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kendog

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Report your Sport league results
« on: May 05, 2004, 10:19:15 PM »
How many are bowling in them this Summer? I was lucky enough to get Livespive to bowl with me in a local doubles league. This will be my first time trying the Sport conditions. I thought it might be fun to compare notes as the Summer goes by to compare progress. I know I will probably be lucky to hold 170-180. Any interest, post here.
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #46 on: June 04, 2004, 02:17:30 PM »
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #47 on: June 09, 2004, 02:56:21 PM »
Much better this week.  Last night on PBA pattern A: 583

Still missed some easy spares though
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #48 on: June 09, 2004, 03:00:50 PM »
I've decided this week I'll try adding another change that has been too long in coming. I'm going to structure my practice shots to get a better read on the shot. 10 pin, 7 pin, couple of strike shots if I get the chance. I'm going to keep notes again as well, it helped last week.
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #49 on: June 09, 2004, 07:30:50 PM »
Week 3 and our team finally got its first wins  We are now 3-15.  I was about to start a pool to guess when or if we would win a game.

They told us they were going to toughen up the shot next week.  Too many guys were shooting too many 200s.  The oil would still be 43 feet, but they would change the pattern.   Right now it is 43 feet with the heaviest oil in the first 23 feet.  Unfortunately the lane oiling chart was done with a black and white printer so it was near impossible to figure out what they were doing.

Games 1 & 2 I was working on the things Ron had talked to me about.  I was too focused on the pushaway and missed way too many easy spares for 143-152.

Games 3 & 4 I got into a more natural swing and was not only more successful in picking up the spares, but also in carrying the strikes.  My release was smoother and quieter.  198-172.  So a valuable lesson don't be over concerned with the pushaway
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kendog

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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #50 on: June 10, 2004, 10:26:19 AM »
I've got a good report for my absent partner this week. We won 6 points! I had my first 600 of the summer! I won third game and series jackpots! whooohooo!

I did both of the things I had mentioned earlier, started with targeted practice shots, (little or no help at all) and kept notes. The only notes I kept were very brief and just to get started. Once I got lined up in the second game, didn't need any notes.

 First off, I don't know exactly what the pattern was, except it was light medium length, a mild reverse block of some sort. I tried my Blueberry as well as my Thing Returns, minimal success. Then I decided to , just for fun, try my Roto-Resurrection. That ball really surprised me. Feet at 30, mark at 20 halfway between dots and arrows and out to like 15 or so breakpoint. This ball got pretty decent length, with a great backend continuous through the pins. Went 137,235,236 for 608.

I may try to continue with the practice shot routine, but I think the notes as well as moving further inside to get away from the out of bounds were the best help. I should be somewhere over 170 ave. next week. My goal now will be to see how close I can get to 200 before the season's over.
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #51 on: June 10, 2004, 10:50:33 AM »
Hey good shooting partner
Hope they play the same next week (I'm dreaming)
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #52 on: June 10, 2004, 10:51:38 AM »
Kendog or anyone else who wants a scoresheet to make notes on:

http://www.probowluk.co.uk/pbiScoreSheetIdx.htm

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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #53 on: June 10, 2004, 11:09:13 AM »
I took a look at them, they look nice.

Thanks

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Kendog or anyone else who wants a scoresheet to make notes on:

http://www.probowluk.co.uk/pbiScoreSheetIdx.htm

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kendog

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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #54 on: June 10, 2004, 11:11:17 AM »
Thanks MI I'll try those.
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #55 on: June 10, 2004, 01:19:00 PM »
Week 3 was awful.  Skipping a week (Memorial Day) and no bowling till league really showed up.  My spare shooting was downright AWFUL, even with the White Dot

169-134-168/471 for the first 3, primarly with my X-It.  I moved to my bonus pair and almost had a Century Award (not the kind a person actually wants)  215-117 (??).  The worst part?  I lost my 30 bonus pins by THREE STICKS, dommit!!  At least my loss number shrinks with every week

