WEEK 24 RESULTS

Points won: 9 - Points Lost: 18

We entered this week's position round in sixth place which matched us up with Team 16 who held fifth place. Both teams were far from their best in the first game but we had the greater struggles as Team 16 came out on top 774-675. We dusted ourselves off and evened the series with an 814-787 win in the second game. Our resurgence didn't last long as Team 16 clobbered us 840-729 in the rubber game of the series to take two of three. They also had the edge in total pinfall by a score of 2401-2218 and  defeated us on points by 18-9.


WEEK 24  01  02  03  SER  PTS   G  PINS   AVG   PTS  HG   HS 200 600 700 800
Quinton 128 164 225  517  1.0  63 11559 183.5  35.0 266  661  18   6   0   0
Mark    191 237 170  598  4.0  69 12861 186.4  49.0 247  659  24   6   0   0
Brandon 163 181 183  527  0.0  72 14070 195.4  41.5 257  688  28   8   0   0
Garrett 193 232 151  576  1.0  69 15474 224.3  56.0 299  876  53  14   6   1
Kevin                           6  1138 189.7   4.0 223  574   3   0   0   0
TOTAL   675 814 729 2218  6.0 279 55102 197.5 185.5 964 2693 126  34   6   1

WOULD A LINEUP CHANGE HELP US?

Looking at the lineups throughout our league, it's evident that nearly every team follows certain conventions. The bowler with the highest average typically bowls last and the bowler with the lowest average typically bowls second. But what of the first and third positions? Is there a trend we might be able to exploit with a lineup shift?

Our own lineup features Quinton bowling first with Brandon bowling third and they have shown distinctive statistical trends. Quinton's scores cover a wide range with high peaks and low valleys whereas Brandon's scores are concentrated in a much smaller range near the middle.

          250+   <170  190-229  220-249
Quinton  10.0%  41.7%    26.7%     3.3%
Brandon   2.9%  12.0%    49.3%    17.4%

WEEK 23 RESULTS

Points Won: 16 - Points Lost: 11

This week we had Team 3 on the schedule. Quinton was out of action but Kevin was kind enough to step in which saved us from using Quinton's average minus a ten pin penalty per game.

We earned a lopsided win in the first game by a score of 915-804 but Team 3 turned the tables on us in the second game with a 778-878 thumping. Thus, we had a split with a lead of only 11 pins entering the rubber game of the series. Team 3 cooled off considerably in the final game while we were able to hold form. This allowed us to finish the night with a 788-730 win while also seizing the points for total pinfall.

By winning 16 points and losing 11, we improved our record to 160.5-136.5. We have a position round next week. We were 2.5 points behind Team 16 and 5.5 points ahead of The Four Horsemen before last night. Was 16-11 enough to move us up? We should know by the end of the day.

WEEK 23  01  02  03  SER  PTS   G  PINS   AVG   PTS  HG   HS 200 600 700 800
Quinton                        60 11042 184.0  34.0 266  661  17   6   0   0
Mark    239 174 214  627  3.0  66 12263 185.8  45.0 247  659  23   6   0   0
Brandon 208 220 170  598  0.0  69 13543 196.3  41.5 257  688  28   8   0   0
Garrett 245 223 224  692  4.0  66 14898 225.7  55.0 299  876  52  14   6   1
Kevin   223 161 180  564  1.0   6  1138 189.7   4.0 223  574   3   0   0   0
TOTAL   915 778 788 2481  8.0 267 50403 197.7 171.5 964 2693 115  34   6   1

WEEK 22 RESULTS

Points Won: 23 - Points Lost: 4

What a week it was! Garrett was amazing, hitting 33 strikes out of 36 shots and setting the house record with an 876 series. We mere mortals weren't so bad either. As a team we won 23 of the 27 points and we were just good enough to beat the previous league high series by a single pin.

Thanks to Garrett, I had to add another column for 800 series. Garrett, I dare you to make me add a "900" column!



WEEK 22  01  02  03  SER  PTS   G  PINS   AVG   PTS  HG   HS 200 600 700 800
Quinton 167 255 188  610  2.0  60 11042 184.0  34.0 266  661  17   6   0   0
Mark    201 200 203  604  4.0  63 11636 184.7  42.0 247  269  21   5   0   0
Brandon 221 167 215  603  2.0  66 12945 196.1  41.5 257  688  26   8   0   0
Garrett 278 299 299  876  4.0  63 14206 225.5  51.0 299  876  49  13   6   1
Kevin                           3   574 191.3   3.0 205  574   2   0   0   0
TOTAL   867 921 905 2693 12.0 255 50403 197.7 171.5 964 2693 115  32   6   1

Also, here are the stats from the two previous weeks:

