Post by: WillynHook on October 26, 2007, 05:46:24 AM
So,uhmmm, a few weeks ago I was coasting along with a 207 avg. I think it was
then that a dark cloud appeared over me, a pin was stuck in a voodoo doll,
a fubar curse was employed... sompin' happn 2 me.
Three weeks later, I'm at 189 average in league (let that sink in - that is a huge drop in average).
My scores have fallen off a cliff, exponential decline, incomprehensible ball
reactions, physics defying chops and splits, just some darned confusing things
going on for my bowling (plus frustration making it worse).
A typical game for me right now, 4 strikes in a row, pocket 7-10, spare, strike, chop 6 off of 10 pin, strike, split....
choping a 6 off a 10? from across the lane? with a spare ball, 6 pin and ball going behind the 10 pin - WTF?
I've become handicap pins person on my team.... ugh!
Anybody else gone completely OFF the scoring cliff recently?
More strangeness, I feel like I am bowling better than I ever have. I am
hitting my marks and doing what I think is correct at the time, but apparently
I just suck at good bowling. I was scoring better with chuck it bowling.
[/emotional breakdown]
Ah well, just slumping I guess. Let it go...let it go..... bowl thru it, eh?
Dr. Joe
Edited on 10/26/2007 3:56 PM
Post by: novawagonmaster on October 26, 2007, 02:07:18 PM
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Post by: shelley on October 26, 2007, 02:23:14 PM
Now one should be able to salvage even a 450-500 series even when you can't hit the pocket or carry. Make your spares, get good count, you should hit 160. I was missing spares, leaving splits, buckets, and on the (maybe) 10 shots that were actually in the pocket I had four strikes.
Makes a guy want to jump in front of a bus, ya know?
SH
Post by: JessN16 on October 26, 2007, 02:33:58 PM
One of the best bowlers in our association, when he gets into a slump, switches to plastic for a couple of weeks. I didn't go that far, but if you're in a huge slump, it might be worth a try.
Jess
Post by: pop_1 on October 26, 2007, 02:47:57 PM
Post by: 1MechEng on October 26, 2007, 02:49:54 PM
From 200 earlier in the season to barely 190. Lots of missed spares and crummy leaves on what appear to be good pocket shots. I'm consistent around the pocket, but I'm not getting the breaks that everyone else is. I feel like I've been German bowling for the last 3 weeks - nine, nine, nine ... Lots of ringing 10 pins, stone 9 pins, and even some 8 pins (WTF!).
If you find out what the whammy removal tool is, I'd love to hear it.
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Post by: Hook on October 26, 2007, 03:51:22 PM
You'll thank me later.
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Post by: WillynHook on October 26, 2007, 03:56:07 PM
quote:
In order to remove a curse/whammy/hex, you must sacrifice something from your bowling bag. I recommend a towel, a rosin bag, your spare ball, or a bottle of New Skin. It must be something that you've used recently. Take the item and bury it in your backyard. Then recite the following: "Oh bowling gods, with this sacrifice, may you lift this bloody curse. Never should it return." Then sprinkle a cup of warm vinegar on the grave, and you are done, and so is the curse.
Darn it! I used a chicken foot instead of vinegar!! Oh, holy ringing 10 pin.
Dr. Joe
Post by: LuckyLefty on October 26, 2007, 04:13:15 PM
Well over 50%.
Now I'm in a period where if there is a break it's bad! Balls messed up when on a streak. Thumbholes get tight inexplicably when on a streak.
BUT...It's all part of natural cycles.
I've been taking a spare ball with me to league and that thing has been down the lane hundreds of times and either has yet to nick a pin or if it nicks one...it nicks one out of two! or two of 3.
Yesterday I celebrated my first 7 pin spare of the season and did it with my strike ball!
Imagine what this type of sparemaking can do to your average? I neglect to mention that I usually have to do over two hours of practicing a week on a 7 pin to get up near 80% conversion ratio.
Right now I'd say I'm about 1 for 99! Improving as the one was last night...10th frame!.. bad but part of the fun of switchin hands!
I'd guess I'm down about 30 pins from where I my strike ball is and that's not so sweet either. But I think there is upside ahead.
Getting ready to go practice and throw about 8 different strike balls. That should help my sparemaking .....NOT.
REgards,
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Post by: renaissanceman517kak on October 26, 2007, 04:36:00 PM
Post by: qstick777 on October 26, 2007, 04:59:50 PM
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That sucks. I'm worried I'm going to be in the same boat on my Wednesday league. I had a 189 average, next week it'll be 179. 10 pins in one week. Shot a 407.
Now one should be able to salvage even a 450-500 series even when you can't hit the pocket or carry. Make your spares, get good count, you should hit 160. I was missing spares, leaving splits, buckets, and on the (maybe) 10 shots that were actually in the pocket I had four strikes.
Makes a guy want to jump in front of a bus, ya know?
SH
Maybe it was just an off week for everybody?
I'm nowhere near as good as most on this site, but on Wednesday I went 172, 119, 146.
The 172 was with a gutter on the fill ball!
119 game was no more than 2 marks the entire game. Yes, I chopped a 6 from the 6-10. Also chopped the 3 off the 3,6,10. Also chopped the 1 off the 1,2,5. Wrapped the 1 around the 2 and 8. I was slicing and dicing like Martin Yan! (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yan_Can_Cook")
Previous 2 weeks I was throwing 530-540 series and thinking I was finally starting to be more consistent......so much for that!
