Bowling Update

Week 9- 10/18   169/234/179 582 Series 5/5 TPC

Week 10- 10/25   233/206/254 693 Series 1/1 TPC

Week 11- 11/1    198/227/174 599 Series 4/4 TPC

Week 12- 11/8    220/211/185 616 Series 3/3 TPC

Week 13- 11/15   163/148/193 504 Series 2/2 TPC

Week 14- 11/22   212/179/210 601 Series 5/5 TPC

Week 15-11/29   186/194/201 581 Series 3/3 TPC

Week 16- 12/6    184/255/185 624 Series 4/4 TPC

Week 17- 12/13   213/218/159 590 Series 7/7 TPC

Week 18- 12/20   219/233/226 678 Series 4/4 TPC

Week 19- 12/27   209/213/160 582 Series 2/2 TPC

October 4th was my last missed 10 pin.  I have converted 46 in a row.  The 678 Series on 12/20 was my first ever 30/30 mark night with no open frames.

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Bowling Update

Jobbing it up on these updates.  Here's a quick summary of  the last 9 games.  Pretty mediocre at best.  At least my 10 pin conversion rate is improving (12 for 13)

9/27/11

205/204/190   599 Series  4/4 10 pins

10/4/11

215/171/184   570 Series  2/3 10 pins

10/11/11

183/184/183   550 Series  6/6 10 pins

Game 1      X 9/ 9/ 9/ 8/ X 9/ X S54 6/9
Game 2      72 X 8/ X 9/ X 7/ 6/ 9/ X9/
Game 3      X 9/ X 81 X 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/9



Fifteen no-tap strikes on the night (9 counts) is better than eleven 7 counts a few weeks ago and close to a triplicate there.  I believe I mentally dominated myself as about halfway through game 2 I realized I  hadn't thrown a double (XX) all night. Only 9 strikes but also only 3 open frames on the night.  Spare conversions have been improving but trying to string any XXX together continues to be a struggle. Our team has lost it's fire and it really seems like we are just 4 guys cut and pasted together.  Nothing like in years past with the team chemistry.  This season has been pretty much bleh so far.  Somehow we sit at 26-30 on the year.  I really feel the way we are going our W/L record would be worse.  186ish average through 8 weeks.

Here's a look at my league bowling career in spreadsheet form-

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtKsjM9jIuQzdFZ0eHhQOUUxWmRtdXRiN3d6bHRlZUE&hl=en_US#gid=0

Bowling Scores 9-20-11

140/161/182  483 Series

Seven counts on the night-  11

Wow. Worst series of the season.  Even worse than the Week 1 490 which I talked myself into believing was me sandbagging.  Began the night trying the same line I started with last week as the lane conditions were very similar.  Although this week I couldn't get my ball to move into the pocket no matter how far outside I began my line.  I was coming in super thin game 1 and literally didn't have anything higher than a 7 count for the first 6 frames and the 2-4-5 leave was a theme on the night:

71 7/ s72 63 72 7/ X 9/ X s81 140

I tried changing some things around but it didn't matter.  Even when I did get the ball to bite in later in the night I was then chopping the head pin and leaving either splits or 3-6-10's or 3-6-9-10's.

Everyone was struggling game 1 and I don't believe a single bowler cracked 200 through the first 10 frames. 

Game 2 was much of the same. With the lane conditions beginning to dry out, many bowlers were adjusting properly and starting to figure it out.  I was not one of them.  Definitely frusterated and if this was 1998 I would have done something immature and kicked the ball return or punched the scoring machine but instead I quietly shook my head. 

Game 3 I finally started to figure things out but even then, my two best pocket shots on the night left a solid 7 pin on one and a solid 8 pin on the other.  It went from frusteration to shock to hillarity.  I had an all mark game going albeit with only 2 strikes up until the 6th frame where I would chop a 6 pin on a 6-10 conversion attempt. 

X 7/ X 9/ 9/ 81 X 8/ 9/ 9/8 182

If I can take anything positive away from this attrocious night it would be the fact that I was 3/3 in converting 10 pins including back to back frames Game 3. 

