Did 243 With Zilla,but.....

[EIGHTBALL033]

OTHER 2 GAMES SUCKED,153,140 :mad: FOR 536 SERIES,AVERAGE FOR NITE 179:cool: ,STILL FEW PINS ABOVE MY 163 AVERAGE FOR YEAR SO FAR. 243 HI GAME SO FAR:cool:

[#1_HawgZilla_Owner]

I thought we both were gonna be reporting back 600 series, LOL. I was about 107 pins under that, I shot a 493, :mad: . I dont know what it is, I stand in the same spot every week and throw the ball the same, and the lanes are oiled the same every week. I shot 177, 189, and 127. First series under 500 all year and it dropped my avg from 196 to 194.1. I guess there is only room for improvement next week.

[EIGHTBALL033]

I thought we both were gonna be reporting back 600 series, LOL. I was about 107 pins under that, I shot a 493, :mad: . I dont know what it is, I stand in the same spot every week and throw the ball the same, and the lanes are oiled the same every week. I shot 177, 189, and 127. First series under 500 all year and it dropped my avg from 196 to 194.1. I guess there is only room for improvement next week.
ON WAY TO 600 AFTER SEC GAME 243 THEN 140,HIT THE POCKET NICE BUT LEFT TEN PIN FEW TIMES AND DIDNT PICK IT UP ALONG WITH OTHER!@##:mad:,WISH US BETTER LUCK ON NEXT SERIES,MAY SUB 2NITE, HOPEFULLY REDEEM MYSELF,WHATS IS YOUR AVERAGE FOR YEAR?

[hammeredinkansas]

Hope you don't mind a BW owner chiming in, but I feel your pain and had to say something. :( I've hit some kind of mental wall! I have two good games, then one crap game. My 3rd week with the BW, I got my 1st 600 series, but for some reason, I seem to tank a game to kill any chance of reaching 600 again. It's very frustating! :mad: One of the nice things about this forum, I see I'm not alone. It's kinda like a bowling support group. :)

[EIGHTBALL033]

Hope you don't mind a BW owner chiming in, but I feel your pain and had to say something. :( I've hit some kind of mental wall! I have two good games, then one crap game. My 3rd week with the BW, I got my 1st 600 series, but for some reason, I seem to tank a game to kill any chance of reaching 600 again. It's very frustating! :mad: One of the nice things about this forum, I see I'm not alone. It's kinda like a bowling support group. :)

NICE TO KNOW WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER,IM HAVING 1 GOOD GAME 2 BAD LATELY,TRY TO CHANGE THAT NEXT SESSION:mad: TOO MANY OPENS IN BAD GAMES,TELLING ME I NEED TO PRACTICE SPARES BADLY,TRYING TO GET USED TO TUFF,RELEASING LIKE IM HOOKING AND SOMETIME COMING OFF TOP OF BALL,WEIRD LACK OF CONCENTRATION

[can-ham]

I thought we both were gonna be reporting back 600 series, LOL. I was about 107 pins under that, I shot a 493, :mad: . I dont know what it is, I stand in the same spot every week and throw the ball the same, and the lanes are oiled the same every week. I shot 177, 189, and 127. First series under 500 all year and it dropped my avg from 196 to 194.1. I guess there is only room for improvement next week.

I think you just answered your problem. Standing in the same spot for every shot should score poorly in your last and/or second last game. The Hawgzilla is an aggressive ball that absorbs allot of oil. So you need to move to a new line or try a different ball.

I find that I open my first (and some times part of my second) game with the hawgzilla. The lanes are very oily, so I play my comfort shot moving maybe 2 to three boards. This basically grooms my line for a lighter ball later. So once my line is burnt for the hawgzilla, I put it away and use a polished bigblock diesel. My league is four games, so I end up moving about 5 to 10 boards with the diesel over the last three games. I bowl in a sport league so the lanes may break down quicker, but once you stop seeing the reaction you are use-to, it's time to start making adjustments.

Best of luck!

[grayfin68]

OTHER 2 GAMES SUCKED,153,140 :mad: FOR 536 SERIES,AVERAGE FOR NITE 179:cool: ,STILL FEW PINS ABOVE MY 163 AVERAGE FOR YEAR SO FAR. 243 HI GAME SO FAR:cool:

Keep practicing, your scores will go up. I am a good example of someone who used to never practice and my average hovered around 170. Now that I practice, my average is easily in the 190's.

[jman69]

The way your series went the other night was the norm for me at the start of the season. I bought my Widow and practiced a lot and worked on my spares and have since brought my average up by a fair amount. I dont claim to be a good bowler but lots of practice has help me tremendously.:cool:

[#1_HawgZilla_Owner]

I think you just answered your problem. Standing in the same spot for every shot should score poorly in your last and/or second last game. The Hawgzilla is an aggressive ball that absorbs allot of oil. So you need to move to a new line or try a different ball.

I find that I open my first (and some times part of my second) game with the hawgzilla. The lanes are very oily, so I play my comfort shot moving maybe 2 to three boards. This basically grooms my line for a lighter ball later. So once my line is burnt for the hawgzilla, I put it away and use a polished bigblock diesel. My league is four games, so I end up moving about 5 to 10 boards with the diesel over the last three games. I bowl in a sport league so the lanes may break down quicker, but once you stop seeing the reaction you are use-to, it's time to start making adjustments.

Best of luck!

