How did your season end?

[can-ham]

Team: Finished 4th in the A devision.
Average: 191 (up 8 pins from last year)
High game: 253
High Series: 930 (4 game)
Personal goals: Improved my spare shooting from 50% to 75%, still need work but it's becoming second nature.

[idlehourlegend]

Team: Finished 3rd place first half/2nd place second half
average: 207, dropped 10 pins from last year:(
High Game: 280 league:300 practice
High Series: 706 league, 703 tournament, 747 practice
Goals: Got my first 300. But overall had a horrible year bowling wise, struggled the whole year and worked on a lot of things but just didnt seem like I could put anything together, had a lot of nights where I'd have 2 big games and 1 low one and it would cost me from having a decent night and that got really frustrating.

[BigDog]

Team: Finished 3rd, 8th, and 5th in trimester league.
Average: 185 (up 8 pins from last year)
High game: 259
High Series: 729
Personal goals: Started my armswimg from a higher position (up to near-shoulder from hip), loosening my armswing up a LOT. Last 3 series after that last adjustment were 581, 729, 604. Spare shooting was much improved with that adjustment also. I also moved my targeting from the arrows to the dots, and pulled the ball a lot less as well. I had 5 sub-500 series :eek:, but that was before the overhaul of my targeting and armswing.

[thegoldenchild]

With $20 in my hand and a big "F You!" to the center. Alright, that may be a slight exaggeration but I'm not joining leagues at that center again. I ended with a 181 avg. High game of 266. High series somewhere in the low 600's. I think my team finished 11th or 12th out of 14.

[NeoWidow18]

* Team: Finished 4th in my Tuesday mens league.
* Average: 190 (last year 174)
* High game: 289 (getting close)
* High Series: 709 (3 games)
* Personal goals: Keep a cool and calm head and bowl.

[Cobberz]

It was an ok season...finished ubelievable w/ 7 outta my last 8 sets being 700or better high being 788 and the one under 700 was 696

Team: Monday night finished 5th outta 20 Thurs 2nd outta 8
average: Mon- 209 Thurs- 209 or 210
High Game: 298,289
High Series: 834, and had 12 700s
Goals: Bowled in 2 leagues Mon night league only had 4 weeks under 600 outta 32, thurs night finished w/ 7 outta 8 weeks over 700, shot another 800, and just missed 300, shooting 298 last thurs. Hoping to avg 218+ next year

[BWB88]

finished like 10th in a doubles league. it was my first league in probally 4 years and finished with a ave of 200 peak ave of 214 and hg of 277 with a 686 3 game set

[Thepainscoming]

Not done, i'll report back after saturday when my league roll-offs are. we won first half.

[xGatez]

Team: Finished right in the middle of the pack
Average: 180 up 36 from last year
High game: 242
High Series: 646
Personal goals: Becoming more clutch with my bowling which i did because i bowled anchor spot and won quite a few matches for my team.

[steelr43]

* Hi average 209 (down 10 from last year)
* Hi series 762
* Hi Game 300 Third one

My top goal was to just have fun. Our league was mixed this year due to a lot of older guys quitting. We still had a blast. I just want to have fun. I only bowl once a week. By wednesday, I can't wait for league night on Friday. This is the third year in which I've been running the league, and it went pretty smooth.

The last night I shot 288. Let the ball out a little too wide. My buddy who I have known and bowled with for years got his first 300 on the last game of the year. If we both shot one, I think I would be more excited for him, because I've been there. I was happy he did it because he missed half the year with a severe hamstring pull. The next best thing that happened that night is we played my wife's team. They were 3 points in front of us for 2nd place. By night's end, we won 2nd by 1 point. My team finished second both halves. Sorry so long winded. I hope you all have a great summer, and if anyone is going to St. Clairsville on 7/25 and 7/26, drop me an e mail or look for our team on the lanes. We are "Hammer the Storm".

[Street Racer]

* Team: out of my 3 leagues... came 2nd in everysingle one of tho lol
* Average: 170ish, 170ish, 196
* High game: 298
* High Series: 696!
* Personal goals: working on my swing and sparing lat

(remember i did finish early dec last year, then started back up late jan/early feb)

things have changed alot in 4 months since i have finished

High game is already 300!
high series is 706
aveage is 193 and 205!