7 Strikes, 8 Opens on the night you know your not hitting even a 500 series. Funny I've only thrown 1 series in the 500's through 5 weeks.  Maybe I'll just stay in the 600+ or -500 range.

8/18 on 10 pins through 5 weeks

2763 total pins through 15 games and an average of  184.2

On another side note, looking at the stat sheet it states that I have thrown 2 600 series' but only 1 200 game.  Um... What?

TWA History Season 2 2001

TWA History Season Two - 2001

TWA The Second Season!
House Show 1
Cedar Hall-
January 14th, 2001
The Real Deal McNeal (Debut) d. The Black Ghost with The Done Deal (Full nelson face buster)
J-Money (debut) d. Da Wigga by DQ when Johnny Stitch Interferes.
Leonard Kowalski d. E-Dawg to win the TWA World Title for a 2nd time.
House Show 2-
Cedar Hall
J-Money wrestled Black Ghost to a No Contest when the Reaper returns to the TWA.
Leonard Kowalski Interview
Johnny Stitch (debut) d. Da Wigga by DQ when J-Money interferes.
Crackhead Creighton d. Captain Deez with the crack piledriver  in a 1 Contender triple threat match also involving E-Dawg.  This win gave Creighton a TWA title shot at Backyard Brawl 2001.
House Show 3-
Cedar Hall
March 11th, 2001
Bic Bickley announces Leonard Kowalski will not be wrestling tonight.
Black Ghost d. Johnny Stitch by DQ when Da Wigga interferes.
Crackhead Creighton and E-Dawg wrestled to a double count-out.
The Real Deal McNeal calls out Black Ghost and Reaper, a brawl ensues.
Captain Deez d. Da wigga by Disqualification to retain The Northern Title.
A Leonardo Adame Promo via satellite from Fresno......
House Show 4 Cedar Hall
Johnny Stitch Mic Time- Too many run-ins in his matches...
J-Money d. Johnny Stitch with the moonsault
The Reaper d. Da Wigga with the flatliner
Leonard Kowalski calls out Captain Deez.
Captain Deez d. Leonard Kowalski with the crunch through a box to earn a shot at the world title (If Kowalski is still champion) at King of the Trampoline 2001.
BACKYARD BRAWL 2001-
CEDAR HALL
APRIL 8TH 2001
The Black Ghost and The Reaper d. The Real Deal McNeal in a handicap match.
Johnny Stitch d. Da Wigga and J-Money with a splash off the balcony onto Da Wigga.
E-Dawg d. Captain Deez with the cross-face to win the TWA Northern Title.
Leonard Kowalski d. Crackhead Creighton with the Kowalski Kutter to retain the TWA World Title.
House Show 5
Cedar Hall
Captain Deez Mic Time, Calls out Kowalski.
Leonard Kowalski mic time, Kowalski doesn't want to wait until the next PPV so it will be Leonard Kowalsk vs. Captain Deez for the TWA World Title tonight!
The Real Deal McNeal d. Johnny Stitch with help from The OG's
OG's try to recruit Mcneal, McNeal declines stating he doesn't want to associate with a bunch of "shopping mart gangsters"
Johnny Stitch and Real Deal team up on The OG's and share a beer afterward.
Taft Mic Time
Crackhead Creighton confronts Taft and tells him nobody wants him in the TWA.
Taft attacks Creighton, signs TWA Contract
E-Dawg d. The Reaper with a somersault plancha to retain the TWA Northern Title.
Bic Bickley announces there is no world title match tonight and that Kowalski has been laid out in the back.
Captain Deez hits Bickley with The Crunch twice, demands he still get his match at King of the Trampoline.  Bickley agrees.
Mr. Deviant chokeslams Deez.
House Show 6-
First Avenue Arena
Bic Bickley Announcement- Still upset at Kowalski and Deez for making matches without authority.
Tony Styles (debut) announces Johnny Stitch to the ring.
Stitch and Bickley Mic Time
Taft Mic Time
E-Dawg d. The Real Deal McNeal with a schoolboy pin to retain the TWA Northern Title.
Taft and Johnny Stitch wrestled to a no contest when Stitch's Mother abruptly ends the show with a "Andrew! what the fuck is going on?!!!"
House Show 7-
Franklin Arena
Tony Styles presents Johnny Stitch
Stitch calls out Bickley and they argue again.
Johnny Stitch d. Mr. Deviant (debut) with help from E-Dawg to gain a shot at the Northern Title at King of the Trampoline 2001.
Da Wigga Mic Time
Black Ghost d. Da Wigga with a small package.
E-Dawg d. Crackhead Creighton with help from Taft to retain the Northern Title.
Taft D. Captain Deez with help from Kowalski.
KING OF THE TRAMPOLINE 2001
FRANKLIN ARENA
OCTOBER 9TH, 2001
Gauntlet Match-
Da Wigga d. The Reaper with Da Wigga Drop
Da Wigga d. The Black Ghost with a sit down powerbomb
J-Money d. Da Wigga with the moonsault.
Triple Threat Northern Title Match-
Match Stipulation- If Johnny Stitch loses, he leaves the TWA.
E-Dawg d. Johnny Stitch and Real Deal McNeal when E-Dawg pinned Johnny Stitch after a Mr. Deviant Chokeslam.
Grudge Match-
Crackhead Creighton d. Taft with the Crack Piledriver
World Title Match-
Captain Deez d. Leonard Kowalski with The Crunch to win the TWA World Title.
House Show 8
Franklin Arena
THE TWA FAREWELL  HOLIDAY SHOW
Bic Bickley Mic Time