I didnt really mean to say I stay in the same spot, I do move, but not that much. I start with my left foot on the left side of the far left dot, and move maybe 1 to 2 dots over. I try to throw a straight shot and let it hook into the pocket, but like you said with the Hawg Zilla being agressive, it dont work, so I gotta move back over and play my normal shot. Its crazy because when I shot my 300 and then a 212 and 200 right after, I did stay in the same spot and it was working. But I do understand what your saying, I might have to adjust alittle more than I like too, just to score higher.

[#1_HawgZilla_Owner]

ON WAY TO 600 AFTER SEC GAME 243 THEN 140,HIT THE POCKET NICE BUT LEFT TEN PIN FEW TIMES AND DIDNT PICK IT UP ALONG WITH OTHER!@##:mad:,WISH US BETTER LUCK ON NEXT SERIES,MAY SUB 2NITE, HOPEFULLY REDEEM MYSELF,WHATS IS YOUR AVERAGE FOR YEAR?

My avg is 194.1, I like to put the . in there so I can figure out what I need to score on my next outing to get my avg up to a certain #. Like for instance I need a 650 series next week to bump my avg to 195.3, and a 700 would put me at 196.3. All I want is to have a 200+ avg at the end of the league, which is 32 weeks long, and next week is week 18.

[Nascar4292]

i bowled great last night had a 627 then tonight had a 160, 184,144 dunno what my problem was......my average was 189 last year now it is a 205

[EIGHTBALL033]

Keep practicing, your scores will go up. I am a good example of someone who used to never practice and my average hovered around 170. Now that I practice, my average is easily in the 190's.

I PRACTICE 2 TO 3 TIMES A WEEK OR MORE IF TIME PERMITS,BUT NEVER MADE MYSELF PRACTICE 10 PIN,GOTTA DO IF I WANT TO GO TO NEXT LEVEL IN SCORING,THX GRAYFIN:cool:

[grayfin68]

I PRACTICE 2 TO 3 TIMES A WEEK OR MORE IF TIME PERMITS,BUT NEVER MADE MYSELF PRACTICE 10 PIN,GOTTA DO IF I WANT TO GO TO NEXT LEVEL IN SCORING,THX GRAYFIN:cool:

Just got done practicing for the day. What a great day for lane conditions. The lanes were scary similar to league night. I could play my normal shot and at the end I only had to move one board left with the TOXIC and I moved up a little with the PAIN.

I was using both balls and threw tons of strikes. I missed some spares, mostly splits though and a 10 pin.

Five games low game 189, finished with a 221 and averaged 209.

Practice is helping me immensely. My official league average before throwing a 647 last Tuesday is 189. So, I'm sure it's a little higher now.

My first night in league during my comeback was 161. That's only 3-4 months of bowling and practicing 1-2 times a week. My average is around 30 pins higher than I started.

Prior to my return to bowling, my highest league average was 174.

Thank you Hammer and fellow Hammer Heads. I want to get better and see where I can take it and get into more competitive bowling.

[EIGHTBALL033]

My avg is 194.1, I like to put the . in there so I can figure out what I need to score on my next outing to get my avg up to a certain #. Like for instance I need a 650 series next week to bump my avg to 195.3, and a 700 would put me at 196.3. All I want is to have a 200+ avg at the end of the league, which is 32 weeks long, and next week is week 18.

AT 150 ON BOOKS,LEAGUE AVG IS 163,SINCE LESSONS(NOV TO JAN) SOMEWHERE AROUND179+)FIRST 4WEEKS WAS AROUND 185,FELL OFF AS OF LATE,GOAL IS TO BE 180 BY END,MIGHT BE OUT OF REACH NOW,BUT I WILL TRY TO KEEP GOING UP:cool:

[EIGHTBALL033]

Just got done practicing for the day. What a great day for lane conditions. The lanes were scary similar to league night. I could play my normal shot and at the end I only had to move one board left with the TOXIC and I moved up a little with the PAIN.

I was using both balls and threw tons of strikes. I missed some spares, mostly splits though and a 10 pin.

Five games low game 189, finished with a 221 and averaged 209.

Practice is helping me immensely. My official league average before throwing a 647 last Tuesday is 189. So, I'm sure it's a little higher now.

My first night in league during my comeback was 161. That's only 3-4 months of bowling and practicing 1-2 times a week. My average is around 30 pins higher than I started.

Prior to my return to bowling, my highest league average was 174.

Thank you Hammer and fellow Hammer Heads. I want to get better and see where I can take it and get into more competitive bowling.
BY COACH I SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AS MANY TOURNAMENTS AS POSSIBLE WITH MY AVERAGE BECAUSEOF HANDICAP.LOOKING TO POSSIBLY ENTER SOME FOR EXPERIANCE:eek:

[EIGHTBALL033]

I thought we both were gonna be reporting back 600 series, LOL. I was about 107 pins under that, I shot a 493, :mad: . I dont know what it is, I stand in the same spot every week and throw the ball the same, and the lanes are oiled the same every week. I shot 177, 189, and 127. First series under 500 all year and it dropped my avg from 196 to 194.1. I guess there is only room for improvement next week.

197,184,205=586,WED NITE LEAGUE,CHOKED LAST 2 FRAMES OF FIRST 2 GAMES,LAST GAME STARTED BAD FINISH STRONG 7X'S IN ROW,MAYBE NEXT WEEK:cool: