Nothing really stellar this week (122-176-168=466), but it was a decent practice session for the first one with a new ball. I didn’t get many breaks in the first game, but I was coming in high, so I wasn’t expecting many breaks, including leaving the 4-6-7-9-10 split. I had a turkey in the 3rd through 5th frames of the second game, but the best thing I took out of today’s practice was that I was making my single 7-pin more consistently, getting the spare 3 times out of 4, and only missing one because my thumb stuck in the ball. My main problem today seemed to be making my right-hand corner pins, so hopefully, I’ll get that back on track next time.
Running average (12 games): 151 Last 9 average: 162
Another old friend: It turns out that the bowler I didn’t face in the finals when I won the LBT tournament back in October of 1989 (I was the third seed, and he lost the first stepladder match), Bob Hamilton, now works at Westgate Lanes as the lane maintenance person. I reintroduced myself, let him know I was on my way back, and asked him to let his brother George (who I also knew) know I asked about him.
The Tenth Board 