“X-Factors” won only four of the seven points from “Turkey Hunters”, and thus fell to third, five points behind “All Balls On Deck”, who lead “5 Fingers of Destruction” by two points.

Individually, “Joe Bowler” of “5 Fingers of Destruction” submitted a 290 game last week.

My Week 12 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

My spare game wasn’t quite where it needed to be tonight, but I was better on first ball tonight, so, overall, it was a step in the right direction. I had two games over average and was just under in the other game, but, on my league’s “Turkey Shoot” night (cash prize for most over average in each division), I don’t think I was enough over average (though it was my third such night this season to date) to win men’s “B”. I might be OK for brackets, however.

Result: 181-163-194=538
Average (36 games): 171
Average for last 9 games: 164
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 528

Team lost the first two games by over 100 pins each, but we did win the third game by over 100.

After winning just one point from “Anger Management”, “Crazy Eights” are officially last (other than the vacant), a half-point behind “Nucking Futs” and 15 points behind the leaders, Team 16. Team 16 leads “Anger Management” by 2.5 points and “The Mustangs” by three. “The Doables” bowl against my team tomorrow night.

Individually, Pat had the high handicap game in the men’s “C” division last week.

“X-Factors” won only the third game in the scheduled rematch with “Professional Amateurs”, but the good news in the results was that “5 Fingers of Destruction” lost all seven, while “All Balls On Deck” won five to leapfrog over the former two teams for the lead, with the tie for second only two points behind.

The mentioned third game happened to be the high team game of the week in the league. 😀

My Week 11 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

I thought to try a weaker ball tonight (my Fast), and it seemed to work well, as when I was dead in the pocket, it usually carried, but I’m still struggling with inconsistency. I think I did pick up on how one of my opponents was releasing the ball, and that helped me at the end of the third game. A bright spot: Missing only one of 12 single pins (the miss was a 4 that I left outside of my mark).

Result: 151-144-172=467
Average (33 games): 170
Average for last 9 games: 159
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 514

Team won the first game, and we were only down two pins for total after two games, but couldn’t win the third.

“X-Factors” won five of seven from “Off Constantly”, but the team we were tied with for first going into the week, “5 Fingers of Destruction”, won all seven from “Professional Amateurs”, so we’re now two points behind the lead, but still in second, a point ahead of “All Balls On Deck”. The top three are getting some separation in the standings, because the next closest teams are six points behind third.

My Week 10 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK)

My 665 third week is starting to look like “fool’s gold”, because I haven’t really had a decent week since. The only thing I could seem to do right consistently tonight was make the 4-5, and I had the leave twice, once with the 7 pin in it, as well (I managed to make that one). About the only thing I haven’t tried is my weaker balls straighter, but I don’t know when I’m going to be able to get practice time before next Wednesday.

Result: 170-152-156=478
Average (30 games): 172
Average for last 9 games: 165
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 534

It was another week with no points. With Carl absent, Berta and Pat were the only ones on the team with a game over average. One of my opponents did mention at the end of the night that the lanes seemed tough, so perhaps I’m being too tough on myself.

“X-Factors” won five of the possible seven points from “2 Lazy 2 Choose” to start the second half of the virtual league season, and are now tied with “5 Fingers of Destruction” for the lead, with “All Balls On Deck” just a point behind in third.

Individually, “sk8shorty01”, a member of “Professional Amateurs”, submitted a 300 game last week.

After splitting 2-2 with “Sweet Rolls”, “Crazy Eights” sit in a tie for 8th place with “3 Plus 2”, seven points behind the leaders, Team 16, who are leading “The Doables” by a point. Tonight’s opposition for my team is “WTF Over”.

If I didn’t mention the correction earlier, my virtual team, “X-Factors”, actually “bowled” against “Off Constantly” last week in the first position round, and my team won all seven points, enabling us to climb into 3rd and only a point behind “Turkey Hunters” and “All Balls On Deck” for first.

Individually, “Joe Bowler”, a member of “5 Fingers of Destruction”, submitted a 299 game last week.

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

Three missed singles (but only one of those was a 10) in the first game hurt, but hurray for putting it together later, because I only had one split open in each of the other two.

Result: 150-175-200=525
Average (24 games): 175
Average for last 9 games: 169
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 545

My strong ending was important, as it enabled us to win the third game by enough to win total by three pins.

After winning all four against the vacant team, “Crazy Eights” are now in a tie for 6th with “The Dynasty Is Back”, “Mustangs”, and “3’s Company”. This logjam is 5 1/2 points in back of “Anger Management”, who are a half point in front of Team 16 and “The Doables”. Tomorrow night, my team bowls a team I always look forward to bowling, win or lose: “Sweet Rolls”, Shawn’s team.

Individually, Carl had the high scratch game and series of the week in men’s “C”.

“X-Factors” won five of seven points from “5 Fingers of Destruction”, but the standings are interesting heading into the first of two position weeks: We are just six points behind the leading “All Balls On Deck”, but in a three-way tie for 5th with last week’s opponents and “Off Constantly”, and we sort by scratch pins into the bottom match with “2 Lazy 2 Choose”. “All Balls On Deck” is three points ahead of both “Professional Amateurs” and “Turkey Hunters”, and will “bowl” against “Professional Amateurs” this week.

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

This was another night where I couldn’t put much together. For the most part, I was still making everything…everything except the 10 pin, that is, which I missed four times (while still making more than I missed). In fact, I fared better when there was more than one pin on the deck.

Result: 183-165-157=505
Average (21 games): 175
Average for last 9 games: 169
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 542

Team ended up doing enough to win all four from the vacant, with Carl doing most of the “heavy lifting”.

After failing to win points from “Spare Me”, “Crazy Eights” fell to a tie for 11th with “Bowling Stones” and “3 Plus 2”, eight points behind the leading Team 16, who are a point and a half in front of “Anger Management” and two ahead of “Split Happens”. My team has the vacant tomorrow night; to review the league’s vacant team rule, we’d just have to bowl within 50 pins of our team average to win the point each game.

“X-Factors” lost all seven points to “All Balls On Deck”, the first place team, and we’re now 11 points behind them in 5th place. First place is six points ahead of “Off Constantly”, the second place team.

Individually, “Fin09” of “Off Constantly” had his second honor score of the league, an 819 series that was the second highest individual series recorded in the virtual league.