Amyers Scores

[Amyers]

Sunday win lose or draw league

First night of this league we will be bowling in trios which is new.

Game 1- 251 I was on fire strikes right and left couldn't seem to miss spare shooting was even on.

Game 2- 137 how does that happen? I got behind on the transition and started splitting. Looking past I think I started trying too hard. Threw 4 splits three in a row. Missed spare not a good game. Even when I moved it still didn't seem to help.

Game 3- 222 made a big move about 5 with the feet and 3 at the arrows tightened up the lines like I had practiced earlier and got my mojo back. Bunch of strikes in a row this game would have been better but I whiffed a 7 pin in the tenth. Second 7 pin miss of the night ��.

All together 610 first league 600 since coming back but if I had dent screwed that second game up it could really have been something. Of course now I will have very little handicap next week so I had better stay on top my game or the fall is going to be rough.

[Aslan]

Nice shooting! What I wouldn't give for a couple 220+ games right about now!

[fortheloveofbowling]

Nice going amyers! Have confidence in your decisions about moving for a transition. If you move a little to quick and are coming up light it is still easier to pick up a 2-10 or a washout than going through the nose and leaving the big four. Keep up the good scoring.

[Amyers]

Friday Night Mixed League

Well the good bowling just kept coming tonight. I have been on a roll just hoping it doesn't come to a stop. I seem to have made a quantam leap in the last month. I'm not sure exactaly what it has been but most aspects of my game have really improved. I'm hoping all tis practice over the summer has started to payoff only time will tell.

Game 1- 193 This game should have been higher I missed three realtivley easy spares in this game it should have easily been 220-230 game. If I have a major flaw at the moment it's still my spare shooting.

Game 2- 205 This game was about as good as I can throw really not as many strikes as game 1 but was clean except for a greek church in the second frame where I got the ball just a little too far inside.

Game 3- 213 This game was another good one clean until the 10th when I left a 3-7 split that I missed due to a bad shot got the ball too far outside by a lot it came back and hit the pocket but was light and at a goofy angle and left the split. Really was one of only three bad first balls I threw all night (funny 3 months ago I wouldn't have counted any of these balls as bad since all three technically hit the pocket)

So 611 series for back to back 600 series'. My first league 600 followed by my second (since coming back to bowling). Lets hope we get number 3 on Sunday. I am where I wanted to be I actually beat my team mate who is one of the better bowlers in my house scratch last night (he didn't have a good night 602). That was my goal was to be competitive with those guys and I think I'm there now. The next step is going to be to improve my spare shooting and get to where I can beat them when they are having an average night. After that it's going to be to beat them when they are bowling well but that is going to take shooting in the 250+ range more than once in a great moon which will require a much higher strike rate. I am tying 4 and 5 in a row now the difference is when they get off it lasts a frame or two at the worst for me its often 1 strike the rest of the game after I hit one of those stretches I've got to figure that out but spare shooting first.

[vdubtx]

Good shooting. Getting some good practice on spares will do wonders for your game and your confidence. Was in those same shoes several years ago and got good at spare shooting, amazing what an extra mark per game can do for you.

[Amyers]

Sunday night Win, Lose, or Draw league.

Well I broke the sting of 600 series but I still threw the ball pretty well. scores were not real good for any one on my pair for the first two games so I didn't feel as bad.

Game 1- 181 I was throwing well on the left lane the right lane was a mess. Couldn't find a consistent line in practice and did get any better during the first 3/4 of the game. It was playing over under and the only other ball I have is euphoria which doesn't play well on the fresh. Towards the end of the game I moved inside the third arrow and if I kept it tight it hit pretty well.

Game 2- 192 started off with the first two strikes the left a pocket 7-10 on the right lane x then 10 pin which I missed then a 7 pin missedsome more strikes a 3-10 split that I completely missed finally picked up a 7 pin in the 10th for my only spare of the game. Pretty sad to throw 7 strikes in a game and end up sub 200

Game 3- 215 really rolled the ball well in this game strikes picked up 3spares got to the tenth and left a 4-7 that I cut the 7 pin off and left the 4 costing me my 600 series.

All together I'm not going to complain about a 588 series but I really do want to improve my spare shooting. I'm not sure if I'm really shooting a lower percentage or if im just leaving more makable ones and since there are fewer of them missing the is just more glaring. Maybe some of both. At the moment im having as much or more issues with left side spares as right which is even more frustrating.

