Originally Posted by PornMD

Consistency is good...it's nice to have breakout nights but better for doing well in the league to be consistent. The time I had that 793 I finished with a 230 something game for a 4-game series in the 1020s, which was the only time I ever broke 1000 for a 4-game series. Was sad though - that was one lone night in what was a crappy showing for me - I think I may have finished that league at 200 or 201 and in general the last year I bowled, I was consistently below my average with a few good nights here and there. The next league was my last and I finished around 198 and quit bowling after that because I had stopped enjoying it. I'd probably do well again now that I weigh about 65 lbs less than I did then and don't have knee issues anymore.

The good thing with scratch leagues is the nice money prize for winning if you can manage to win the league. I once was on a winning team - we were 1st seeded going into the playoffs so we only had to bowl 1 game, which ended up being against the 2nd seeded team which had the best bowler in the league who had bowled 6 300s during that one league alone. I pulled a 279 out of my ass to help us win...here I was the low avg on the team by about 10 pins, 30 pins below their hotshot bowler and I bowled the best of anyone...that was a good night! It was a summer league so a shorter one, but I think the cash prize paid for the bowling plus another $400 or $500 or so.