SPORT CHALLENGE 23 - WEEK 5 RESULTS

Olivia wasn't able to bowl this week so Sharon stepped in to take her place. It wasn't an easy task to bowl four games on Cheetah without an opportunity to practice on it first. As one might expect, Sharon had a tough time with the new conditions. Welcome to the humbling game of sport bowling, Sharon!

I didn't have the excuse of inexperience for my floundering scores. I bowled seven games on Cheetah the night before and still couldn't do much with it.

It didn't help us that the opposition bowled really well and seemed to strike at will. Sharon picked up our only two points of the night as we went 2-18. After a decent start, we've been sinking toward the bottom of the standings the past few weeks. It won't get any easier next week as we'll be facing tough competition including Ray and Gaylah Spackman in the second set.

WEEK 5  01 02 SET1  03 04 SET2  SER G AVG   TG TPINS  SAVG
Sharon 106 156 262 105 139 244  506 4 126.5  4   506 126.5
Mark   180 134 314 158 159 317  631 4 157.8 20  3216 160.8
Olivia                                      16  2251 140.7
TOTAL  286 290 576 263 298 561 1137 8 142.1 40  5973 149.3

POT 'O' GOLD AT EARL ANTHONY'S DUBLIN BOWL

I stopped by Earl Anthony's Dublin Bowl this afternoon to pick up a ball for my Dad. I thought about sticking around for their Monte Carlo-style game, Pot 'O' Gold but decided against it. It was about 3:00 when I finished in the pro shop and Pot 'O' Gold didn't start until 6:30. I didn't want to sit around the bowling center for three hours. Roaming around Dublin was out of the question because the weather was brutally hot. I didn't feel like going home and coming back later, again because of the hot weather. Eventually, I figured I'd head home to watch the last couple innings of the A's game and stay out of the heat.

While I didn't stay to bowl, I did pick up a flier for Pot 'O' Gold. It looks like it would be fun for us to try someday. It's $18.00 to play with an optional jackpot for $3.00 and an optional $3.00 side pot for high scratch game. You can't buy as many tickets as you want for the jackpot as you can for the Monte Carlo games at Paddock Bowl and Clayton Valley Bowl. You can buy only a $3.00 set of three tickets (one for each game). The side pot for high scratch game is the same. You can enter for $3.00 ($1.00 per game).

The Monte Carlo-style game is a bit different than the others we have played. There's a chart for the various money shots as we have seen elsewhere but there are some twists to it. First, the different colored pins have different values. A red headpin is worth $0.50, a yellow headpin is worth $0.75, a green headpin is worth $1.00, and a blue headpin entitles one to a spin of the wheel to determine the shot's value. Many of the other money shots don't require a colored headpin. They also pay for converting splits and washouts (such as the 1-2-10 and 1-2-4-10).

The jackpot drawing takes place once in each of the games. The bowling is stopped and the bowler whose ticket is drawn moves to a separate lane for the jackpot shots. If the first shot is a strike, the bowler wins $10.00 or 10% of the jackpot, whichever is greater and continues. (If the shot isn't a strike, the bowler can still earn some by money by making another shot of the spotter's choice.) If the second shot is a strike, the bowler wins 40% of the jackpot and earns a third shot. If the third shot is a strike, the bowler wins the entire jackpot.

The sidepot is pretty straight forward. The highest scratch score for each game wins the pot. I don't see that they have separate pots for men and women. I assume only elite bowlers enter this one. Unless I felt like donating $3.00 to a guy who regularly shoots over 250, I think I'd stay away from this one.

SPORT CHALLENGE 23 - WEEK 4 RESULTS

Our transition from Paris to Cheetah was not a smooth one. Our struggles were very much like those we experienced during our first night bowling on Paris. We had troubles hitting the pocket and no matter what adjustments we tried, nothing seemed to work. Our confidence waned as the evening wore on and we began having trouble with routine spare conversions. In the end, we put up our worst scores of the season and went 3-17 for the night. It’s interesting that we stunk and went 3-17 this week compared to 2-18 last week when we bowled our high series. Our record for the season slipped to 26-54. Two weeks ago we were at 21-19. Ouch!

