League this week was a rather dissapointing affair. I started out okay when I rolled a 180 for the opening game, but then I tanked it in the second game and threw a 158, my lowest league game so far. I rolled only a 164 average for the league  which dropped my overall average a little bit to only 180. I really hope that I can find my groove and finish out the next 4 weeks a little better. The last four weeks have been poor at best.

My daughter on the other hand started very strong. She threw a 98 in the first game, but also sort of tanked the second game, ending up throwing only a 79 in the second game. Her scores were good enough to raise her average a little bit for the league, so I am happy with that.

Week number 7 yielded better results today. For the two games I threw for the league, I tossed a 169-206 for a 187.5 average. For my third game after the league, I threw a 207 for a 582 series. My series average was 194. This is my second highest series ever.

The only complaints I would make is the alarming number of ringing 7s that I left myself. At one point, I had three in a row during the 1st game. My spare pickup percentage was also rather poor, as I missed a pair of 7 pin shots in the first game. One went left just into the gutter, and the other barely missed it to the right.

I seemed to get things under control in the second game because I had no open frames during that game, and only 1 open in the final one. The ball was moving quite nicely for me. I found the pocket more that 2/3 of the time, but again was just a bit unlucky on a few of them. However, I have to say that I was satisfied with my performance.

The best part of the day was hearing that my house is definitely going to be starting up a PBA experience league in early to mid June. I have already begun to make plans for that league. I can't wait to be in an all mens league so I can see for myself how I rate against other guys.

I feel like I am starting to fall into a mini slump or something. On Sunday, I bowled another league series which was below my average for the league. I threw a 156-178 for an average of 167. This lowered my league average by about 3 pins, but I again managed to raise my overall average by .3 pins. I know that this sounds low, but for me, it is not too bad.

This time, my daughter and I bowled against a grandfather and his 18 yearl old granddaughter. My 5 year old didn't stand a chance against her. Keep in mind folks that this is supposed to be an adult- youth league. Why is there an 18 year old bowling with her grandfather in this sort of a league you ask? Well, I asked her, and she told me that the only reason she joined the league was because at the end of the league, she will get a Barbie bowling ball and bag!! Sounds a little crappy to me, but oh well.

Anyway, we bowl again next Sunday, and hopefully we can bowl a little better than last week.

Sunday yielded another terrible series for me: 189-137-145 for a 471 series. I have been trying to push myself to throw at least a 500 series every time I bowl. My average dipped, but only a very small amount which is good, but my league average fell from 189 to 184. Hopefully, next Sunday's games will be better.

Since my league was not running this week because of Easter, I thought I would get a three game practice session in before next week. I did not shoot particularly well; 163-172-154 for a 163 average. Believe it or not, I raised my overall average, though not much. The lanes were slick, but I was able to maintain decent control of the ball on the lanes. Hopefully, league next Sunday will be a little better.