Great job Hammer! Got the monkey off your back. Next step is a 600, then 700, a 300, etc. go get it !
First game over 200 after year and a half layoff......
Bowled league Saturday and started with a 220 with one open of 9 pins. Crashed and burned with a second game of 133 and a third game of 150. YIKES! The alleys were dry this time. I could tell because I was using my Blue Hammer urethane ball in the second and third games and that was hooking into the pocket going between the 5 and 10 boards. I was leaving 7 pins and 6/10 combo spares. Sometimes I was leaving easy spares because I am not use to setting up right with both balls to pick the spares up. That will come around once I get a few more games in.
Because of my high first game my average went from a 129 to a 138. I changed the surface on my Raw Hammer Anger ball to a 2000 grit unpolished and boy was it hooking in that first game. I hardly had to do anything, I just let the ball do the work. I think once I got into the second game I think my speed changed from what I had in the first game. I wish the oil was the same like the Saturday before. It was oilier then. Oh well! At least I got to see how my Anger ball works with the new surface. I'm sure I had an increase in revs this time because I am more comfortable with my approach and swing which is not muscled.
I guess I will be making better progress with my games and spare shooting as I go forward.
Last edited by Hammer; 12-11-2016 at 12:41 PM.
Arsenal: Raw Hammer Orange/Black Hybrid 14lbs, Blue Hammer urethane 14lbs, Columbia 300 Lava Ball Plastic 14lbs, Highest scratch series 710 Bowling 38 years Never hit that 300 game. Highest game 276, had 11 strikes and one spare in the middle of that game.
Great job Hammer! Got the monkey off your back. Next step is a 600, then 700, a 300, etc. go get it !
I can only hope that will be the case.Originally Posted by foreverincamo
Arsenal: Raw Hammer Orange/Black Hybrid 14lbs, Blue Hammer urethane 14lbs, Columbia 300 Lava Ball Plastic 14lbs, Highest scratch series 710 Bowling 38 years Never hit that 300 game. Highest game 276, had 11 strikes and one spare in the middle of that game.
This was my first 200 after my 25 year layoff. I haven't gotten close to this again, This was maybe 3 months ago. I came back in March... I am L...B is tampabaybob....
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