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!!!
There have been 35 sanctioned (and approved) 900 series...
1997 (1), 1998 (1), 1999 (1), 2000 (1), 2001 (1), 2004 (2), 2005 (1), 2006 (4), 2008 (1), 2009 (2), 2010 (3), 2012 (3), 2013 (2), 2014 (2), 2015 (3), 2016 (3), 2017 (3), 2019 (1)
The variance between this source and the USBC is the following:
Chris Clinton (Cornwall, Cornwall - 2015)
Joe Novara (East Islip, NY - 2017)
Sam Esposito (Homer Glen, Illinois - 2019)
Another note, Robert Mushtare from Fort Drum, N.Y has 2 900 series (2005 and 2006).
Last edited by ALazySavage; 01-15-2019 at 10:55 AM.
Currently in the arsenal: Roto Grip Hyper Cell (@2000), Hammer Gauntlet Fury (@1000 polished), Roto Grip Idol (@2000), Storm IQ Tour Emerald (@1500 polished), Storm Phaze 4 (@1500 polished), Hammer Cherry Vibe (@1500 polished), Hammer Black Widow Urethane (@1000), Jet Blackbird
That 900 series was crazy!
I notice wet lanes in middle with dry 5 board area where my break point starts big hook. But not sure best ball to use every week.
Much better tonight. We actually bowled against the guy I bought the ball from's team. They are a solid team. Their lowest average guy was 182 but the other 4 are between 210 and 217. Our guys are all in the 190's except me at 176 (177 after tonight). We won the first game by 64 and the second by 3 but lost the last and total pins. So used the Conspiracy all night tonight. I struggled a little in game 1. Hit the pocket almost every frame but just couldn't get strikes. Game 2 was much better. Moved in 1 board and that was it. Missed a stupid spare (1-2) in the 6th frame and really screwed up in the 10th. Tugged it for a 5 count then did the exact same thing on the spare shot so ended with a 196. Game 3 started with a 4 bagger then started to miss my mark to the inside. Moved in another board and it helped. Ended with a clean 220 for a 599 on the night.
So tonight there were our 3 lefties on our team and 1 on the other team. We all were playing pretty much the same line but the other 3 were much slower speeds than me. The guy on the other team moved to the 3rd arrow sometime late in the 2nd game. Our other 2 stayed in the same spot all night. I played slightly inside of them all night and only had to move a couple boards all night. I started thinking about how they would create that dry line for me to use as a cushion and it seemed to work.
My speed was up a little tonight so that might have helped
Last edited by boatman37; 01-15-2019 at 11:26 PM.
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!!!
Looking over my scores on my spreadsheet and talk about consistency. I don't have it on this computer but there are only 5 pins separating my highest game from lowest in terms of game 1, game 2, and game 3. I think I had 3017, 3019, and 3022 for my 3 game totals. Game 2 had been my worst game for awhile but I guess I evened that out. That puts my averages for those games at 177.47, 177.58, and 177.76 (not in that order)
EDIT: just looked at my spreadsheet and this was my 3rd best series (643, 635) since I came back a year ago. In one hand that is horrible but on the other it shows some consistency that my average is a 533 but only have 2 600's.
Last edited by boatman37; 01-16-2019 at 08:33 PM.
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!!!
Was thinking about this last night. I rarely bowl better from start to finish meaning my 1st game being my lowest and my last being my best. Could have been coincidence but just wondered what everyone thinks about this theory. I bowled just inside the other 3 lefties on our pair. What are the thoughts on my game getting better as the night went on because the other 3 dried up the line just outside my line and gave me a little cushion to ride against? Kind of like a rail for my ball to follow?
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!!!
Exactly right! Depending on how a bowler adjusts, it is not uncommon to see games going from best to worst (don't make adjustments at all), from worst to best (as you were thinking last night), or good-bad-good (fighting the transition game). As a lefty, you have a tremendous advantage when you bowl with other lefties as many of them don't move at all, giving you more and more miss room to the left.
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
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