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

This night was so mediocre for me I didn’t even bother leaving a comment on BowlSK about it. I was never really sure I had a good look at the pocket all night, with seven splits (not counting the one filling the last frame) wrecking it.

Result: 147-176-160=483
Average (36 games): 180
Average for last 9 games: 177
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 579

All three games were fairly close, but we were tied after two games and we just couldn’t close, so we only ended up getting the second game.

After winning all eight from “Lucky Strikes”, “X Factors” closed the gap to Team 11 (in next-to-last place) to a single point. “Paul’s Carpet” and “4 Horsemen” are now tied for the lead, with “Wyld Stallyns” and “Rose and Thorns” both two points back.

The schedule for the last week before the position round finds my team against “New Beginnings”; at the top of the standings, “Paul’s Carpet” is matched against “Who Gives a Split”, “4 Horsemen” against “Shake and Bake”, “Wyld Stallyns” against “Pinheads”, and “Rose and Thorns” against “Outta Towners”.

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

I think I needed this night as much for my ego as anything else after my 112 game last week. I did use what I learned about the lanes that night and stayed with my Fast throughout, with my second game (my second 250 game of the summer) being the highlight game of the night.

Result: 173-250-207=630
Average (33 games): 181
Average for last 9 games: 179
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 555

Liz was the real star of the night for us, as she was threatening a 30-clean night until the 29th frame, when she left a 4-7-10 split (and came fairly close to converting it); team took all eight.

After failing to win points from Team 20, “X Factors”, of course, remained in last place, but the deficit to the rest of the league did not change, as we now trail Team 11 by three points. We are 21 points off the lead, held by “Paul’s Carpet” by two points over “4 Horsemen” and “Wyld Stallyns” and four over “Rose and Thorns”. “X Factors” bowl against “Lucky Strikes” tomorrow night.

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

I maybe have a bit of a stubborn streak and, while I’m good at moving when I’m supposed to, I tend to be more stubborn with my ball selection. Tonight, I likely could have avoided a 112 first game, my worst league game in a long time, by balling up to my Fast sooner, though I likely should have actually started with it tonight, as the other two games were more like me.

Result: 112-203-169=484
Average (30 games): 178
Average for last 9 games: 170
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 540

Team lost all eight yet again, to a low average team this time. The last game was on me, because I could have won the game if I had the second strike in the 10th, but I let my arm swing get away and left another washout (I think I had a couple of those early on).

After failing to win points from “4 Horsemen”, “X Factors” fell into last place, three points behind “Fancy Sauce” and 27 points behind the leaders, “Wyld Stallyns”, who are four points ahead of “Paul’s Carpet” and “Rose and Thorns”. We cross lanes with Team 20 tomorrow night.

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

It was another of “those nights,” as my shoulder turn may have been worse, causing me to miss as bad as you’ll ever see me miss. On the bright side, I did correct it in time to have a clean 192, and I only missed two of 11 single pins (both 10s).

Result: 144-169-192=505
Average (27 games): 180
Average for last 9 games: 175
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 547

It’s tough to win when not one, but two, opponents shoot 700 at you even with negative handicap, and the only game that was even moderately close was the third.

After failing to win points from “Pinheads”, “X Factors” slipped to 19th place (out of 20), five points ahead of “High Rollers”. We are 19 points behind “Wyld Stallyns”, who are two points ahead of “Paul’s Carpet”, “Pinheads”, “IWorkout”, and “Rose and Thorns”. “4 Horsemen” provides the week’s opposition.

My Week 8 bowling, frame-by-frame

My problem with the “flying shoulder” cropped up again in the first game, but I was eventually able to get my shoulder under control and bowled one pin over my average.

Result: 163-182-202=547
Average (24 games): 182
Average for last 9 games: 174
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 563

We were giving 163 pins per game to our opponents, and they caught enough of a fire that, while we beat them scratch every game, it was just not by enough to overcome the handicap difference. The net result was that we lost all eight.

I noted in the comment to this week’s league night recap on Facebook that I thought my team split the points, and we, indeed, did, so “X Factors” have, as a result, moved up to 15th place, 13 points behind “Paul’s Carpet”, and that team is two points ahead of four other teams: “4 Horsemen”, Team 10, “Wyld Stallyns”, and “IWorkout”.

I also noted that the league voted to take Wednesday, the night before Independence Day, off, so my team will be bowling against “Pinheads” (again) when the schedule resumes on July 10.

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

I had a promising start, but just too many bad shots in the later two games. I missed a couple of 10s, but made three others and all of my other single pins for 80% on the night.