[Lightning1]

Team: Friday - 3 or 4 out of 16 second half....7th 1st half
Average - Friday 183, Tuesday 190
High Game - 258
High Series - 682 x2
Goals - 20+ 600 series MET - 1 250+ game MET - 1 650 Series MET - 180+ average - MET - Clean Series NOT MET - clean through 2 games, but haven't met it....1 week in each league left

I will be receiving most improved honors in both leagues (started with 164 average carried over from last year) Thanks to Hammonite....Blue Vibe, Toxic, and Total NV all year..

Goals for next year - improve 10pin percentage to 60% (sub 30% at this point)

[No Mercy07]

Teams-Hahah
Games-299, 297
Series-732, 719, 709, 705
Goals-210Ave(not when I was slumping for most of the season, high was 206)

[Sin City Hammer]

Original team finished in 13th out of 14 teams (gotta love karma) team I was moved to finished 6th (could've been better if we hadn't had been missing 2 people per week for a month).

Finished the last month very strong going 4-0 taking all 4 points each week.

finished with a 134 average (up 13 pins from my summer league) considering it was my 2nd ever league, and I look to improve each league.

High game was a 189 using the BWP, followed by a 181.

My main goal was to improve on my average from the summer league, to have fun and meet new people. I had hoped to finish in the top 3 and would've done so had my complete team been showing up instead of missing 2people each week for a month.

(What I need to work on)

1-Mental game: because I allowed the teammates that didn't show up each week to get to me and it would show in my scores, as well as whenever the ex-g/f would show up I was cursed. Also, if I bowled a good game and was consistant, I need to continue it into the 2nd game and even the 3rd.

2- Spare shooting: although I improved on it compared to my summer league, I found myself missing pins by one or 2 boards and by lack of concentrating.

3- People bowling in the lanes next to me: there has been quite a few times during this league where I would be at the line in my stance getting ready for my delivery, when the jabroni next to me would go at the same time and out of the corner of my eye I would see them and it would end up costing me. So, I need to wait a few seconds longer and let them go before me.

4- Strikes: I've noticed how some games I would get no strikes, while in others I would get 2 or 3 strikes during it, and then have those games where I get a run of 4-5 strikes in a row. I would like to increase my strike % quite a bit honestly.

5- Dipping my shoulder/turning my hand: Had the anchor guy tell me that I sometimes dip my shoulder and when it happens the ball ends up going left on me (usually getting only the 7 pin down), and that I will sometimes turn my hand at the last moment with my 1st ball causing it to go right most of the time.

I don't know what awards if any that I'll be getting or how much $$$ I'll be getting from the sweepers since I have to wait until may 9th for the award dinner to happen (which I think really stinks in waiting that long) but time will tell.

[agroves]

Well, technically my season doesn't end until tonight...

Tuesday:
Team--won the league
Season high average(231), high series(804), tie for high game(299)
700+ 10 times

Wednesday:
Team--we are near the bottom
Season avg: 223..about 5th high in the league
Highest game: 279
Highest Series: 977
900+ 14 times

Tournaments:
Won one, placed in all but one. Should see over a grand from Nationals this year. All in all, the best bowling year of my life....mostly with Hammer products.

[can-ham]

1-Mental game: because I allowed the teammates that didn't show up each week to get to me and it would show in my scores, as well as whenever the ex-g/f would show up I was cursed.

Sin that would require extra mental strength! Was she shocked the first time she noticed your hammers where in the rack and not at the bottom of the lake? Did you ever buy that box of twinkies?

[Sin City Hammer]

Sin that would require extra mental strength! Was she shocked the first time she noticed your hammers where in the rack and not at the bottom of the lake? Did you ever buy that box of twinkies?

When IT came over she had a big monkey-grin on her face, until she looked at the ball rack and saw my widow's and skull ball there, then it disappeared. Lucky for me this happened before league started, because she quickly wobbled away and she wasn't able to effect my bowling some how.

Glad it was the week before sweepers started when she wobbled in, couldn't imagine if it happened during sweepers.

I bought 4 boxes of twinkies, and had the same person beat her ass once a week for a month and felt vindicated soon after.