Northern Title Match
Taft d. E-Dawg with a full nelson slam to win the TWA Northern Title.

Da Wigga d. Nasty D (debut) with Da Wigga Drop.
Mr. Deviant d. The Black Ghost and The Reaper with a double chokeslam.

Taft d. Crackhead Creighton with a full nelson slam.

The World Title Triple Threat Match featuring Captain Deez, E-Dawg, and Leonard Kowalski did not take place due to Crackhead Creighton suffering lacerations, 17 stitches, and a trip to the hospital from his match with Taft.
There are some lost shows that I do not have results for including the show Crackhead Creighton losing the Northern Title to Captain Deez sometime following Winter Rumble 1999.  But like I said, I walked out on the company so if you want to know what happened you'll have to talk to someone that remained employed with that company till it went bankrupt the first time around.  Maybe Bic Bickley Knows?

TWA History Season 1 1997-1999

TWA History-Season 1- 1997-1999

TWA History Season 1 
1997-1999 Evans Garden/Anderson Park
House Show 1-
Evans Garden September 8th, 1997
Crackhead Creighton d. Leonard Kowalski via Board to the head.
Kowalski Interview-
Leonard Kowalski d. Bonecrusher with the Kowalski Splash
House Show 2 Evans Garden
Creighton Interview
Crackhead Creighton d. Leonardo Adame (credit:Black Ghost)
Kowalski Interview
Leonard Kowalski d. Pinkerton with Kowalski Splash
TWA'S FIRST PPV EVER!  FALL FRENZY 97'
Evans Garden
Pinkerton d. Bonecrusher with the springboard splash
Black Ghost (debut) d. with powder to the eyes and sleeper
Leonard Kowalski d. Crackhead Creighton with a fisherman's suplex
House Show 3 Evans Garden
Leonard Micphone debuts the new world title belt and announces a tournament for the title.Triple Threat Match
Leonardo Adame d. Crackhead Creighton and The Black Ghost with the Lowrider on Creighton.
Pinkerton and Leonard Kowalski wrestled to a double count out. 
House Show 4 Evans Garden
Start of Tournament for TWA World Title
Crackhead Creighton d. John Sinclair (debut) with the Crack Piledriver
Leonard Kowalski d. Leonardo Adame by forfeit when Adame doesn't arrive to the arena.
Pinkerton d. The Black Ghost with the Crossbody Pinker-Pin.
House Show 5 Evans Garden
Bic Bickley debuts as the TWA Commishioner
Da Wigga (debut) d. The Black Ghost by countout when Black Ghost loses his mask!
Pinkerton d. Leonardo Adame with the crossbody pinker-pin and help from Kowalski.
Crackhead Creighton d. Leonard Kowalski with the crack piledriver to become the first TWA world champion. 
KING OF THE TRAMPOLINE 98' Evans Garden
Rematch- The Black Ghost d. Da Wigga with the sleeper hold.
Strap Match- Leonard Kowalski d. Leonardo Adame when Kowalski touches all four corners of the ring.
Three Way Dance Elimination for TWA World Title- Crackhead Creighton d. Leonard Kowalski with the Crack piledriver and Adame was eliminated with the crack splash to retain the TWA World Title.
House Show 6 Evans Garden
Computer Man (debut) d. Da Wigga when Adame's plan backfires
Black Ghost defeated Leonardo Adame with powder to the eyes.
Creighton Interview interupted by Kowalski.
World Title Match- Pinkerton d. Crackhead Creighton by DQ when Kowalski interferes.
House Show 7 Evans Garden
Pinkerton and Kowaslki brawl after Pinkerton comes out for an interview.
Black Ghost d. Da Wigga with help from Dangerous Bob.
Leonardo Adame d. Crackhead Creighton by Count out.
Pinkerton d. Leonard Kowalski with a schoolboy pin.
Backyard Brawl 98' Day 1  Evans Garden
Referee Jeff Morrison Debuts
Dangerous Bob (debut) defeated Black Ghost with the 11:11 Jackhammer
