Boatmans 2023-2024 scores

[Aslan]

just looked at the scores from last night. only 18 of 58 bowlers hit their average last night. lanes were jacked

I dunno. Seems like you bowled fine. Opens in the 10th are a %*@ch.

[boatman37]

I sucked. 10 strikes on the night. 1/2 of my average. 10th frame opens sucked too. I was like 60 pins below average...lol

[boatman37]

Think I might have figured something out. Tonight we bowled against a team that has a certified coach that I bowl in tournaments with. In summer league we bowl on High Street v2 but bowl on High Street v1 in winter league. What was working all summer hasn't been working in winter league. I had been targeting the same board (7-8 board) but in summer I was standing on about 18. Tonight I had moved in and was trying to target the 13 board. The 'coach' told me to try the 7-8 board. Told him I started there. He said move out and square up more. So stood on 14 and targeted 7-8 and that was money. Finished pretty good after that. I did pick my speed up a little to help compensate.
Won 2 of 3 and total pins to go 5-2

Game 1: 175 (6 strikes, 3 opens-1 split)

Game 2: 201 (5 strikes, 5 spares, 2 opens)

Game 3: 214 (7 strikes, 3 spares, 1 open-1 split)

Series: 590

Average: 196.67

Running average: 190.44

Last years average: 197.66

First ball average: 9.06

Strikes: 52% (18/34)

Spares: 57% (8/14)

Single pin spares: 85% (6/7)

Splits: 0% (0/2)

[boatman37]

Don't even want to post this. Had my worst night since February 2021. Felt like my form was good and I was near the pocket all night. Left a ton of 7's and a couple of 8's. Lost now. Average is 20 pins loser than it was this summer.
Been near the pocket all year, just not striking. Have 150 games on this Zen Soul so hard to say.

Game 1: 190 (5 strikes, 3 spares, 2 opens-1 split)

Game 2: 171 (5 strikes, 3 spares, 3 opens-1 split)

Game 3: 153 (3 strikes, 3 spares, 4 opens-2 splits)

Series: 514

Average: 171.33

Running average: 185.66

Last years average: 197.66

First ball average: 8.94

Strikes: 41% (13/31)

Spares: 50% (9/18)

Single pin spares: 81% (9/11)

Splits: 0% (0/4)

[boomer]

Keep plugging away.

How is the ball dropping off the deck? What's your 4 pin doing? Those are the things I try to look at when I start leaving 10's . . .

[boatman37]

Mainly ring 7's. Just seems I have to have perfect shot placement or I leave a pin here or there. I used to have a little miss room with that ball. Gonna try my Altered Reality next week. Completely different shape but it only has about 35 games on it. See if I have miss room with it. Only others I had with me last night were my short pin Helios which leaves 7's normally anyway...lol and my Brunswick Igniter, which may have been a better option.
Also wondering, found out we use High Street v2 in summer and High Street v1 in fall/winter. v1 has less volume. My ZS was perfect all through summer with 2000 on it. Thinking to try 3000 since there is a little less volume but my ball is at the center. Might have to stop down and grab it to hit it with a 3000 and see if that helps.

[boatman37]

A little better tonight. Accuracy was good, timing felt good. Was near the pocket all night. Re-surfaced the Zen Soul to 3000 but it was still over/under. Switched to the Altered Reality for games 2 and 3 and seemed to have more miss room. That ball only has about 35 games on it. Spare shooting was very good. Had quite a few strikes too but unfortunately that didn't translate to great scores. Had trouble stringing them together.
Step-son got his first ever 200 with a 218 and our team is now in 1st place out of 12 teams.

Thinking my Zen Soul may be dead? No miss room with it after 5 weeks. Altered Reality had much more miss room. Much easier to strike. ZS has about 150 games on it.

Game 1: 193 (5 strikes, 5 spares, 1 open-1 split)

Game 2: 237c (7 strikes, 4 spares, 0 opens)

Game 3: 184 (7 strikes, 3 spares, 2 opens-1 split)

Series: 614

Average: 204.67

Running average: 189.46

Last seasons average: 197.66

First ball average: 9.29

Strikes: 55% (19/34)

Spares: 80% (12/15)

Single pin spares: 87% (7/8)

Splits: 0% (0/2)

[boomer]

Nice clean game!

[Aslan]

Nice clean game!

Not far from a clean series!

[boatman37]

yeah take away the 2 splits and that 7 pin was my only miss. And it was a big miss. I was aiming for the 16-17 board and hit about the 23 board...lol. Didn't even watch to see how bad i missed it