I dare say it’s essential that we utilize Sunday night’s sport practice session to figure out how to bowl on Cheetah. Both of us lost several pins off our averages this week. It's best that we not allow that to become a trend.

WEEK 4  01 02  SET1  03  04 SET2 SERIES NGMS   AVG SGMS TPINS  SAVG
Olivia 107 134  241 122  81  203    444    4 111.0   16  2251 140.7
Mark   119 161  280 166 156  322    602    4 150.5   16  2585 161.6
Total  226 295  521 288 237  525   1046    8 130.8   32  4836 151.1

SWITCHING FROM PARIS TO CHEETAH

I stuck around after we finished the CBT doubles tournament to get some practice for our sport league, Sport Challenge 23. Tomorrow night we switch from the extremely long oil of Paris (47') to Cheetah (35') which is the shortest of the sport oil patterns.

In my three practice games tonight, I found that the ball hooks a LOT more on Cheetah than it did on Paris. My Defiant may be too aggressive for it. At times I had trouble keeping the Defiant to the right of the headpin. I might have to try a different ball tomorrow.

CALIFORNIA BOWLERS TOUR DOUBLES TOURNAMENT AT DIABLO VALLEY BOWL

We're bowling at 2:00 today. It's not mentioned on the tournament flier but the crossover option is available. For us to bowl in all three possible combinations will cost an entry fee of $59.00 each because we pay the lineage only once. It's $25.00 for the first entry plus $17.00 for each additional pairing. Anyone who chooses to enter the optional singles tournament will pay $10.00 more for a total of $69.00. Kris is going to bowl in this one with me so I'll have action on four different squads and an entry fee of $76.00.

Please do your best to arrive by 1:00 so we can get checked in with plenty of time to get ourselves ready to bowl. 1:15 will be okay. Please don't wait until 1:30. There's usually a bull rush of bowlers to sign in a half hour before the bowling starts.

MONTE CARLO AT BEL MATEO BOWL

The Coach outside Bel Mateo Bowl

The Blockheads crossed the Bay to Bel Mateo Bowl in San Mateo for the Monte Carlo tournament I wrote about a few days ago. Sharon and I arrived early and bowled a practice game to get a feel for the lanes. The conditions were good and we scored well which made us feel good about our chances in the tournament.

Olivia and Gary arrived just as we finished our practice game. We still had about ninety minutes before the tournament was to start so we drove a few blocks to a place called Jack's Prime Burgers & Shakes for a pregame meal. As tempting as the burgers looked, we didn't want to weigh ourselves down before bowling so each of us ordered a salad. The food and service were excellent.

Olivia shows off her new ball

We returned to Bel Mateo Bowl with time to spare and settled in to bowl. They had game seven of the NBA Eastern Conference playoff finals on the TV above our lanes so we were able to watch the game as we bowled. Bel Mateo must mix in more colored pins than the other places we bowl in Monte Carlo events because the money shots came up with greater frequency. I had money shots in my first four frames and six in the first game alone. Each of us shot several strikes on money shots. I know Gary hit one worth $8.00 and Olivia had at least one $5.00 strike. We nailed several $1.00 and $2.00 shots. The spotters alternately encouraged and needled us (in good fun) as they called out our money shots. The game scores went well, too. Olivia finished in third place and I finished in second for the tournament.

The interior of Bel Mateo Bowl.

The managers at Bel Mateo Bowl, Lou Himenes and Mike Pallandino, made us feel most welcome and they encouraged us to return for their next Monte Carlo tournament. All of the staff were friendly and helpful. The only negative thing about the day was the temperature. It was a warm spring day and Bel Mateo Bowl's air conditioner was kaput. It got uncomfortably warm and a bit stuffy as we bowled. Beyond that trifle, it was a splendid day.

