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Parkside Lanes - 2017-07-17

As I gear up for my first Regional Event, I am focusing on practicing more often in order to work on technique and stamina.  Since January, I have only bowled about three games a week.  While this is a good rhythm, it won't suffice when I will have to bowl at least eight games in one block of time.  Tonight I took a drive over to Parkside Lanes.  To my surprise, they had the WTBA Sydney Pattern down, which I took a wail at.  The pattern, being roughly 33' matches closely in length to the 35' PBA Cheetah that I will be seeing soon.  That being said, let's go for a quick run down.

Overview

Game one played pretty much how I thought it would for a short pattern.  Stroking it right up the outside provided a nice look into the pocket.  Adding any extra hit to the ball typically sent it passed the 1-2 pocket.  Missing right with no hand meant the ball was on a straight path for the 6-10 area.  The lanes played like so: get the ball to roughly 5 at the breakpoint and watch it scream on back.  The Sure Lock provided an amazing look throughout the three game set.  I noticed that I still need to slow myself down (not so much the ball anymore) in order to maintain consistency.  Given such, my release will be more online; thus more hits in the pocket.  Game two played similar to game one with very little transition.  A small adjustment of roughly 2 and 1 provided ample oil to keep the ball online.  By game three I think I rushed myself into a bad place.  The poor pacing lead to inaccuracy and mental inefficiency on the lanes.  I won't even continue on this one.  I did get my spares though.

Lessons Learned

  1. Pace yourself.  Breathe.
  2. Stay behind the ball
  3. Keep your ball on target (See 1)
  4. Spares are cool, too
Event Dates: 
Monday, July 17, 2017
Series
Game 1: 
201
Game 2: 
196
Game 3: 
156
Series: 
553
Average: 
184.333
Stats
Strikes: 
12
Spares: 
13
Splits: 
3
Opens: 
4
Bowling Information

Location

Parkside Lanes
34W185 Montgomery Rd
60504 Aurora , IL
US