[Amyers]

Tuesday Practice

Decided to go throw some balls today. Working on getting out of the ball cleanly and just generally keeping everything in line. Got there late so there wasn't a chance for any practice shots.

Game 1- 235 Threw the first shot with the asylum but it was obvious not enough oil switched over to the euphoria. Good game lots of strikes.

Game 2- 205 Started off well but I lost my line in about the 5th frame and struggled to find it missed a spare but no complaints here on a two hundred game.

Game 3- 183 Still struggling was in the pocket but just a little high adjust a little light finally moved about five left with the feet and at the arrows and kept the ball in tight threw 5 strikes in a row. 2nd ball in the 10th after a strike (I needed to strike out for 200) just as I am releasing my wife yells my name out from the other side pulled it and ended with the 183. Sad thing was she couldn't figure out why I was pissed

All in all good session finished with a 613 best series with the euphoria. Seems like my ball speed and revs are up I'm mostly hitting what I am aiming at not a bad time to be me at the moment.

[Shaneshu87]

good looking practice set, i have always seemed to perform at me best during practice lol shooting 6 300's in practice but not one in league yet, i guess it is the lack of pressure, i'm always the anchor man and have always felt that sense of pressure to be Mr. Clutch, but for some reason i have yet to lock in that 300 in league... one day.

[Amyers]

Monday Win, Lose or Draw League

Started off okay was in the pocket all night long but didn't seem to have the carry that I have been getting the last couple of weeks.

Game 1- 193 Started off ok some strikes spare shooting was terrible as usual missed a 7 pin in the tenth or would have been over 200.

Game 2- 159 Only three strikes missed a bunch of easy spares

Game 3- 198 Shot pretty well in this one missed two easy spares but threw more strikes and did make a couple of spares also had 2 strikes in the 10th where I have been struggling.

550 Series I have had worse the extra ball speed I have had here lately was gone tonight. It's either in my release or my footwork I'm not sure which is messed up a little. I will throw some practice this week and try to find it. The extra speed really opens up the outside for me. Without it if I let the ball get outside of 10 at the break point it goes wild Brooklyn or worse with the extra speed I seem to be able to play anywhere on the right side of 15 with good results without it especially in games 2 and 3 my strike area gets small.

I talked with my pro shop guy about a spare ball I'm finally going to take the plunge. I know it won't fix all my spare problems but I'm hoping if I can take the guess work out of the line up it will help. I'm really not sure if my spare percentage is really that much worse or if it's just that there are fewer of them and more are makeable single pins now so missing them just feels worse.

[Amyers]

Wednesday Practice

Decided to get some practice in as my last two league sessions weren't where I wanted to be. Started off the first three frames with the asylum but even though I could keep it in the pocket I was having to work too hard to do it so I changed to the Euphoria for the rest

Game 1- 159 first three frames were ok but not great 9/,x,9- when I switched to the euphoria the first shot seemed close but a little high left a split kept moving left and hitting high until the 8th where I finally got it back together and struck. I struck on 4 of the next five balls to salvage even the 159. I underestimated just how dry the outsides were and was way too slow in my adjustments in this game even though I was moving it wasn't with large enough adjustments

Game 2- 244 Threw the first 7 strikes in a row (new record for me) left a 10 pin in the 8th on a good shot missed spared, missed inside a few boards hit high and left a 4 pin spared (only really bad shot I threw this game), 10th frame I got the ball a little outside but it came roaring back for what appeared to be a good pocket hit but left a pocket 7-10 split to end the game . I seem to have that problem with the Euphoria sometimes usually on shots a little too far outside the ball comes back and hits but leaves the pocket 7-10 not sure what causes it maybe when it gets on the drier boards it burns up a little too much energy and doesn't have what it needs to kick this out.

I felt better after this last game. On Sunday league my knee was bothering me (right) and effecting my push off which I thought was lowering the ball speed. Sunday the knee was fine but still had the lower speed. It seems like if I have it it's there for the set. It's not changing from ball to ball but I either have it or don't. I'm not sure what I'm doing that is causing my ball speed to go up and down but the difference is dramatic. When I'm throwing the lower speed I seem to be 150-190 range with the higher speed its more like 190-240 range which is a h*** of a difference