Boatmans 2023-2024 scores

[boatman37]

Looked at the results from last night and our team had highest handicap game and series and our opponents had highest scratch game and scratch series. The top scratch and handicap games and series were mostly consisting of both of our teams so apparently us 2 teams handled it the best.

[boatman37]

Weird night. Started out great. Spare shooting was pretty good all night but lost my touch end of game 1. Started with the Pi then 1/2 way through game 2 after leaving about 5 7 pins I switched to the Xponent but still struggled until I moved out to the 7 board. We won 2 of 3 and moved up to 6th. So in our 3 3rds we finished 4th, 5th, and 6th so fat this last 3rd but position round next week. Not bowling summer league this year.

Game 1: 225c (5 strikes, 5 spares, no opens)

Game 2: 180 (3 strikes, 6 spares, 2 opens-1 split)

Game 3: 194 (6 strikes, 2 spares, 2 opens)

Series: 599

Average: 199.67

Running average: 194.02

Last seasons average: 197.66

First ball average: 9.21

Strikes: 42% (14/33)

Spares: 76% (13/17)

Single pin spares: 75% (9/12)

Splits: 0% (0/1)

7 pins (71% (5/7)

[J Anderson]

Weird night. Started out great. Spare shooting was pretty good all night but lost my touch end of game 1. Started with the Pi then 1/2 way through game 2 after leaving about 5 7 pins I switched to the Xponent but still struggled until I moved out to the 7 board. We won 2 of 3 and moved up to 6th. So in our 3 3rds we finished 4th, 5th, and 6th so fat this last 3rd but position round next week. Not bowling summer league this year.

Not bad except for the 5 pin in your last frame.

I still have to make up my mind about doing a summer league. I think I would have to miss at least two weeks and that seems like a lot for a 14 week season. Having bowled in three leagues since January I feel like I could use a break, but I’ve been bowling fairly well lately so I also want to keep going.

[boatman37]

Yeah I was getting tired by the end and we were up by over 100 pins so i didn't focus enough on that 5. But to be fair I moved over 1/2 board right and the ball never hooked. Just slid past on the left side and missed by a good 6". Not sure what caused that. The bigger issue is lack of strikes. After game 1 just couldn't strike.. Kept making minor adjustments before I changed balls. But the good side to this is my step-son has a 160 average. He had a 557 last night to my 599. He had 1 more strike than me but I got to point out to him that I beat him because of spare shooting. Not sure if he is fully aware of the importance of spare shooting yet but hopefully last night helped him see it.

[Aslan]

I still have to make up my mind about doing a summer league. I think I would have to miss at least two weeks and that seems like a lot for a 14 week season. Having bowled in three leagues since January I feel like I could use a break, but I’ve been bowling fairly well lately so I also want to keep going.

Yup. I'm only planning on doing one league this summer...not a lot of options here. But, for me, I just lose too much of my technique when I take a complete break from bowling. Then it takes me about 8 weeks to get it back in the fall.

My arsenals are better now that I'm putting them together more carefully. My legs (knock on wood) are both hanging on. My timing is almost completely back. I even got to as high as a 189 average (before ending the season in a slump)...so maybe I'm back on track for 190-195 like I was back in 2016-2017.

[J Anderson]

Yeah I was getting tired by the end and we were up by over 100 pins so i didn't focus enough on that 5. But to be fair I moved over 1/2 board right and the ball never hooked. Just slid past on the left side and missed by a good 6". Not sure what caused that. The bigger issue is lack of strikes. After game 1 just couldn't strike.. Kept making minor adjustments before I changed balls. But the good side to this is my step-son has a 160 average. He had a 557 last night to my 599. He had 1 more strike than me but I got to point out to him that I beat him because of spare shooting. Not sure if he is fully aware of the importance of spare shooting yet but hopefully last night helped him see it.

Did your first ball go right of the 1-2 pocket? If you’re lined up the five pin is just your strike shot. That should hit the five dead center because there’s no head pin to deflect it.

[boatman37]

1st ball was good but just a little deflection. Maybe a hair light. But when I'm playing the 6-7 board the ball has a pretty steep entry angle so I move right 1/2 board to 1 board for the 5 pin. I know a strike ball should take it out but just what I have been doing.

[Aslan]

Did your first ball go right of the 1-2 pocket? If you’re lined up the five pin is just your strike shot. That should hit the five dead center because there’s no head pin to deflect it.

That's a good point.

I've always kept the same line and just changed my vertical target a little downlane to adjust for pin placement. But, maybe I'll just duplicate my strike line. I forgot to account for the deflection.

[boatman37]

Another mixed night. Spare shooting was phenomenal but couldn't strike. Just couldn't get it back to the pocket. Kept moving and still hit light. Started with the Pi and light. My coach was there and told me the ball was burning up so on his advice I switched to the Xponent. No difference. Was targeting the 4-5 board and still light. Finally in game 3 I tucked my pinky. Hadn't done that for months since my coach told me not to do it anymore. After that I started striking. He had left by then so...lol.

Oh...and Pinpal says 2 clean games but opened in the 11th frame so thought that would be considered an open?

Game 1: 182 (3 strikes, 7 spares, 1 open-1 split)

Game 2: 195 (4 strikes, 7 spares, no opens-1 split)

Game 3: 244 (8 strikes, 2 spares, 1 open (PinPal calls this a clean game))

Series: 621

Average: 207.00

Running average: 194.43

Last seasons average: 197.66

First ball average: 8.97

Strikes: 45% (15/33)

Spares: 88% (16/18)

Single pin spares: 100% (8/8)

Splits: 50% (1/2)

7 pins: 100% (1/1)

[boomer]

Nah - fill frames don't count for clean games.

Nice grinding on games 1 and 2 - way to stick with it!