Tomorrow is a California Bowers Tour handicap doubles tournament at Diablo Valley Bowl in Concord. The Blockheads will be there!

ALL YOU CAN BOWL FOR $10

Mel's Bowl in Alameda has a summer discount on Sunday through Thursday nights. From 8 PM until midnight, you bowl as much as you want for $10.00. I visited Mel's on my way home from the office softball games at Nicholl Park and found the place only about a quarter full.

The lanes had fresh oil and the NBA playoffs were on some of the vacant scoreboards. I stopped counting after I bowled my tenth game. When you're bowling solo with two lanes and not taking any breaks, you can pile up a bunch of games in four hours. 

SPORT CHALLENGE DOUBLES 23 - WEEK 3 RESULTS

First, the good news -- Olivia bowled her high game and high series for the season with her new ball, the Critical Theory by Roto Grip. I bowled my high series for the season. And as a team, we bowled our high game and high series for the season. Olivia raised her average from 148.5 to 150.6. I raised my average from 161.8 to 165.3.

The bad news -- despite our solid scores, we got hammered. We won only 2 of the 20 points on the board for the night because our opponents were on fire. What can you do when the other side is throwing 225-250 scores at you? (Yeah, I know. Bowl 251-300.) We just had to tip our caps to them and be content with the knowledge that we're continuing to improve.

WEEK 3  01  02 SET1  03  04 SET2 SERIES NGMS   AVG SGMS TPINS SAVG    SET1
Olivia 194 138  332 158 129  287    619    4 154.8   12  1807 150.6 0W-10L
Mark   183 189  372 167 150  317    689    4 172.3   12  1983 165.3   SET2
Total  377 327  704 325 279  604   1308    8 163.5   24  3790 157.9  2W-8L
                                                                     TOTAL
                                                                    2W-18L
                                                                    SEASON
                                                                   23W-37L

MONTE CARLO AT BEL MATEO BOWL

The front entrance to Bel Mateo Bowl

I stopped at Bel Mateo Bowl on my way home from Palo Alto on Saturday night and found they have a Monte Carlo tournament next Saturday night (June 9th) at 6:30. It's a different kind of Monte Carlo event than I've seen elsewhere. It's a regular three-game singles handicap tournament (90% of 220) but with the colored pin money shots mixed into tournament play. Here's the tournament flier with the money shots on the second page.

24 brand new lanes and monitors

I think this looks like fun and it would put an intriguing twist on Monte Carlo bowling. There are some potential hangups, though. First, for everyone but me, it's a pretty long ride to the southern end of San Mateo. Bel Mateo bowl is near the Belmont-San Mateo border. (Bel Mateo - get it?) Second, there's the Cal Bowlers Tour handicap doubles tournament at Diablo Valley Bowl next weekend. We could do both -- bowl Monte Carlo in San Mateo on Saturday and bowl doubles in Concord on Sunday.

What do you think about it?

A GOOD PRACTICE

Sharon and I practiced at Diablo Lanes last night. Kris joined us after a couple of games. It was quiet with the Showcase League done until the next fall season. The only league operating was a scratch trios league that has only about eight teams.

Sometimes we feel like giving up.
We can't allow ourselves to do it.

Many times I've said that even when one isn't bowling well, practice can do a lot of good. There's almost always something that can be learned, even on a night when nothing seems to be working. Last night was a classic example of this.

In our first few games, Sharon was struggling and growing very frustrated. Her ball wasn't hooking and she was leaving washouts and other difficult spares. Near the end of her third game, she realized she wasn't bending her knees enough, causing her to bowl too upright. She finished that game with a couple of strikes and a spare. She decided to stick around and see if she could build on what she learned at the end of that game. She focused on staying low and her shots hooked sharply and consistently. When she didn't strike, she converted nearly all of her spares. After feeling disappointed and frustrated through the first few games, she finished with scores of 212 and 196. She was all smiles at that point.

