Perfection Strikes Again

By Lawrence Lang

Game One 300 Perfection again ( 2nd on Friday Night League and #14 overall)
Well, now for the folks who are starting to read my league recaps, back on 09/01/23, I bowled 300 in game one and the fourth game of the season, the second quickest I’ve done to start the league. The only other time I’ve done it quicker was back in 2018 when I shot it in game two of the first week of the season. Nonetheless, it’s still a great feeling to get another 300 under the belt, considering in the month of October, I flirted many times with games of 287,280,279,275. So, packing 12 shots in the pocket and below, you will see the 12th of the game. It’s sweet to have family there as well to see me shoot 300. My mother has seen all my honor scores in bowling except one 300, and she was pulling into the parking lot of the alley while I was shooting it. My uncle Wayne (nonblood-related uncle) was also there, and he said he wasn’t leaving till I didn’t strike in the game. #14 came quicker than expected because I always feel another 300 games will not come for months after the last one, but as my uncle David would say, when you’re a lefty in bowling, all you have to do is JUST BREATHE.

Game one ball of choice pin down DV8 Damn Good Verge Pearl.

Game Two 248 is a Solid, Clean Game
Now, most people who shot 300 in the first or second games are still on cloud nine and have the adrenaline going through them. I’ve never had the adrenaline when shooting 300, and even after, I get ready for the next game and focus on that. After having the front four and front 16 overall, my favorite pin came back after I got fast with my feet and opened my shoulder the seven-pin, but hey, like I talked about on Wednesday league in the previous article, we followed through and made it. Now, when I came back to the same lane as the seven-pin, we got fast with our feet again and tugged the shot, but we covered the six spare, and with one more seven-pin and spare conversion on the same lane, we gave ourselves an excellent clean 248 game.

Game two balls of choice pin down DV8 Damn Good Verge Pearl.

Game Three 203 Old Habits Come Back
Now I, for one, when it comes to having over 500 for two, the last thing on my mind is the 800 series. If it happens, it happens. I am more focused on the team trying to win the game and to get total wood for the night, plus making my shots count when it is needed. Now, the four-seven-ten split conversion is a chef’s kiss because it was an unexpected conversion. I just wanted to get the four-seven to get the wood because two is four because I was on a strike. Now, with a ball change and a move, the fourth and eighth frames were on me. When you short arm on your seven pins, you know what happens. We have talked about it. You pay for it, and it’s on you, not the ball—the third time’s charm for game three. You leave the seven-pin, and you make it, and you celebrate and smile because when you miss them, you forget it and move on. That’s bowling spare shooting. Some days will not be perfect.

Game three, pin down DV8 Damn Good Verge Pearl frame one thru four. Rest of the game, pin up DV8 Damn Good Verge Pearl.

Series 751 Entering average 231.97 New average 231 (-0.97)