A better night

Rich Leagues February 11, 2009 1 Minute

I needed an over-average night like this tonight to get some of my confidence back, and, while I was only around my average in the first and last games, my middle game (a 210) was my best game in league all-around in a while, so this should be something to build on. I missed more spares than I should have, but I was finding the pocket again tonight.

Result: 178-210-180=568
Average (66 games): 179 Last 9 games average: 174
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 596

To show how strong my clutch game usually is, I thought my team was on our way to a loss after I missed my spare in the 9th frame of the last game, and I apologized to my teammates for the miss. However, as things developed, we still had a chance to take the point when I came up in the 10th. I proceeded to flush three in the pocket, only leaving a solid 10 on the last ball, while the other team’s anchor couldn’t make a baby split. Therefore, we gained a split where we otherwise might have had a losing night (and we didn’t lose total by much, so if we had a decent first game, it might have been different).

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I started "The Tenth Board" to chronicle my experiences during the road back to league bowling after my heel fractures in 1999 (it took me 7 years before I started thinking seriously about it). I now use the blog as a combination of a personal bowling journal and a news site mostly about Westgate Lanes (Brockton, MA) and its bowlers. View all posts by Rich

Published February 11, 2009

4 thoughts on “A better night”

bowlingboards says:

February 11, 2009 at 11:15 pm

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1. Rich says:
  
  February 12, 2009 at 11:39 am
  
  Hi Chris
  
  I’m not sophisticated enough yet to have any advertising on this blog and have taken the expenses (mostly my domain registration and mapping) myself. I will pay your forums a visit sometime, but keep in mind that I’ll still consider the BowlingCommunity.com forums (part of the BowlingFans.com site) my bowling forum home. Also, if I like your forums, I’ll give you a sidebar link, as I try to do for any quality site I come across.
  
  Rich
  
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prairieskooner says:

February 14, 2009 at 5:10 pm

Hi Rich,

Glad to see things going in a better direction for you. I wouldn’t mind a shot of confidence right about now. As I close in on 200 (for average) I seem to be struggling and I’m getting frustrated and discouraged.

I found a link to some stuff you mihgt find interesting.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art33559.asp

cheers,
Gar

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Rich says:

February 15, 2009 at 2:47 pm

Hi Gar

Thanks for that, though I’ve been trying to develop a pro-style release, and have been having some success with it since my last lesson. The PBA’s Tommy Jones is one of the best at it, and a friend of mine from the bowling forums caught it in slow-motion at the Men’s World Championships in Thailand last year. Video linked below:

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