Bowling Again - Week 11

Last week was a frustrating week, and I am just now getting around to posting about it.  The 1st game had started out good, but I had decided that I was going to move back on the lanes to pick up my ball speed as the lanes broke down.  That was an adjustment that I was able to make in the past, but not now (not quite as coordinated after the changes in my release over the last couple of years).  As I picked up the speed, I lost carry and my timing suffered.  As I started to lose my timing, I also started to miss spares.  I ended up rolling a 209, 170 and a 148 for a 527 series.

I got some practice in this week to figure out what adjustments will work for me and I also made some adjustments on my spare shooting.  We will see tonight if it made a difference.  My games from last week are below.

Bowling Again - Week 10

This is the 3rd week in a row that I have bowled below par.  I only had a 27% strike percentage, and my 1st ball average was 8.63.  I had 6 splits (3 in the 2nd game) but over all, my spare shooting saved me allowing me to average 173 for the night.  I do feel like my spare shooting is a lot better than it used to be.  I rolled a 183, 151 and a 185 for a 519 series.

Bowling Again - Week 9

I felt like I was struggling again this week, and during the 1st game, my timing was off.  I was rushing my feet, and tried several things to no avail during the 1st half of the 1st game.  It got a lot better when I moved back on the approach about 2 feet in the 8th frame of the 1st game (but I still had to concentrate on not rushing my approach).  Additionally, when I did find the pocket, it would only last a couple of frames before I would have to make an adjustment.  In hind site, the night was not as bad as I felt it was.  I had a 50% strike percentage, was 11 out of 11 on my non-split spares (could have done without the 6 splits though) and my 1st ball average was 9.1.  My games were 163, 213 and a 190 for a 566 series (entering average was a 183).

Bowling Again - Week 8

After having 2 good weeks in a row, I struggled a bit this week.  The amount of oil on the inside did cause me to struggle a bit, and it was too dry on the outside for me to go down and in.  I tried slowing my ball down and swinging it out to the outside, and that didn't work too well either.  In the 6th frame of the 2nd game, I decided to move in to the 3rd arrow, and just stay in the oil.  I didn't have a lot of room for error, and if I missed right, it wasn't coming back.  Even with that, I did a lot better once I made the move inside.

On a positive note, I was 13 out of 14 for my non-split spares, and I was 1 out 6 on my split attempts.