Bowling Again - Week 16

Well, our league is over now, and we bowled for the league championship.  All the games were close, but we lost all of them.  Couldn't string any strikes, and only had a double and a turkey for the entire set.  Ended up rolling just under my average (186) with a 184, 183 and a 187 for a 554 series (184 average for the night).  On a positive note, I was happy with my spare shooting.  Even though we didn't win the league championship, we did have a good year.  Finished 2nd for the 1st half and won the second half.  We finished the league with an overall record of 139 and 85.

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.

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.