It was a good night overall. All three of us hit some rough patches early but made some adjustments and finished the night with some very strong games.

MEMORIAL DAY - NO LEAGUE BOWLING TONIGHT

There was a miscommunication with regard to the Sport Challenge Doubles 23 league schedule. Our stat sheets had us scheduled to bowl tonight. When we asked last week if we were bowling tonight, we were told, "Yes." It turns out our league rules list the Memorial Day holiday as a night we don't bowl so we're obligated to follow that.

A little over half of our league showed up to bowl tonight, unaware that we had the night off. Diablo Valley Bowl had lanes 1-16 surfaced with Paris 47' for us and we were ready to bowl. To their credit, Diablo Valley Bowl let us practice on the Paris 47' lanes for free. Olivia and I took them up on the offer and bowled five games.

PRACTICE ON PARIS 47'

Sharon, Olivia, and I practiced on Paris 47' at Diablo Lanes tonight. Sharon did pretty well for her first time bowling on this condition. She scored in the 160s which isn't bad at all considering her 162 average translates to 153 in sport bowling. It's a lot better than I did my first time.

Olivia arrived after Sharon and I had bowled three games. She made some good shots but had some trouble with her back that may have caused her to swing her shots wide of her target. On Paris 47', a ball rolled outside stays outside. With the oil extending 47' down the 60' lane, it won't ever get the traction to pull back to the pocket.  I had some struggles with that myself.

I scored in the 160s a few times and had a stinker in the 140s before I finished with a 223 game. I hope I have a few more of those for tomorrow night.

SPORT CHALLENGE DOUBLES 23 - WEEK 1 & 2 RESULTS

Olivia and I are bowling in a sport league at Diablo Valley Bowl on Monday nights. Our league, Sport Condition Doubles 23, bowls four games per night. The handicap is 80% of 220. We have a two game set against one team, then another two game set against another team. We operate on a ten-point scoring system per set so there is the potential for twenty points each night for the four games. If I grasped the rules sheet correctly, the team earns two points per game won and two points for total pinfall. There are also points for head-to-head individual matchups. Olivia bowls first and if she outscores the first bowler on the other team, we earn a point for each game. The same goes for me as the second bowler. I have to outscore the second bowler on the other team to earn a point.

Membership in a sport league sanctioned by the USBC (as ours is) requires a sport league membership which costs $35.00. Since we already possess the regular $20.00 USBC memberships, it cost us only $15.00 to upgrade. Our regular league averages don't apply in sport bowling. There is an average conversion chart for bowlers with a book average who don't possess a sport bowling average. My 183 book average translates to a 168 sport bowling average. Olivia's 136 average translates to a 132 sport bowling average.

The competition is going to be tough. We'll be bowling against Ray and Gaylah Spackman, Ron Watson (Ray's assistant at the pro shop), Treico Holland (whose name appears all over local tournament leader boards), Garrett Richardson (the pro at Pinole), Sasha Gray (the talented young lefty who works at DVB), and several bowlers from the Al Louie Showcase League.

As you can see from the stats below, Olivia is averaging 148.5 after two weeks. That's much higher than her 136 average on THS. She's making it look easy. I averaged only 152.5 the first week, though I bumped it up to 161.8 in the second. So far, it's been anything but easy for me. I felt like I was doing really well Monday night but I didn't break 200 in any of the four games. As a team, we went 8-12 the first week but bounced back to score 13-7 the second week. Our record is 21-19 after two weeks. Not bad for a couple of first-timers. (Click on the Sport Doubles 23 tab above to see our league stat sheets.)

