May 5, 2008
Nothing else to write about, and I just bought myself a bowling ball over the weekend (reactive resin, the better to throw a hook with). This is where I try to convince it to help me the next time I'm out. Oh, and do a little bragging while I'm at it.
Best. Game. Ever.
| 8 | / | X | X | 9 | / | 8 | / | 6 | / | X | 9 | / | X | X | 9 | / | ||||
| 20 | 49 | 69 | 87 | 103 | 123 | 143 | 163 | 192 | 212 | |||||||||||
(Just so you know, these are a real pain to type up in my no-frills editor. When I finally getting around to doing version 8 of this site, I need to give myself a "table class='bowling'" macro.)
It's also the only "clean" game I've ever bowled -- no open frames.
A few weeks later, I managed to put together some actual consistency. Game one:
| X | X | 9 | - | 8 | - | 5 | 4 | X | 8 | / | 8 | / | 7 | 1 | X | X | 9 | |||
| 29 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 94 | 112 | 129 | 137 | 166 | |||||||||||
Not a stellar game, especially with the open frames, but the 166 is important in the grand scheme of things. On to game two:
| X | X | 8 | / | 5 | / | X | 7 | / | 6 | 3 | 8 | / | 9 | / | X | 8 | 1 | |||
| 28 | 48 | 63 | 83 | 103 | 119 | 128 | 147 | 167 | 186 | |||||||||||
Now that's better. Game three, anyone?
| 9 | / | 6 | / | 8 | 1 | X | 7 | / | 9 | / | 7 | / | 7 | - | 9 | / | 7 | / | 9 | |
| 16 | 34 | 43 | 63 | 82 | 99 | 116 | 123 | 140 | 159 | |||||||||||
Not the greatest finish, but adding them all up gives me a 511 series, my best ever.
Of course, Dave went out a couple weeks ago and rolled a 220 en route to a 548 series of his own. So, now I have a little work to do to catch up. I like it though, keeps me from getting complacent.
Oh, the "importance" of the 166 up there is that it's what you need to average to roll a 500 series. (Well, really 166.66, but that's just hair splitting.) So as long as the two other games averaged 166 or 167 I was good.
