First off, the numbers. 168-190-237---596 Team. 204-245-220---669 Doubles. 220-290-213---723 Singles. 

 

What I did, used, and saw:

First off my hand has been bothering me for 2 months. I tried to throw some shots Thursday night prior to the team event on lanes 39-40, but I just couldnt get it loose. My problem with not getting loose----I was pulling EVERYTHING in practice and early on in the team event. So I didnt help my team break down the pattern correctly. It was 6-4 in those trying to break them down correctly and those not breaking them down correctly. Had 3 guys who didnt listen when we said "No one left of 10" and me who just couldnt get the ball that direction.

 

Game 1---Because of my inability to project the ball and get my hand loose, I started with less ball than I expected and threw something I thought I could control. Flash Force, Rico Drilled. 1st 4 frames I managed a double and 2 spares but the 2 spares were both yanked jersey. 5th frame, the yanks cost me. Big 4. Followed by a pocket 7-10. Jersey strike, weak 10 (which I miss). So unless I got it jersey, I was in trouble. I switched to a Karma, REALLY weak 10. Decided maybe I wanted something more angular. I threw my Tornado 2 shots. 4 pin, ring 10 (which went way too long) in the 10th. 168

 

Game 2,  

Blower 7 with a Cell, strike, yank another one jersey and leave a 9 pin, big 4 again. Weak 10. 2-10. Lane 40 was about 2 boards tighter and the 2-10 really ticked me off. It was all me---I got on the approach thought that I was going to throw it too hard, and threw it too hard. Switched balls to the Alpha Max. Triple, 10 pin, strike. 190.

 

Game 3

Triple, 4 pin, strike, weak 10, triple, 2 pin, strike. 238.

 

Because we didnt get everyone far enough right (including myself) the ball track really started to go after about 20 frames. This made it very tough for the guys who went straighter to adjust the last game. We had 2 bowlers on our second team have more than 440 after 2 and not shoot 600. I shot 596. Team shot 2925---969-979-977

 

The next day when I came to watch the team event ahead of my doubles and singles, I saw my dream matchup. A bunch of people playing 11-13 and a couple people starting out trying to play their typical 20-12. My eyes lit up. I started exactly where I ended the night before---around 23 or so at the arrows out to 13-14. Both sets I started in the same zone and both sets I ended up around 25, 26, 27 playing a fall back look.

 

Doubles---

Game 1---Strike, solid 10, triple, 1-2-4-8 (horrible shot), strike, 10 pin, strike, 2-10. The 6 count and the 2-10 I gave away the front part of the lane too much and it cost me a big game. 204.

 

Game 2---Double, light 7, struck to the 10th, 2-8 (missed the 2 pin). 245. I was allergic to 10th frames apparently.

 

Game 3---4 bagger, 3-6-10 chop, strike, 4 pin (missed again), strike to the 2nd ball of the 10th, 6 pin make. 220.

 

So I shot 669. My partner, Jim Tomek Jr. had 650. 1319. And I missed 3 makable spares.

 

Singles---

Game 1---Double, 10 pin, triple, 1-2 (miss AGAIN), 2 pin spare, Doubles, 6-7-10. 220

 

Game 2---Ring 10, 11 in a row. 290.  

 

Game 3---Ring 10, strike, 6-7 (missed by a tic), triple, 4 pin (FLAG AGAIN), 4 pin spare, 4 bagger. 213.

 

So I had 723 in singles with 2 makable spare misses. 669 with 3 makable spare misses. 1988 all events score I will take. It was odd having Riggs team standing behind my pair during game 2 of singles however. It motivated me, but also made me plenty nervous. I noticed them about the 4th frame of that 2nd game of singles and just said to myself "These are the guys who win Eagles----dont make a fool out of yourself". Thank God they werent there when I was leaving spares. LOL

 

Considering my hand problems (I am taking the summer off), and the 1025 mgs of Oxycodone it took to make the pain subside enough to function, I will accept all the spare misses as my brain not working the way it should have (should have stood farther left for ALL OF THEM). All in all, I am more than happy with my showing---especially after last years 1700-something debacle. That gave me 3 out of 4 years over 1900----Let's be honest---Who on this site expects that from a NOTHUMBer, like myself??? 

Nice shooting. So would you say the lanes have more oil up front this year and more backend then last year? Do you think the breakpoint is still around 8 to 12 at the range finders?

Congratulations on some nice bowling.  And thanks for the series breakdown (posting).

 

I'm gonna print this thread out and when anyone again gives me a hard time about throwing NOTHUMB, I'm going to tell them "Riggs would have liked to have had it for a day". LOL 

 

Not sure how your minors events pairs played, Riggs, but I know I caught a break for myself when I saw a bunch of people camping out at 3rd arrow right off the bat. That opened up my wheelhouse. Jimmy made the switch to his Theory and that gave him the appropiate length that he didnt have with his Alpha Max during team and the ball he started minors with (which of course escapes me at the moment). My Alpha Max wasnt too much---probably because I didnt add anything to the surface before I came out.

 

Figure Jimmy shot 268 the last game with the polished Theory, and that salvaged 650. I think he had about the same in singles, but thats because he had a nice 5 frame run of ring 10-stone 8-ring 10-stone 8-bad rack 8-10. I left 1 stone 8 which I had somehow forgotten about on the right lane and came close to leaving about 5 or 6 more all on that right lane. Off spot much??? 

Were you on 21-24 on D/S by chance?

 

I had a nice run the second game of doubles...  5 tens and an 8-10..   

I go 230s 177 203 21-22

then 236 180 252 on 23-24...  Had terrible carry issues in the middle games.