I'm trying hard! Not scoring very well. Averaging 200 for the first two weeks. Averaged 204 for the season last year so I'm close.
A lot of people don't bowl over the summer and have somewhat of a downturn as they get comfortable again. Just so happens to work out nicely with the averages too. The way I see it if I'm going to bowl poorly I'm not super upset if it's at the beginning of the year when averages are still being worked out, lol. However I'll also never intentionally throw poorly, either. I think it might be a little bit of that... "well, I'm not throwing that well right now (not on purpose) but that's ok because it helps the average!"
Generally I end up going the other way. I'll start the season lights out and even off about 10 weeks in, lol. Great for the team!
I'm trying hard! Not scoring very well. Averaging 200 for the first two weeks. Averaged 204 for the season last year so I'm close.
We do have a guy in the league averaging 245 right now. Like to see him keep that up all year.
damn... that's obvious dumping if his average was that high last season. Unless he put in some serious work and got lessons or something lolOriginally Posted by Tony
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Got a buddy who averaged about 240 last season so it isn't impossible. He must be pretty good because even on a house shot it isn't all that easy.
In my bag: Roto Grip Haywire, Ebonite Cyclone Gamebreaker, Brunswick danger zone vintage, Brunswick C-system Maxxed out and Columbia WD. High Game 300 (x3) high series 790...still searching for the 800.
Last winter my 2 leagues ended up being 178 each. But during the summer I had a coach, added 2 more balls and on Monday's my average is up to 202.
The only Wednesday, so far, was an embarrassment. Had no feel or anything, and I couldn't hit the ocean with an aircraft carrier.
We all have days where sometimes we're the dog, and sometimes we're the fire hydrant. It happens. You have to have a very short memory, hit the reset button and move on, and you can bank on the fact that I won't be in the 400's again for quite a while.
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I go out each and every week to just do my best. If that turns out to be starting the season with a 761 series like I did last week, then so be it. I will go out tonight just like I did last week....to do my best. I don't hold back one iota when I bowl. Don't care what it means for handicap etc as I usually don't get any anyway. I'm not a big gambler so doesn't affect me with brackets etc.
High Sanctioned Scratch Game - 300(12) Hi Sanctioned Scratch Series - 822(3)
2016/17 Book Average=221, 2017/18 Composite Average=223
Equipment in the bag - Storm Crux Prime, Storm Physix, Roto Grip Idol, Roto Grip Idol Pearl, Roto Grip Hyper Cell Fused, Storm Sure Lock, Storm Drive, Roto Grip Winner Solid, Roto Grip Haywire, Storm Fever Pitch, Roto Grip Red ball spare.
Rev Rate 400. Speed 18 at heads, 16.5-17 at pins. Axis tilt 10, Axis Rotation 55. PAP 5 5/8 x 5/8 up
Even his buddies were getting on him about it, he had a 230's avg the past 5 year according to the USBC and was a star bowler in HS and College....but the league did nothing.
Once during the season he threw an open and a gutter to finish the 3rd game, and when his teammate gave him crap he said If I can't get the 8, I don't care... 8 meaning 800 series, if he struck out he would have been 780's or so.
Sounds like a miserable person to be with. He should just to bowl scratch.
In my league we pay by point unless you win one of the halves. Point count.
There is a 10 pin drop rule that states that no bowler with a carryover avg. can drop more than 10 pins all year.
We also use a 21 game cushion so you start with 21 games bowled on your 200 avg. So if you go out the first night and bowl only 500 you only drop to 195.
At $19.50 a point on a 7 point system you can't afford to throw away 100 pins to bag.
Now the college kid would be kicked of my team after doing that once. I would demand he get no score for the game and forfeit the game. Next time he would be out of the league.
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