SpareTalk Extra! | Site-Wide Activity https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:01:35 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 318a9bdae0d8c2ac75bad26640776085 Sharon McCann became a registered member https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/223/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:01:35 -0400 0 1e95026b24590f9b9b0241e15b8b7bcc Leonard Osullivan became a registered member https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/222/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:33:01 -0400 0 a45d40c8d2e69a700cac32902ef342d1 HaroldDuard became a registered member https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/221/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:34:58 -0500 0 8f0ade014b3738f4e6ee32361f39ed77 Sandy Smith became a registered member https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/219/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 01:12:40 -0400 0 25100fece6a3e5f3e57d8813ed8a4a77 Mark Huffman became a registered member https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/217/ Fri, 24 May 2024 17:02:03 -0400 0 b4408f1bbb012772824dad734fd4806a Bob Richardson joined the group More Than ’Just a Game’ https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/215/ Thu, 16 May 2024 15:54:10 -0400 0 87d57693a2c12328e14588c91e290486 Bob Richardson became a registered member https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/213/ Thu, 16 May 2024 15:52:17 -0400 0 7e6d1bba68f72a0a3dd31e34706b90e4 admin started the topic Reader Feedback: More Than 'Just a Game' in the forum More Than ’Just a Game’ https://tenpinsecretary.com/groups/more-than-just-a-game/forum/topic/reader-feedback-more-than-just-a-game/ Mon, 13 May 2024 04:15:26 -0400 As the author of the book, More Than ‘Just a Game’, I’ll start off the thread. Admittedly, there are sections in the early part of the book that might have seemed useless or tedious. But there is a tie-in, and later on it will all make sense. For those who have purchased the book and would like to comment, feel free to share your thoughts here.

]]> 0 6ca3959fabea4d8ec616ac169617dad5 admin replied to the topic Reader Feedback for More Than 'Just a Game' in the forum Reader Feedback for More Than 'Just a Game' https://tenpinsecretary.com/forums/topic/reader-feedback-for-more-than-just-a-game/#post-1719 Sun, 12 May 2024 21:54:55 -0400 As the author of the book, More Than ‘Just a Game’, I’ll start the forum thread with a “Welcome” to everyone who purchased a copy of the book. I do realize that there was a lot of stuff, some of it seemingly unrelated to bowling in the beginning. Hopefully, you all were able to endure the early going until it all made sense. Feel free to share…Read more

]]> 0 f8dc529623cdc702c53ca1eb903ac89b admin posted an update in the group More Than ’Just a Game’: I've revamped the NorthAmericanBowling.com website, which […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/209/ Sun, 12 May 2024 20:43:20 -0400 I’ve revamped the NorthAmericanBowling.com website, which now includes a few features that might be useful for those in need of general information. Feel free to take a look, particularly toward the links for Manufacturers, Associations, and Bowling Centers.

]]> 0 4d10f768e7d11e85e3fc6cf7d2607e41 admin posted an update in the group More Than ’Just a Game’: With the SpareTalk.com site being a dual Website and Social […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/208/ Sun, 12 May 2024 20:40:53 -0400 With the SpareTalk.com site being a dual Website and Social Media collaboration, this opens up the possibilities of going beyond the limitations of Facebook’s and Twitter’s simplistic design, as will be evidenced in future posts. Enthusiasm is beginning to sprout.

]]> 0 889c72dbb9d5e07f485e6abd672e2483 admin posted an update in the group More Than ’Just a Game’: Efforts will be made to circulate updates regarding "More […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/207/ Sun, 12 May 2024 20:33:09 -0400 Efforts will be made to circulate updates regarding “More Than Just a Game” via the different social media outlets. As the book’s writer, I’ll be updating the “Rod Weaver, Author” Facebook page from time to time. It’s nice to have this SpareTalk Social Media site as a headquarters, however. It gives me “elbow room”, so to speak, to be less…Read more

]]> 0 54ccfe536f7676fcadcc98c2203b0983 admin posted an update in the group More Than ’Just a Game’: More Than 'Just a Game' has been out for a little less than […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/206/ Sun, 12 May 2024 20:29:36 -0400 More Than ‘Just a Game’ has been out for a little less than three weeks now. Response from the bowling community has been favorable. So far, the following centers are carrying the book: Thunderhead Bowl and Grill (Taneytown, MD), Glen Burnie Bowl (Glen Burnie, MD), Suitland Bowl (Suitland, MD), and White Oak Duckpin Lanes (Silver Spring, MD).

