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Some of you may recall in a post a good while back that I had set a goal to have 25 sanctioned 700 series before age 15. Well I didn't make it, even though in the weeks leading up to my 15th birthday I had been shooting all around it with series of 668, 682, 678, but just couldn't get over the hump.

Today, 15 days past my original goal it finally all came together, and it was actually worth the wait. I was bowling in the Open Division of the SoCal Junior Amateur Tour (JAT) http://www.bowljat.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. I normally bowl in the JAT Farm Club, but because my partners average and mine combined exceeded the cut-off we had to bowl in the Open Division. On top of the fact that many of the youth adult partners made the event look like it could have been a PBA Regional, I had managed to find a pretty good partner for myself, Vince Wood.

The format was 5 team games, then a cut to the top 10 teams for 5 more games of Baker format match play, then cut to top 4 for stepladder single game elimination in Baker format.

I opened with games of 239, 256, 221 for 716 and my 25th sanctioned 700 series. I know they are not officially recognized by the USBC as honor scores, but many State & Local Associations still recognize a female 700 series as a special achievement, so I keep track of them.

My partner opened with 247, 258, 246 for a not to shabby 751. We went on to finish the 5 games of qualifying at +353 for an average of 235.3 and a commanding lead over the second place team that was as +280 averaging 228.

Vince and I continued a strong performance in the 5 games of Baker match play, with wins in all 5 matches and firmly in the #1 seeded position. As the 2 & 3 seeds moved into the 5th frame of their match we were allowed to warm up on a separate pair. We had watched how the lanes had broken down, and came up with a plan on how we would attack the lanes during the Championship match. Both of us had used the same ball all day only making adjustments with our feet and target. I was throwing a Storm Frantic, and Vince was throwing the new Ebonite Pursuit (He is on the Ebonite Staff so he has the ball early). Our plan of attack was quite simple, move deeper inside, playing between 25 & 20 using some of the oil still remaining up the middle to create hold, and allow the layouts of our balls to make the turn into the pocket when they hit the dry on the back. Honestly Vince was a bit further left than that, but he has the hand, and I have to say that the Pursuit's back end motion was impressive in his hands.

We won the Championship match easily, giving me not only my 25th 700 series, but also my first JAT Open Division Title.

It was a good day :D
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Congrats and keep it going!!!
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CONGRATULATIONS!!! Keep them coming.
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dunnlw wrote:
I opened with games of 239, 256, 221 for 716 and my 25th sanctioned 700 series. I know they are not officially recognized by the USBC as honor scores, but many State & Local Associations still recognize a female 700 series as a special achievement, so I keep track of them.

Congrats on your accomplishment and I am sure you have many, many more ahead of you. I know that the USBC does not have a 700 as and honor score, but, in my mind and I am sure many will agree, a 700 series from anyone, male or female, is still an honorable achievement. To have 25 at age 15 is something special....
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Great bowling, congratulations!!! -- JohnP
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Congratulations Ashley .. fantastic bowling ..
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Congratulations Ashley,
I couldn't think of a better place to share it than with all of your friends and fans here on BowlingChat.
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glssmn2001 wrote: Congrats on your accomplishment and I am sure you have many, many more ahead of you. I know that the USBC does not have a 700 as and honor score, but, in my mind and I am sure many will agree, a 700 series from anyone, male or female, is still an honorable achievement. To have 25 at age 15 is something special....
Actually, I think they still record 700 series for girls under their achievements on bowl.com. I think this particular tournament wouldn't count towards that list.

Either way, CONGRATULATIONS on a great performance. One down, many more to come I'm sure.
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spmcgivern wrote: Actually, I think they still record 700 series for girls under their achievements on bowl.com. I think this particular tournament wouldn't count towards that list.

Either way, CONGRATULATIONS on a great performance. One down, many more to come I'm sure.
No, I wish they still counted them. If they did my Achievements page would contain 25 of them. Look at my page and you will see, USBC # 5730-24021. The only way you will see a 700 series listed is if an 11 strikes in a row game or a 300 game series happens to be 700 or more. As for the tournament counting. The first 5 games of the tournament were individual scores, just added together as a team, not baker format. The tournament is a USBC sanctioned event. The USBC rules state that a sanctioned series in tournament play is any 3 consecutive games in groups of 3. For example games 1, 2, and 3 counted as a series, but games 2, 3, and 4 would not have counted as a series. Games 4, 5, and 6 if there had been 6 would have counted as a series. This rule holds true if someone were to bowl an 800 series in a sanctioned tournament.

Thanks for congratulating me. I appreciate it.
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Here is a link to the finals if anyone is interested. Not any amazing camera work here, as my father simply set it up, then got away, so just a stationary back view of the pair. I haven't really watched or listened to the video. The camera was sitting on the table with Paula Vidad and some friends of hers, I have no idea what they might have said.

Watch how smooth Vince is, and he wasn't really even working at it.

Enjoy.

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Great bowling and congratulations! You are a bright future for the sport and will have much success in your years to come!
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dunnlw wrote: No, I wish they still counted them. If they did my Achievements page would contain 25 of them. Look at my page and you will see, USBC # 5730-24021. The only way you will see a 700 series listed is if an 11 strikes in a row game or a 300 game series happens to be 700 or more. As for the tournament counting. The first 5 games of the tournament were individual scores, just added together as a team, not baker format. The tournament is a USBC sanctioned event. The USBC rules state that a sanctioned series in tournament play is any 3 consecutive games in groups of 3. For example games 1, 2, and 3 counted as a series, but games 2, 3, and 4 would not have counted as a series. Games 4, 5, and 6 if there had been 6 would have counted as a series. This rule holds true if someone were to bowl an 800 series in a sanctioned tournament.

Thanks for congratulating me. I appreciate it.
I guess things have changed lately. My girlfriend has her 700s from Juniors still on her achievements page. As wonderful this achievement is (the 25 700s), don't limit your goals to "scores".

Focus on the process and not the result and shooting 700 will begin to lose its luster when the 800s start happening.

Keep up the great work and hopefully I don't have to bowl against you in the future.
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I see 800 things in your future, Tweety. Like rings, and plaques, and more titles.

Oh, yeah...and lots of recruiting letters from people like UMES, AL A&M, Wichita, Nebraska....and on and on.

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Congrats and continue to bowl great.

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Kudos Ashley.

No reason to be sorry, it's always nice to share ones accomplishments with people who can appreciate them.
We had watched how the lanes had broken down, and came up with a plan on how we would attack the lanes during the Championship match. Both of us had used the same ball all day only making adjustments with our feet and target.
A wise man once said that "Luck is the residue of design" ;)

Continued grow and success.

P.S. Ever hear of an Andy Varipapa 300? :)

P.P.S. You'll have to find a special Celebratory Tweety icon when you roll your fist 800!!
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Congrats Ashley.

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