Reply With Quotenice night. just 2 more pins though...lol
One. Damn. Frame....
227/239/232 = 698. 29 clean frames. By that I mean I went 29 frames, and in frame 30 I tugged it, and left a 4-9. I really hate crap like that. Lanes were very active, so went back to the Phaze, which got me a little further down the lane before the hard left turn. Managed to stay in my zone all night, and with no one playing near my line, 2 boards was all I had to move all night. Another 4 10-pins left, which brings my 54-game total to 102, which is insane. Average now 210.
Old guy with power (15.5-16; 325). Current arsenal--Storm Phaze AI, Storm Phaze II, RotoGrip Attention Star, Motiv Lethal Venom, Storm Mix (spare/dry). High sanctioned game - 300 (5). High sanctioned series - 856. A.V. 300-s - 8. Longest string - 25.
2024/2025 YTD highs--High game-288; high series-736
nice night. just 2 more pins though...lol
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!!!
Baffling night....
147/249/211 = 607. What a horror show the first game was. 5 opens (2 splits, 3 multi-pin chops). I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with the doors closed. Finally got my bearings back about the end of that game, and the only misstep after that was a richly deserved big 4 in the 7th of game 3. I'm not sure what possessed me in that first game, but I don't ever want to revisit that. Average stays 210.
Old guy with power (15.5-16; 325). Current arsenal--Storm Phaze AI, Storm Phaze II, RotoGrip Attention Star, Motiv Lethal Venom, Storm Mix (spare/dry). High sanctioned game - 300 (5). High sanctioned series - 856. A.V. 300-s - 8. Longest string - 25.
2024/2025 YTD highs--High game-288; high series-736
Ouch.
When you're averaging 168 (back in the day) and you throw a 125-150 game you're all like, "Dang...I wish I'd have bowled a little better." But once you averaging up in the 200s...a score that low feels like a gut punch. But...it happens all the time...you're not alone!
I've been struggling with the 3rd game. I used to have great 3rd games because I'd bring out my Fortera Exile or Pyramid Force...and just slam the pocket. Lately, with the Outer Limits Pearl...just haven't found that "magic" yet.
In Bag: (: .) Zen Master Solid; (: .) Perfect Mindset; (: .) Brunswick Endeavor; (: .) Outer Limits Pearl; (: .) Ebonite Maxim
USBC#: 8259-59071; USBC Sanctioned Average = 191; Lifetime Average = 172;
Ball Speed: 14.0mph; Rev. Rate: 240rpm || High Game (sanc.) = 300 (268); High Series (sanc.) = 725 (720); Clean Games: 202
Smokey this is not 'Nam', this is bowling. There are rules. Proud two-time winner of a bowlingboards.com weekly ball give-away!
I'm not sure what gave that first game. Just could not make a shot until the 9th, and then it was like flipping a switch.Originally Posted by Aslan
Old guy with power (15.5-16; 325). Current arsenal--Storm Phaze AI, Storm Phaze II, RotoGrip Attention Star, Motiv Lethal Venom, Storm Mix (spare/dry). High sanctioned game - 300 (5). High sanctioned series - 856. A.V. 300-s - 8. Longest string - 25.
2024/2025 YTD highs--High game-288; high series-736
A good night, but could've been a crapload better.
279/236/192 = 707. Exact opposite of last week in game 1. Could do no wrong. One 10-pin, and it's still ringing in my ears. Game 2 got me my first open, another whiffed 7-pin. Game 3 started good, and then I just plain started making mistakes. Another blown 7-pin, a few poorly thrown balls that hit, but didn't deserve to strike, and then 2 tugged balls in the 10th destroyed this game. What looked to be a mid-7's kind of night was barely a 7. I'm really not sure if I got tired, or just lazy. I did take all my points, and was 6 for 6 on 10-pins. Knock on wood, have not missed one in 4 weeks. Average creeps up one to 211.
Old guy with power (15.5-16; 325). Current arsenal--Storm Phaze AI, Storm Phaze II, RotoGrip Attention Star, Motiv Lethal Venom, Storm Mix (spare/dry). High sanctioned game - 300 (5). High sanctioned series - 856. A.V. 300-s - 8. Longest string - 25.
2024/2025 YTD highs--High game-288; high series-736
Nice series!!
Even the 3rd game was good...its just tough because you're probably doing the math in your head after Game 2 and thinking, "Okay, I got 515 coming in...probably can't hit an 800+...but a 222 would give me a high series for 24/25...thats doable."
Of course, thats usually when I leave something like a 4-9 split and chop it. Then the math starts to go out the window fast.
In Bag: (: .) Zen Master Solid; (: .) Perfect Mindset; (: .) Brunswick Endeavor; (: .) Outer Limits Pearl; (: .) Ebonite Maxim
USBC#: 8259-59071; USBC Sanctioned Average = 191; Lifetime Average = 172;
Ball Speed: 14.0mph; Rev. Rate: 240rpm || High Game (sanc.) = 300 (268); High Series (sanc.) = 725 (720); Clean Games: 202
Smokey this is not 'Nam', this is bowling. There are rules. Proud two-time winner of a bowlingboards.com weekly ball give-away!
Worst part is I started 3 with 3 strikes. If you don't think my head was already going "800"...
Old guy with power (15.5-16; 325). Current arsenal--Storm Phaze AI, Storm Phaze II, RotoGrip Attention Star, Motiv Lethal Venom, Storm Mix (spare/dry). High sanctioned game - 300 (5). High sanctioned series - 856. A.V. 300-s - 8. Longest string - 25.
2024/2025 YTD highs--High game-288; high series-736
Another baffling night.
196/246/202 = 644. Another 29 clean night. Difference in games 1 & 2 is the difference in strikes. 3 in game one (still clean), and 7 in game 2. Game 3 went right back to 9 counts, with the exception of the 4-7-10 (deserved) in the 5th frame. Truth be told, I don't feel like I was throwing good shots last night. Everything felt off, but just couldn't get it right. Plus, got destroyed by my opponent, losing all my points. Upside? Made all 8 ten pins, so I'm now clean for 5 weeks, making 103/120 so far this year. I also did not miss a 7 pin (4) last night. Those mystify me, because they were all crushed hits. Definitely need to work on my comfort level, because it sure wasn't there last night. Average still 211.
Old guy with power (15.5-16; 325). Current arsenal--Storm Phaze AI, Storm Phaze II, RotoGrip Attention Star, Motiv Lethal Venom, Storm Mix (spare/dry). High sanctioned game - 300 (5). High sanctioned series - 856. A.V. 300-s - 8. Longest string - 25.
2024/2025 YTD highs--High game-288; high series-736
Yeah. I hate that feeling when ya look at the score and the stats and they look 'okay'...but you didn't feel "right". Some nights I'll feel great, like I'm throwing good shots, but I throw a lot of spares. Then I'll go out there and have a big game...running strikes together...but I know that some of them were brooklyn or light hits that I got lucky on.
In Bag: (: .) Zen Master Solid; (: .) Perfect Mindset; (: .) Brunswick Endeavor; (: .) Outer Limits Pearl; (: .) Ebonite Maxim
USBC#: 8259-59071; USBC Sanctioned Average = 191; Lifetime Average = 172;
Ball Speed: 14.0mph; Rev. Rate: 240rpm || High Game (sanc.) = 300 (268); High Series (sanc.) = 725 (720); Clean Games: 202
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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