]]> 0 5b2952914f54bd4e56de0c8112efbd66 admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): Now that I'm bowling on a more frequent basis, the numbers […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/205/ Sat, 21 Oct 2023 14:36:12 -0400 Now that I’m bowling on a more frequent basis, the numbers from the line scores can be used as a benefit.

]]> 0 bc6e7e2027e7b886e23d9ef849e213bf admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): These extra stats are stuff that helps the bowler improve […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/204/ Sat, 21 Oct 2023 14:34:28 -0400 These extra stats are stuff that helps the bowler improve upon his/her game — I know that I personally have blown more wood than I’d prefer, and it’s often a case of just being not disciplined.

]]> 0 bfd62e2aab2dde2b1608811a123ba6cc admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): This ratio to wood calculation is going to be lower for the […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/203/ Sat, 21 Oct 2023 14:32:39 -0400 This ratio to wood calculation is going to be lower for the higher bowlers, in the majority of cases, but not all of them. The more 9s and 10s you can salvage per open frame, the lower the number, which is a good thing.

]]> 0 e8bbe750b33bdb1be5860eabcc29ae4a admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): In adding to the Whiff, there will also be a stat in the […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/202/ Sat, 21 Oct 2023 14:30:25 -0400 In adding to the Whiff, there will also be a stat in the booklet which might sound complicated, but it’s just a matter of each bowler getting accustomed to the numbers that are normal for their own games. This stat will be a “wood ratio to open frame” calculation. All it does is reflect that average score per frame a bowler rolls, when not…Read more

]]> 0 82522a75d69898bd3edd300a8eb33cbd admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): Check the most recent posts for the Whiff details. Also, I […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/201/ Sat, 21 Oct 2023 14:25:45 -0400 Check the most recent posts for the Whiff details. Also, I am including a little more info that will be a part of the weekly booklet.

]]> 0 53d5ab7c6c9a2274cf1ad04d7a2802ea admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): The whiff doesn't amount to a lot of lost wood, but it can […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/200/ Sat, 21 Oct 2023 14:18:50 -0400 The whiff doesn’t amount to a lot of lost wood, but it can make a difference in a close game.

]]> 0 10ddefce3cd7ed51af16fbad1b64bd30 admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): Tracking 'whiffs' is intended as a means of improving a […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/199/ Sat, 21 Oct 2023 14:17:58 -0400 Tracking ‘whiffs’ is intended as a means of improving a person’s bowling, which would be getting an individual into the habit of taking a little extra time on the third ball to either complete the job on making a strike count to its maximum, or to encourage a person not to make the same mistake twice upon following a spare count.

]]> 0 7e9576be95566b7270b132b21d9c7967 admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): A new statistic has been added to the T3 League website and […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/198/ Sat, 21 Oct 2023 14:15:32 -0400 A new statistic has been added to the T3 League website and weekly booklet. A “Whiff” will be tracked from here on. A “Whiff” in this instance, occurs after a spare or strike is rolled. If a person counts, for example, 9 on strike, and then misses on the third ball, this ‘miss’ is a whiff. The same idea applies to spares, except if a person…Read more

]]> 0 5ccc007fd4702e2c364423b344dde8f5 admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): Team schedules and Singles schedules were passed out at the […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/195/ Sun, 27 Aug 2023 22:06:23 -0400 Team schedules and Singles schedules were passed out at the meeting. If the league remains at 8 teams, Weeks 24-29 of the Singles League schedule will be altered, to avoid having situations in the those 6 weeks in which teammates bowl each other. From what I’ve determined from examining the schedule, Weeks 6, 8, 11, 15, 16, and 17 are weeks in…Read more

]]> 0 3dce52281d973607e5642922c48df0ad admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): We had one more team drop out on Friday, so we’re at 8 t […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/194/ Sun, 27 Aug 2023 22:00:40 -0400 We had one more team drop out on Friday, so we’re at 8 teams solid. We still have a couple of weeks to get up to 10 teams, so if anyone is looking to bowl, or has a team, feel free to let Rod know at roddo4@gmail.com. It would be great to have 10, but 8 is a good number, as well.