Result: 199-151-176=526
Average (21 games): 182
Average for last 9 games: 192
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 561

Liz and Mike were pretty steady, but whether we won two or four depended on the average of the other team’s new bowler (Some of you know him…I post about him often enough 😉 ).

After splitting 4-4 with “Shake and Bake”, “X Factors” remained in 16th place, 13 points behind a four-way tie at the top between Team 10, “Wyld Stallyns”, “Paul’s Carpet”, and “IWorkout”. “X Factors” will be bowling against Team 11 tomorrow night.

My Week 6 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

Really, the difference physically between last week and this week was that I was sleep-deprived last week. You might not think you bowl well in that state, but when I asked Ray about it after bowling tonight, he told me there was something to that, because you tend to be more relaxed when you’re sleep-deprived. I don’t know if this is something I want to try to do intentionally, however, because I also know that quality of sleep is also a good indicator of one’s overall mental health; I do have a mental illness, and I’ve told some of the bowlers I know the specific one (it is being managed with medication).

Result: 165-166-169=500
Average (18 games): 183
Average for last 9 games: 195
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 559

Team won the first two games, but then the opponents won the third game comfortably for an even split of four points each.

After winning seven of eight from “Outta Towners”, “X Factors” moved into 16th place, 17 points behind Team 10, who are two ahead of “IWorkout” and four ahead of Team 12. We bowl against “Shake and Bake” in the coming week.

Individually, I managed the second high scratch series this past week, just three pins behind Jim Young, whose third game I mentioned in the comments on my post about the past week.

Sean Richard kind of spoiled this on Facebook for most of you…

My Week 5 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

It’s amazing what happens when you concentrate on the simple things, and all I was thinking most of the night was “Ring finger. Ring finger.” The result was a night that was my third 700, one pin off of my personal best series, and with my best league game since Apr. 20, 2011. Would have liked to have covered two of my 10s, but I had only one open in each game (the other a light 7-10 that got no messenger love). And it was a rare night in another way: All three games were over 200, and I hadn’t done that in a few years.

Result: 203-257-246=706
Average (15 games): 187
Average for last 9 games: 198
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 579

We had another strong team tonight, and with me going so well, I didn’t need my teammates much, but I still got at least one game over average from everyone. Team took seven of eight after tying the first game, and I got the tie by striking out in the 10th (and knowing I needed to to tie, which provided a shot of confidence that carried me the rest of the night).

With the Coke league season, lengthened on the calendar by the holidays and Hurricane Sandy, now completed, I can put up my usual post acknowledging the top performers in Westgate Lanes leagues during the season. Of course, the following rules are used:

• Average is based on a minimum of 72 games in the league.
• Youth bowlers are included with the adults of their gender where appropriate.
• I tried to consider the first three games of a series in the leagues that bowl four games in a series (Tue. Scratch Sportsmen and BBIS).

Men

Average: 236.79; Jason Sherwood (Thursday Night Patriots)
Series: 816; Sean Richard (Westgate Mixed)
Game: 300; Alex Major, Tim Riordan (Coke Classic), Henry Webber (His & Hers; as pacer), Harry Thibeault, Mike Johnson, Roland Sandefur, Ed Alfieri, Steve Healy (Westgate Mixed), Dana Gomes (Brunswick Mixed), Jeff Carter (Thursday Handicap Doubles), Dan Esdale (2), Sean Richard (2), Chuck Gerlach, Roy Ellis, Carl Hanson, John Benenato, Mike Trent, Jason Sherwood (Thursday Night Patriots), Kevin Thibeault, Nick Sauve (Saturday Seniors {youth})

Women

Average: 208.75; Sandi Litchfield (Westgate Mixed)
Series: 749; Sandi Litchfield (Westgate Mixed)
Game: 300; Melissa Peterson (Westgate Mixed)

Readers interested in a particular league should find the league in the index on Bowler Express (except for Tuesday Scratch Sportsmen, which only posts on LeagueSecretary.com).

Note: As mentioned previously, Jason Sherwood’s average is the new Westgate Lanes house record.

After winning two points from Team 6, “X Factors” are now in 17th place, 18 points behind Team 10, who lead “Wyld Stallyns” and “Who Gives a Split” by two points. “Outta Towners” will cross lanes with us Wednesday night.

My Week 4 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

I would have felt better about my night if I didn’t butcher my single pins (only made one of five), but I did manage two games over my average and got my +2.

Result: 182-196-171=549
Average (12 games): 174
Average for last 9 games: 178
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 526

Team eked out the first game, but lost the other two, the third game handily.

Chuck Gerlach, whom I’ve never had the pleasure of crossing lanes with until tonight, subbed on the other team and had some good things to say about my game at the end of the night, but more about Chuck in my next post. 😉