Well, I got a consistent 3 game run out of myself today, 135 127 147 for a 409 total. I tried using some loft to delay the hook a little, and keep on the right side of the head pin, and it worked pretty well. I still SUCK at spares though. I could have had at least a 180 game in the last one, and in the second game i shot 9 8 9 9 9 / 9 9… you get the idea. One of these days I’ll figure out the next level, until then I just have to keep working

I’m not sure if any are still forming, but I think I’d like to join one. One problem- today’s practice was the worst I’ve bowled in months. 3 game avg was 108

Man, it’s been since Christmas Eve since I posted here! Well, I’m back! And not just for bowling, but that’s why I did come back. I actually forgot I even had a blog for a few months lol

So: I spend a lot of time on DeMotivational Posters, a Facebook group. I’ve made like 170 of the things…

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9020956182

I love the people at least as much as the posters.

I spent some time on Madden (wii) today, a halfhour outside messing around with my sword, then bowling with some friends I won the 1st and 3rd games, and finished the middle with a 116 while two of them tied at 117. Oh, little bro bowled his league this morning, and i got some practice while he was waiting for that to start.

Well, expect to see me around more…

JB

Class is over, but I got so busy I didn’t have time to do this. My team finished 9th of 12, which was odd because we generally had over 700 handicap between three of us, two games a piece (stupid league). My teammates, Brian and Lance, were total newbs, but they’re improving greatly. We held the records by the end for team handicap series, handicap 3 game series (brian with 666) and handicap game (me at 248). I think the scoring wasn’t quite accurate, because one week we had the week high team handicap, and dropped from 8th to 10th… anyway, the managers didn’t seem to care overmuch for the class, just the money they got from us and from OU. Still, it was fun!

 Hmm…I seem to be a little lacking in practice time as of late. I’ve been down to the alley, a smaller one 32 lanes, and they seem quite nice, especially when I told them I was a cook up in Tulsa. No major news, but it’ll get busy in October once class starts up.

Well, I will be leaving AMF’s employ this week, so I am determined to get as much bowling action in as I can. Today I had mixed results: 116, 98, 101, 159

The first game was a good baseline, I had many nines where I missed the soli tenpin, but I got better each try. 98 was horrendous, I almost got through it without even a mark. 101 Was a little better, but too many shots carrying past the headpin. And last, another new personal best at 159. I recorded a mediocre start, then rolled of a X/ combo, and had a turkey over the 7th 8th and 9th frames. My 10th frame both shots went way wide for a 7 and no bonus shot. I’m trying to figure out wether I will bring all 3 balls to school (I will be in a bowling class)…

JB

Well, for the second time this week I have upped my high game: it’s now a 143. I had a 143, 131, 108 serires for a total of 382. I will start doing my 3 game series listings here too, since I now can only get 3 games for 5 bucks instead of 4 games. I had a good thing goin early on in the first game, with two doubles sandwiched around a 9/ and an 8-, but I did have quite a bit of trouble with my spare shooting. The second game I did almost the same, just a few more errors on my part. Third game was crap, saved only by a nice streak of 3 strikes in 4 frames.  On a side note, buddy Caleb is back from the Army camp he’s been at all summer, so I can at least take him bowling once before I go…

Headed for Norman,

JB

OK I’m back. I did my 3 games monday: 98,108,88. Not too bad for me…

Now tuesday was much better. Incidentally my lil’ bro got himself a white dot + bag today, so we’re all loaded. I got shoes finally, just some basic Dexters. I rolled: 99, 94, 141!!! NEW CAREER HIGH!!! Okay so I haven’t even broken 150 yet, but I had 5 X’s in the game, also a record (I had 11 total). I found that if I crank up the revs and set the Street Rod down just on the edge of the boards, it hooks in perfectly on our house shot. Funny thing is, 9 of my 11 X’s were brooklyn…guess I found that my line leads to NY. The old Thunderbolt D/B was behind 3 (I think) of those strikes, all brooklyn. I found myself relying on the Dot less and less, but it still came in pretty handy. I also found a lot of waxy buildup on the Rod, but it was easy enough to clean up…that’s never happened before. Well, I only have a few weeks left here, but good news: I enrolled in Bowling 101! OU has a bowling class of which I am now a member.

Strikin’ out,

JB

I took this week off out of laziness out of need to rest, but on Monday i did try the new ball out. It hits with a ton of force, perfect deflection for my line, and good backend. I saw pins explode like crazy on a few hits, but I need to find the hooking zone. Sometimes I’d scooch it all the way into the right gutter, and I had several Brooklyn hits. It’s just a matter of consistency, something I’ve never been good at but I’m working on it. Scores  130 126 99 115