January 3rd, 2010
What can the White Strikes expect in 2010? Well, to top 2009 we need to win the league and hold on (or improve) on the seasons highs so far. After 14 matches of our 2nd season, it’s looking rosy on the individual and team highs at the moment (with the exception Handicap Series), however we have to take control of the league. We’re in a holding position (3rd) considering we’ve been suffering with a very low team handicap making each week very difficult, in other words, we can’t have a bad performance. Now we are well into the season things have settled down – it’s our chance to get a hold of top spot and stay there.
One massive highlight for me during the first 14 matches was my personal high game (ever) of 299. With 11 strikes in a row (all good ones apart from one in the 6th frame) it came down to the 12th frame. I’d played this over in my mind over the years, thinking how I would react to the pressure (especially when the entire league stops playing and gather around to watch). I always thought I’d do something stupid like drop it in the gutter, forget how to walk or just drop the ball behind me, luckily none of those things happened – I was remarkably calm, I just told myself to do what I’d been doing, hit my mark and roll the ball smoothly. Unfortunately I pulled it slightly and was therefore inside my mark, the ball went high and left me the 6 pin. I was gutted that I hadn’t made the perfect game, but at least I now know I can get there. Next time!
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October 13th, 2009
Played well again this week (201, 242, 216) – average back up to 208 – and a good points tally for TWS.
Current league position: 2nd
Mum and Dad were visiting us this weekend and stayed on to watch their boys, we HAD to perform well, they were proud 
Paul.
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October 9th, 2009
Rather than post up scores/results every week we’ll just look to update the blog every now and then.
We are well into our 2nd season of the Monday Night Doubles at Watford Hollywood bowl. Having truly settled into the league we have made a fast start and after our first 5 matches we have positioned ourselves in the top 4. We actually made too good a start as now we are suffering with no handicap – meaning we have a major challenge on our hands before we even start a match, the head start we give some teams is too much. Due to this we’ve struggled to win our last 2 matches, but things will even out and we’ll win it this year!
Current league position: 4th
From a personal point of view I’m bowling well, averaging 206 (hence no handicap). My new ball (see above) – the Tropical Storm – is awesome, it carries longer and hits hard making the pin scatter. Even on Watford’s dry lanes it works. Danny at Bowlrite Tolworth knows his stuff – a brilliant reccomendation!
Paul.
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August 3rd, 2009
|
Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Total |
| TWS |
334 |
411 |
375 |
1120 |
| Wombats |
406 |
341 |
393 |
1140 |
| Points won (out of 32) |
2 |
8 |
2 |
2 (14) |
PM: Well it’s all over for this season. We didn’t manage to top the league but we came bloody close! Not bad for our first season back – we can only win it next year. Thanks for the support…we’ll be back and raring to go for the new season on 7th September.
Final league position: 2nd
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August 2nd, 2009
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July 27th, 2009
|
Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Total |
| TWS |
458 |
400 |
390 |
1248 |
| Bonnie & Clyde |
363 |
331 |
364 |
1058 |
| Points won (out of 32) |
8 |
8 |
6 |
8 (30) |
PM: We actually played this match last week (because of the wedding) just before we got totally thumped by the High Rollers. We played well and managed to secure most of the points – meaning we still have a slim chance of winning the league. We are 18 points behind (so still mathematically possible) but it means we have to win big and hope Another Nine Then lose badly. It’s not over til the last pin falls!
League position: 2nd
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July 20th, 2009
|
Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Total |
| TWS |
422 |
394 |
393 |
1209 |
| (Very) High Rollers |
576 |
398 |
454 |
1428 |
| Points won (out of 32) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 (2) |
PM: This was unbelievable timing – our opponents played amazing and wiped the floor with us. We can’t be down beat though, there was nothing we could do, we played good but were just beaten fair and square. Makes winning this thing a little more difficult. We’ll bounce back next week – we have to! Down to 2nd 
AM: I bowled pretty well in this match, the only trouble was that my opponent started off with 7 strikes in a row ending up with a massive score. I scraped the second game but then lost the last one. Nothing much we could have done.
League position: 2nd
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July 13th, 2009
|
Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Total |
| TWS |
413 |
420 |
376 |
1209 |
| If Only |
397 |
391 |
409 |
1195 |
| Points won (out of 32) |
8 |
6 |
2 |
6 (22) |
PM: This was another close match. Our winning run continues and we’ve stretched out a little lead in the race for the league title. Our closest rivals lost heavily, so we go into next week with a 15 point gap. We just need to keep our heads and concentrate on the matches in hand. Next week is important as we are playing two matches on the same night – only 3 matches left!
AM: Back after Dave kindly stepped in for me last week and helped push the team up to 1st place! This week we were playing Dave’s team, but this time he took the week off. I bowled well and managed to win all my points and we’ve pulled away from 2nd and 3rd. ‘Another Nine’ didn’t play this week so could get some of that ground back but as long as we keep winning that won’t happen.
League position: 1st
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July 6th, 2009
|
Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Total |
| TWS |
338 |
405 |
469 |
1212 |
| You Got Served |
409 |
308 |
371 |
1088 |
| Points won (out of 32) |
0 |
8 |
8 |
6 (22) |
PM: We’ve finally made it to the top. At last! Andy was away this week, anyone would think he’s got a wedding to prepare for. We drafted in Dave Ashwood (thanks Dave) as our special sub. We lost the first game comprehensively, we both played crap. However we pulled it back in the 2nd and 3rd games. I hit some good form too, hitting a 226 and 230, making a 618 in total (you can work out the rubbish first game). 4 matches left, let’s hope the winning run continues, it would be great to win the league at the first time of asking.
League position: 1st
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June 29th, 2009
|
Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Total |
| TWS |
404 |
342 |
418 |
1164 |
| Three Lions |
378 |
388 |
385 |
1152 |
| Points won (out of 32) |
6 |
2 |
6 |
6 (20) |
PM: This was a good match. Hard fought and very sticky (it was hot tonight). We had a crap 2nd game, but the rest was solid and we came through deserving winners. The best thing though is that we’re up to 2nd place in the league. The highest we’ve been and now ONLY 12 points off top spot. What a finish to the league – only 5 matches to go!
League position: 2nd
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