Tezza's Thunderbolt Triples 2015 Scores

[Tezza]

Thanks, I hope it continues! If you take off the first 2 weeks this season where I bowled pretty badly due to an injury, the last 6 weeks I've averaged around 217.

[Tezza]

Not the best this week, considering the last few weeks, but not too bad really. Consistent strikes were hard to come by and I wasn't the only one.

Wk 9: 203, 187, 202 = 592

First game was clean, but only one double. Second game had one open (10 pin) and no doubles, despite every first ball being at least a 9. Third game I finally found some strikes starting with 5 in a row, only to be followed by two big splits and a 10 pin miss, which was a big score killer. Average will drop marginally to 203 now.

[Amyers]

Not the best this week, considering the last few weeks, but not too bad really. Consistent strikes were hard to come by and I wasn't the only one.

Wk 9: 203, 187, 202 = 592

First game was clean, but only one double. Second game had one open (10 pin) and no doubles, despite every first ball being at least a 9. Third game I finally found some strikes starting with 5 in a row, only to be followed by two big splits and a 10 pin miss, which was a big score killer. Average will drop marginally to 203 now.

This sounds about like me here latley. Good shots a split a bunch of 10 pins. Nice shooting hope for better luck next week

[Tezza]

So last night wasn't too bad scores wise, but I was more frustrated that I have been on other nights where my scores were lower. Main reason being, of the 7 open frames I had, 5 were single pins (4x 10s and a 7). I haven't missed 4x 10 pins in the last few weeks combined, let alone in one night and 3 were in the first game alone. This frustration was probably increased by being up against one of the best bowlers in the league.

Wk 10: 173, 235, 223 = 631

First game started with a washout, which I then pushed the 1 in front of the 10 to open, followed by missing 3x 10 pins. Could have been a much nicer game. Second game started well with 6 in a row and finished with a 7 pin miss in the 10th, otherwise closed. Third game had another 10 pin miss and I chopped the 6 after leaving the 6 10 in the last. Plenty of potential for a much higher series.

Of note, the guy I bowled against rolled out a 300 in the second game!!

[Tezza]

Well, last night was definitely a mixed bag.

Had a really low scoring game in the first. Started it with a light hit strike (only one for the game) and then couldn't hit the pocket virtually for the entire rest of the game. I was very consistent on my first shot, but for some reason consistently 3 boards right of my target, so I kept coming up just short of the head pin and leaving 6 or 7 counts only including the odd washout, which I missed some of because I was missing my target similarly for the spare. Never had a game like it. Didn't help when I finally got a pocket shot late in the game and left an 8 10. I didn't really want to move as I knew if my hit my target like I normally would mostly at least, I would be in the right spot. So I opened 5 frames I think it was and finished with a 134 (70 below average)!

Then game 2 I was back to normal. The only thing I changed was concentrating on a couple of things with my stance and ball position, so I must been inadvertently doing something different in the first game. Much better game with two opens (7 pin and 6 7 split), finishing with 212. The two opens spoilt the score a little, but strung a few strikes and was back to usual.

After a big improvement between games 1 and 2, game 3 continued that improvement to the extreme. I couldn't miss and couldn't really have put down 12 shots any better, to nail my second ever 300!! Couldn't believe it! Every shot was in the pocket and with the exception of maybe 1 or 2, every one was solid and deep in the pocket, with not a hope of leaving anything behind. Our lanes were last to finish, so most of the league was watching me complete the game, which was great!

Not the best series for including a 300, but I'll take it Also, was nice to get a 300 after being on the receiving end of one only last week in the same league. That's now 3 in 3 weeks in that league!

Wk 11: 134, 212, 300 = 646

[vdubtx]

Congrats on your 300 Tezza! Nice way to end a series and a certain confidence boost going into your next session.

[Tezza]

Well, since my 300 the last 2 weeks of league haven't been that flash. Had some trouble early both weeks getting my line sorted. bit of release inconsistency as well I think. Fair bit of trouble with 10 pin conversions too, which I hadn't been having most of the season. Seem to have a bit of the yips with them at the moment. So probably 10 pin conversions and lack of stringing strikes has generally been costing the higher scores I've generally been getting all season so far. These two weeks I've still averaged more than I was all of last season (185), but it's two of the only weeks this season so far I've averaged under 200. So not bad, but not as good as I have been this year. Hopefully tonight will be good

Wk 12: 151, 236, 190 = 577
Wk 13: 185, 206, 184 = 575