Welcome to the initial blog of 12X Bowling Pro Shop. My intent is to journal my experiences, good and bad, in the 2024-2025 bowling league season. I am bowling in 3 leagues this year at Shelby Lanes in Shelby Township, MI. Here is the schedule:

Tuesday Night Partytimers League: A weekly league, 4 person teams, any mix of genders.  I’m on a team with my wife and 2 other ladies.

Thursday Night Men’s League: Another weekly league, 5 man teams. Our team has been together for several years, and these guys are some of my best friends in the world.

Saturday Night Mixers: A bi-weekly league, 4 person teams, 2 men & 2 women. Our team consists of my wife and another couple.

So, last night was the first night for the Partytimers league. I only bowled 9 league games during the summer, so I wasn’t expecting much. Took a book average of 203 into last night’s competition. My 3 game series was 657, with games of 189, 225, and 243. I started off with my Hammer Black Widow Solid 3.0 in warmup, and put it away after 3 shots, too much friction. Had a decent look with my Global 900 Sublime, and started game 1 with it. I quickly found out that while I could get to the pocket with it, I wasn’t carrying well. After trying to force it for a few frames, I switched to my Storm Virtual Energy Blackout in the 7th frame, made a big move left, and struck 3 of the remaining 4 frames to salvage a 189. Stuck with the VEBO for the rest of the night, making small moves to the left and a little forward/backward on the approach. There was a LOT of friction in the midlane last night, but the VEBO glided through it like it’s supposed to, and I was able to consistently hit my target and string strikes. I left 13 different spares during the 3 games, missing 3 makeables and 2 splits. The league uses a 7 point system, and our team won 2 games, and lost 1 game and totals for a 4-3 split. More than acceptable for the first week, and a great time with our team and our opponents.

That’s all for the Tuesday night adventures. Next up is Thursday Men’s tomorrow. I hope you enjoyed this! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me at coachcraig12x@gmail.com, and I’ll be happy to answer them. Until next time!

Craig