My Week 13 bowling, frame-by-frame

I approached some personal history tonight, as this was my high series since my last 700 series, my 706 on June 12, 2013. A slow start really kept this from being better, but I was clean after the 4th frame of the second game, stringing together six strikes in the second game and five in the third. I was in the pocket most of the night, only having to shoot two multi-pin spares (a split and a 6-10).

Result: 192-246-238=676
Average (39 games): 179
Average for last 9 games: 187
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 562

Composite average (75 games): 179

Team mostly rode my back, losing only the second game when Peter had a clunker.

My Week 13 bowling, frame-by-frame

No deuces tonight, but I had only one game under average, and that by not very much. I had a couple of missed single pins, but I was spooked by stepping on my shoelace on the missed 3 pin, which I couldn’t stop the shot for because I was committed to it.

Result: 183-193-177=553
Average (36 games): 179
Average for last 9 games: 186
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 559

Composite average (72 games): 177

On Brian’s last night with us, team won the first two and lost the third by enough to lose total. The good news is that Si will be returning to my team next week.

Updating my league standings after Week 12:

• Brunswick Mixed: After winning all four from Minds in the Gutter, Let’s Mix Em Up leads by five points over Stuck With Us, six over Dawg Pound, and 7.5 points over Creeden’s Mustangs and Sweet Rolls (who we bowl against tomorrow night). For weekly honors, I had the high game (both scratch & handicap) in men’s “B”, and Tom swept high game & series (scratch & handicap) in men’s “C” (he had a 614 scratch series).
• Sunday Niters: After failing to win points from Ten Is Enough, The Three Stooges are in 6th place, 16 points behind Ten Is Enough, who are six points ahead of Here For Beer and 12 ahead of Ball Busterz (Sunday night’s opponents), Suzy’s Crew, and We Don’t Give a Split. My 213 was mentioned in the weekly high scores.

 

My Week 12 bowling, frame-by-frame

On a night that saw my single 10 pin be elusive, it was better carry in the third game that saved my night. The split conversion I had was a “slow motion” one, with the 7 falling just before the pins were swept.

Result: 153-171-213=537
Average (36 games): 175
Average for last 9 games: 170
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 542

Composite average (69 games): 177

I was high on the team (by just a pin over Peter), but not on the pair. Team lost all eight to the leaders.

My Week 12 bowling, frame-by-frame

I’ve been fortunate in this recent Wednesday night run to have a great game cover my bad ones, but tonight could have been better, as well, as missing 10 pins, including three in a row to end the first game, probably cost me my 600 tonight.

Result: 142-247-173=562
Average (33 games): 179
Average for last 9 games: 196
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 572

Composite average (66 games): 177

Brian gave us the bad news (for us) that he accepted a job offer in New Hampshire and gave his two week notice to the league. He did help us to all four points tonight, with Tom joining me in the second game with a 255 of his own.

The usual league standings update, after Week 11:

• Brunswick Mixed: After winning all four from Striking Gentlemen, Let’s Mix Em Up are the leaders, by a point over Stuck With Us, 3.5 points over Creeden’s Mustangs, and five points over Party of Five, Dawg Pound, and Last Empire. Minds in the Gutter are tonight’s opposition. Brian swept the scratch and handicap high scores in the men’s “B” division, and I’m thinking he won the division in our annual “Turkey Bowl” (most over average in each division the week before Thanksgiving week).
• Sunday Niters: After winning six points from Broads With Balls, The 3 Stooges are in 5th, eight points behind Ten Is Enough (who we bowl against on Sunday night), who lead Suzy’s Crew and Ball Busterz by four points and Here For Beer by six points.

 

As indicated by the above photo, Pepsi has assumed sponsorship of the Monday night classic league at Westgate Lanes, with the new name of the Pepsi-Cola Classic. I was told by a management source that Pepsi increased the added money in the prize fund over what the old sponsor was providing, with the old sponsor’s check being returned. Harry’s Westgate Pub continues to be the league’s co-sponsor.

My Week 11 bowling, frame-by-frame

It was a struggle to put anything together tonight, as the only time I had consecutive strikes was in the 10th frame of the second game (and a situation where they came on the same lane). My run of single-pin spares made was stopped at 35 with a 10 pin miss, but that was also my only missed single pin of the night.

Result: 141-171-162=474
Average (33 games): 175
Average for last 9 games: 175
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 551

Composite average (63 games): 176

The second game was a disappointment, as that was Ed’s low game of a 569 night. Team did win the other two games and total.

My Week 11 bowling, frame-by-frame

I was probably due to come back down after consecutive 600s in this league, but, if coming back down still meant I hit my +1 score, as it did tonight, I’d take it. Splits were mostly my undoing tonight, but I did convert on two of them (a 3-9-10 and a 5-7), and I’ve now made 33 consecutive single pins between my two leagues.

Result: 187-156-221=564
Average (30 games): 178
Average for last 9 games: 204
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 561

Composite average (60 games): 177

Brian was our real star tonight, as he had 254-211-265 for a personal high 730 series tonight. Team won all four.

Updating my league standings after Week 10; Brunswick Mixed will be based on the BowlerExpress standing sheet rather than LeagueSecretary:

• Brunswick Mixed: After splitting 2-2 with Party of Five, Let’s Mix Em Up is in 2nd place, two points behind the leading Stuck With Us, with Creeden’s Mustangs 4.5 points behind the lead in 3rd, Last Empire five behind in 4th, and three teams six behind in a tie for 5th. For the weekly high scores, I had the high handicap game and second high handicap series for the men. My team bowls against Striking Gentlemen tomorrow night. Update: In my division (men’s “B”), only Kevin Stiger’s 684 scratch series was higher than my scores. The 269 scratch game is now also high for the season in the division.
• Sunday Niters: After winning six points from the vacant, The 3 Stooges are 12 points behind the leaders, Ten Is Enough, who lead three teams, Ball Busterz, Here For Beer, and Suzy’s Crew, by eight points. Broads With Balls will be Sunday night’s opponents.

My Week 10 bowling, frame-by-frame

I was really second-guessing my ball choice in the first game tonight, as I thought I had a look with the Marvel Pearl, but underperformed, and I bowled much better when I went back to the Tropical Breeze (which I started practice with). All of my spare misses again were with multiple pins standing.

Result: 131-189-200=520
Average (30 games): 177
Average for last 9 games: 174
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 563

Composite average (57 games): 177

I sunk my team in the first game, as we were under the 498 we needed to win the points against the vacant. Peter did return tonight, and had a 251 third game to help cover for Ed.

My Week 10 bowling, frame-by-frame

I’m on a nice little heater on Wednesday night right now. The BowlSK sheet linked above has the “best since” for my second game and series noted, but it should be said that I was thinking 700 after the second game, but just didn’t put enough quality shots together to end it. Once again, I made every single-pin spare, so worrying about not making those was not on my mind.

Result: 204-269-173=646
Average (27 games): 177
Average for last 9 games: 197
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 558

Composite average (54 games): 177

After winning the first game comfortably, my team really needed me in the second game to take the point; unfortunately, our opponents won the third game by enough to steal total for the 2-2 split.