RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #4

Blockheads: 1 - Most Hated: 3

We missed an opportunity to push our way to the top of the standings by losing 3 of 4 to Most Hated. Instead of catching them, we dropped four points behind. Our record now stands at 10-6 and we're in a two-way tie for fifth place.

Personally, I was very frustrated by the way the evening went. I bowled a 677 series on Friday night and had a good practice session on Sunday. Pocket 7-10 splits in the second and third frames set the tone and it didn't get much better after that. I felt relaxed and confident when Sharon and I arrived to bowl. It certainly didn't last.

Part of my frstration is from the sense we don't have four bowlers pulling on the same rope. We're a month into the season and we've had our full lineup on hand and ready to bowl exactly one time so far. That was a problem for us the past two seasons and the move to Albany Bowl (which is about four miles and twelve minutes from the office) was intended to alleviate that problem. So far, it isn't working.

WEEK 4  01  02  03  SER  G PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
Olivia 137 126 169  295  5  708 141.6 176  413   0   0   0
Sharon 174 174 158  506 12 2005 167.1 191  533   0   2   0
Mark   160 156 149  465 12 2177 181.4 215  595   3   3   0
Gary   142 178 151  471 12 1894 157.8 180  503   0   1   0
Total  613 634 627 1737 41 6784 165.5 715 1985   3   6   0