WEEK 21  01  02  03  SER  PTS   G  PINS   AVG   PTS  HG   HS 200 600 700
Quinton 191 148 192  531  1.0  57 10432 183.0  32.0 266  661  16   5   0
Mark    169 182 170  521  0.5  60 11032 183.9  38.0 247  659  18   4   0
Brandon 219 172 176  567  2.0  63 12342 195.9  39.5 257  688  24   7   0
Garrett 248 237 180  665  3.0  60 13330 222.2  47.0 269  759  46  13   6
Kevin                           3   574 191.3   3.0 205  574   2   0   0
TOTAL   827 739 718 2284  6.5 243 47710 196.3 159.5 964 2683 106  29   6

WEEK 20  01  02  03  SER  PTS   G  PINS   AVG   PTS  HG   HS 200 600 700
Quinton 148 211 174  533  1.0  54  9901 183.4  31.0 266  661  16   5   0
Mark    ABS ABS ABS       2.0  57 10511 184.4  37.5 247  659  18   4   0
Brandon 176 150 234  560  1.0  60 11775 196.3  37.5 257  688  23   7   0
Garrett 215 223 269  707  2.0  57 12665 222.2  44.0 269  759  44  12   6
Kevin                           3   574 191.3   3.0 205  574   2   0   0
TOTAL   713 758 851 2322  6.0 231 45948 198.9 153.0 964 2683 103  28   6

GARRETT SHOOTS 278-299-299 (876)!

Garrett's final shot in last night's amazing 876 series.

I'M BACK

Since I got sick a couple of weeks ago, I've been neglecting things here. I haven't turned on my laptop in about two weeks. I'm finally back on my feet again so I'll soon be able to get everything back in order and up to date.

More importantly, I want to bowl well. It's so much easier to bowl when one's head doesn't feel like it weighs fifty pounds. I bowled a 705 series in the LVT Sunday afternoon and I'd love to carry that over to Wednesday night.

WEEK 19 RESULTS

Points Won: 12.5 - Points Lost: 14.5

In three close games, we finished with a tie, a win, and a loss. In the end, MO had a slight edge on us by a score of 14.5-12.5. We were a few breaks away from coming out on top but random chance didn't operate in our favor. Of course, our opponents could say they were a few breaks away from a bigger victory.


LEAGUE STAT SHEET


WEEK 19  01  02  03  SER PTS   G  PINS   AVG   PTS  HG   HS 200 600 700
Quinton 175 150 161  486 0.0  51  9368 183.7  30.0 266  661  15   5   0
Mark    179 175 188  542 0.0  57 10511 184.4  35.5 247  659  18   4   0
Brandon 184 210 183  577 4.0  57 11215 196.8  36.5 257  688  22   7   0
Garrett 248 221 230  699 4.0  54 11958 221.4  42.0 269  759  41  12   5
Kevin                          3   574 191.3   3.0 205  574   2   0   0
TOTAL   786 756 762 2304 8.0 222 43626 196.5 147.0 964 2683  98  28   5

ARM SLEEVES



Nothing up my sleeve...Presto!



Brandon shared a link to Custom Sports Sleeves (CSS) via email:

The Jason Belmonte
"Power Sleeve"

A few weeks back I was watching a PBA event on TV with my dad. We observed Jason Belmonte bowling with a spandex sleeve over his right elbow and forearm. My dad said something like, "Just watch. Dozens of guys down at the local lanes will be wearing those before long because they saw this guy wearing one."

WEEK 18 RESULTS

Points Won: 22 - Points Lost:5

We rebounded from last week's horrid performance to post our two highest games and our highest series of the season. This helped us to attain a record of 22-5 for the night and it pulled us out of our two-week skid. Our record improved to 90.5-71.5. What a difference a week makes!

LEAGUE STAT SHEET



WEEK 18  01  02  03  SER PTS   G  PINS   AVG   PTS  HG   HS 200 600 700
Quinton 250 207 186  643   3  48  8882 185.0  30.0 266  661  15   5   0
Mark    201 247 195  643   4  54  9969 184.6  35.5 247  659  18   4   0
Brandon 257 187 194  638   3  54 10638 197.0  32.5 257  688  21   7   0
Garrett 256 267 236  759   4  51 11259 220.8  38.0 269  759  38  11   5
Kevin                          3   574 191.3   3.0 205  574   2   0   0
TOTAL   964 908 811 2683  14 210 41322 196.8 139.0 964 2683  94  27   5

WEEK 17 RESULTS

Points Won: 3 - Points Lost: 24

That hurt. None of us had a good night and it's tough to tally many points when the entire team is off its game. We were 3-24 this week which dropped our record to 68.5-66.5. After our six week resurgence, that's two bad weeks in a row.

