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gparks,
To answer your questionm directly -
In 2002 I was the PWBA NW Region rookie of the year.
In 2003, my book average was 220.
It has been sliding downhill ever since.
in 04 it was 215.
05 - 206
06 - 200
07 - 191
08 - 194 (uptick - don't remember why)
09 - 187
my current average before this week in the scratch league was 180. I started this year with a serious knee injury, that kept me on the bench the first 5 or 6 weeks of league.

Way back in the usta be good days, I practiced between 60-100 games A WEEK. Now I'm fortunate if I can find time to practice 10 games A SEASON. So I'm getting out of the game exactly what I'm putting into it. I'm not complaining - I understand hard work and how to succeed. My efforts these days are going into making a living
 - because now I work for a very difficult boss (me), and also, because there's just no decent "mid level" competition for women any more.

I can assure you I have NEVER thrown a shot in competition that was any other than the best I could do at that moment. Period.

So - rest assured - it's not sandbagging. At least not by me. Ever.
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wowy nice mumz i didnt have a question for ya ,i just know how you feel and how sweet it is roll like we used to every once in awhile. i too get busy in life to practice much 3-10 games a week besides the 1 league im in.back in the late 80's early 90's i was 198to 208 depending on the house,as you know back then that was rolling some good games i never got much tourney play becuase i was in the navy at the time  keep those high 6 series coming!

and i didnt use any sandbagger terms in my post,way i look at that is they know who they are so i dont bother them.thats why next year im bowling pba x leagues and me and several others i bowl with are trying to get a scratch league together next fall.so i wont have to bowl my hardest every week and get beat by them. cya
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