Forum United @ Classic Bowl - Second Leg

last SG · 2003-01-28T09:25:32+00:00

Gross... this thing about cucumbers btw, Jordan, seems that you are more occupied these days. Busy chasing skirts

prataman SG

To all members of Forum United,

Here's the overall stats summary for the team at this point in time, after the first leg (11 sessions). Neutral The list is sorted by upgraded average (to determine hdcp) in descending order.

Sorry for the layout. Sgforums disallows spaces, I try my best to make it legible. Rolling Eyes

Stats include number of games played, scratch averages, upgraded averages, handicap and individual points won.

Note: The bigger the difference between scratch and upgraded average, the higher number of games below 160 was scored. (which means to say it's a measure of consistency, or rather, inconsistency)

Kevin Ng - 15 gms, 181.7 Scr, 183.7 Up, 8 Hdcp, 11 pts

David - 9 gms, 174.1 Scr, 176.6 Up, 12 Hdcp, 10 pts

K Phua - 12 gms, 163.8 Scr, 173.6 Up, 13 Hdcp, 7 pts

Jae - 12 gms, 162.3 Scr, 170.0 Up, 15 Hdcp, 8 pts

Jordan - 12 gms, 161.0 Scr, 170.0 Up, 15 Hdcp, 7 pts

Hayden - 12 gms, 160.6 Scr, 169.5 Up, 15 Hdcp, 7 pts

Dinghua - 15 gms, 156.4 Scr, 168.9 Up, 16 Hdcp, 9 pts

WXman - 12 gms, 161.9 Scr, 168.5 Up, 16 Hdcp, 6 pts

Hanzzz - 9 gms, 150.6 Scr, 167.2 Up, 16 Hdcp, 3 pts

Ian Tan - 9 gms, 154.8 Scr, 166.4 Up, 17 Hdcp, 6 pts

K Chang - 6 gms, 146.0 Scr, 163.0 Up, 18 Hdcp, 1 pt

Yvonne - 9 gms, 157.7 Scr, 159.2 Up, 20 Hdcp, 4 pts

The numbers speak for themselves. We have to improve, people. Otherwise we're going to be on the wrong end of many hidings again. Idea

Power Torq SG

Thanks for the details Prataman! I think most of us can still improve!My target is avg 170+! after second round! Twisted Evil

airgrinder SG

All rite pple, round 1 is finally over. It's time for round 2. We will be meeting all the teams again. This time we have first hand intelligence on our opponents. All our members also have more league experience. Let us maintain focus and bowl some high averages!

I came to notice that sometimes we play for ourselves, more concerned about ourselves, individual performance rather than playing for the team. Think theres inadequate feeling that we are part of a team. Think all of us might be guilty of this at one time or another. We should develop this feeling to play as a team rather than only for individuals. Our army calls it Team Spirit. A soldier cannot hope to win a war without the support of his mates, even if he has the best fitness, wits and marksmanship skills. Even Batman needs an occasional helping hand from Robin. He knows he can punch his way out with his trusty teammate. A word of encouragement goes a long way! Cool

Hmmmsome of us are improving quickly; those who are not, I am sure, are working hard on it. I am sure you will improve your averages this time round. We had yet to demonstrate our abilities at its maximum. From pratamans analysis, we always do not have all 4 on-form during league sessions. Lets hopeno, lets all bowl our best every single session.

Hayden set a 170 target average for himself. I too set a target for myself. Let us set a target of 2000 pinfalls per league session, scratch! Which means everyone have to bowl 500 pins over three games, an average of 167 per game. If anyone missed that in a game, don't worry, you just have to try your best in the next game. Your teammates will try their best to cover for you!

"One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' that can beat teamwork."
Edward Abbey on Team Spirit

From Parker Bohn III,
1) Dun let good or bad luck distract you
2) Dun let emotions take control
3) Bowl against the pins, not the scoreboard

Generally for league teams, their first criteria of selecting members will always be the ability of the members to gain points. Other criteria will include:
1) allowing the member to gain experience,
2) maintaining the number of games bowl between each and every member
3) lastly, will be the availability of the members.

Think we should allow our members to gain as much experience as possible and at the same time, maintaining the similar number of games bowled between each, unless the member is not free. Cool

Yvonne once told me about a cab driver who asked her what's so difficult about bowling that one have to take lessons. Another forumite once had doubts about this sport and asked about its objectives. For me, guess I like to compete and win. For harmzuay, he did say he enjoyed the sport very much. Everyone have his/her own reasons why he/she bowls, but I am sure most picked up this sport because of interest and the adrenaline rush he/she experienced in the first place. Let us applaud our ability to enjoy and experience bowling that not many people can. Cool

*You should have an extremely high level of morale now* Cool

harmzuay SG

That's encouraging: Airgrinder giving another speech. Cool

I'm disappointed with getting only 6 points for the team. It's even more frustrating that my usual average isn't that low. Oh well, there's only up to go.

