When Do I Throw Out My Old Games?

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When Do I Throw Out My Old Games?

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As most of you know, I have recently returned to bowling after some injuries. Last night things really clicked, I had three great games in a row and last week wasn't bad either. Now I am wondering with all the changes, how far back should I actually count toward my average if the better/healthier bowling continues?
I do not currently, nor have I ever played in a league so I have no experience as far as when/if bowlers ever reset their averages from year to year or if the bowler's game significantly changes one way or another.

Thanks for your help.
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Re: When Do I Throw Out My Old Games?

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League bowlers usually start their season in September and their averages start from then. The season last till about April. Basically it is the average for the season. Much like a professional baseball player has a batting average for a season. A career average would be all seasons combined for a lifetime.

Here in Michigan, the State tournament keeps your tournament average for I believe 27 games. That would equate to 3 years of bowling Team, doubles and singles 9 games each year in that particular tournament. Granted you can bowl in it more than once per year so it doesn't necessarily go back 3 years for everybody.

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Re: When Do I Throw Out My Old Games?

Post by GrizzlyAdam »

Thanks Eric, it does. I understand that open bowling isn't the same as league bowling, but right now this is the best metric I have for tracking progress and if I end up having a big move, it would seem silly to keep scores from a time that is very different score-wise. I didnt think that bowlers would still have their earliest league scores factored into their average 30 years later.

Thanks for clearing up the timeline on this.
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