Da Wigga d. Phreaker (debut) with Da Wigga Drop.
Leonard Kowalski d. Phreaker with the Kowalski Kutter.
Backyard Brawl 98' Day 2 Evans Garden
Dangerous Bob d. Da Wigga with the 11:11 Jackhammer and help from Black Ghost
Leonardo Adame d. Da Wigga with the lowrider to become the first TWA Northern Champion.
Pinkerton d. Crackhead Creighton with the crossbody pinker-pin to become the new TWA world champion.
House Show 8 Evans Garden
Leonard Kowalski and Phreaker wrestled to a double count out.
Leonardo Adame d. Dangerous Bob with the lowrider  to retain the Northern Title.
Pinkerton d. Crackhead Creighton and Black Ghost in a handicap match when Black Ghost gets counted out.
House Show 9 Evans Garden
Da Wigga d. Phreaker in a no DQ match with help from Adame.
Leonardo Adame d. Leonard Kowalski with the lowrider (credit Da Wigga run in)
Pinkerton d. Crackhead Creighton by DQ when Black Ghost interferes
House Show 10 Evans GardenLeonard Kowalski d. Crackhead Creighton with 3 Kowalski splashes.
Black Ghost and E-Dawg (debut) wrestled Da Wigga and Leonardo Adame to a no decision when E-Dawg turns on Black Ghost
House Show 11 Evans Garden August 18th 1998
E-Dawg d. Crackhead Creighton with help from Black Ghost
Leonardo Adame d. Black Ghost to retain the Northern Title
Leonard Kowalski d. Pinkerton in a 2 out of 3 falls match to win the TWA World Title
FALL FRENZY 98' ANDERSON PARK
Captain Deez (debut) d. The Don Mega (debut) by DQ when Gunner runs in.
Da Wigga d. Gunner (debut) by DQ when Don Mega runs in.
Crackhead Creighton vs. Black Ghost is thrown out when masked man (later revealed as The Reaper) runs in.
Leonard Kowalski d. Leonardo Adame with the Kowalski Splash to retain the TWA World Title
House Show 12  Anderson Park
Bic Bickley debuts "Cooperate Adame" the future of the TWA.
Cooperate Adame interview
Da Wigga d. Black Ghost with DA Wigga drop and help from The Reaper.
Mr. Riptle calls out a challenge to anyone in the TWA to step up.
Captain Deez d. Mr. Riptle (debut) with The Crunch.
Leonard Kowalski d. E-Dawg by DQ when Da Wigga interferes.
House Show 13 Anderson Park
Winter Rumble Announced as TWA's 5th Pay-Per-View
Bic Bickley Announcement- Jeff Money Maker Morrison will have to wrestle against Cooperate Adame tonight.
Don Mega d. Black Ghost after the lights go out and Black Ghost is laid out.
Gunner d. Captain Deez after a board is broken over Deez' head.
Jeff "Money Maker" Morrison (debut) d. Cooperate Adame by DQ when Crackhead Creighton interferes.
Captain Deez reads a poem for Mr. Riptle
Kowalski Mic Time
Da Wigga runs in and attacks Kowalski, claims 1 contender for the Winter Rumble.
House Show 14 Anderson Park
Cooperate Adame Mic Time
E Dawg d. Black Ghost with front faced DDT.
Captain Deez and Crackhead Creighton wrestle to a Double Disqualification when Adame and Gunner interfere.
Cooperate Adame d. Da Wigga in a falls count anywhere match that ends with the Highroller to Da Wigga behind Round Table Pizza.
House Show 15
Captain Deez d. Da Brotha (debut) with The Crunch.
Leonard Kowalski d. Gunner with the Kowalski Splash.
WINTER RUMBLE 1999 Anderson Park
The DN Army d. The Devil Dogs
Crackhead Creighton d. Cooperate Adame with the Crack Piledriver to win the TWA Northern Title.
Leonard Kowalski d. Da Wigga to retain the TWA World title.
Cooperate Adame wins the Winter Rumble Match
Leonard Kowalski runs out and demands world title match right now.
Cooperate Adame d. Leonard Kowalski to win the TWA world title
Leonard Kowalski Quits the TWA. 