]]> 0 1704c2aba7233921efe855641c78c39b admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): Here are the 8 teams, so far, with their new team numbers, […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/193/ Sun, 27 Aug 2023 21:58:58 -0400 Here are the 8 teams, so far, with their new team numbers, along with their Singles ID numbers preceding each roster member and his/her average:

Team 1:
#19 – Donald Lochstamphfor – 128
#10 – Dave Lakin – 128
#12 – Bernard “Bruz” Anthony – 121

Team 2:
#15 – Tommy Miller, Jr. – 133
#24 – Bruce Steger – 116
#4 – Shawn Steger -…Read more

]]> 0 f5f59684274b99fc53ad158c84f4cbbe admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): Handicap will be added into the team pinfall, and so Pinfall […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/192/ Sun, 27 Aug 2023 21:49:41 -0400 Handicap will be added into the team pinfall, and so Pinfall will be the tiebreaker if teams are tied in the standings at the end of the year.

]]> 0 2da8c565c32016ea3fd61870265f1427 admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): The dummy score for an absent player will be 10 pins off the […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/191/ Sun, 27 Aug 2023 21:48:55 -0400 The dummy score for an absent player will be 10 pins off the player’s entrance average. We will vote on a prize list in the first couple of weeks of the league, once we know whether it’s going to be 8 or 10 teams.

]]> 0 5153ec0d1754ad9a6a496a005eeb1e02 admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): It was great seeing everyone at our meeting today at […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/189/ Sun, 27 Aug 2023 21:45:45 -0400 It was great seeing everyone at our meeting today at Thunderhead Bowl and Grill in Taneytown. Congratulations to Chris Roth and Tommy Miller, Jr. on being elected President and Vice President of the league.

]]> 0 d821abd52ed60b23e97c2b49d008064a admin posted an update: We had a team drop out, so we're looking for a replacement. […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/188/ Fri, 25 Aug 2023 02:27:33 -0400 We had a team drop out, so we’re looking for a replacement. Here is the updated team roster list:

#1: Tommy Miller, Jr – 133 / Bruce Steger – 116 / Shawn Steger – 118
#2. . . . / . . . / . . .
#3: Buddy Hartman – 120 (2020: 123 avg – 3 pins) / Jodi Narowanski – 108 (2020: 111 avg – 3 pins) / Rod Weaver – 128 (2023)
#4: Donald Lochstam…Read more

]]> 0 54f1a6245ce738a99d16b09a4aa7a933 admin posted an update: SpareTalk the Book is scheduled for completion soon. I'm […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/187/ Sat, 12 Aug 2023 18:30:37 -0400 SpareTalk the Book is scheduled for completion soon. I’m shooting for a target date of a little after mid-September. Once I get going with the Amazon publishing feature, I will release the official title. I’m about 98% sure what it will be called, but will wait until I’m finished before giving the book its identity.

]]> 0 90830bf4d79290465b7a200bf9a4e6fe admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): As of 8/11/2023, from the NDBC.org website, here are the […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/186/ Sat, 12 Aug 2023 03:15:56 -0400 As of 8/11/2023, from the NDBC.org website, here are the entering averages, so far, for the teams in the T3 League for the upcoming 2023-2024 season:
#1: Tommy Miller, Jr – 133 / Bruce Steger – 116 / Shawn Steger – 118
#2. Michele Mossburg – 109 (2021: 111 avg – 2 pins) / Pete Mossburg – 123 (2021: 125 avg – 2 pins) / . . .
#3: Buddy Hartman…Read more

