Yes I did. Rode the Haywire. Honestly I don't really have an Arsenal plan but the wise move should have been the Unhinged
I've been bowling on a travel league that is five man teams this season and filling in on a 5 man men's league. It has made me much more aware of making moves and changing balls as the lines just don't last that long but watching them has really made me understand that if it's starting to go sideways make the move and don't wait. If you've got two good ones in the books those other balls over there collecting dust aren't helping you.Originally Posted by NewToBowling
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Current arsenal
900 Global Badger Claw - Radical Ridiculous Pearl - Spare Ball Ebonite T Zone
170-177-243 = 590 series (196 Average)
League Average = 193 (+2 From Previous Week)
PinPal Stats:
First Ball Average: 9.00
Strikes: 44% (15/34)
Spares = 58% (10/17)
Single Pin = 55% (5/9) - 1/4 on 10 Pins last night
Multiple Pins = 62% (5/8)
Opens = 21% (7)
Haywire for first two games. Respect for last game. Seems both teams were off last night. Majority of higher average bowlers bowled well below their average. Ball was over-reacting down lane. Very skid-flip. Switched to Respect last game and was able to at least salvage the night.
Spare game is still a bit off, especially 10 pin. Went back to spare ball for 10 pin and never felt comfortable.
Only split was greek church 11th frame of game 2
I didn't count but I swear everyone that played our pair had at least 4-6 10 pin leaves.
Last edited by NewToBowling; 03-21-2016 at 11:25 AM.
145-187-191 = 523 series (174 Average)
League Average = 191 (-2 From Previous Week)
PinPal Stats:
First Ball Average: 8.75
Strikes: 43% (14/32)
Spares = 55% (10/18)
Single Pin = 87% (7/8) - 3/4 on 10 Pins last night. The only bright spot tonight.
Multiple Pins = 30% (3/10)
Opens = 25% (8)
Terrible night. First game I just wanted to walk away. At least picked it up the second and third game.
Used Haywire most of the first game. Ball was not coming back when I was playing deeper (standing on 32 board, my usual line). Switched over to Respect and played a bit straighter (standing on 26 board) and was able to hit the pocket most of the time after first game. But when I missed it was washout or split (to me might as well count a washout as split, it's still as hard to convert). Although I did convert a 1-2-4-7-10 washout.
Still using my Respect for 10-pin conversions. Did better tonight (3/4).
Overall a bad night for me.
177-198-206 = 581 series (193 Average)
League Average = 191 (No Change From Previous Week)
PinPal Stats:
First Ball Average: 8.44 (3 gutter balls will do that to you)
Strikes: 56% (18/32)
Spares = 53% (7/13)
Single Pin = 83% (5/6) - 0/1 on 10 Pins last night.
Multiple Pins = 28% (2/7)
Opens = 19% (6)
Strange night. Started with Haywire first game then switched to Respect for last two
My first "zero" frame ever in league. Second game, second frame. Gutter on first ball, foot foul on second. Ouch. Guttered again on first ball in 10th. Working on 2-bagger so paid max penalty for that gutter (losing 30 pins). Guttered again in third game.
On top of that had three splits in first game, one of them being a greek church. One in the 10th was the 3-9-10. Pretty much as impossible as greek church.
For second and third game played straighter with my Respect and was getting good ball reaction if I didn't toss the ball into the channel. Of all my strikes, only 1 was brooklyn. Even the ones that didn't strike they were in the pocket. So it was feast or famine night for me.
Last edited by NewToBowling; 04-04-2016 at 12:15 PM.
Last two weeks of league
04/09/2016 (Pre Bowled) = 203-188-133= 524 series (174 Average)
04/17/2016 = 204-151-192 = 547 series (182 Average)
SEASON STATS:
Season League Average = 189.86 (42 Games)
Season PinPal Stats:
First Ball Average: 8.82
Strikes: 45% (209/463)
Spares = 60% (144/239)
Single Pin = 75% (84/111) - 31/54 on 10 Pins
Multiple Pins = 46% (60/128)
Splits = 9% (3/33)
Opens = 21% (95)
Overall not too happy over tail end of league. Not sure what it was but not blaming lanes. It was all me, both mental and physical.
Wanted to end with at least 190 average and just missed it.
Next week is final week but they don't count scores as it is our money week. Strike with color pin = $5
On to Summer "Get Your Gear" League and get me two new balls
Good bowling, you just need to figure out how to get rid of that low game and you will have our 200 average.
Yes, lately I've been throwing some turd games. Need to keep head high and not over think too much sometimes
Glad there is an archive of my league scores here as my phone just crashed last week and didn't do a backup of my Pinpal stats. Will have to start fresh this Fall
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