My Week 9 bowling, frame-by-frame

This was a little more solid effort than I’ve had this season, so far. I did miss a couple of 10 pins, but I figured out that I was just missing a little right and made the adjustment to make the rest of them from that point. I put strikes together on a couple of occasions for the two 18X games.

Result: 182-159-187=528
Average (24 games): 167
Average for last 9 games: 172
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 505

I did lose my only teammate, Donna, for good, due to COVID concerns. The upshot is that there is one team in the league with a vacancy, so I will be joining them next week (I couldn’t this week because it was a position round.). I’ll have more in the coming week, but the vacancy is with one of the league’s most established teams.

Interactive standings after Week 8

I ended up losing the first game, anyway, so Spares remains in 13th place, now 19 points behind 4 On 9 Man, who lead Sweet Rolls by a point, Last Empire by a point and a half, and Bbob and 10th Frame Magic by two points. It’s a position round this week, so we bowl against the vacant.

Interactive standings after Week 8

Spares are currently in 13th place, 17 points behind 4 On 9 Man, who are leading Last Empire by 2.5 points, Sweet Rolls by three points,, and Bbob and 10th Frame Magic (tonight’s opponents) by four points.

Interactive standings after Week 6

Spares are in 12th place, 13 points behind 4 On 9 Man, who are leading 10th Frame Magic by two points, Last Empire (our opponents tonight) by 2.5 points, and Bbob and Sweet Rolls by three points.

My Week 6 bowling, frame-by-frame

A little bit of my early trouble was getting used to a new slide sole, since I had to go to a #8 slide sole tonight and I didn’t have one prior to then. Mostly, however, the shot tonight was touchy with the speed, and, except for the times I put strikes together, I either didn’t have my good speed control or threw bad shots entirely.

Result: 139-159-171=469
Average (15 games): 165
Average for last 9 games: 166
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 509

I finally got Donna back tonight, but Shawn had a good night for my opponents, in particular. His teammates backed him up well enough to take all four.

Interactive standings after Week 5

Spares are currently 11th, nine points behind 4 On 9 Man, who are a half-point ahead of Last Empire, a point ahead of 10th Frame Magic and Spare Us in a tie for third, and three teams two points behind in a tie for 5th. Spares are opposed by Sweet Rolls tonight.

My Week 5 bowling, frame-by-frame

I was looking pretty good after two games, but the last one proved to be a case of “when it rains, it pours.” The killer was converting the split I needed to save my 500 to end the night, but then failing to get the count I needed for it. The positive I’ll take out of this is that I’m still limiting my single-pin spare mistakes, and, if I do that, my spare game should hold me in good stead.

Result: 196-171-131=498
Average (12 games): 167
Average for last 9 games: 165
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 510

Donna was here last week before the postponement, but had to be absent again tonight. My first game ended up to be good enough for that game’s point.

I’ve been putting this post off, but this is about a couple of leagues I’m involved with that have one or more vacancies on teams:

• Jewell Wilson’s team in the Pepsi league (Monday night) has an opening on it. Ideally, this should be filled by an experienced bowler who may or may not be bowling in his first challenge league.
• My own team on Wednesday night has two vacancies, and can be filled by bowlers new to league bowling. The opportunity can be especially attractive to a married couple looking for a new hobby they can share.

Prospective bowlers for either team may use the contact form on the website to reach me.

The Westgate Lanes area was subjected to a fast-moving storm tonight and lost power in it. With the official estimated time of power being restored at 8 PM, the league decided to postpone tonight. The schedule will be picked up next week.

Interactive standings after Week 4

Spares (as the scoring system has chosen to name my team) is in 10th place, nine points behind the leading 4 On 9 Man, who lead Spare Us by a point, Team 13 by two points, and Last Empire by 2.5 points. Spares will be opposed by Creedens Mustangs tonight.

I have been placed in the men’s “D” division (for now), and had the high scratch & handicap series in the division last week (see standing sheet on LeagueSecretary.com).

My Week 4 bowling, frame-by-frame

All-in-all, the night was kind of fun, even though I wasn’t striking very much, because even my opponents remarked to themselves how I hadn’t missed a 10. However, that one at the end was joykill, because it ruined both a 200 and a clean game. Nuts! 🤬

Result: 158-177-192=527
Average (9 games): 168
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 516

Donna had to be absent, so I was bowling alone, but, as there are only two of us on this team, I made my lineup legal under our league’s rules. The opponents took most of the points, but I took the third game and nearly stole total.