Boatmans 2024-2025 season

[boatman37]

Well that turned out to be a 1 week wonder...lol. We were on the end pair (39-40) that I usually do decent on. Last week we were on 37-38 and 39 kept breaking so they ended up moving that team. Tonight 39 kept breaking again so near the end of game 3 we moved to 37-38. I started out with the Pi in warmups and looked great. Felt great too. Timing, footwork, release, everything. Did good the first 4 or 5 frames then lost it. I was still hitting the pocket pretty consistently but no carry. Game 3 switched to the Ember and had to move in a couple of boards cause I was coming in way too high. Ended up finishing strong. We lost the first 2 games but won the 3rd. Our team is really struggling. Game 1 only 1 of us hit our average. Game 2 a different one was the only one to hit their average. Game 3 me and another guy beat our averages and a 3rd was right on their average but as a team we didn't hit our average any of our games. In the end I threw quite a few strikes but just couldn't string them together. Opening in the 10th the first 2 games didn't help either.
Still seeing tons of splits by all teams.

Game 1: 189 (5 strikes, 3 spares, 2 opens-1 split)

Game 2: 156 (5 strikes, 1 spare, 4 opens-2 splits)

Game 3: 223 (8 strikes, 3 spares, 1 open)

Series: 568

Average: 189.33

Running average: 194.53

Last seasons average: 202.61

First ball average: 9.16

Strikes: 56% (18/32)

Spares: 50% (7/14)

Single pin spares: 66% (4/6)

Splits: 0% (0/3)

7 pins: 75% (3/4)

7 pins season: 65.95% (31/47)

[boatman37]

Well I still suck. Started with the Altered Reality only cause it only has about 50 games on it and is one of my freshest balls besides the Ember and it has a similar shape to the Ember. My spare shooting sucked bad but that was because I was using a completely different part of the lane than I'm used to and my usual spare adjustments didn't work. Example, 3-5-6. I usually move 2.5 boards left. Did that tonight with the ember and it never came back in. But for the 10 I stand at 20 and target 20 normally. But with the Ember I need to stand at about 22-23 otherwise it crosses right in front of it. 4 pin I usually throw my strike ball standing and targeting the way I do with a 7 pin and my spare ball. Sometimes I'll use my spare ball but I can make it either way. Well tonight did that with the Ember and it hooked right in front of the 4 pin. For my strike ball I usually stand at about 13-14 and target 7 or 8 but with the Ember I have to stand 23-24 and target 12-13. So now when I throw at my spares I'm throwing right through the heavier oil. So I think it will take so getting used to before I start getting better but I do seem to have more miss room from further inside.

Game 1: 180 (5 strikes, 4 spares, 2 opens-3 splits)

Game 2: 206 (5 strikes, 4 spares, 1 open)

Game 3: 178 (4 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Series: 564

Average: 188.00

Running average: 194.07

Last seasons average: 202.61

First ball average: 9.09

Strikes: 42% (14/33)

Spares: 64% (11/17)

Single pin spares: 77% (7/9)

7 pins: 100% (2/2)

7 pins season: 67.34% (33/49)