Only managed a 501 series today, but much of that was salvaged by a 224 middle game, which is now the best one I’ve had since my return. I worked mostly on getting my feet faster today, but after talking it over with my bowling chat friends, I’m also suspecting that I close my shoulders to the foul line as I’m in my delivery, so that will need to be watched. This will require a coach, but I want to make sure my equipment is squared away first (I’d still like to get a glove).
Result: 120-224-157=501
Running average (66 games): 165 Last 9 average: 166
I finally got a chance to talk to Rob Lawson, the guy that sets up the lane machine, and he told me he thought the inside-to-outside oil ratio for the Coke Classic shot was about 4:1 (which doesn’t make it a true sport shot), though he’d have to look at his notes on his laptop to be sure. As I also learned that, starting this week, they put the house shot down in the morning on Monday, then the Coke Classic shot on the Coke Classic lanes in the afternoon, I’ll likely be bowling on the true house shot from here on, so I’m expecting my average to go up a bit. Rob told me the house shot’s ratio was something on the order of 6:1, while we’re on the subject.
I also received the unofficial results of the Brockton USBC Association’s championship tournament in my email today, but I wrote Roy Garrigus, the tournament director, back, telling him I’d wait until the results were official before posting them here.
The Tenth Board 