2012-13 Bowling Season: First Half Results

The Gutter Snipes

I’ve embedded myself like a tick in my work’s mixed bowling league.  After two years of being an alternate, and a year as a full member of the team (with team name credit), I am now the league Treasurer/Secretary.  This requires me to be the heavy in collecting weekly fees and treating the other 39+ bowlers as my fourth grade class, telling them where to be and when and not to forget their lunch money.  Add to that, my obsession to manage the duties of my team’s chatty Captain and I’m putting my stank all over this league.

Both the team and I had a very successful first half of the season.  The Gutter Snipes ended up tied for first place by record with the perennial powerhouse team.  The tie-breaker is most pins, so our official finish was second place.  For myself, I’m at the top of the list for “Most Improved – Men” with an increase in my average of 9.66 pins.  Since we use round numbers, my average moved up from 141 to 150.  I’m also in the top position for the “High Series Handicap – Men” with a 741.  I must have been bowling out of my mind that night.

One of my life bowling goals was to bowl a 200 game.  I did that once all of last year, but in the first half of this season, I’ve done it twice (all my 200+ games occurring in 2012).  My next goal will be to have a clean game, all strikes and spares.  After that, I will try to get a scratch 600 series.

For those who are interested, I have documented my first half season performances.

September 6, 2012

Game 1

9-, 8-, S71, X, X, 9-, 8/, 7-, S81, 72 = 124

Game 2

8/, 8-, 63, 62, 9-, 8/, 7/, S7-, 9-, 8/6 = 118

Game 3

9-, 9-, 9-, 6-, 9-, 9/, 63, 8-, 09, S81 = 93 (Worst Game)

Series Total:       335 (Worst Series)

Series Avg.:        111

Season Hdcp:     80

September 20, 2012

Game 1

9/, 9-, 7/, 8/, 91, X, X, 9/, 8-, 9/5 = 164

Game 2

7/, 9/, 8/, X, 8/, 9/, 8/, 81, S62, X8/ = 169

Game 3

9/, X, X, 9/, 8/, 8-, 9-, 9/, 8-, X9/ = 168

Series Total:       501 (Best Series)

Series Avg.:        167

Season Avg.:      139

Season Hdcp:     54

September 27, 2012

Game 1

X, 6/, X, S81, 72, 0/, X, 6-, 9/, 8- = 145

Game 2

9-, S71, 8/, 9-, X, 7/, S62, X, X, X7/ = 166

Game 3

X, 8/, S72, X, S7-, 9/, X, 8/, 9/, 9/8 = 166

Series Total:       477

Series Avg.:        159

Season Avg.:      145

Season Hdcp:     49

October 4, 2012

Game 1

X, X, 08, 7/, 9/, X, 7-, 9/, X, 9/9 = 168

Game 2

8/, 9/, S81, S71, 9-, 6-, X, 8/, 9/, 81 = 135

Game 3

5/, 8/, 8/, 7/, X, X, 8-, X, 9/, 72 = 173

Series Total:       476

Series Avg.:        158

Season Avg.:      149

Season Hdcp:     45

October 25, 2012

Game 1

S81, X, X, 9/, 9/, 8/, X, 9/, X, XX7 = 212 (Best Game)

Game 2

S81, 9/, X, X, 9/, X, 61, 8-, 8/, 7/9 = 166

Game 3

S81, S81, X, 9-, S81, X, 6-, S81, ?, ? = 101

Series Total:       479

Series Avg.:        159

Season Avg.:      153

Season Hdcp:     42

November 1, 2012

Game 1

7/, 7/, 6/, 81, 8/, X, S72, 8/, S7/, X8/ = 165

Game 2

91, X, 9/, 9/, 9/, S81, S72, 8/, S72, X5/ = 149

Game 3

9/, X, 91, 9/, 9/, 6/, 9/, 91, S71, 71 = 146

Series Total:       460

Series Avg.:        153

Season Avg.:      153

Season Hdcp:     42

November 8, 2012

Game 1

9-, 72, 35, 7-, S8-, X, 9-, S81, X, 9- = 106

Game 2

71, 8-, S71, 9/, X, 71, 9/, X, S7-, S62 = 122

Game 3

8/, 9/, X, X, X, S81, X, 8/, X, 9/6 = 201

Series Total:       429

Series Avg.:        143

Season Avg.:      151

Season Hdcp:     44

November 15, 2012

Game 1

S6/, 7/, 81, 9-, 72, 63, X, X, 8/, SX71 = 157

Game 2

9/, 9/, 63, 9/, 9/, 81, S72, 9/, X6/ = 158

Game 3

9/, 7/, S8/, 9/, 07, 9/, S71, X, 9-, 8/9 = 143

Series Total:       458

Series Avg.:        152

Season Avg.:      152

Season Hdcp:     43

November 29, 2012

Game 1

7/, 81, 7-, X, 3/, 9-, S8/, 6-, X, 63 = 132

Game 2

8/, 62, S8-, 62, 9-, X, 8/, 9-, 71, 71 = 113

Game 3

X, X, 61, 72, X, 7/, 9/, S61, 5/, XXX = 171

Series Total:       416

Series Avg.:        138

Season Avg.:      150

Season Hdcp:     45