Highlight of the night:  A guy on my pair during the bonus match (righty) managed to take the 6-8 out of a full rack

Next week we get the 33-foot Junior Gold shot, so I've dusted off my Red Pearl Hammer and I'm ready for battle

P.S. -- My adult/youth league starts next week, and I'm hoping to average 170 with ONLY my Ed, Edd & Eddy Viz-A-Ball
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #56 on: June 10, 2004, 01:35:11 PM »
6-8?? thats very impressive! he must bowl with a ballon for him not to have taken the 10 out as well!
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #57 on: June 15, 2004, 09:00:30 AM »
Week 4.  33-foot Junior Gold pattern.  My Red Pearl Hammer hooked quite a bit in the first game and a half, then basically STOPPED.  I was standing at 18 and targeting 6, and I think maybe carrydown (?) stopped the ball from hooking.

I switched to the Grey Wolf, and moved WAY left to stand at 35, and I was targeting the breakpoint on the lane by looking at the shadow of the 6 pin.  My scores weren't great for the first three though.  153-193-156/502.  However...

We changed pairs for the bonus match, and FINALLY!!  I won my 30 bonus pins!  My opponent shot 160-161, and keeping the same line (stand 35, target the shadow of the 6 pin) I shot 204-234.  Woo hoo!  I had 940/5, and I think that's my highest set ever.

I rather like scratch bowling.  For my next trick, I'd like to win maybe ONE sidepot, since I've lost sidepots by 1 and 2 pins.  I can't wait till next week to bowl again.

P.S. -- Thursday is when the adult/youth starts, and for me, it's plastic only.  My son is so excited he's almost foaming at the mouth
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #58 on: June 15, 2004, 08:40:53 PM »
Well i was in 2nd after the 1st week, i won 1, lost 1 first 2 game set and i won 2 the 2nd 2 game set for the 2nd week. Tomorrow is the 3rd week. Im averaging around 167 for 8 games total so far. Not bad, i brought it up. Were playing on a 35 ft. shot right now, going to 39 next week for 3 weeks, then 42, then 45 and 2 random...
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #59 on: June 16, 2004, 01:35:07 AM »
After 4 weeks in our 6 week Sport league I'm averaging 181.  I was at 167 for the first 2 weeks because of shooting 503 and 499.  Kept trying to throw the ball too hard and force it which didn't work out.  Over the past 2 weeks, I've just focused on hitting the right board and I shot 585 and 572.  On the sport shot, I'll take both of those.  My high game so far is 247.  I could have had 600 both of those weeks because I had a good line for most of the time...just got tapped a few times.  It's more difficult since we switch lanes after each game as well.  It's a great learning experience and right now, I'm enjoying it much more than bowling on any house shot.  The reaction appears to be more consistent and much less over/under, but maybe I'm just imagining things.  With 2 weeks left and having a pretty good idea of what line to play, I have a feeling that I can finish up strong.  My polished Full Throttle is what I have been using for the past 2 weeks and the reaction is great...very predictable.  Well...good luck and good bowling to all.
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kendog

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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #60 on: June 16, 2004, 10:27:35 AM »
I can't wait to bowl tonight! After a practice session from my worst nightmare the other night, this should be fun. I went to a local house which has a pretty good Summer special going on where you bowl a buck a game after paying a $3 cover. They were synthetic, with a flood and an afternoon of bumper bowling on them. Needless to say, there was no line that would play consistantly at all. After throwing every line I could with minimal success, I threw one final game with my Blueberry straight up 5-6 board with speed and up the back. 197 and felt like I learned something. So it wasn't a waste of time.

I tried the scoresheets MI 2 AZ linked above. I personally didn't find them that useful. But that is because I like to scawl and can't write in a 1/8" space. I'm gonna just scribble on scrap paper, it's just as useful for my focus. I don't see my notes as anything I want to file away for reference, just a focus tool for the moment.

Hopefully we'll be posting our winnings up here in a bit.

Later,
Ken
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