My Week 9 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

If it was possible for me to leave more “junk” than I did last week, it happened tonight. The sure thing I’ve noticed so far is that it isn’t an easy house shot out there for me, with out-of-bounds on the outside, and my need to have the right release or else I go through the nose even if I hit my mark. Five single pins, but I missed two of those, both 7s (and making both of my 10s).

Result: 138-153-159=450
Average (27 games): 161
Average for last 9 games: 160
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 501

After winning the first two games, we lost the third game by enough to lose total by 18 pins. Barry had the high set on the pair (543).

After “Turkey Hunters” won three points from “The 508 Boys”, we’re tied for 11th with “Sweet Rolls”, who we will be bowling against tonight in the first position round of the first half. We are seven points behind “Knock Em Down”, who lead “Ebony and Ivories” and “Bowling Stones” by three points.

“Pin Seeking Missiles” won first game and total against “8 Ain’t Enough” for a total of three points, and now stand tied for 3rd with “Triple x-X-x”, three points behind “Probable Cause”, who hold a two-point lead over “8 Ain’t Enough”.

“Probable Cause” improved on their all-time series standing, as they shot 2,712 to take over second place all-time.

My Week 8 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

This was a strange night (for another reason I’ll mention later, as well), as I wanted the game to be on the line earlier in games, since my clutch bowling turned out to be better than my other bowling. I ended up throwing the first strike in the 10th second game to win, and just got a bad break on a 7 pin ending the last game that would have tied the game had the 7 fallen. The other thing I’ll take out of the night is that I didn’t miss any of my four single pins (and I had two 10s on the night), but just left too much “garbage” most of the rest of the night.

Result: 165-143-149=457
Average (24 games): 162
Average for last 9 games: 163
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 492

Team won the first game more comfortably, so it ended up being a three point night for us.

The other strange part of the night is that a thunderstorm came through the area as the night was winding down, and I guess a lightning strike knocked out the power. The good thing was that my pair had finished bowling by the time the power went out.

I had my best night in brackets yet last week, beating Jo-Ann in two finals, Shawn in one, and Patrick Doten (one of the members of tonight’s opposing team) in a fourth bracket to get $20 back. I did so well I forgot to look to see who knocked me out of the fifth bracket.

After failing to win points from “Anger Management”, “Turkey Hunters” are tied for 11th with “Sweet Rolls” and “Bowl Pack”, eight points behind “Knock Em Down”, who lead “Bowling Stones” and Team 16 by two points. “The 508 Boys” will be our opponents tomorrow night, with the first position round of the first half coming next week.

“Pin Seeking Missiles” won only the first game against Team 7, and now stand tied for 3rd with “8 Ain’t Enough”, just a point behind the leaders, “Probable Cause” and “Triple x-X-x”.

Individually, a member of “Triple x-X-x”, “SteveH”, submitted what he thought was his personal best series, a 672.

My Week 7 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

Finally put together three decent games, but I didn’t think I deserved decent in the last game because I did catch some breaks on Brooklyn hits near the end of the game. A 4-7-9 conversion in the 10th second game was saving it a bit, as well.

Result: 180-177-181=538
Average (21 games): 164
Average for last 9 games: 170
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 508

Two bowlers on the other team shot over 700 tonight, and that’s tough to beat in any league; we lost all four.

I was alive in two brackets after two games last week, but one of them was a tie with Jim Andersen. In brackets, if there’s a tie in the first or second game, the next game breaks the tie, and my third game cost me the bracket that I had the tie in. I did finish second to Shawn in the other one, so I did get $2 back.

After winning one point from “The Doables”, “Turkey Hunters” are now tied for 8th place with “The 508 Boys”, 4 1/2 points behind “Knock Em Down”, who lead “Bowling Stones” and “Striking Gentlemen” by a half point and “Ebony and Ivories” by a point and a half. “Anger Management” will be our opposition tomorrow night.

“Pin Seeking Missiles” won four of seven points from “Wrecking Balls” and increased the lead to two points, with second being held down by “Triple x-X-x” and “Probable Cause” in third, four points behind.

After winning three of four from “Bowl Pack”, “Turkey Hunters” are now tied for 7th with “The Doables” (who we bowl against tomorrow night), four points behind “Striking Gentlemen”, who lead “The Incredibowls” by two points and “Knock em Down” by two and a half points.

Individually, I had the high scratch game and series in my average class last week, as well as the high handicap scores.

“Pin Seeking Missiles” won all seven from the vacant “bye” team to take a one-point lead over “8 Ain’t Enough” and two points over “Probable Cause”.

Individually, “Chuck”, a member of “8 Ain’t Enough”, submitted his third 300 game for the virtual league and is now the all-time leader.