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

Fri League (26 Aug 2011)

My bowling improved this week. Started out the 1st game with a 195, and things were going well. (Had a couple of strikes and I was picking up my spares.) Things went south at the beginning of the second game, and I had 4 opens in the 1st 5 frames. I had a 55 going into the 6th frame, but I ended up salvaging a 193 by rolling a 5 bagger starting in the 6th frame. I rolled a 157 the last game (strikes were harder to come by, and I had a few splits). I was happy with my bowling for this week, and I brought my average up 20 pins from last week.

Fri League (19 Aug 2011)

My scores were no where close to what I expected the 1st night of bowling.  A couple of days prior, I rolled a 234 and a 185 in practice, but that didn't seem to carry over to Friday night.  The lanes were rather dry on the outside, and there didn't seem to be a lot of strikes from anybody.  With that being said, I was not upset with my bowling overall.  My spare shooting has continued to improve, and the majority of my opens were due to splits (except for a stretch in the 2nd game where I had 4 opens in a row).  I ended up with a 141 average after the 1st night of bowling (154, 122, 148).  I finished up last season with a 159 average, so if you throw out that 2nd game, my night wasn't too awful.  Guess I will have a little bit of handicap next week.  My goal for this season is to carry at least a 175 average, and I believe that is a realistic goal.

Wendy Macpherson named BWAA July Bowler of the Month | bowlingdigital.com

Macpherson continued her success on the Japan Professional Bowlers Association (JPBA) Tour with back-to-back wins in July, her ninth and tenth career JPBA titles. This pair of victories gives her 30 professional titles overall, in addition to her 20 PWBA titles won through 2003.