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Post by: Gunny on October 26, 2007, 07:41:58 PM
Post by: lsf_21 on October 26, 2007, 09:17:29 PM
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Post by: Juggernaut on October 26, 2007, 09:35:31 PM
I know, I know, and I'm not complaining too much about having a 208 avg, just saying that even guys with higher averages go through slumps too.
When I slump, I go back and work on my basics. Making sure my timing is good, making sure my knee bend is right, making sure my follow through is up and forward, etc....
Remember slumps are only temporary, and when you DO come out, your average will be lower, perhaps low enough to give you that advantage you need to get into the quarter finals or the championship roll-offs. Some will accuse you of bagging, but you'll know the difference.
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Post by: Scolai on October 27, 2007, 07:57:57 AM
189. And I'm a PBA member.
Stupid thing is that I practiced on the conditions for 3 games before starting league play. I shot 227, 246 alone then a 190 with one of my teammates. Suddenly there were stone 8's, flat 7's, a blowout 7-10, even some crushed 10 pins (for a lefty!). The low scores carried over to league play.
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Post by: se7en on October 28, 2007, 09:00:47 AM
The problem is, the ball fit so well, that my older equipment was causing more discomfort than it had in the past. So I stuck with the SuperNova on lanes with less oil than had normally been laid out in the past. I couldn't keep the ball right of the head pin, and to make matters worse, I spent the last two summers and last fall working on getting away from swinging the lanes when I should have learned down-and-in at the same time as a toolkit addition, not a hostile takeover of styles...
The best night was when I had all of my other balls in the shop getting plugged to be drilled up just like the Nova. I had no plastic. Luckily I had only one 10 pin, which I missed, and a few 6-10's that I was able to convert by flattening out the shot. I shot 225, 200 (4-9 split in the 10th) and a 222. Was my best night in I can't remember. It was my most consistent night in a while too. I should mention also that they had put out more oil that night, and after talking to the lane guy who bowls in the same league, he said they were trying to let the shot hold up longer by putting more volume.
I'm starting to get used to the new drilling. My thumb isn't getting torn up. I figure I have to crawl before I walk again, much like a person rehabilitating themselves from a severe accident. I have just accepted the reality of it and set new goals. Goals I thought I had already met before. If you don't put yourself in that mindset, you will have a hard time climbing back to the top.
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Post by: REVerse on October 28, 2007, 09:29:26 AM
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Post by: rexb300 on October 28, 2007, 09:37:40 AM
couple of strike in practice ready to go
have to wait about 5 mintues then as other
team waiting on bowlers to get there are they forfiet
1st ball a 6-7 split ball speed slow then over adjust
another open strike then about 8 th frame carrydown or ?
leave a 5-7-10 make my day then leavea 6-10
chop 6 pin off 10 pin end with a 154.
I go to locker hey I got a old beast from 1993
shoot 231.
I feel your pain maybe not that bad.
getting reready leave for a tournament
later RB
Post by: Rabiddog135 on October 28, 2007, 11:28:43 AM
In practice I do everything right and when league starts I cant seem to carry anything. Just can not figure this out anymore even when I was bowling in an amateur bowling tournament called strike force here I bowl great but in league only I suck,so I am to the point of quitting
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Post by: 86camaroman on October 28, 2007, 11:32:50 AM
Post by: dpunky on November 02, 2007, 10:07:28 AM
) I don't go in on league night with a negative attitude. I just get really frustrated when my shot goes away and I encounter so much over reaction off the breakpoint. I'm reading some of the posts and I may just need to bring a ball or 2 with weaker layouts, or just bowl with a plastic ball. I definitely need some practice because my mental game is off and I need to find a way to overcome shifting lane conditions. I've got good teammates to cheer me up, so that helps.--------------------
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Post by: MegaMav on November 02, 2007, 10:30:32 AM
There arent many in my area at or above last season's average.
I chopped a cross lane plastic 4-7 last night too, for a 266 instead of a 279 in practice after a putrid league shot, not oiled in 24 hours.
I'll give you 100 shots to chop it again, and I bet you couldnt.
This year is awful for a lot of people, I took it out on the lane man last night, and told him to get his act together, the shot has been drastically different every week.
It makes me want to puke.
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Post by: 230-n-up-or-bust on November 02, 2007, 10:59:36 AM
Send Eric some Pepto.
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Post by: scotts33 on November 02, 2007, 11:04:55 AM
Maybe proprietors have finally realized they need as a whole to make the lane condition a bit of a test rather than give the wall they used to put out or many still do.
I like the challenge and know I'll get better.
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Post by: MegaMav on November 02, 2007, 11:52:01 AM
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(note to self)
Send Eric some Pepto.
500 on league pair (toast), 715 on post league pair (oiled).
All with a Sapphire Zone Pearl.
You'd get queezy too.
Good day to you John, I hope to see you in the chat tonight.
We're all waiting for the Big Cheese of Wisconsin to grace us.
Post by: WillynHook on November 02, 2007, 12:48:07 PM
Okay, went back to basics last night with weaker ball. Only one open all
night (almost picked up big four too!).
Shot three game 681 series.
Hopefully, my slump is coming to an end.
Dr. Joe
Post by: 1MechEng on November 04, 2007, 07:25:05 PM
After 3 sub-par weeks, I finally feel like I am coming back into decent form today, posting a 193-224-214 (631). I still have room for improvement, but this is a lot better than the 550-570's I've been putting up lately.
Hopefully everyone else who posted here is having (or will soon have) the same sort of positive turnaround.
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