WEEK 1   01  02 SET 1   03  04 SET 2 SERIES NGMS   AVG SGMS TPINS  SAVG  SET 1
Olivia  165 108   273  186 147   333    606    4 151.5    4   606 151.5  1W-9L
Mark    146 152   298  150 162   312    610    4 152.5    4   610 152.5  SET 2
Total   311 260   571  336 309   645   1216    8 152.0    8  1216 152.0  7W-3L
                                                                         TOTAL
                                                                        8W-12L

WEEK 2   01  02 SET 1   03  04 SET 2 SERIES NGMS   AVG SGMS TPINS  SAVG  SET 1
Olivia  145 133   278  147 157   304    582    4 145.5    8  1188 148.5  7W-3L
Mark    171 170   341  192 151   343    684    4 171.0    8  1294 161.8  SET 2
Total   316 303   619  339 308   647   1266    8 158.3   16  2482 155.1  6W-4L
                                                                         TOTAL
                                                                        13W-7L
                                                                        SEASON
                                                                       21W-19L

SPORT BOWLING

As the PC Bricks aren't fielding a softball team this summer, I'm free to bowl in a summer league this year. The Blockheads chose not to bowl in the Over The Wall summer league so Olivia and I decided to join the Sport Challenge Doubles league on Monday nights. Sharon will sub when one of us can't make it. The Coach may also get a piece of the action when a sub is needed.

What is a sport bowling? A good explanation can found in this article on lane conditions found at bowlingball.com. The condition we bowl on for our regular league is called the house shot or THS for short. It's designed to make it easy for novice and intermediate bowlers to hit the pocket and get high scores.

We're used to bowling on on patterns such as the Block and
Christmas Tree which provide a large margin of error.

With THS, the lane has a heavy amount of oil in the center. Moving from the center to the gutters, the amount of oil dispensed on the lane decreases gradually. There is very little oil on the ten boards closest to the gutters. This gives the bowler a substantial margin of error. If your target is the second arrow (10th board), you can often miss by a few boards to the left or right and have your ball still hit the pocket. When you shoot wide to the right, the lack of oil at the outside edge allows your ball to gain traction early and still hook toward the pocket. If you tug your shot to the left of the target, the long, heavy oil in the center of the lane allows your ball to keep skidding instead of hooking. Thus, you might get a Brooklyn strike or at least catch the 2 pin when you might expect the shot to flair out way to the left.

With sport shot, you don’t have conditions that will minimize your errors. The oil is typically heavy all the way across the lane or heavy at the edges and light in the center. If you swing your shot too far to the right, it’s going to meet heavy oil and stay out there. If you tug your shot toward the middle of the lane, it may hook early and sail toward the 7 pin. Unlike THS, sport shot is very unforgiving. It forces you to focus on accuracy because if you miss your target, there’s a good chance you’ll be stuck with a washout or split. It's much harder to strike so it's vitally important that you convert your spares.

For help in understanding the various oil pattern graphs found on the internet, this site may be of some help.

CBT DOUBLES TOURNAMENT RESULTS

I finally received the results from the Cal Bowlers Tour tournament we bowled in earlier this month. Olivia and I almost finished in the money but we were twenty pins short at 1395 (720 for Olivia and 675 for me). I thought we were higher but I found I made a math error when figuring my handicap. We were so close!

Cal Bowlers Tour is hosting another doubles tournament at Diablo Valley Bowl on the weekend of June 9th-10th. It's not on the CBT website yet but the flier is on the counter at Diablo Valley Bowl. You can find it on our tournaments page also.

