Timmyb's scores

[Timmyb]

Back at it.

228/193/220 = 640. Spent the better part of the evening just trying to get my footwork back. First game was clean, second game-second frame smoked the pocket, and paid for it with the first pocket 7-10 of the year. 4 opens on the night (2 splits, 2 whiffed 10-pins). Got to the 3rd game, and decided to try to use some finger tape on my ring finger, which was getting increasingly painful during the night. Think we'll be going to talk to Dwight about opening up the finger holes a bit so I can do this all the time. The feel took a bit to get used to, but the "ouch" factor went away immediately. Same silver tape Kris Prather uses. Thin, but still has some tack to it. Ball seem to come off much better, but that may have been because it didn't hurt anymore. I'll take a 213 start.

[Timmyb]

Apparently, I'm consistent....

223/224/194 = 641. Far too many mistakes to have expected better out of Tuesday. 6 opens on the night. Blew by 2 10 pins again, plus missed left on 4 pin. Rest were splits, including another pocket 7-10. Last game was a nightmare for all on my team, as bowling against the granny team, who throws nothing but plastic, has a way of nuking the lanes. Plus, a 285 pin deficit in handicap per game didn't help our spirits. Won anyway. Guess I'll stay at 213.

[Timmyb]

Pre-bowled this week.

234/201/200 = 635. Rough go. Bowled Sunday, after Saturday night league, and a fundraiser held Sunday afternoon. Lanes were fried. There was somewhat of an inside line, but it was tight. If you got the ball too far out, you were lucky if you got a crossover, otherwise it usually went further than that. Only opens were splits, and for once did not miss any 10 pins. 212 is now the average.

[Timmyb]

Need to get off the roller coaster.

201/279/161 = 641. Lanes were just funky. Again, they had a high school team in bowling starting on our pair, so the kid oiling stop at the pair before ours, and I guess the thing sat for a good hour before he started it back up. Not sure why, but every time we run into this, the lanes are odd. First game wet/dry, then nearly perfect (ran 9 to start). Last game, it was like someone flipped a switch. If you got inside of about 6 or 7, that ball was sailing down the lanes, nearly missing the head pin. Had 2 pocket 7-10's, whiffed 2 7 pins, and chopped 3 off of a bucket. Not a fun game. However, 2 weeks in a row I have not missed a 10 pin. Silver lining, I guess. Average clicks back to 213.

[Timmyb]

Shot my mouth off last week about not missing a 10 pin for 2 weeks.

161/225/247 = 633. Could not get my bearings the first game (4 opens). Got better on game 2 (2 opens), and no opens game 3. All 6 opens last night were 10 pin misses (I made 2). Just tons of inexcusable mistakes. Every week I have one game that just tanks the whole night. Average at 212.

[boatman37]

Shot my mouth off last week about not missing a 10 pin for 2 weeks.

161/225/247 = 633. Could not get my bearings the first game (4 opens). Got better on game 2 (2 opens), and no opens game 3. All 6 opens last night were 10 pin misses (I made 2). Just tons of inexcusable mistakes. Every week I have one game that just tanks the whole night. Average at 212.

My first 5 weeks were like that. Couldn't string 3 good games together. Finally did it last night

[Timmyb]

Tough night, but stayed on track.

218/215/213 = 646. Tale of 2 lanes. Lane 12? Only 2 balls the entire night didn't strike. Not so much for 11. Didn't seem where I moved, that ball just wouldn't hit hard. Seemed like I had to chase every game just to get to average. 29 clean frames, too. Just goes to show how much striking makes a difference, but staying clean also helps. Still stuck at 213.

[Timmyb]

Not moving in the right direction.

174/235/178 = 587. Had no control of my game all night, save the 6-pack I ran in the second game. No clean games. Every open was a split off of a light hit, usually including a 2 pin. I can't think of a time when I threw the ball the same way twice, even on the string. No excuses, I was just not in control last night. Average drops to 210.

[Timmyb]

I remotely remember what it was like to hit 3 good games in a row. Just not tonight....

248/190/231=669. Clean first game. Couldn't get the ball out of the pocket. Lanes went away right at the start of the second game (yep, bowling grannies with plastic balls), and I made the switch too late. Third game was brilliant until the 10th, and just chucked what was headed to be a 260-ish game. The 7-year old IQ Nano is still a force. The ball just won't die. Average back to 212.

[J Anderson]

I remotely remember what it was like to hit 3 good games in a row. Just not tonight....

248/190/231=669. Clean first game. Couldn't get the ball out of the pocket. Lanes went away right at the start of the second game (yep, bowling grannies with plastic balls), and I made the switch too late. Third game was brilliant until the 10th, and just chucked what was headed to be a 260-ish game. The 7-year old IQ Nano is still a force. The ball just won't die. Average back to 212.

Might not be 3 good games but it’s still a new high series for the season.