Tough night.
181/221/202 = 604. Lanes were horrid from the get go. We watched them oil, and based on what we could see, there was no oil outside of 2nd arrow, and it showed. If you played inside. no finish, and tons of ten pins. Creep the ball out to the 8 board or further, and you were going through the nose. Can't believe this was on purpose, because the guy who does the lane prep also bowled on our pair, and he had a worse night. Nights like this makes me glad I'm fairly competent at moving around, otherwise this night would've been a meltdown. My 604 was the high series on the pair. Average drops 1 to 214.
Old guy with power (15.5-16; 325). Current arsenal--Storm Phaze AI, Storm Phaze II, RotoGrip Attention Star, Motiv Lethal Venom, Motiv Shadow Tank, Storm Mix (spare/dry). High sanctioned game - 300 (5). High sanctioned series - 856. A.V. 300-s - 8. Longest string - 25.
2025/2026 YTD highs--High game-266; high series-707
City Tourney, day one (team).
193/207/220 = 620. Flat out as tough a condition as I've ever seen at this tournament. 2 boards inside, through the nose. 2 boards out, and ytou weren't touching the nose. Decent carry if you hit, though. Did not have to move my feet once through all three games. 180 guys bowling, and I saw maybe 8-10 600's. Not one 7. Hope singles/doubles goes better tomorrow.
Old guy with power (15.5-16; 325). Current arsenal--Storm Phaze AI, Storm Phaze II, RotoGrip Attention Star, Motiv Lethal Venom, Motiv Shadow Tank, Storm Mix (spare/dry). High sanctioned game - 300 (5). High sanctioned series - 856. A.V. 300-s - 8. Longest string - 25.
2025/2026 YTD highs--High game-266; high series-707
City Tourney, day 2 (doubles/singles)
Doubles--159/226/256 = 641. Started with the wrong ball. Couldn't get the SureLock to break. Actually balled down the the Nano, and it worked. Think the Lock was burning off before it got to the break point.
Singles--185/170/193 = 548. Just couldn't get it done. If I wasn't getting splits, it was single pin leaves. That, and being on the end of 9 games in 2 days, pretty sure I was just out of gas.
However, with three weeks to go, my partner and I are in 1st place in doubles division 2 by over 70 pins with three weeks to go. I'll keep my fingers crossed, but if the play today is any indication, we may be in a good place. I'll hold my breath....
Old guy with power (15.5-16; 325). Current arsenal--Storm Phaze AI, Storm Phaze II, RotoGrip Attention Star, Motiv Lethal Venom, Motiv Shadow Tank, Storm Mix (spare/dry). High sanctioned game - 300 (5). High sanctioned series - 856. A.V. 300-s - 8. Longest string - 25.
2025/2026 YTD highs--High game-266; high series-707
Coulda been worse. Coulda been better.
216/248/195 = 657. Tons of mistakes tonight, but strung enough together to make a decent night out of it. This 10-pin bug I've had (7 tonight) is getting aggrivating. Only missed one. Also saw my first 8-10 split in I-can't-remember-when. Average back to 215.
Old guy with power (15.5-16; 325). Current arsenal--Storm Phaze AI, Storm Phaze II, RotoGrip Attention Star, Motiv Lethal Venom, Motiv Shadow Tank, Storm Mix (spare/dry). High sanctioned game - 300 (5). High sanctioned series - 856. A.V. 300-s - 8. Longest string - 25.
2025/2026 YTD highs--High game-266; high series-707
Decent night, for what might have been the SureLock's last night.
212/226/248 = 686. Never missed the pocket, but carry was tough. 7 10-pins, whiffed two of them (only opens). Almost all of my spares were either 7 or 10 pins. Nice to have the SureLock go out with a bang. Phaze III should be coming next week (PSO can't keep them in stock, and had to order). Average stays 215.
Old guy with power (15.5-16; 325). Current arsenal--Storm Phaze AI, Storm Phaze II, RotoGrip Attention Star, Motiv Lethal Venom, Motiv Shadow Tank, Storm Mix (spare/dry). High sanctioned game - 300 (5). High sanctioned series - 856. A.V. 300-s - 8. Longest string - 25.