[Old Scratch]

Team: 1st place (Tue), Last place (Wed).
Average: 204, 216
High Series: 760, 759
High Game: 290, 299
Best Tournament Showing: Top 40 in state singles
Personal Goals:

210 avg in Tuesday league (on a tough and varying shot) - Not met. Wait'll next season!
Find the ball of my dreams 30 seconds before they discontinue it - Met. DOOM, baby!
Win a league championship after 10 years of dwelling in the cellar - Met!
Get my brother-in-law to throw a Hammer - Met! Widow Pearl

[Steve1591]

Wait..what is this "season" you speak of? I bowl all year long, dont take breaks..I have a never ending season :p

[rrwatson]

Night of Apr 8 with my new BW hit 240, second game 140 something in the 6th frame with XX in 7/8 frames working on my first 7XX series, hospital calls and wifes in ER and my season ended. Wifes getting better so gotta shoot in a summer league. With new BW starting in Mar 620-660 series were the norm but discovered that the BW hates to pick up 10 pins so now gotta get a spare ball just for the 10 (shot 656 one night and missed 6 ten pins) or would have locked the 7XX. Bowling is fun aye.

[EIGHTBALL033]

190 WED LEAGUE 195 THURS. LEAGUE,WAS 198 DROPPED 3PINS OVER LAST 3 WEEKS BOWLED 505,495 480,3 WEEKS BEFORE THAT 621.689(MY HIGH OF YEAR)608,FIRST WE CAME 7TH,2ND HALF 18TH OUT OF 24 TEAMS,THURS LEAGUE 190 AV 263 HI,658 HI SERIES,7 OR 8TH FIRST HALF,WILL FIND OUT WHAT PLACE WE FINISHED 2ND HALF 2NITE:cool:

[EIGHTBALL033]

IM STILL FREAKIN SLUMPIN,154+170+180=504,IM LOSING MY MIND TRYIN TO GET OUT OF SLUMP.....AAAAAHHHHHHHHH:eek: :confused: :confused:

[Rowdy]

IM STILL FREAKIN SLUMPIN,154+170+180=504,IM LOSING MY MIND TRYIN TO GET OUT OF SLUMP.....AAAAAHHHHHHHHH:eek: :confused: :confused:

We could always ship Sin's g/f to you. You'd either get better or your gear would wind up at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.:)

[tjb0621]

Last league night $$ night. I shot 100 pins over avg. and even with handicap only came in 12th out of about 80 really good for me but the guy that came in 1st shot a 289,300, and another way high 200 something. I ended the season Up 20 pins avg. great after struggling mid season with ball cleaning problems and lane oiling problems.

[jedi47]

Fall/Winter season----
Monday- (TOUGH greasey house)
Team- 13th out of 14, SNAKE BIT! other teams shot their' highs for the year against us!
Ave- 195 (7th)
HG- 258
HS- 706
Goals- GOT... a 700 in this league. DIDN'T GET... Win a quarter & make the roll-off, average 200+
Thursday-
Team- CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!
Ave- 211 (1st, by 12 ppg)
HG- 280
HS- 713
Goals- GOT... WON league, 210+ ave, 700's on EACH pair this league uses, upped high game (280). DIDN'T GET... 800 & 300

[USAFbowler]

Team : i have no idea, i left with 5 weeks to go, but we were in 9th out of 21 or 22...
Avg: 185 (up 14 from last year, down 20 from pre xmas break)
HS : 676
HG : 245
final week i bowled 610 something...

[Thepainscoming]

UGH, we came in second in the league. We bowled well enough to win, just carry sucked. Our team alone in 2 games left 13 10 pins. Since we lost both games we didn't play the 3rd. When i practiced after though, i was able to bring a chair out at the arrows and got it through 7 times in a row. Then we stopped. I never hit it. I was actually more accurate with it out there than with it not. Now to let the people at states let me put a foam chair out every shot then bring it back in.

