Great 600 Melissa. They sure feel good, don't they?

8 days CG? I don't know how you could it, man. I'd be going through some massive withdrawals.

Well last night I had a last change and bowled on the PBAX league. Never played on those shots before so it was a real learning lesson. The house we played at is tyically a flooded house, I usualy stand right ft on 20 and throw out to the 5-6 break. Well they got a new machine, which stripped the flooded lanes off well and laid down the Viper pattern. Not knowing where to start, I stood at my normal marks for the house. The ball kept coming back brook but hit a few strikes there. I tried to push the ball deeper but if I pushed to hard it would wash. I moved a couple boards left but found the ball would not come back. I ended the 1st game with a 168, I was stuggling on spares which was annoying.

2nd game it was time a change, big change. I moved 10 bds left to start my right ft on the 30, threw out to the 7. I wasn't consistant on putting the ball in the same spot. I slowed my rythm down some and it helped. But still had a very hard time hitting spare shots ended witha 134.

3rd game was a bit better. I was hitting the pocket almost every shot but the ball was dead and no energy when it hit leaving 1-2 pins on deck. But still was 50/50 with spare and got a 157.

4th game was simular to the 3rd, few times I didn't lift alot which was not allowing the ball to over rev and carried more power into the pocket. I had two very flush shots like this but still spares sucked, ended with a 142

Series was 601 for the 4 games, 150 average going into next week. Overall the numbers are low but I think I learned a little bit of what to do. I can put the ball there on my normal lines I play at other houses, but the rev's and ball speed have to be spot on. I need to figure out how to carry when I hit the pocket. I unlocked one clue. I have two more weeks on this pattern. And I really need to work on the spares.

Thanks Sherman - it does feel good :-) I have been working towards this for awhile now. Posted alot about it last year (although it turned into why can't I get a 500 LOL!!!!!!)

Looking in your ball bag, I don't see anything shiny. The Viper and other shorter patterns will open up for a ball with a polished surface, especially as they break down. If you know you're going to bowl on a condition like that again, I'd try a coat or 2 of polish on one of your weapons and see what happens. It should help your carry issue out alot!

Cg - 8 Days i did that recently, well it was actually 7. After last thursday didnt pick a ball under yesterday league. Boy was i rusty on spare shooting.

Eight days, I haven't rolled a ball in about two and a half months, last year I went two weeks with a cut up thumb and I was going crazy then.

well, joined a different fall league this year [closer to home] and we started last thursday, 4 person teams. i ended up at @147 avg last year, and have only bowled a few times over the summer.

well, it was a good first night out, started with a 184, followed with a 154, and closed out with a 192. was very relaxed, form felt pretty good, and it all felt good, other than the 10th frame of game one, was clean thru 9, then got lazy and left a 4/7/10, [censored] near made it too.

second game left some easy spares [10 pin was killing me for some reason]

third game missed a 3/10 spare, but looked/felt good otherwise.

hopefully a good start to an improved average

Well I got talked into bowling a league this season. Its the Saturday league I was originally going to bowl this season, with the same team I was going to bowl with, my brother, his wife, her father and step mother. Seems they never filled my spot. I could have probably went out tonight and bowled but I'm having some major irritation in one of my eyes. Of course I was just talked into it about an hour or so ago while they were bowling.

Started my house shot singles league today. Had 632. Since I average all of 152 in the summer PBAX league, that would make my average difference almost 60 pins!! n-i-c-e.

I bowl in a fall PBAX league for he first time Tuesday night. Wish me luck.

Started my Fall/Winter Friday night. It's always an interesting adjustment for me since I'm going from a doubles league in the Summer to a 5-man league for the Fall/Winter. After some early problems in practice and the first frame, I found the line and ended up with a 689 for the night. Considering I thought I was in for a long night after practice, I was really happy.

Mark