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Title: How do you go from 750 -> 540?
Post by: johns811 on October 21, 2003, 08:34:42 PM
Rough night last night. If it could go wrong it did go wrong. I got off to a slow start this year. Saturday night everything felt great, timing, ball reaction, accuracy 277/750. Last night 540!

Just when I thought I would start a mid season streak the wheels fell off. My timing and release just vanished. Uhhgg. How does that happen?
Title: Re: How do you go from 750 -> 540?
Post by: JohnP on October 22, 2003, 12:02:20 PM
johns811 -- Bad biorhythms?  --  JohnP
Title: Re: How do you go from 750 -> 540?
Post by: moondays on October 22, 2003, 12:02:43 PM
I had something similiar happen to me.  I'm in the process of converting to 15 pounds from 16 pounds.  With the 15s, I went back to an approach I hadn't used in 10 years, and I wound up averaging 230 with it over the summer.  This fall however, everything collapsed and I started out with 171.  Starting in week 3, I went back to the 16s using the approach that has worked for the last decade and I started coming back up.  At the same time I was working through timing issues with the other approach.  I used it again this past Monday and had a 200 and 198 for the first 2 games.  After I made one last adjustment, my last game was 263.

Sometimes it just happens.  Either you just have an off-night or something else started going wrong.  I went from throwing 660-710 per week down to 530.  I just went back to what I knew would work, while bowling through the timing problems on the side.  I'm not sure if I'm out of it yet, but I'm much closer than I was 2 months ago.  It'll come back to you.  If it just an off-night (which is probably what happened) you'll recover quickly.  Otherwise, you might have to try to determine if something is wrong like I'm having to do.
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On league night, a realm of untold destruction and horror is formed.  Innocent pins are unsuspectingly pulled into this terrifying realm.  Their lives are changed forever by the terror that is unleashed upon them for the next 36 frames.  They stand in fear as they await their fate when they enter...The Danger Zone.  (Only those damn 10-pins have lived to tell the gruesome tale.)
Title: Re: How do you go from 750 -> 540?
Post by: mumzie on October 22, 2003, 12:53:29 PM
Lemme see. Until last week, I was carrying a 200 average without shooting either a 600 or 700 series in the league!!
It was a whole bunch of ~550 series along with one 811.
Last week I shot 761.
Consistent, aren't I???
Title: Re: How do you go from 750 -> 540?
Post by: Gravy on October 22, 2003, 01:00:14 PM
Doesn't matter how good you are, this GAME will humble you.
Title: Re: How do you go from 750 -> 540?
Post by: louie on October 22, 2003, 04:18:34 PM
I know that when I'm above 650 I have area. I throw a couple of bad balls each game. When the lane forgives them, I score. I've felt good before and shot 550. No carry or area. The lanes have long since shown me my place!
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Why does everyone laugh when I bowl?


louie
Title: Re: How do you go from 750 -> 540?
Post by: bass on October 22, 2003, 08:54:25 PM
After shooting 259-289-300 for a 848 and being pretty pumped up about.
Getting a HUGE dose of humility the next night for a blistering 437.
What happened.
Different house, VERY different oiling/striping plan.
It took me a long time to find out that 185 is a good score in this place.
They like to claim they are " The toughfest 8 in the State" and it's true.
You can have 450+ after 2 and you'll start thinking about 700.
Next thing you know it's the 9th frame and you need a couple of spares for 620.
This place was fun but BRUTAL.
Check your ego at the door and drink beer.