I was horrible in practice today. I concentrated on practicing playing deeper inside (standing about 23-25 and trying 10-12 at the arrows). Problem was, if I angled into the dry, either the ball wouldn’t make it or hit very light (I swear my ball doesn’t cross more than 3 or 4 boards on the back end if I play inside), and if I played straighter, it would go through the nose. I had maybe one shot I could feel good about today. Mechanical problems (the lane I originally took had trouble picking up the 7 pin if I left it, so I got moved to the other lane on the pair) were also rather distracting. All in all, a practice I’d like to forget soon.
Archive for November, 2008
Inside job
November 3, 2008October 2008 People’s Tournament results
November 2, 2008The People’s Tournament site reported Jon Corda (197 avg., Westgate Lanes; yes, that Jon Corda) as the winner of the October tournament at Westgate Lanes, defeating James Ruscio (176 avg., Town Line Tenpin, Malden) 212-203 (with handicaps) in the title match. For the other Westgate Lanes bowlers, Edmond Chan (199 avg.) was also in the top 8. Note: the linked page has Jon’s pretty picture, so that saves me from having to take one of him for the scrapbook page (for now…hehehehehe!).
Cross-training #65
November 1, 2008The Dallas Morning News notes that Cowboys safety Roy Williams, though he’s out for the season with a broken forearm, is continuing charity work for his Safety Net Foundation by hosting “Bowling With The Boys” on Thursday at 300 Dallas in Addison, TX. Many of Williams’ teammates will participate, as well as musicians Nelly and Jermaine Dupri.
Van Hees finishes 12th at Pepsi Viper Championship
November 1, 2008Jonathan Van Hees of Newport, RI had another good week on the PBA lanes, finishing 12th in the Pepsi Viper Championship, being held at Thunder Alley outside of Omaha, NE. Van Hees qualified for the field of 64 through the Tour Qualifying Round (TQR), then qualified in 4th for match play. He survived the cut to 16 after going 5-3-1, but could only manage a matching 5-3-1 in the round of 16, with a 241-159 loss to Chris Loschetter in the last game of round robin play in that round putting Van Hees in a big hole going into the position round. Van Hees averaged 213.69 for his 32 games in the tournament. Loschetter, Walter Ray Williams, Jr., Brad Angelo, and Wes Malott will be the 4 bowlers competing for the title on ESPN tomorrow, while Michelle Feldman and Stefanie Nation will also appear on the broadcast for the Women’s Series title.
