Welcome to Grant Bowls! Bowling is one of man's purest trials of strength and sound mind. One must be able to not only throw a ball, but make it hit pins, in this perpetual struggle between stability, chaos, and the goodness of man. And you can get a pretzel with cheese on it.
Well, I'm inching up to 222. My latest series started out with my highest game yet, a 162. With three strikes and three spares, I'm actually starting to feel like a respectable bowler. However I still refuse to try adding any spin to the ball, which might be holding me back.
Other than that, my all-time personal second best of 157 first happened in Japan at the cleanest bowling alley I've ever seen with no smoking and brand new balls. I later tied it at Lanes and Games in Boston in lesser conditions.
Maybe someday I'll match my father's 222.
| Date | Location | Game�Number | Score | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 9, 2002 | Lanes and Games, Boston | 1/3 | 137 | � |
| November 9, 2002 | Lanes and Games, Boston | 2/3 | 128 | � |
| November 9, 2002 | Lanes and Games, Boston | 3/3 | 149 | Personal Best
for the Western Hemisphere Best of the Night for Olin Bowling Club Hit first 50 pins down. (four spares / one strike) |
| November 9, 2002 | Lanes and Games, Boston | (series) | 414 | Best Series of the Night for Olin Bowling Club (Emma only played two games but would have won.) Hit strikes or spares on all three tenth frames |
| December 7, 2002 | Lanes and Games, Boston | 1/2 | 135 | 2 strikes, 3 spares, fairly routine I bowled with a ball that said "Mel" on it. |
| December 7, 2002 | Lanes and Games, Boston | 2/2 | 157 | Personal best for Western Hemisphere 4 strikes (turkey on 9-10-10), 3 spares I stuck with "Mel" through this game as well. Good ball. 5th game in a row with a three-ball 10th frame |
| May 10, 2003 | Lanes and Games, Boston | 1/3 | 109 | 1 strike, 2 spares The beginning of a lackluster day. |
| May 10, 2003 | Lanes and Games, Boston | 2/3 | 96 | no strikes, 3 spares |
| May 10, 2003 | Lanes and Games, Boston | 3/3 | 117 | 1 strike, 2 spares |
| May 10, 2003 | Lanes and Games, Boston | (series) | 322 | Worst I've done for a while. |
| December 26, 2003 | Boulevard Bowl, Edmond, OK | 1/2 | 106 | A fun couple of games with the guys. 2 strikes, 1 spare |
| December 26, 2003 | Boulevard Bowl, Edmond, OK | 2/2 | 107 | 2 strikes, 2 spares |
| July 19, 2004 | Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ | 1/3 | 98 | The Stevens lanes are very strict about fouling. If fouls hadn't counted I'd have bowled 135. 4 strikes (2 on fouls didn't count), 1 spare |
| July 19, 2004 | Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ | 2/3 | 104 | 1 strike, 2 spares |
| July 19, 2004 | Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ | 3/3 | 120 | 1 strike, 3 spares |
| July 19, 2004 | Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ | (series) | 322 | This series was identical to my previous series on May 10, 2003. Every game started with a strike. If I had not fouled so much, I would have rolled a 359 series. |
| March 25, 2005 | Boulevard Bowl, Edmond, OK | 1/3 | 162 | Personal best 3 strikes, 3 spares. I beat my father and had quite a strong showing, mostly because I used a lighter ball. But my improved performance didn't stay for long. |
| March 25, 2005 | Boulevard Bowl, Edmond, OK | 2/3 | 104 | 2 strikes, 1 spare My hands started to tingle by the second game. I hope I'm not developing carpal tunnel disease. I still eked out a score about 100 though. My father beat me handily. |
| March 25, 2005 | Boulevard Bowl, Edmond, OK | 3/3 | 121 | 2 strikes, 2 spares Rounding out the series, I picked this game up a bit toward the end. |
| March 25, 2005 | Boulevard Bowl, Edmond, OK | (series) | 387 | Not too bad, but not wonderful. My dad ended up winning, even with my vast lead after the first game. I still had the highest game of the night, though. |