Fridays' results and Saturday's report

Finally here we are. After a short but early riser trip I can already upload not just the results, but some extra info as well. I hope it helps all our readers that are not yet or won't be at all here in Bilbao.

First of all, the scores.

As we can see, the cut will be high. There are four more squads today and right now it is in 1228 (as it was in Coruña a few weeks ago). And 150 more squads to be count yet..


The oil pattern is, or at least seems, the same of the last year. That's it, mid oil ammount (18,64 ml) but a very strong backend reaction. Especially in the first game, when players with more revs (Rascadores!!) has lots of problems to hit the pocket regularly.

Fortunately, it takes some times but the reaccion gets slow. It is still necessary using pearl balls and high speed, but is not as bad as before.

146 players have already bowled and 45 of them are over par (with handicap) and 16 of them over 1300.

However, something strange happens. Only Aitor Seisas, in the top 8, has 10 or less of handicap. It's weird because, normally, with easy lane conditions high average bowlers (0 handicap) use to take up the first places.

Actually, there are 7 of them among the top 24. The first one is Javi Moreno, with 1336. The pins over here are really soft so it happens that with good shoots the ball hits to hard and you can leave solid 7-8-910's

I'm not prety sure of why it happens. I'll check out this squad and I'm bowling on the next one and will tell you why top bowlers are not scoring high enough with some field-work.

By the moment we can report that Daniel Machos has a very strong stat, with 230 and 248. He was a little bit afraid during practice time because his reaction was too hard (he wish having my Cherry Vibe), but rich now it's ok and he is performing pretty well. He's playing the third arrow and, during this 4th game, his reaction is smooth. Outcome? 234 for him. Starting with 712 is always a gret business. As it is a 278 game. Tito Cuevas opened with the front nine but let a solid 10 pin frustrated his 300's expectatives.

UPDATE: MASSIVE TITO CUEVAS

His performance is unbeliavable. This 278 on the third game was excelents, sure, but he had 234 and 257 as well, so he is 175 over par. By the moment...

Following him there some other players, leaded by Machón (+140), José Luis Ricote (+50) and Carlos Sánchez Garnica (+47). All of them scratch, of course.

The lanes look pretty much under control now. It's may be just an illusions, because it's obvious that we are not talking about tough conditios. But now the ball has more lenght and a smooth reaction, not having a 90º-turn at 50 feet.


THE SCORES

I have already uploaded the PDF with the last score. Fantastic Tito Cuevas, leader os the squad with 1390 and Machon's 1361.

I am gonna play now so don't wait any more comments untill the squad ends.