Back again.....

[jimgilmore]

Ok, here I am at 59, I turn 60 this year. I have bought a brand new Storm mix drill for me a #10 ball. Sam weight I used back in 2010 when I was in NY taking care of my mom.
I'm wearing a brace on my left leg and compression wrap on my right knee and a pair of soft supports on my right arm to help with my pain issues and prevent myself from hurting myself more than necessary.
Today 3 bowled 3 games 147,153,158. Not great but for a 10 pound ball and not having bowled in 4 or 5 years not too bad. I am hoping to use the mix basically as my spare ball and have a second ball drilled that will hook more, The lanes said that my ball speeds was between 12.5 and 14.4 but mostly just under 13 most of the time.

[jimgilmore]

I started in a summer league for seniors called grandma's and grandpa's today.
So far the team I was placed with was a no show. So I bowled by myself against the other team. Being I have either an allergy or head cold bugging me I do not feel bad about rolling 118,125,144. for a 386. I was happy to be bowling but trying to make sure i do not hurt anything.
Hoping to get a second ball by week 3.

[jimgilmore]

Bowled week 2 . Now have two team mate to complete our team,,.
I bowled 139+144+158=441
Did better as I'm trying to figure out how to make my spares. Once I figure out where to cover the 10 pin from. my score should pick up.

[jimgilmore]

week3 I rolled 134+186+156 for a 476.
A little disappointed with my spare shooting.In my second game I had 5 in a row and then opened in the 8,9 and 10 missing my chance for a 200.

[jimgilmore]

Well today was week four.
I used the new Brunswick Rhino fot the first time in this league and used my Storm mix for shooting 6 and 10 pin spares.
I rolled a 150+160+171=481
My first game was pretty bad since I had a ton of opens. Still trying to get my timing close so I stop missing my mark so badly.

[LOUVIT]

improving for sure, I am about in the same boat (61 years old) only I am coming back after 20 years with a bad back and overweight. i bowl Monday mornings ($1 a game specials) and a Wed. afternoon senior meet. My scores vary from 120 to 190. i am using an old nvs 16# ball but it wont hook an inch. I for sure need a new ball that will react. good luck to both of us

[jimgilmore]

Hello, Louvit. If I read another post your in Florida. About 2300 miles from me as I am in Landiaster (Lancaster) Ca.
Good luck to you too.

[jimgilmore]

week 5
today was a total disaster.
I bowled 130+122+131=383 I could not find any way to carry the corners and threw solid pocket shots either left the 5 pin or left the 8 pin.
My spar shooting was less than 50%.
Then one of my teammates bowled badly. She was 76 pins under average and the other was right on her average.

[jimgilmore]

Today I bowled week 6 and it was an improvement.
I rolled 166+140+160=466
My first game had just 2 opens. I had crossed over leaving the 1-3-6. And my spare shot was slightly right of target and never hooked to cover the head pin.
My second open was a 2 pin in the ninth frame. Same thing i hit oil on the outside and the ball just stayed to the right.
Second game was a mess with 3 splits. 2 were the 5-7, the other was a 5-10. I had 2 other opens in that game which was a 10 pin and a 4-7.
The third game I had three more splits . A 8-10 on a pocket shot. And 2 3-10's which I made 1 and missed 1.
Over all I had 9 open frames,4 strikes and ,18 spares.

[jimgilmore]

I bowl in a practice league on Fridays. So this friday I rolled 152+202+157 for 511 first 200 game and first clean game with no opens . I even made the 5-10 split to keep it clean.