[jhufstedler]

Well lets see, my Monday Night Open League team finished 1st, up from 5th last season, I ended with High Average 212, up 5 pins from last year, had High Game scratch 295 (was fast with my feet on last ball, ball went a little wide of pocket), went out with a bang on the last night for a 774 new personal best Series. It was also High Series Scratch in the League. My team also got High Game Scratch with a 933 4-man team. As for the Thursday Night Mens league, looks like I might hold out and be the only one to shoot 300 in the league for High Game, not sure if we are going to make the roll off, had one good round out of the 4 not sure if the rest are gonna be strong enough to put us in. There has been one team that has sweeped all the rounds so far, total of 4 teams will be in the roll off. We have our last leage night this Thursday. Only averaging 209, 2nd highest average in this league, still holding my own. 2nd High Series Scratch with a 751.

[Captain Hook]

Team: Just missed playoffs by losing very last game last night.
Average: 199.5 (Personal high. Up 6 pins from last year. 90 games.)
High Game: 299 (Personal high.)
High Series: 684 (Not my all-time highest.)
Goals: I think that some newer equipment and better routine maintenance helped raise my striking percentage. Spare conversion percentage (especially single pins) has improved. Definitely looking forward to breaking that 200 average barrier next year!

[slap]

Tuesday night league Match Play Format

Doubles team: First
Doubles match points: First, I went 135-51 in points. (72.6% win percentage)
Singles: Second place.
Average: doubles 178 (7th highest, 198.6 was the highest)
Average: singles 183.7 (5th highest, 192 was the highest)
Average: composite 180.5 (down 7 from last season)
High Game: 289 (league high game)
High Series: 481 (2nd highest, 490 was the highest)

Goals: I had a slow start to the season but I finished strong, average over 200 for the last 6 weeks of the season.

[Lonewolf300800]

Monday Night Scratch League

Average 213.40 (96 games)
High Game 279
High Series 1033 (4)

Wednesday Early Mens League

Average 212.68 (102 games)
High Game 279
High Series 728 (3)

TGIF Couples League

Average 221.42 (96 games)
High Game 300 (1st ever):) :D :cool:
High Series 826 (2nd ever)

[ghostchild]

Team: Won the league championship! :cool: (this was the first one I've had in an "adult" league....had several in YABA while still in high school in the late '90's but never had won one until this year.)

Average: 185 (down 13 pins from last year) :confused:

High game: in the 250's

High Series: in the low 700's

Personal goals: consistency! and spare shooting. both were down this year from last (despite the league championship this year vs. 3rd to last the previous year...):confused: the main reason I just bought my BWB.:cool:

[Fastcar]

Sat morning youth

Average 195 down 7 pins from summer (202) Goal was 210
High Game 268
High Series 715 next best 657 and under

had weeks 3 thru about 9 under 600...and about last 7 weeks of season under 600

Travel league (Subing)

Average 204 9 games
High game 256
High series 647

practice 279 x 3 278, 277 729, 738, 756 always easier in practice!!!


Goal for this summer is 210+...gotta pick up more spares(10 pins)...and shoot a honor score

[Deadman]

* Team: Finished 1st in the 1st half, 3rd in 2nd, then 1st overall
* Average: 210 (entered with 197)
* High game: 279 (x3)
* High Series: 730 (3 game)
* Personal goals: I get so close when i string 5 or 7 strikes in a row, and just can't finish for the 300 game. Also need to improve on my 10 pin pick up

[sawmaster]

Team: Finished 2nd in my mens league thursday
Team#2: Won the 'Ship on my Child/Adult LEague Saterday (only a child/adult league. not THAT big but im still proud)
Hi Game: 269 (thursday
Hi Game: 244 (Saterday)
Hi Series: 606 (thusday)
Hi Series 599 (saterday)
Average: 173 (thursday)
Average: 170 (Saterday)

Personal Goals: SPARES!!!
Personal Accomplishments: More decent with picking up 7 Pins (ima lefty)
and i got 11/12 strikes...only for a 264...opened in the 8th :eek:
and i got 10/12 strikes on my 269. 9/ in the 8th and 10th.

[Curacao_Dejavu]

W e finished last place this season,
however there is hope for the next season, and I am confident that will not happen again.
If you analyze the total pins etc that we accumulated we are not suppose to be at the last place.

It seems that against stronger teams we play better (but still lose) and again weaker teams we play bad (and then still lose). Also when someone it our team is hot, the whole teams is hot, but when someone is having a bad game, the whole team plays bad. I do not have a explination for that.

I think our will do much better next season, if we iron some items out.

Leopold