]]> 0 0b68e821678ce1ed58658c4182c150d4 admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): The T3 League is 30 week season. Start Date: September 11, […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/185/ Thu, 10 Aug 2023 12:19:23 -0400 The T3 League is 30 week season.
Start Date: September 11, 2023, 7:15 pm start time.
Triples Format
Cost is $25.00 a week to bowl.
It is a combination standard “Team Wins and Losses” league, with a Singles League mixed in. The Singles Points for each member, each week, are added into the team points for a night.
3 Points per team win, and 1…Read more

]]> 0 e0a1c22fdd55ae915d783f5eb2b9953b admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): At our league meeting of Sunday, June 11, 2023, we agreed on […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/184/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 13:57:20 -0400 At our league meeting of Sunday, June 11, 2023, we agreed on using the following criteria as the primary consideration for entrance average into the T3 League:
– Highest average for the 2023-2024 season (51 games or more)
All other avg specs from the previous setup will follow this first consideration.

Listed below is the updated list of…Read more

]]> 0 d4bb7014abfa1d129baebdf9474e6b7c admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): INITIAL AGENDA FOR T3 LEAGUE MEETING OF JUNE 11, 2023: 1. […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/183/ Sun, 04 Jun 2023 20:42:49 -0400 INITIAL AGENDA FOR T3 LEAGUE MEETING OF JUNE 11, 2023:
1. Welcoming the Prospective Members
2. Addressing how many teams the league currently has, and is expected to have by opening night. A tentative league roster will be provided
3. League Format
— The Concept of the Proposed Format and/or the Adoption of a Different Format
4. Adopting…Read more

]]> 0 04049c8add278be89d5c2ef988e6d730 admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): An agenda for the meeting will be published here sometime […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/182/ Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:56:26 -0400 An agenda for the meeting will be published here sometime next week, around June 8th. We can discuss other topics at our get-together, as well.

]]> 0 767a45d2d540daedc1f430d4db19a122 admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): June 2, 2023: Just a reminder to those who check in here […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/181/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 20:33:29 -0400 June 2, 2023: Just a reminder to those who check in here from time to time, our first T3 League meeting is scheduled for Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 3:00 pm at Thunderhead Lanes in Taneytown. We will be formally discussing our league rules setup and format for the 2023-2024 season. The topic of entering averages into the league will be discussed,…Read more

]]> 0 3b87e6bc491c961edde72210cb6ca6d8 admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): For now, we will only count the teams that are more grounded […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/180/ Tue, 16 May 2023 22:18:43 -0400 For now, we will only count the teams that are more grounded in their interest in the T3 League ). The tally so far, is as follows:

#1: Tommy Miller, Jr – 131 (2022)/ Bruce Steger – 118 (2022) / Shawn Steger – 119 (2022)
#2. Michele Mossburg – 109 (2021: 111 avg – 2 pins) / Pete Mossburg – 123 (2021: 125 avg – 2 pins) / . . .
#3: Buddy…Read more

]]> 0 8b7b24ab75a4bc311d19bc628794a894 admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): Welcome to the T3 Group, Chris Roth! https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/161/ Wed, 12 Apr 2023 13:40:47 -0400 Welcome to the T3 Group, Chris Roth!

]]> 0 b1523cba5c935928ea045ed8087d6f89 Chris Roth joined the group T3 League (2023-2024) https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/160/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 22:09:05 -0400 0 fbc86b1f5adfc723124e1801348bd0ac Chris Roth became a registered member https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/158/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 22:06:47 -0400 0 cf5a3081a768251a7bf62282dec8a562 admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): Based on the "average proposal" mentioned in the prior […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/156/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:26:54 -0400 Based on the “average proposal” mentioned in the prior communication, here are the averages, so far, for the T3 League (Please remember that if you have an average for the current season, it might supersede the average(s) below:
#1: Tommy Miller, Jr – 131 (2022)/ Bruce Steger – 118 (2022) / Shawn Steger – 119 (2022)
#2. Michele Mossburg – 109…Read more

]]> 0 8825a8d8bb337fea5d4fe938b5f61335 admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): To establish entrance averages for the T3 League, since the […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/155/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:18:23 -0400 To establish entrance averages for the T3 League, since the NDBC shows averages for bowlers for several years back, I believe it might be worthwhile to enlist a modified method from the old MMSTL league. I think it might be good to assess averages in the following manner:
1st criteria: Highest sanctioned average in the past 2 seasons (2021-2022…Read more