 1 Barcelona, JoJo / Syo, Moeses         1,530 $1,000.00 Lemoore
 2 Wells, Darryl L / Syo, Moeses         1,511 $  600.00 Oakland
 3 Wixson, Mark / Rivera, Fred           1,500 $  400.00 Castro Valley
 4 Barcelona, Marilyn / Barcelona, JoJo  1,493 $  300.00 Lemoore
 5 Vergara, Mike / Rivera, Fred          1,491 $  200.00 Newark
 6 Wells, Darryl / Diggs, Fernando       1,479 $  160.00 Oakland
 7 Stern, Jerry / Cervelli, Tony         1,463 $  132.00 Concord
 7 Barcelona, Marilyn / Syo, Moeses      1,463 $  132.00 Lemoore
 9 Pridgeon, Keith / Wells, Darryl       1,461 $  100.00 Antioch
 9 Amantite, Gary / Bobo, Wiley          1,461 $  100.00 El Sobrante
11 Wells, Darryl / Murray, Chris         1,460 $   90.00 San Jose
12 Murray, Chris / Barcelona, JoJo       1,454 $   86.00 San Jose
13 Basa, Cezar / Rivera, Fred            1,447 $   80.00 Castro Valley
14 Barcelona, JoJo / Miller, Rick        1,445 $   76.00 Lemoore
15 Goode, Roslyn / Stobbe, John          1,442 $   72.00 Pittsburg
16 Kuykendall, Stephen / Rivera, Fred    1,440 $   68.00 Oakland
17 Syo, Moeses / Hoang, Tinh             1,435 $   66.00 Lathrop
18 Barcelona, JoJo / Kuykendall, Stephen 1,431 $   64.00 Lemoore
18 Miller, Rick / Bella, Al              1,431 $   64.00 Fairfield
20 Lang, Daniel / Terra, Quinton         1,428 $   60.00 San Jose
21 Woodruff, Tracy / DiMaggio, Steve     1,426 $   56.00 Antioch
22 Kuchta, Matt / Lovick, Mark           1,425 $   54.00 Martinez
23 Murray, Chris / Miller, Rick          1,424 $   53.00 San Jose
23 Relucio, Ruby / Barcelona, JoJo       1,424 $   53.00 Lemoore
25 Kuykendall, Stephen / Syo, Moeses     1,415 $   50.00 Lathrop

DOUBLES TOURNAMENT

Who is free to bowl Sunday? There's a doubles tournament at Clayton Valley Bowl.

OVER THE WALL II - WEEK 16 RESULTS

Our 4-0 defeat last week put us just short of a shot at reclaiming first place. That didn't dampen our competitive spirit and we took 3 of 4 from One Time to finish in second place. The Coach started the night with five consective strikes and scored his high series for the season. Sharon was overjoyed as she converted every 6 and 10 pin spare opportunity she had. Sadly, the season is ending just as we're hitting our stride. All we have left now is the sweeper next week. I say it's time for The Blockheads to make a big money grab!


WEEK 16  01  02  03 TOTAL AVG
Sharon  164 170 137   471 157
Olivia  140 143 135   418 139
Mark    169 151 220   540 180
Gary    208 171 151   530 177
TEAM    681 635 643  1959 163

SEASON   HG   HS AVG
Sharon  208  547 162
Olivia  181  469 137
Mark    243  607 183
Gary    220  530 155
TEAM    771 2056 160

OVER THE WALL II - WEEK 15 RESULTS

We had another off week and this time it cost us. Beer & Balls scored well enough to take advantage and sweep us. We lost the first game by ten pins and it it grew worse from there. I didn't see how the other teams at the top of the standings performed but there's no doubt we'll have to turn things around quickly to have a shot at the title.

Though the team collectively had an off night, Sharon scored her high game and high series of the season.

WEEK 15  01  02  03 TOTAL AVG
Sharon  193 146 208   547 182
Olivia  123 165 143   431 144
Mark    182 190 158   530 177
Gary    128 115 120   363 121
TEAM    626 616 629  1871 156 


SEASON  HG   HS AVG
Sharon 208  547 163
Olivia 181  469 137
Mark   243  607 184
Gary   220  528 153
TEAM   771 2056 160

OVER THE WALL II - WEEK 14 RESULTS

After managing a 1-7 record the past two weeks and falling from first place to third behind Mashed Up Leftovers and One Time, we were in need of a strong night. We didn't bowl nearly as well as we wanted but with a heavy dose of luck, we earned a sweep at the expense of GOB. Only The Coach bowled over his average and we were giving up 61 pins per game. That's usually a recipe for disaster but our opponents had a dreadful night with scores of 505-481-444. All three games were far below their average game score of 568.

