Fri League (23 Sep 11)

Again this week, my first 2 games were decent, and I thought I had a good shot at my 1st left handed 600 series, but things fell apart in the last game (again).  I started out with a 186 and a 191, and things kind of fell apart the last game.  Left several splits and difficult spares, and ended up rolling a 145.  To get that 145, I picked up the 4-7-10 and doubled in the 9th and 10th frames.  I ended up rolling a 522 series, which is a couple of pins above my average, so overall it was a decent night.

My bowling record can be found here.

My 3rd game is averaging 30 pins lower than my 1st game.  Not sure how to fix that.

Fri League (16 Sep 2011)

On a good note, I rolled my 1st 200 game of the season with a 226.  The past 3 weeks, I was the picture of consistency rolling series in the 540's 3 weeks in a row, and all of my games were relatively close.  I was not quite so consistent this week.  The 1st game, I was locked in and got pretty good carry.  I had one open frame, which was a 7 pin.  The second game, I rolled a 169.  I had a couple of balls go through the nose, and I tried to speed up my ball.  That was the wrong adjustment.  All that did was throw my timing off.  I should of just moved to the right, and finished on a good note after making that adjustment.  The 3rd game was one of my worst games of the season.  All of a sudden, my ball stopped making it back up to the pocket.  I assumed I was doing something wrong in my delivery (instead of just moving back 2 boards to the left).  I did eventually move back to the left, and got my ball back in the pocket.  My spare shooting was pretty good tonight, except with the 7 pin.  Now that I am putting the ball in the pocket more often, I am leaving more 7 pins and I need to get it figured out.  I missed the 7 pin 4 out of 5 times.  On a good note though, I did have a 55% strike percentage.   I shot a 226, 169, 136 for a 531 series, and my league average is now up to a 172.

Fri League (9 Sep 2011)

Feel like I bowled a little better this week.  I didn't roll quite as many strikes this week, but my spare shooting was better.  My ball wasn't making it up to the pocket rolling over the second arrow.  Moved further outside, and my ball started running.  I stayed on the outside, and switched to my Tropical Storm (something that doesn't hook as much).  I ended up rolling with my vis-a-ball in the 3rd game.  In the 3 games, I only had 12 strikes, but I cut my opens from 11 a week ago to 6 this week.  I rolled a 182, 191 and a 176 for a 549 series.  

If nothing else, I have been consistent.  My series the last three weeks have been 545, 541 and a 549 this week.  With that, my average is up to a 171.

My scores for the season can be viewed at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AoYRqw1wwNtNdDQ3R09RX2xXWGdRQWozN1p0YUhKdmc&hl=en_US#gid=0

Fri League (2 Sep 2011)

Had a decent night this week.  I averaged 180 for the second week in a row, and brought my average up to a 167.  I rolled a 181, 177 and a 183 for a 541 series.  Looking at the score, it was a pretty consistent night, but my spare game needs a lot of work.  The 3rd game should have been my 1st 200 game of the season.  But after starting off with a 4 bagger, I had 3 single pin misses, and ended on  a sour note (even though my scores continue to improve).

7 pin killed me tonight.  Over the 3 games, I only picked the 7 pin 2 out of 6 times.  As far as my 1st ball goes, I had a 46% strike percentage which is decent.  I had a total of 9 opens over the 3 games.  Will see if I can reduce that next week.

If interested, my league stats can be viewed at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AoYRqw1wwNtNdDQ3R09RX2xXWGdRQWozN1p0YUhKdmc&hl=en_US#gid=0