I am very unhappy with the way I've been bowling. This week, our opponents were essentially punting four points to me and I fumbled away three of them. For whatever reason, I have been squeezing and clutching the ball. I'm not having this problem in my leagues on Monday or Friday. I'm averaging 195 and 193 for them. My struggles on Wednesday nights are exasperating. I'm going to do everything I can to sort myself out so I can get back to making positive contributions to the team. I know I can do better and it's high time I did.

WEEK 17  01  02  03  SER  AVG  PTS   G  PINS   AVG   PTS
Quinton 168 192 184  544 181.3 1.0  45  8239 183.1  27.0
Mark    151 145 182  478 159.3 1.0  51  9326 182.9  31.5
Brandon 191 198 180  569 189.7 1.0  51 10000 196.1  29.5
Garrett 195 203 210  608 202.7 0.0  48 10500 218.8  34.0
Kevin                                3   574 191.3   3.0
TOTAL   705 738 756 2199 183.3 3.0 198 38639 195.1 125.0

WEEK 16 RESULTS

Points Won: 7 - Points Lost: 20

We entered the night with high hopes but those hopes were dashed by Team 16 who earned 20 of the 27 points. Other than Garrett, we weren't very sharp and Team 16 took advantage of us.

Team 16 earned 6 of 7 points in the first game but we drew even by grabbing 6 of 7 in the second. It was all Team 16 in the third game as they swept all 7 points and earned the points for total pinfall. With our 7-20 performance, our record fell to 65.5-42.5 and we dropped to fifth place.

Next week is a position round so it would appear we will draw The Four Horseman who are presently in sixth place. (If anyone has an explanation for this peculiar team name, please share.)  Oops. The position round is two weeks away.

WEEK 16  01  02  03  SER   AVG  PTS   G PINS    AVG   PTS
Quinton 116 163 156  437 145.0  1.0  42  7695 183.2  26.0
Mark    174 195 165  534 178.0  1.0  48  8848 184.3  30.5
Brandon 160 184 177  521 173.7  0.0  48  9431 196.5  28.5
Garrett 258 215 200  673 224.3  2.0  45  9892 219.8  34.0
Kevin                                 3   574 191.3   3.0
TOTAL   708 757 698 2163 180.3  4.0 186 36440 195.9 122.0

LEAGUE STAT SHEET

IS THIS HOW HAMMER GOT STARTED?

FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT

A friend sent this to me.

WEEK 15 RESULTS

Points Won: 18.5 - Points Lost: 8.5

Team PBS enjoyed another strong night as Garrett scored a 700 series while Brandon and Quinton trailed not far behind. Our score of 895 in the third game and the series score of 2558 were season highs. This earned us 18.5 points versus One Time who earned 8.5.

We now stand at 58.5-22.5 in the current segment of the season. We were only half a point out of first place entering the evening. When the league stats are posted later today, we will learn if this week's performance was enough to vault us to the top.

WEEK 15  01  02  03  SER   AVG  PTS   G PINS    AVG   PTS
Quinton 256 170 235  661 220.3  3.0  39  7260 186.2  25.0
Mark    162 144 176  482 160.7  2.0  45  8314 184.8  29.5
Brandon 203 236 249  688 229.3  2.5  45  8910 198.0  28.5
Garrett 237 255 235  727 242.3  3.0  42  9219 219.5  32.0
Kevin                                 3   574 191.3   3.0
TOTAL   858 805 895 2558 213.2 10.5 174 34277 197.0 115.0

WEEK 14 RESULTS

Points Won: 23 - Points Lost: 4

The first Battle of the Pro Shops between Pinole Bowlers Supply and The Bowler's Advantage started off with a fizzler littered with splits, washouts and low scores. Quinton and Brandon were able to carry us through it to a 755-708 victory.

From that point, Team PBS was better able to adapt to the conditions where Team TBA continued to struggle. Team PBS followed with victories in game 2 (819-792) and game 3 (829-705) to earn a series sweep and a total score of 23-4. This boosted our record to 40-14 and almost certainly bumped us up a few places in the standings. The official league stats should be available within a few hours.

WEEK 14  01  02  03  SER   AVG  PTS   G  PINS   AVG   PTS
Quinton 212 181 211  604 201.3  3.0  36  6599 183.3  22.0
Mark    140 215 182  537 179.0  3.0  42  7832 186.5  27.5
Brandon 213 232 197  642 214.0  4.0  42  8222 195.8  26.0
Garrett 190 191 239  620 206.7  2.0  39  8492 217.7  29.0
Kevin                                 3   574 191.3   3.0
TOTAL   755 819 829 2403 200.3 12.0 162 31719 195.8 107.5

LEAGUE STAT SHEET