2025/2026 YTD highs--High game-266; high series-707
nice night. my teammate says he left about 12 10 pins last night by his count and he only converted 1 or 2. he is usually decent with them but struggled bad last night.
Arsenal "15# Global Eternity Pi-45x4.5x40" "15# 900 Global Xponent-60x4.5x40" "15# 900 Global Zen Soul-60x4.5x40" "15# Roto Grip Idol Helios-90 x 2.25 x 45" "15# 900 Global Altered Reality-50x3.625x30" "15# Brunswick Uppercut-80x3.625x35" "15# Brunswick Igniter-70x5.5x35" "15# Raw Hammer Pearl 45x5.75x40" "15# Brunswick T-Zone"
Rev Rate about 270 @ about 15.5 MPH at the pins* High Game: 290 - High Series: 733. PAP: 5 1/8"x1" up; tilt 20*, rotation 75*. YTD highs - 290-733
Oh, and LEFTY!!!
Here she comes!
Old guy with power (15.5-16; 325). Current arsenal--Storm Phaze AI, Storm Phaze II, RotoGrip Attention Star, Motiv Lethal Venom, Motiv Shadow Tank, Storm Mix (spare/dry). High sanctioned game - 300 (5). High sanctioned series - 856. A.V. 300-s - 8. Longest string - 25.
2025/2026 YTD highs--High game-266; high series-707
Tuesday league, and first night with the Phaze. There will be a learning curve (no pun intended).
147/220/182 = 549. Figuring out what this thing wants was not as easy as I thought it would be. When they tell you this ball is angular, take them at their word. I've never had a ball that could take as abrupt a left turn as this thing. If I wasn't going through the nose, I was going through the nose. Finished that game with 4, to give you an idea how bad the rest of the game was. Much better the second game when I knew what to expect. Third game, everyone was off. Lanes magically burned up about the second frame, and everyone's shot went to hell. At least I know what to do with this, but I'll say this, I think my ball-down equipment may get a bit more work. Average falls back to 214.
Old guy with power (15.5-16; 325). Current arsenal--Storm Phaze AI, Storm Phaze II, RotoGrip Attention Star, Motiv Lethal Venom, Motiv Shadow Tank, Storm Mix (spare/dry). High sanctioned game - 300 (5). High sanctioned series - 856. A.V. 300-s - 8. Longest string - 25.
2025/2026 YTD highs--High game-266; high series-707
Little late posting Tuesday's score's
193/214/215 = 622. Learning more about the Phaze. Like how to leave 4-pins. This ball smokes the pocket, if you hit high flush, and throws s**t everywhere if you hit it light. Hit it a little high, you're looking at a 4-pin (or worse). Hit it square, pocket 7 or 8-10 splits. Need a little fine tuning to my release to get rid of that. Still learning my progression on moves as well. With the Lock or the IQ, I'd usually drift to the left 4-5 boards. Tuesday was more like 12, but the lanes melted in the 3rd game to add to that. Average stays 214.
Old guy with power (15.5-16; 325). Current arsenal--Storm Phaze AI, Storm Phaze II, RotoGrip Attention Star, Motiv Lethal Venom, Motiv Shadow Tank, Storm Mix (spare/dry). High sanctioned game - 300 (5). High sanctioned series - 856. A.V. 300-s - 8. Longest string - 25.
2025/2026 YTD highs--High game-266; high series-707
Seeing a LOT of Phase IIIs on the lanes lately.
In Bag: (: .) Black Widow Hybrid 2.0; (: .) Ebonite Fireball; (: .) Brunswick Endeavor; (: .) Pyramid Force Pearl; (: .) C300 White Dot
USBC#: 8259-59071; USBC Sanctioned Average = 189; Lifetime Average = 172;
Ball Speed: 14.4mph; Rev. Rate: 245rpm || High Game (sanc.) = 300 (290); High Series (sanc.) = 725 (720); Clean Games: 209
Smokey this is not 'Nam', this is bowling. There are rules. Proud two-time winner of a bowlingboards.com weekly ball give-away!
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