Well as others did, so did I.  I bowled last week on Tuesday and Wednesday and in general bowled decent but not well.  Here is my account.

Tuesday morning: CATS analysis.  Very pleased with what I found out and the  general overall experience.   I had always wanted to see these numbers and see how I measured up.  Avg Velocity 18.7 mph, Velocity Range .6 mph, Target range 2.0 brds, Launch angle range .24,  Entry Angle 4, Rotation 300.  All were in the 220+ range.  I need to work on some early timing issues and an even loser swing but all in all good.  Want that freer swing and higher rev rate but it will come and i will not sacrifice freer swing for more revs.

Tuesday later Team Bowling:  Horrid, could not match up at all.  6 strikes in 3 games and wherever i went it was just not to be.  509 set with TO MANY MISSES.  Not enough xxxx's.  Those multiple pin spares and splits bit me to well.  I think more ball would of been better for me.  But none the less I did not bring a heavy / med oiler and i have no one to blame but me.   Tried slow from deep and fast from deep and just about every shot in between.   Best reaction was straighter with lo-rg drilling and kept it it play but could not x to get going.  Team was out of it so i spent game three fishing.

Wed: 2b's shot 639 going more direct with LO-RG drilled Scamp and shot 232 for high game.  Did better and made good shots and did not fish at all.  Partner and I gave it our best.  We will cash but I doubt the ABC will write us up any time soon.

Wed: Singles started well 205-192 but bad last three frames game 3 and a big 4 hurt me as well as my only single pin miss all week.  555 but not what it should of been.  Three frames in the end cost me 600+ but that is the ABC.

No one in our group killed them and I think i was the only 1700+ A/E.  Still those 5-7 misses that i can see over and over in my head cost me big.  A few washouts and a few splits but none-the-less misses in my eyes.

So after three years I have cashed all three, made profits in brackets an side pots.  Still disappointed in the overall performance.   195 composite after 27 ABC tourney games but i want that 200+ and will work on the things needed to get there.

Respectfully,

NOD

Edited on 6/29/2004 12:15 PM

As I have posted before I did the CATS analysis as well with Jasnau. I didn’t go for the full meal deal just got the numbers and a little analysis from him.

All my numbers were as good or better than I had expected and my rev rate calculated right at 300 which again were about what I thought I would be.

He talked about the free arm wing and I thought surprisingly that he felt I needed some reverse pitch in my fingers. I had been toying with the reverse and had drilled it in one of the balls I took.

While I’m sure my arm swing needs to be loosened up, I really haven’t worked on it. I’m pretty muscle bound, not very supple, and it is hard to teach an old dog new tricks after doing it one way for 40+ years.

Body type and personality comes into play a lot in the style bowlers adapt. While certain fundamentals need to be adhered to, the best coaches take those factors into consideration rather than trying to put everyone into a cookie cutter style.

It is all about matching up speed, revs, tilt, etc to get an effective roll and there are hundreds of combinations to do that. Most successful bowlers have found a pretty good combination to work with.