I subbed in a noon league today. I was introduced to this league last week by a friend of mine. They always have openings for a sub, and I was welcomed.

Today, I was introduced to all of their side pots. Oh, they have the poker game, which I had to get into. There was a skins game where you had to have the only strike in a frame over 4 lanes to win. or it carried over. They had a strike pot which said I had to strike in every frame, including a strike out in the tenth, but over the 3 games. A king of the Hill match for the entire league.

I was having trouble holding a line, since the lanes were not oiled yet. I shot a 199 to start, but my strike in the 8th won 8 carry over frames of the skins game. I went out to my car and got my old Warp Zone, with a more controllable arc. I shot 222, winning another 6 frame skins carryover. I won the poker game, and my second game of King of the Hill. The third game was no contest, 267. Won the poker game, the King of the Hill, another 6 skins, tying in the 10th with another bowler, and the strike pot. The strike pot had not been won in 5 weeks and rolled over.

So I shot 688, and came home with $135 more dollars than I left with. And, I didn't pay for bowling since I subbed for another.

This league may not want me back.

Honestly, I only remember my practice scores if someone points them out else points them out. Like a friend comes along and says, "An 86! What happened?" I usually just reply that I'm working on strengthening my release, working with different lines or ball speeds, trying to get a free swing, or working on timing, ya know things like that.

A great idea is to go with someone else and have them throw the first ball, and you throw the second one and swap each frame. It's what my dad and I do and it works out pretty well.