Boatmans 2024-2025 season

[Aslan]

Dang. That first game was great. Clean game, mixed in a few spare conversions, high strike rate...

And, the overall series was solid. I have to go pick up some prescriptions after I post this for my own back issue from bowling last night...so I get it.

[boatman37]

The struggle continues. Tonight was position round for the 1st 3rd. 1st place was uncatchable then 2nd place had 43pts then a 3 way tie for 3rd at 42pts (we were in that group). If you took out the first and last place teams there was only 8 pts from teams 2 to team 10. We bowled the same team we bowled last week and went 5-2 against. The kid that had the 300/802 last week had a 258, 190, 259-707 tonight. He is about a 207 average bowler. We won the first 2 games big but lost game 3. We all struggled that last game but we ended up in 2nd place by ourselves. Next week we all go back to 0-0.
Lanes were tricky tonight. Seemed like there was carry down or they didn't strips all the way to the pin deck. I started with the Pi up the 2nd arrow and had a decent shape to the pocket but not a big entry angle. My aim was great tonight. Hit the 2nd arrow probably over 95% of my shots but if I missed outside the ball would skid. If I missed inside it would go Brooklyn. Everyone was having this issue on our pair. After the first 4 frames in game 2 and not striking I decided to try the new Ember. The same ball that I had to stand way inside cause I couldn't keep it on the left side of the headpin. Well tonight it wouldn't hook at all. Ended up throwing it up the 7 board but if I missed outside and it hit that dry then it was Brooklyn. I also tried the Altered Reality in warmups but it didn't look much different than the Pi.
Just can't figure this out. 1 good game and 2 bad ones. Only had 2 600's after 10 weeks so far. My average last year was 202 so you would think I would have had at least 5 600's.

Game 1: 222 (6 strikes, 3 spares, 1 open)

Game 2: 193 (5 strikes, 2 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Game 3: 178 (3 strikes, 5 spares, 2 opens-1 split)

Series: 593

Average: 197.67

Running average: 195.36

Last seasons average: 202.61

First ball average: 9.13

Strikes: 45% (14/31)

Spares: 62% (10/16)

Single pin spares: 75% (6/8)

Splits: 50% (1/2)

7 pins: 66% (2/3)

7 pins season: 63.88% (23/36)

[Aslan]

Overall a nice night...just can't open in the 10th.

[boatman37]

No words. My worst night of the year by far. And this is one of my better pairs. Tried the Altered Reality, Eternity Pi, and Ember. None worked. Hit the pocket most of the night but left corner pins all night. 1/3 of the way through the season (33 games) and I have 38 splits. Last year through 93 games I had 61. But I was bowling so bad that I decided to stick with the Ember and whatever happened, happened. So all season I have not had any consistency outside the 2nd arrow. Ball just seems to skid, no hook. Tonight I tried throwing just inside 2nd arrow and the ball would hook. According to the center they have not changed the pattern from last year but it's definitely behaving different. May have to start throwing more inside.

On another note...the first 2 weeks with that Ember I couldn't keep it on my side of the lane. I haven't done anything to it except use ball cleaner on it after each night. Probably have 3 or 4 games on it. Now it won't hook at all outside the 2nd arrow. It's not just that ball...it's the conditions.

Game 1: 192 (5 strikes, 5 spares, 1 open)

Game 2: 139 (4 strikes, 0 spares, 7 opens-4 splits)

Game 3: 187 (5 strikes, 3 spares, 2 opens-1 split)

Series: 518

Average: 172.67

Running average: 193.30

Last seasons average: 202.61

First ball average: 8.88

Strikes: 41% (14/34)

Spares: 44% (8/18)

Single pin spares: 75% (6/8)

Splits: 0% (0/5)

7 pins: 75% (3/4)

7 pins season: 65% (26/40)