PBAX 12/15/2008 Shark

1st game - The shark won this one...146. Couldn't find a shot leaving wash outs and splits. Lost the point just barely but our team won

2nd game - I landed the shark...245. One open (wash out) with a six pack in the middle frames. Won the point, but the team lost.

3rd game - Still beating the shark...194. Again only one open but couldn't string any strikes. Won the point and totals and our team won the game and totals. We're not scared of the shark...this week.

TGIF 01/02/2009

1st game - 233. Clean game and we won! Surprising as it seems when I bowl good the team loses.

2nd game - 144...what happened? Couldn't make any spares at all, it was like a switch was turned off in my brain. Good thing my team mates showed up as we won.

3rd game - 195. The switch was turned back on only missed one spare and our team won. Yeah!!! We one everything this night for the first time in a loooonng time.

PBAX 1/05/2009 Chameleon

1st game 128. The spare switch was turned off...man I sucked! It seems like the lane machine layed down ALOT of conditioner...also didn't help that my left hip is really starting to hurt, couldn't get the good knee bend and extension at release. OH yeah I lost the point, no surprise there.

2nd game 137. Switch still off. My hip still hurt and I was missing everything to the right. Yep, lost the point, but the team won.

3rd game 168. Hip still hurting but I was determined to at least get a 400 series. Also I won this point but the team lost.

TGIF 1/09/2009

1st game 245. I don't know what to say, my hip still hurts but I'm more relaxed and could get the ball down the lane. We won again we I shot a good game!

2nd game 212. Felt better about this game than the first game, didn't string a bunch of strikes but I was around the pocket every frame leaving easy spares. We won this game as well.

3rd game 187. Around the pocket this game also but I was not getting the usual revs, left a 7 - 10 in the 10th on a pocket hit. We won the game and totals and for the first time all year we won all points and totals two weeks in row.

PBAX 1/12/2009 Scorpion

1st game 148. Spare making switch flipped again. Hip hurting like crazy (going to see the doctor tomorrow). I'm also suspecting work, I work Monday's but not Friday's, I do ALOT of mousing on the computer as well as alot of walking which is causing my wrist and hip to be sore before I even start bowling. Lost the point and the team lost the game.

2nd game 182. I was mad as hell and told my self...screw the pain just F'ing throw the ball like you know how to. Didn't string a bunch of strikes but I left easy spares. Lost the point tho...team we were bowling against had one guy throw a 300 and another shoot a 279 against us...we lost the game, DUH!

3rd game 147. Wrist weak and hip hurting, I just sucked. Lost the point but suprisingly the team won the game. First time in a long time I didn't get at least one point.

1/13/2009 Saw the doctor, said I have what appears to be either bursitus or arthritus in my left hip. She schedualed me for X-Rays and prescibed a different med for me to try.

TGIF 1/16/2009

1st game 185. Didn't start out so good and missed a couple of easy spares, but struck out in the 9th & 10th. Hip still hurting but my wrist felt good. We won the point, maybe the team has turned things around.

2nd game 279. Strike spare then strikes the rest of the way until the last ball in the 10th in which I left a weak 10. Only had one brooklyn strike the rest were in the 1, 3. One of the guy's next to me just shot a 278 and was rightfully feeling good about it, nice guy so I felt knd of guilty. We won the game as well.

3rd game 198. Kinda forgot about the hip the 2nd game but was reminded about it this game, mostly due to a 35 minute delay in the 5th frame due to our lane breaking down everybody tightened  up. Didn't bowl bad only one open and the team won the game and totals. We are out of the cellar...yea baby!!

12/19/2008  We got a fourth bowler...yeah! He's just recovering from hip replacement around 6 months ago. But I can tell that once he gets back in shape he can average ~170, started off this week averaging 145 but he bowled 5 games earlier so he was very tired at the end of the 2nd game.

1st game - 210 Couldn't string a bunch of strikes but left easy spares. I think I had a four bagger.

2nd game - 180 I lost the pocket and was throwing the ball too soft, good thing I was picking up spares or it could have been much worse.

3rd game - 213 Regained my ball speed and found the pocket again.

Yet again we inspired the other team to bowl some of their best bowling of the season, two of their 140ish avg bowlers had 500's and their 180 avg guy shot a 600. We was spanked every game. Oh well there's always the second half!

TGIF 12/05/08

1st game - 199 Started out this night by making all my spares except when I left a 4/10 split in the 9th. We won this point.

2nd game - 213 clean game. We won again...could this be a first for our team?

3rd game - 180 missed a couple of easy spares but struck out in the 10th to help us win this game. But I must say that my wife really won this game by bowling 40 pins over her average. YES it is a first, we won all the point this night!

