I've mentioned some of this before, but it's really beginning to get to me.  My team sucks.  Pure and simple.  Let me go thru it player by player.  (Be mindful that the shot is more difficult than these folks are used to and that I may have too high an expectation for them.)

1 - the girl: about 90 pounds, but throws a 15 pounder with good speed.  Terrible release and roll, only seems to know one area to play.  Averaged about 165 last year, now around 130.

2 - the captain: uses one ball that's 15 years old, thinks that he moves now and then, but doesn't.  Last year averaged about 185, this year around 150.

3 - the plumber: another little person, maybe 135 pounds, throws a Sumo mostly, very high (24+ mph I'd guess) speed, can only play second arrow (like the first 2), claimed to average 180 when we picked him up - does well to average 155.

4 - the drunk:  always late, usually well over the two drink minimum.  Bowls like a no thumber except he has his hand in the ball.  Needs from the ditch to 3d arrow to score usually, though he can shoot numbers from time to time.  Last year averaged about 190, now about 170.

I'm getting fed up with it.  I show up and no one else is there until 2 minutes to lights on.  I get the feeling that, despite protestations to the contrary, that no one is really trying.  I offer advice, when asked, about where to play the shot - no one seems capable of getting it right; in fact, no one really ever moves, even when they say the will/have.  Now don't get me wrong, I've been very erratic this year also (low 5 one week, 699 the next), but I am averaging 196 or so (yes, down some, but close) and I do know how to play the shot and am trying to do so.  You see, I like to win.  This team at one time did win.  In fact we structure our beer frames so that you have to get stuck 3 times; this is a holdover from when we used to throw a LOT of strikes.  What do I do folks?
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"Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,"
I'm Ragnar Floggurass, and I approve this message

I can feel some of your pain.  I got picked up for a men's this year in a very competitive league. Needless to say my teamates avgs rage from 130-150.  Avg for league is in 180's.  So I can relate in all aspects.  Everyweek atleast 1 is late or is a no show/no call!!!
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"To bowl or not to bowl that is the question"

I had a team like that once for two seasons in a row.  Three weeks into the new and third season, I told them how I felt and that I thought they should clean it up.  They all laughed at me and asked if I thought I was too good for the team.  I said yes and walked out.  I come to play, not screw off.  They all said that they too were there to win games and take it seriously.  I guess they weren't as into it as they thought.  Now, this may be to the extreme and I'm not saying that you should quit them Rags, but it's just what I did when in a similar situation.  I just didn't feel like paying league fees night after night just to lose games.  What should you do?  Maybe invite them out to have a martini and discuss the issues at hand on a non-bowling night first and see where that goes.
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Evolutionary.  Revolutionary.

Man O Man Rags!  I know what your going through
as well. I bowled on a team for 3 years and the
team was mediocre at best. We had Me who averaged
in the 190's, My father who averaged in the 180's
A friend of my dads who averaged in the 200's and
then we come to my best friend who averaged no
more then a 156 ever. This guy would walk into
the lanes with an attitude. He would get up in
the first frame of the first game and throw the
ball around 20mph, straight. It wouldve been
fine if we could get him to move right. Hes a
right hander standing left of center throwing
at the 1-3 pocket and wonders why he doesnt carry
anything. We would tell him to move right about
10 to 15 boards. He would for 1 shot and hit the
pocket perfect and leave a ringing ten pin and
then all he// would break loose. He would start
F bombing like crazy and say i knew i shouldve just
stayed home and throw his hat for a ride. A real
downer for the team. So i told my teammates at the
end of last year that i dont want him on the team
anymore and they agreed. So i just flat out told
him that we were tired of his attitude and tired
of him not taking the game serious so next year
we are going to get someone that wants to bowl. He
was upset but at the same time he understood. So
this year we got a buddie of mine who is averaging
in the 190's. Because of the positive attitude it
has brought all our averages up. Mine went from 193
to 205, My dads went from 187 to a whopping 199, My
dads buddy has gone from 202 to 206. We are at the
top of our league and we have a great time now.
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"Life Is Like A Coin. You Can Spend It Any Way You Wish, But You Only Spend It Once"............Lillian Dickson