Last week I had successfully completed my goal once again. I never thought I would be able to accomplish this feat multiple times. I am focusing on beating my high score which is 248. You know what's funny? That game had 9 strikes that were scattered all over the place. The other 3 frames that I didn't get a strike, I had 9 then closed them up with a spare. So what that means is that those three pins really accounted for 62 POINTS! That is the difference between a 225 average bowler verses a 275 average bowler. There is a slim difference between the two even though there is a massive average difference. You have to be pretty perfect to average over 250 which is why it is so rare. Even more for a 300 game, you have to shoot 12 strikes in a row. That is why it has only been done on air around 40 times in history!
My team has successfully gotten first place for the second half of the league. On Saturday, we will be doing a roll off which is pretty much just a three game match. We will be going up against the last seed and if we win we will be going against the winner of the other match. We have won our match 4-0. I almost put up another 600 series as well! I finished with a 599 series (I choked) with scores of 203, 247, and 149. The last game I was tired and wasn't able to finish like I wanted to. I even almost broke my personal record. I could've tied it with a 248, but overall I had a really solid day. I plan to be in a mix/adult league over the summer.
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I have been on vacation for the past week and haven't been able to go bowling over the weekend. The league is coming to an end and I think there's only one week left. This week it's a roll off. A roll off is the competition at the end to see who wins the league as a whole. Even though I might have the highest average there, the whole thing is based on handicap. The distance your average is to 200, is your handicap. I would say my handicap right now is around 25, meaning I average 175. Got to feel bad for the people that average above 200 ha ha. I think that my team is around second or even first. I haven't really kept track to be honest. If we are first then we will play three games against the team that won 4 months ago via handicap to determine the winner. Most members right now have a high handicap because they have started not too long ago unlike me. So this just puts us at equal footing.
It's pretty funny how this Saturday I indeed got the 600 again. I shot a 217, 212, and 193, which adequately satisfies 600 with a 622. A month or two ago I thought that his goal could go unfinished because of how hard it looked to me at first. My new ball has indeed given me a step up. I started my first game with a streak of 6 and the rest is history. I can't believe how much I improved and I'm looking to keep it up so I can break my personal record! Last week I had successfully achieved the 600 series. This means a series of 3 games that add up to 600+. I got 248, 224, and 169. This pretty much qualifies as one because they don't all have to be over 200. I have decided to create a new goal for the last half of this project. This new goal includes beating my newly broken personal record of 248. Not only did I get a 600 series, I demolished it with a 641. I was getting psyched out on the last game, but when I figured out I only needed a 128, I calmed down. The league will end in a couple weeks when I will be on vacation, so I will have to go practice on my own. I will aim to go around once a week.
This Friday, I went to throw a couple of games to pre-bowl for this Saturday. I got a 196, 193, and a 167. As you can see, the difference in scoring is very noticeable from week one. I throw with way more angle and power which rewards me with more back end pin action, and that results in a lot more strikes. Not only have I achieved my main goal, I have increased my rev rate by double, even triple. I can throw from the very right side and push it left and still have the kinetic energy to bring it back to the pocket. I don't plan to go again next week because I will be on vacation, but I plan to pick right back up when I return. |
AuthorHello my name is Josh Clodfelter. My favorite hobbies are football, bowling, and software editing. I enjoy math and science and will strive to become an Aerospace Engineer. Archives |