I've forgotten to post this for a while, but I finally got my first 700 series a month ago in league. 193-232-279-704. I opened on the 3-10 in the first frame of the last game, move 2 boards left, and the pins started falling. I tripped the 4 pin forward 5 times in those last 11 strikes. The 279 is also my highest game, besting my 276 from 3 years ago.

I also bowled in the Coca-Cola tournament in Joplin, MO last Saturday. I bowled fairly well, 165-208-229-602 in the singles and 194-171-234-599 for the team portion. Too bad my average going in was 195, so I got almost no handicap. It's still hard to complain when you average 200 over 6 games. The lanes really started to open up for me on the 3rd game of each series. I should have scored better than what I did though, i struggled with spares in the singles portion, and left back to back splits on a bad ball change in the second game of teams, costing me what should have been an easy 200 game. I finished in the middle of the pack in singles, and my team did poorly, as I was the only one on the team who's series was over their average.

My league average was at 191 last week, and I have been bowling really well recently as a whole. My spare shooting is much better, and I've been hitting my mark on strike balls and carrying really well. I'm hoping for more big things coming soon. 

The backends started off tight and got tighter as the daywent on today. I still bowled a good first game, 197, but I really pulled my fill shot in the 10th and got 5, keeping me from breaking 200 there. The next game was just average. The backends tightened up more, and I left a lot of easy spares that I was able to cover, ending with 169. The third game started off bad and got worse, starting off by leaving a 5-pin on a pure hit, then missing the spare by a hair, then getting 1 mark over the next 5 frames. Then I cover the 1-2-10 washout, and all of a sudden I get a burst of confidence. I double in the 8th and 9th, then spare in the 10th for 161. 197-169-161-527, not too bad considering how tough the lanes were today.

I'm buying a used absolute inferno from the pro shop, and I wish I would have had it today, the extra backend over my eraser would have been useful today. I'm also getting a real spare ball, which I hope will help in my spare shooting.

Also, I found out that I finished 7th last week in the tournament, and top 14 advance, so be rooting for me on the 5th!