Better in one league than another?????

[Blomer]

This Fall I am bowling much better on my Wednesday night league compared to Monday night! I don't get it!!! Both are 5 member teams. Might be more of my line is being played, my concentration, both and more? Does anyone seem to do better in one league and not the other when they are both house shots or same patterns?

[Amyers]

I averaged 30 pins left on my Monday night vs my Friday night leagues this summer. Don't really know why possibly the kids were bowling with us on Monday night so added frustration level but still 30 pins. I threw 2 good series in that league all Summer and a lot of stinkers. Same lanes same oil. Still haven't figured it out.

[J Anderson]

This Fall I am bowling much better on my Wednesday night league compared to Monday night! I don't get it!!! Both are 5 member teams. Might be more of my line is being played, my concentration, both and more? Does anyone seem to do better in one league and not the other when they are both house shots or same patterns?

How many pins are we talking about? It's normal to be a few pins more or less in a second league, even if it is the same pattern in the same center. There are so many factors that can affect our scores that I won't even try to start listing them.

The conditions that I bowl on vary greatly between leagues. Mondays I bowl on sport patterns, Wednsdays it's a THS pattern that has already had a league bowl on it and we don't start until 9:00p.m. Thursdays are on a fresh THS but I'm bowling opposite hand.

[circlecity]

Last year I was about 10 pins off on my monday league vs. the wednesday league. Better competition in wednesday league I feel leads to my better bowling. Going against a guy with a 229 average or a person with a 145 average makes a difference mentally for me anyway.

[bubba809]

Blomer- Are you still throwing the Hy-Road Solid in both leagues exclusively or do you use the Optimus at all?

[RobLV1]

I think that a lot of it is a matter of which pairs of lanes you're on from week to week, and being patient and grinding when you get on a pair where you struggle. If you can learn to accept the fact that some days you get on a pair that just isn't kind to you in terms of pin carry and just pick up your spares, you'll find that your league averages will be much more consistent. This is especially true this early in the season when one bad week can really have a major effect on your overall average.

[vdubtx]

I bowl in 2 houses and last year average was different by 12 pins, 231 vs 219. In my case, one house is lower volume of oil and I struggle a bit more when conditions are burned up in the later games. Also, the same house is a 5 man league where the other is a 4 mixed fun league. Don't have as many people on my same line as I do on the 5 man league.

Working to get better at the drier conditions and keep my cool when things start going through the nose.

As Rob mentioned, grinding out games is what you have to do. 3 weeks in on the 5 man league and having not had too much practice over the summer, it is starting to come back and I am getting more consistent at hitting my shots. Spares are not the problem for me right now, it's striking.

[foreverincamo]

Years ago I bowled Monday thru Thursday at the same house. Three men's leagues and one mixed league. The tougher the competition, the better I was. Same house, same oil, but if I wasn't being challenged I scored lower.

[Blomer]

Blomer- Are you still throwing the Hy-Road Solid in both leagues exclusively or do you use the Optimus at all?

In both leagues I start off with the Hy road solid. Towards the end I may go to the optimus.

[Stormed1]

Many times it's the level of competition. People tend to concentrate more and try harder against tougher opponents. Who your bowling with can also have an effect too.
Also what people are throwing can have a direct influence on how the lanes transition and your ability to keep up with transition