I shall set targets too. My scratch average shall climb to 172.8 (in order to still qualify for the tourneys) before i'm done with Forum United. I'll bowl straight if i have to to ensure the team rockets up the board. Twisted Evil

prataman SG

That would be some sight, would it not? Harmy shooting straight for strikes. Smile For the team! Honour and glory, Forum United!

Yes, we must all set reasonable yet challenging targets for ourselves.

I'll probably get about 4 more sessions in the league, and I wish to average above 180 overall. That would mean averaging 184.4 over 12 games. Let's round it up to 185 average from here on in. Wink

For you, Harmzy, you're also probably going to get 4 more sessions, so.....you'll have to average 186.3 over 12 to get to 172.8 overall.

Good luck to the both of us! Twisted Evil

harmzuay SG

Prat, I was playing straight down into the pocket for games 7 & 8 of the Classic Tourney. You were too far away to see. Twisted Evil

airgrinder SG

Update on first session of Leg 2.

It's a good start....great I must say. We manage to secure 13.5 points.

1) Yvonne, won 2 points, updated handicap 20
2) Weixiang, won 4 points, updated handicap 14
3) Jordan, won 2.5 points, updated handicap 15
4) David, won 2 points, updated handicap 13.
Team won 2 points, plus a point overall, total 13.5 points.

Once again, good job fellows. Cool

Anyway, this was the first me never kana beer-ed!!

harmzuay SG

Clean sweep by the old man!

Well done, weixiang. Twisted Evil

HanZzZzZ SG

Yeah dudes...well done!!
hmm....whre's Power Torque with his field report huh...
that's very unusual of him...normally he's the first to post after league! Shocked Shocked Shocked
haha...
anyway special request for captains chee35 and airgrinder for a slot on e team after CNY....
trust there's no game on CNY right?
i think.... Cool

Ding SG

yeah, I saw that Wink

Mr. Green

Ding SG

Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked

Ding SG

Hey Bro, what time is it Question Mr. Green

CNY no games lah Wink

airgrinder SG

Whoa whoa, lineup for next couple of weeks

For 27th Jan
1) Yvonne
2) Kelvin Chang
3) Ian
4) Jordan
5) Hayden (Backup)

For 10th Feb,
1) Chong Han
2) Ding
3) Hayden
4) Weixiang

Just drop me a msg of post here to confirm. Thanx.

Let's keep up the good work from last week. Now we know, not even a monster can stand in our way.

Let's keep our strikes up, our spares adequate and watch our opponents crumble to dust....... Cool

prataman SG

Just a little background for the 4 of you playing next week,

Next week's opponents, Capital Lane, are mostly made up of Malays. Relatively speaking, they are weak, with the exception of 1 or 2 of them. They are in the bottom 3 of the league, I believe. Idea

So... important to get to a good start so that you can apply early pressure on them and force them to make good shots to beat you. Key will be keeping your shots in play. Neutral

HanZzZzZ SG

ermmm.....so sorry Kaptans...but i wun b in singapore on e feb 10th...
goin in to malaysia....
any chance of movin my place to e 27th??
if not i'll just hav to wait for the 17th feb team.... Wink

Power Torq SG

Yo ppl! Sorry for the delay in field report. But i guess our captain report is more impt and relevant. But nonehteless, its a good start for Forum United! CHEERS!
Had fun watching our team members thrashing our opponents! Kekeke. Fun watching "Jordan vs Miss He_Man" kekeke. Glad Jordan came out top! Yuppie~! Wink
Glad to see Ding coming back to Singapore providing support to our side! Cool
Well well well. Fun bowling revealed Hanzzzz is a a great form Twisted Evil and I ending up with three bad games....guess too long never bowl ( one week) Evil or Very Mad

Let gear up for the 27th and I'll be there wif my gears juz in case I'm called upon! Can't wailt to get my hands on my balls and start striking! CHEERS! Mr. Green

chee35 SG

hey hanzzz. swop with u....u play on 27th and i'll play on 10th feb then. i wun be in spore on 27th....since u r in hot form now...go thrash the opponents! Exclamation

harmzuay SG

All engines are lit and in the green, captain. Twisted Evil

prataman SG

Vroom! Vroom!

Count me in on 17th Feb, then! Wow... that's a long time for me to sit on my laurels. Idea

airgrinder SG

Ok, new lineups for monday classic league:

For 27th Jan
1) Kelvin Chang
2) Ian
3) Chong Han
4) Jordan

For 10th Feb,
1) Yvonne
2) Ding
3) Hayden
4) Weixiang

Lets hope we perform as well as those in the katong league....16 points....204 avg for weixiang....and a minimun of 170 avg for the others......excellent.

Let's target personal best performances....and see if we can get 15 points.

All we have to do is keep our strikes up, our spares adequate, and like prata says, keep ball in play (think should apply to me more, cos my ball always drop into the gutter during critical moments) and watch our opponents crumble to dust....... Cool

If you think its hard, think this "If its easy, then it probably isn't worth doing," Cool