Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 Looks like I'll be back home this summer, for the last time ever. So, my question is: will Mountaineer have leagues this summer? Some years they do, some they don't. GMan might have particular knowledge on this one. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 PBA/Sport League on Wednesday night...I think it starts next week. I think they have a mixed league on Tuesday nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 PBA/Sport League on Wednesday night...I think it starts next week. I think they have a mixed league on Tuesday nights. I have half a mind to try the PBA/Sport League. I need to improve my rev-rates and develop a deeper hook, and that'd be the league to try this in. I don't know any ladies who'd be willing to do the mixed league, but I might put my name out there, too. You doing either of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 Looks like I'll be bowling in the PBA Experience/Sport League this summer, starting tomorrow night at Mountaineer. Anything above a 190 average would be stellar for me, as I can count the number of games I've thrown on a sport pattern on 2 hands. High's a 209, I hope to improve on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 The year I bowled in the Sport League, my average was 10 pins less than regular league...I think I finished with a 174 average (184 in regular league). My high game was 227 with a high set of 639. Some of the best bowlers at Mountaineer bowled that year and I think the high average was right around 190. You have to be accurate on your strike ball...a little tug and its through the nose, a little wide and its wash-out city. You've got to be able to control your speed...speed consistency is a necessity too! And it is a must to make your spares...I highly recommend throwing plastic at spares. And remember, straighter is greater. As for averaging 190...seriously don't get your hopes up...it will be a VERY humbling experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 The year I bowled in the Sport League, my average was 10 pins less than regular league...I think I finished with a 174 average (184 in regular league). My high game was 227 with a high set of 639. Some of the best bowlers at Mountaineer bowled that year and I think the high average was right around 190. You have to be accurate on your strike ball...a little tug and its through the nose, a little wide and its wash-out city. You've got to be able to control your speed...speed consistency is a necessity too! And it is a must to make your spares...I highly recommend throwing plastic at spares. And remember, straighter is greater. As for averaging 190...seriously don't get your hopes up...it will be a VERY humbling experience. From what I recall in my limited bowling on the sport conditions that ABC West threw down on occasion, my biggest problems are: (1) missing spares about once/game, (2) tugging my strike ball every 3-4 shots, and (3) getting anything beyond 1 strike in a row. #1 is the biggest. I have 1 brain fart per game, and it can take 10-11 pins off my average. Straighter is indeed greater, and I think it benefits my bowling style. I don't have a very big hook, some might even call it just a curve. This is how I can place in the top half of most tournaments I enter in PA when the lane conditions are tougher than just typical league conditions. Another big thing I have to recognize is which pattern I'm throwing on any particular knight. Cheetah, at 35', isn't that much different than the house pattern at West (32'), except that the 5 outermost boards on each side are oiled in sport conditions. Shark, at 43', and I'll pretty much have to throw it straight, outside-in. It won't be the end of the world if I don't average 190, and I don't expect to bowl well the first few weeks, especially since Mountaineer isn't my home house anymore. But, we'll give it a go, and I'll keep everyone posted, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 Who are you bowling with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 Who are you bowling with? Don't know, actually. Made a call up there last week, and they said that they needed an extra guy for one of the teams. Perfect fit for me, it looks like. I'll send you a PM tonight, let you know who! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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