PBAX 12/08/08 Viper

1st game - 222 still making my spares along with stringing some strikes. I won the point and our team won this game.

2nd game - 171 didn't catch the transition and lost the point, but the team won the game.

3rd game - 202 clean game but only one double. I won but the team lost by a lot so we lost totals as well.

TGIF 12/12/08

1st game - 200 Not getting a whole of strikes but this night the all of my spares felt makable. Our team lost this game.

2nd game - 215 clean game and our team won.

3rd game - 202 clean game, actually had no opens all night. Unfortunatly we lost but we won the 2nd game by a large margin so we split.

PBAX 12/15/08 Shark

1st game - I was worried about this pattern from the get go, had a 490 and couldn't get any strikes. Started out with a whopping 146 this night, I was not following thru at all on any shot...I was PO'd. I got whupped as did our team.

2nd game - Started with the first 3 then a 7 count spare and then struck thru to the 9th. Left a 3/10 baby split in the 10th because I got soft with the shot that I picked the 3 off. Had a 245 and lost as the guy I was bowling shot a 268. Again our team got whupped!

3rd game - 194 all spares until the 9th when I left the 4/7/10. Then I struck out in the 10th and won the point but once again our team was smoked. I now look forward to playing on this pattern in the future.

11/21/08 - TGIF

1st game 201 clean game with one double

2nd game 146 (wtf) splits and missed spares, struck out in the 10th to get to 146.

3rd game 182 clean game but only one strike

11/24/08 - PBAX Scorpion

1st game 211 won the point. Clean game with a couple of doubles.

2nd game 186 lost the point by 6 pins. Had only one open.

3rd game 173 lost the point by 12 pins but took totals due to winning the 1st game by a large amount. Had two opens both splits. The guy I bowled against gave me a Radar Lock...can't wait to get it plugged and drilled.

I also had the high series on our pair...seems everyone was having issues.

11/28/08 - No TGIF due to Thanksgiving Holiday

12/01/08 - PBAX Chameleon

1st game 178 lost the point. Decided to try the inside shot as everyone else was going outside and burning up the shot real quick. Only had one open but couldn't string any strikes.

2nd game 186 won the point. Yep I was right, the outside shot went to crap while I still had a decent shot and leaving easy spares even though I couldn't string any strikes.

3rd game 190 lost the point by 4 pins. Again couldn't string any strikes, had one open, had only 3 opens all night including a split in the 9th this game that cost me the game.

I had the third best series on my pair and there were no 600's on this pair. Talked to another bowler a couple of days later he said there were no 600's on his pair either. Again tough shot for almost everyone. And oh yeah, got the Radar Lock redrilled and boy does it hook, WOW! This ball is why I decided to try the inside shot tonight.

11/07/08 TGIF

1st game - 208 with my Gamebreaker, left a lot of easy spares

2nd game - 214 again with the Gamebreaker, had to move in as the shot was breaking down but still left easy spares.

3rd game - 171 started with the Gamebreaker but had to change to my Shift as the lanes really broke down. Should have started with the Shift.

11/10/08 PBAX Shark pattern

1st game - 162 and won my point. Not a very high score (actually didn't score high any game this night) but I made all spares that were not splits.

2nd game - 176 lost the point, again made all my spares but couldn't find the pocket.

3rd game - 155 shoulda had a 180 but had big splits in the 9th and 10th, lost this point but not by much (9 pins). Even though the score weren't high I still feel OK as I was a spare shooting machine which is what I'm really working on...figure once spares become easy the strikes will start comming.

11/14/08 TGIF

1st game - 229 Felt real good started with the first 5, then slowed the ball down and left the 4,7,10 then a 4,10 but finished well.

2nd game - 167...did I mention it was my wifes birthday? Anyway the second frame my daughter, her husband, our grandson, and our inlaws surprise her and me. Concentration went out the window, but that's perfectly fine as long as wifey enjoyed it, after all it's only a game.

3rd game - 237 got my mind back into the game, clean game with two turkeys. I think bowling in the PBAX is helping especially making spares. Also our team finally won more games than we lost for a week.

11/17/08 PBAX Chameleon

1st game - 225 felt real good didn't string a bunch of strikes but didn't leave any garbage either. Won this point.

2nd game - 154...wtf? Lanes transitioned and I wasn't watching. Lost the point.

3rd game - 182 I guess I didn't pay attention to the 2nd game, moved inside around the 6th frame and finished OK. Lost this point by 10 pins but I won the first game by enough and finished the last game well so that I took totals. Again I was making almost all of my spares keeping me in the game.

Oh yeah, forgot to mention the man I was bowling against gave me a AMF Radar Lock ball (15lb), can't wait to have it plugged and drilled. Very nice of hime for doing this!!