]]> 0 e1da7cdfb53cceb2e6676fad5e88fd92 admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): Update on teams: #1: Tommy Miller, Jr / Bruce Steger / […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/154/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:07:11 -0400 Update on teams:
#1: Tommy Miller, Jr / Bruce Steger / Shawn- Steger
#2. Michele Mossburg / Pete Mossburg / . . .
#3: Buddy Hartman / Jodi Narowanski / Rod Weaver
#4: Donald Lochstampfor / . . . / . . .
#5: JT Zimmerman / . . . / . . .
#6: Chris Roth / . . . / . . .

]]> 0 acfdd3d2dcf5457d1edc827be5b11d50 admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): I will be posting a few rules/bylaws for the T3 league by the […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/153/ Sun, 02 Apr 2023 03:39:46 -0400 I will be posting a few rules/bylaws for the T3 league by the end of this weekend (April 2, 2023).

]]> 0 e05504e0e20e2d82add1a105a986bf42 admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): Update on teams: #1: Tommy Miller, Jr / Bruce Steger / […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/152/ Sat, 01 Apr 2023 16:44:32 -0400 Update on teams:
#1: Tommy Miller, Jr / Bruce Steger / Shawn- Steger
#2. Michele Mossburg / . . . / . . .
#3: Buddy Hartman / Jodi Narowanski / Rod Weaver
#4: Donald Lochstampfor / . . . / . . .
#5: JT Zimmerman / . . . / . . .
#6: Chris Roth / . . . / . . .

]]> 0 030b7695351a2fbb3e42f23092f15a3f admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): Here's a start on the team submissions for the 2023-2024 […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/151/ Sat, 01 Apr 2023 02:43:24 -0400 Here’s a start on the team submissions for the 2023-2024 season. I have numbered the teams for now, but these team numbers are only for keeping things organized. Teams will pick their numbers either on opening night, or at a pre-league meeting before opening night. These are the teams from which I have been receiving emails, and there may be…Read more

]]> 0 a4fadcd1cde5e9ca71d99be8c14ad93c admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): Submissions for team reservations in the T3 league have […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/150/ Fri, 31 Mar 2023 03:55:19 -0400 Submissions for team reservations in the T3 league have begun. Once I get a little more info, I will start listing them on this group page. So far, everything seems good.

]]> 0 5605073e5d9b99bdb59da3f1be801884 admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): In regard to the Internet and the frame-by-frame inputs, I'm […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/149/ Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:50:14 -0400 In regard to the Internet and the frame-by-frame inputs, I’m looking into adding a few more stats to what’s already available. I’ll explain these later, when they get implemented. There will be one other general “nice-ty” that I think people will like.

]]> 0 2203946770775d817de879ffad217751 admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): Taneytown's situation with duckpins is that they have 12 […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/148/ Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:45:45 -0400 Taneytown’s situation with duckpins is that they have 12 duckpins (16 tenpin). 3 of the 6 pairs of duckpin lanes has automatic scoring, while the other 3 pairs have the old standard of manual score-keeping.

]]> 0 811a47e1ecd8f8d330ae0aacae667860 admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): With Taneytown having 12 duckpin lanes, it might be ideal if […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/147/ Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:41:19 -0400 With Taneytown having 12 duckpin lanes, it might be ideal if the league were a 10-team league, which would leave one pair available as a ‘breakdown’ pair. However, if there’s a large amount of interest, we can go with 12 teams, if that favorable situation were to develop. But a 10-team league with a 30-week season would mean that each team would…Read more

]]> 0 5c846bdc797c8305d351ceed53c5afdc admin posted an update in the group T3 League (2023-2024): In regard to the weekly fee for the proposed T3 league, I'm […] https://tenpinsecretary.com/activity/p/146/ Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:38:03 -0400 In regard to the weekly fee for the proposed T3 league, I’m figuring it to be $22.00, but this can be changed also, if the bowlers want a different dollar amount.

]]> 0