Oh, boy! What a stressful night! The first real warmth of the season surely took its toll on the lanes tonight. Here are my scores:
Game 1: 200 - Barely a 200! I needed at least a 9/ and a strike and that's what I got. It was an ugly strike, but a strike nonetheless.
Game 2:183 - Three open frames: 1,2, and 5. But, the second half of the game was fine. I missed two easy spares in the first and second frame, and a split in the 5th. From there on it was all strikes and spares (but not enough strikes.) At least I salvaged what I could of this game.
Game 3: 211 - This was a decent game. I missed an easy spare in the second frame, but had all strikes and spares after that. I struck out the 10th frame and finished with a decent score. But, it wasn't enough for the 6.
Overall: 594 - Okay, I'm not completely disapointed. It's not a great series, but it wasn't exactly terrible either. I'm still suffering from the open frames - tonight more than the last two weeks.
Also, I hit the ball off my cell phone (sticking out of my pocket) twice tonight. I usually keep in it my left pocket when I bowl, but out of habbit, had it in my right by accident.
In general, I had a case of the Danny Wiseman's. For those that didn't see the show on Sunday, Wiseman was having a lot of trouble on the right lane but was doing perfect on the left. That was me tonight. But, in the 10th frame of the last game, I struck out and told that lane who's boss!
There was more humidity in the alley tonight because of the warm weather we had today. It made for more adjustments than usual. I guess summer bowling is finally upon us.
Hopefully, next week is better. I'm sure it will be.
I saw this on YouTube today and just had to share it with everyone... This guy is awesome! Bowling forward is enough of a challenge, and this guy does it backwards!
It was another week with exceptional scores. Check out the recap...
Game 1: 206 - I struggled to break the 200-mark. I left an unfortunate open somewhere between the 5th and 8th frame. But, I got the strikes I needed to carry the score. In the 10th frame, I needed the first strike. I made it, but then left a 10-pin. No matter... one pin didn't actually matter this game, and didn't affect the rest of the night.
Game 2: 222 - This was a good game. My only open was the 8-10 split, which I'm still suprised I left. I bounced right back and finished good.
Game 3: 216 - Believe it or not, but I actually struggled to meet the 200-mark in this game, too. I started strong with strikes, left another open (split), and had trouble accomplishing consecutive strikes. But, I bounced back and struke out the 9th-10th frames.
Overall: 644 - This was a nice, consistant series. I'm not usually this consistant.
However, I still have the problem of leaving one open each game. Sure, once again, two were splits, but one was easy and included the head pin.
All-in-all, I'm happy with my scores and I'm even happier to hopefully be back to my old self.
Well, I did it! On the same day that I admitted myself back into college, I've received my PBA Membership! It's been a good day!
I elected to receive 'standard' membership benefits. I doubt I will max-out my tournament entries because of money issues. Plus, it's cheaper.
So, not only am I an officialy respected member of the professional bowling community, but I can receive games at PBA Practice Centers for only a dollar.
I've recently decided to go back to college to pursue a BA in Education. Two of my reguired credits are in Physical Education. Believe it or not, Bowling I & II are approved courses to fulfill my Phys. Ed. credit needs, lol.
It's actually required that you take Bowling I before Bowling II, but I bowled on the college team my first time around so the coach is going to approve me to take them both at the same time.
Bowling is a big part of my life, so these should be two easy A's. I use to coach little kids on Saturday mornings. It will be different being the student...
Also, because actual bowling is required, this will make for even more practice! I hope my average improves!
I'll be doing this in the fall semester (beginning in August). I'll write more about this when the time comes.
