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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 #61 on: June 16, 2004, 03:42:40 PM »
Well it's about that time.  Time for another day of fun in the sun in the
"Sports CHALLENGE League )

While I was MIA last week my partner shot his tail off.
So it's time to see if I can follow.
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #62 on: June 16, 2004, 07:56:33 PM »
First time ever on PBA pattern-B last night netted a 528.  Got better with each game as I got more of a feel for the conditions.  Although it was a 43 foot pattern, it sure felt longer.
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #63 on: June 17, 2004, 01:40:55 AM »
We were promised a tougher condition and they delivered.  It seemed like the lanes were in constant transition.  It also did not help I was exhausted and had little patience, so it was not all the lane condition. 132-115-134-158  One saving grace was 230 ave bowlers were struggling to shoot in the 150 - 160 range.
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #64 on: June 17, 2004, 09:42:41 AM »
Well we split last night. I struggled on this light pattern. I never did figure out what it was exactly. The ball would get down the lane, but very little oil on the ball to get a read on oil location. After several bad breaks and taps ended up at 492 I think. So I should be hovering at about 170. Seven more weeks to go.
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #65 on: June 17, 2004, 09:51:13 AM »
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Well we split last night. I struggled on this light pattern. I never did figure out what it was exactly. The ball would get down the lane, but very little oil on the ball to get a read on oil location. After several bad breaks and taps ended up at 492 I think. So I should be hovering at about 170. Seven more weeks to go.
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496 but who's counting

As my partner said the pattern was odd.  Had to throw a sanded ball to see any
oil.  The oil was short and a tad on the light side, as I was able to start with my 315 Charcoal Executioner.  I don't usually bring it out till the second
game.  With a little speed adjustment I was able to play between the 10 and 15
like I normally do with that ball.  

IT was a little warm so the ball stuck in my hands a few times oops
Shot 503.
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #66 on: June 22, 2004, 01:27:07 PM »
I don't know if it was the lanes or me, but they didn't seem to transition as quickly this week.  First pair 162-131, second pair 166-192.  I was working on slowing down my feet and it seemed to help.  Maybe next week all 4 will be 160 or better.
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #67 on: June 22, 2004, 01:37:26 PM »
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I don't know if it was the lanes or me, but they didn't seem to transition as quickly this week.  First pair 162-131, second pair 166-192.  I was working on slowing down my feet and it seemed to help.  Maybe next week all 4 will be 160 or better.
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #68 on: June 22, 2004, 03:13:57 PM »
Last Tuesday I was on my SPORT league and shot 609 (can't recall the individual scores) .. going again tonight. Plans to be away on vacation this week .. nothing went right .. so I'm sorry to say I won't miss tonight's league!
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #69 on: June 22, 2004, 03:23:36 PM »
2 Valuable lessons learned: 1) Never bowl a sport league when you are already wiped out and 2) slow down the feet.

Last week I was wiped out and had little patience.  This week I was rested and was able to improve as the night went on...sort of.  My coach told me my feet were too fast last week.  So I have been working on it and was able to slow down the feet without sacrifice of my timing.  Games 1 & 2 on lanes 17 & 18 162-131.  I stuck with the V2 Strong, but might have been better making a ball change in game 2.

Games 3 & 4 on lanes 23 & 24 166-192.  I switched from the V2 Strong to the PDW in about the 3rd or 4th frame of game 1.  PDW tended to hold a better line than the V2 Strong which was more inconsistent at the backend.  

Our team actually won 2 points and are now at 5 - 25  We are the feel good team, we make everyone else feel good that there is at least one team below them
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #70 on: June 22, 2004, 03:42:49 PM »
I actually had the same thought last week, slowing my feet and my whole motion down. I don't want to go so far as being mechanical per se, but just deliberate and under control. Let's face it, this whole game is repeatability, and the sport condition makes your weaknesses glaringly apparent.
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #71 on: June 22, 2004, 03:53:20 PM »
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2 Valuable lessons learned: 1) Never bowl a sport league when you are already wiped out and 2) slow down the feet.


I'd like to add for myself:  "Eat something before you go bowl, Dummy."

I went to league last night and having eaten at 3:00 and nothing since, I bowled awful.  I'm hypoglycemic (low blood sugar) and thank goodness I keep glucose tablets in my purse.  

We have one more week on the 33-foot pattern (YAY!).  My spare shooting was fine except for ten pins.  I also had the thrill of watching a guy who drew my pair of lanes shoot 298 with a Dyno-Thane Vendetta (6-10 on the last ball, and all 12 were in the 1-3 pocket).

As for me, it was not too hot.  140-163-147/450 for the first three, then changed pairs for the bonus match and shot 156-141 and won my 30 bonus points (I still don't know how I did that, either).

I'm ready for a 53 foot pattern in two weeks, that's for sure

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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #72 on: June 22, 2004, 11:29:02 PM »
I went out again tonight on the SPORT shot league .. started off with 208 then lost the shot completely .. 152/156 for 516! Angry at myself .. should have known what to do .. won't let that happen next week! I HOPE!
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #73 on: June 23, 2004, 01:13:12 AM »
Currently I am avg. is 202. Shot changes ever week. (avg is after 7 weeks)
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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #74 on: June 23, 2004, 01:46:36 AM »
I bowl on a 4 game doubles league that has PBA conditioned lanes. Right now they have a tough pattern A shot. I am averaging about 165 while having to change my form a lot. My high game out of 12 is only a 215. A 215 was my average on two leagues last fall.

The coolest thing is that for the first time in a long time I have had to move right on the approach.

kendog

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Re: Report your Sport league results
« Reply #75 on: June 24, 2004, 11:03:04 AM »
Time for the weekly report.

I'm learning, slowly, but it's coming along. I'm not cleaning gutters anymore, I've learned to stay inside. Thing is, I'm not sure if this will help me outside of a Sport condition. 513 last night to hold at 171 average. I have to give props to my Roto Retro Res, this ball is my go to piece. Granted I'm not setting the  world on fire, but, I see definite improvement a week at a time. Also, I'm gaining a much needed feel for my arsenal. I've discovered that my Thing returns is a great follower to my RRR. But back to the retro, you've just gotta get yourself one of these. This is the smoothest power I've ever had my hands on; it gets through the heads well, reads mid-lane really well, and once it starts it's roll there is no stopping.

Well enough of the Roto praise, The shot was again light medium in the middle with a heavy out of bounds outside of 10. I played feet at 30 targeting 20 a few feet in front of the arrows going fairly deep out to about 12-13 at the break with an aggressive backend. I had no problem getting to the pocket, but initially carry was tough. I just couldn't get the angle to carry and shot many single pin spares. The solution for me was to ad a bit of loft with good speed which gained me a bit of entry angle with plenty of energy into the pins. As always, it seemed that a board either way would take you either through the nose or into the 3 pin.

Six weeks to go, and I'm hoping to gain ground on improving this average through the end of the season.

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