Bowling Again - Week 16

Rolled the final night of the 2nd half of our league, and we had 1st wrapped up before we rolled the 1st ball. My spare shooting was better this week.  Had a total of 4 opens (2 in the 1st game and 2 in the 3rd game).  I rolled 208, 193 and a 200 for a 601 series.  This week I worked on keeping my elbow in, and it helped.  I didn't constantly miss my target to the left like I normally do.

Looking forward to the roll off next week for the league champion.  We will be bowling the team that beat us for the 1st half.  Also, it is the team I bowled on a couple of years ago.  So it will be interesting.

Bowling Again - Week 15

After having my high series for the season last week, last night's bowling was a bit of let down.  I felt like my timing was off and I wasn't coming out of the ball correctly.  However, I wasn't the only one having problems.  As it turned out, nobody was putting a lot of strikes together and it was going to be a contest of spare shooting.  After struggling for the 1st 6 frames, I put my strike ball up and just bowled with my White Dot.  I rolled a 145, 189, 184 to salvage a 518 series.  My spare shooting was decent, but it could have been better.  As a team, we did win the battle of spares and are now assured of being the 2nd half champions for our league.  Looking forward to the championship roll-off.  We will be bowling the team that beat us for the 1st half.

My games are listed below:

Bowling Again - Week 14

Had my best night so far since I started bowling again.  I had a total of 4 opens, but only 1 on them was a split.  Had I picked up the 3 makeable spares I missed, I would have had a 700 series.  I also put together my longest string of strikes so far this season.  I finished the 1st game with an 8 bagger and started the 2nd game with a turkey.  I rolled a 244, 225 and a 204 for a 673 series.  I made 2 adjustments this week which I believe helped.  I moved up about a foot on the lane to help me not rush my approach, and I lined up my forearm with my target prior to starting my approach.

Bowling Again - Week 13

My spare shooting improved this last week, but I seem to lose focus on my spare shooting as the night progresses.  (Had a lot of spares to shoot at being that I had a total of 5 strikes in the 1st 2 games.)  I didn't have my 1st open frame until the 6th frame of the 2nd game.  I was 16 out of 20 for my non-split spares.  The issues I have as the night progresses is rushing my feet and staying down with my shot.  I also think I need to start out by having my forearm straight instead of holding my ball in front of my body.  I rolled a 198,   157 and a 214 for a 569 series.

Bowling Again - Week 12

This last weeks bowling was an improvement.  There was a bit more oil the week (even on the outside) and I was standing 5 boards further to the right than I normally do.  Was rolling a tighter line, and was able to keep my ball around the pocket.  I also made an adjustment on my spare shooting, and I didn't miss any non-split spares until the 3rd game.  I do need to remember to switch to a weaker ball when the lanes start to break down.  I rolled a 213, 195 and a 154 for a 562 series.