By Lawrence Lang
With it being the eve of Halloween, it was a tricky night at first for the league, but it ended as a treat. Sometimes, the ghosts inside the lanes play ticks on you to make you earn your scores.
Game One 186, The Ghost came out.
Now, I don’t think it was the Ghost’s fault that I bowled a 186 and had no carry the first game, but there may be something in the air at the bowling alley tonight that first game. Frames one through three were all in the pocket, and with moving one left after the first two and then back after the third one, a ball change was needed, and for one frame, it worked. The fourth seven-pin left in the fifth frame called for a move back and again sent a messenger pin to take the seven-pin out in the sixth frame. Then it happened again, another seven-pin in the seventh and eighth frames. Now, the seven-pin missed in the eighth frame was on me. I short-armed my spare Ball and missed it to the left, which is most common for me that’s on me. A little fast with the feet in the ninth frame for a three, six, nine left once again on me. The drastic move happened with a ten-board move left and playing straight up.
Game one Balls of choice Hammer Raw Hammer Hybrid frames one threw four, then DV8 Pin Up Damn Good Verge Pearl.
Game Two 280 A Sweet Treat.
Now, this was a fun one, considering this was only my fourth 280 game ever, and a few notes from this game would be that sometimes straighter is greater minus the only spare of the game in the second frame; every shot was there in the pocket along with a few breaks in the seventh frame where I spun the Ball down the lane instead of letting the Ball do the work and missing my mark in the ninth frame and getting away with it this was a fun 280 game and was a treat.
Game two Ball of choice DV8 Pin Up Damn Good Verge Pearl.
Game Three 246 Like Getting a Full Size Candy Bar.
Here again, there are no actual notes, which is sweet, but to explain why the only moves that happened were after seven pins, and that was moving back right cause the lane finally opened up where I was able to play the lane a little bit more and have some area for error. Now, going 280,290 would have been sweet because I did only do that once unless you count Wii Bowling. But having a chance for 269 would have been just as sweet. But, like getting a pack of raisins in your bag on Halloween, a seven-pin had to make one more appearance to spoil that.
If anything, remember, a 186 doesn’t ruin your night on the lanes. It’s how you keep your mental game in check and not get frustrated when you are not striking. Sometimes, a drastic move and a deep breath are all needed to start something.
Game Three Ball of Choice DV8 Pin Up Damn Good Verge Pearl.
Series 712 Entering Average 221.70 New Average 222.86
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