How to calculate averages

[tylerhavlin]

Hey guys,

Kind of a stupid question. I had a 194 average going into this week and tonight I rolled a 268, 201 and 208 (677/3=225.6). How would I figure out what my average will be for next week?

[Brownswick]

You have to know your total pins for the season and the number of games you've bowled. Take total pins (including your most recent series total) and divide by the total number of games you've bowled (including the three games you bowled tonight).

[75lockwood]

You have to know your total pins for the season and the number of games you've bowled. Take total pins (including your most recent series total) and divide by the total number of games you've bowled (including the three games you bowled tonight).

This is correct, however if you simply know now many games you have bowled this year you can still figure it out:


say you bowled 12 games and have a 194 average: you average 194 pins per game, 194*12=2328 you then add your 3 scores to get 3005, then divide this by 15 (12 games + 3 this week) to get 200.33 average.

just change 12 to equal the number of games you have bowled so far.

[75lockwood]

Also, Welcome to the forums!!!!

[tylerhavlin]

75lockwood, thanks so much

[75lockwood]

75lockwood, thanks so much

Any time, if only my bowling skill rivaled my math skill

[billf]

any time, if only my bowling skill rivaled my math skill

I second that!!

[AngeloPD]

im new the leagues and i thought they just calculate your average every two weeks. lol

[75lockwood]

im new the leagues and i thought they just calculate your average every two weeks. lol

Well, if they did your average would vary greatly if you had one good/bad week, but hey it would remove sand bagging from the game

[striker12]

well ik another way to figure out if your avg s going to go up or down for the next week so your avg is 194 so you go 194x3=582 ok and your games with that avg is -268-201-208=677.... at this point u go 677-582=95 soo then you know you are 95 pins above avg and lets say u have done 15 games after those 3 so then you go.... 95/15=6.3333 that 6.333 is how much your avg will go up so u will end up with a 200 avg from a 194.


that's my way of doing it and its pritty easy and fast all you need to know is how many games have u bowled and what your avg is and your series at the end of the day.