that ball technology is over-rated. Like I said, I can pick up any ball and find a strike line. Fresh/burnt...pearl/solid...assymetric core/symmetric core...doesn't matter. The problem is....I have to make that shot...nearly perfect....every single time. If I bend my elbow too soon or loft it too much or get outside my target or try to 'help' it....that has WAY more effect on the shot than whether I throw one ball or another.

But like you said...if in order to get a ball to work...you have to hit a target the size of a dime at 45 feet...1-2 boards right and you're in the gutter...1 board left and you're through the nose....it can be a LONG NIGHT.

[Amyers]

you've got it now it's about figuring out which balls are "the little better". It's not the difference between 200 and 250 but it can be the difference between 4 strikes in a game and 5 or 6. The real issue with the Mastermind is every other ball I've owned as I moved my feet and target left I could move the break point left. Not with it. It doesn't matter if I'm throwing over 12 or over 20 the break point has to be outside of 8 or it's going through the nose. Playing 12 to 8 I'm ok, 15 to 8 becomes a shot I can only hit sporadically, left of that to 8 maybe 1 out of 4.