Bowling scores 9-13-11

256/188/161   605 Series

Game 1-  X X 9/ X X X X X 7/ XXX

Going into the night following my 2nd of 4 530am-3pm shifts for the all digital install at the theatre and I was very tired.  In practice as well as into the first game I'm looking around and everyone is missing the head pin.  The lanes are super oily.  I move right to the 15 board on my stance and I'm lofting the ball out a ways landing it near the arrows and rolling outside the 10 board.  That was the line and I was able to stay consistent pretty much all of game 1.  Except one bad shot in the 9th frame where I had bowlers on both my left and right hit flush pocket hits and leave 10 pins.  I probably should have stepped off at that point as I through the ball too hard and barely clipped the head pin leaving a 2-4-5. 

Game 2 started with two more X's and I was looking at 12 of 14 to start the night and 8 in a row on Lane 34.  Then the lanes began drying out and I lost my line and started leaving pins.  3rd frame I left a 10 pin and tried a new approach to convert however the lanes were still oily way out there in 3-1 boardland and my ball eased right into the gutter 5 feet short.  Not even close.  3/13 on 10 pin conversions for the season at this point.  I clawed my way to a decent 188.

Game 3 began with a 7-10 split leave and two more splits would follow later on lane 34 which now was having my ball dive in too high on the head pin. I was semi-frusterated going into the 9th frame and started calculating out what I'd need to roll a six.  Not a good idea to leak that into my head as it's a good start to mentally break down.  I caught a break in the 10th frame and X on 34 with a light pocket hit and barely made it. 

I think being tired early on helped my game quite a bit as I really wasn't thinking at all just rolling my line.  We bowled the special team this week and Ed asks me early on "How many you got in a row?" in which I replied "I don't know man I just roll the ball."  Then after the end result he jokingly accuses me of lofting the ball at which point I instantly say he may have a point and break out the rule book in my bowling bag for the bust factor.  Now he thinks I'm angry but I'm actually just playing this out as much as possible.  Then I try to tell him that but he just didn't get it and I spent the rest of the night in between throws tallying how many times he kept apologizing to me.

Going into the night we were in 2nd place at 14-7 (even with only 3 bowlers) However we only took one game and went 2-5 on the night putting us at 16-12.  256 should be good enough for high game thus far on league as the previous high was 247.

Oh yeah, I converted 2 ten pins in games 2 and 3 with the same approach.  So 2/3 on the night and 5/15 through 4 weeks

2280 total pins through 12 games and an average of 190.0