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.