As we struggled to pull off our unlikely sweep, One Time were swept and Mashed Up Leftovers managed only one point. As a result, we moved back into a first place tie with Mashed Up Leftovers at 36-20, three games ahead of One Time (33-23).

WEEK 14  01  02  03 TOTAL AVG
Sharon  187 111 146   444 148
Olivia  146 126 116   388 129
Mark    176 191 185   552 184
Gary    160 154 176   490 163
TEAM    669 582 623  1874 156


SEASON  HG   HS AVG
Sharon 195  531 161
Olivia 181  469 136
Mark   243  607 184
Gary   220  528 156
TEAM   771 2056 160

HEY! THAT'S MY BOWLING SHIRT!

Upon a recent visit to a Carl's Jr. restaurant, I discovered the shirts their employees wear are the same as my bowling shirt! The only difference is the logo on the back. Instead of the bowling ball striking pins, they have the Carl's Jr. logo.

38th ANNUAL DIABLO SENIOR TOURNAMENT

Sharon and I bowled in a senior doubles tournament today. The conditions were pretty tough at first and most of the scoring was on the low side. Sharon bowled better than I did but we weren't even close to finishing in the money.

Still, it was a fun experience. The folks we bowled with were very nice.
Sharon won $15 in one of the raffles so it wasn't a total loss.

We're not done bowling just yet. We're bowling tonight in the Most Pins Over Average Tournament at Diablo Lanes.

OVER THE WALL II - WEEK 13 RESULTS

It was another rough week for The Blockheads as Super Bowlers took 3 of 4. We didn't have any sub-600 games as we did last week but we didn't have any big games either. We won the first game by 13 pins on the strength of Olivia's 177. After that, we dipped to 615 and lost by 15. In the third game we took a drubbing and lost the point for total pinfall as well. Sharon hit her high game of the season in the third game with a score of 195.

We hoped to get back on track and fight our way back to first place but it didn't happen. We'll have to regroup and try again next week against G.O.B. If Herb's spinner is hitting the target, we'll have our work cut out for us.

WEEK 13 01  02  03  SER AVG

Sharon 153 176 195  524 175
Olivia 177 128 123  428 143
Mark   176 166 192  534 178
Gary   137 147 131  415 138
TEAM   643 617 641 1901 158

SEASON  HG   HS AVG

Sharon 195  531 162

Olivia 181  469 137

Mark   243  607 184

Gary   220  528 155

TEAM   771 2056 160

OVER THE WALL II - WEEK 12 RESULTS

We can't say much except that we took gas last night. Sharon's car broke down on her way to Concord and the rest went downhill from there. While we struggled to find our shots, Shamrock and Darcy plunged their daggers into us for a 4-0 sweep, Mashed Up Leftovers improved to 31-17 while we fell to 29-19. I didn't get confirmation but I was told One Time went 1-3 and Beer & Balls split 2-2. If true, we're in a three-way tie for second place, two games behind Mashed Up Leftovers.

WEEK 12  01   02   03  SER  AVG
Sharon (160)(160)(160)(480)(160)

Olivia  142  124  107  373  124

Mark    163  166  243  572  191

Gary    104  113  147  364  121

Total   569  563  657 1789  149

SEASON  HG   HS AVG

Sharon 191  531 161

Olivia 181  469 136

Mark   243  607 184

Gary   220  528 156
Team   771 2056 161

DEALING WITH DISTRACTIONS



Richard Jacobson, SILVER Level USBC Coach

Here's another excellent article from Richard Jacobson. This one covers the mental side of the game. Distractions can be numerous while bowling. Learning to deal with them effectively can help one's game a lot.

Adres Gomez Wins First PBA Title

Congratulations to Andres Gomez of Columbia who won his first PBA title today at the Carmen Salvino Classic in Las Vegas. Gomez defeated Wes Malott 246-207 in the final.