Bowlers Aide vs Bowl Tracker

Bowlers Aide: A Bowlers Application Designed to Compute your Current Average and Project the Impact a Series Score will have on your Current Average. Have you ever wanted to know how much your average could go up or down before you ever throw your first ball? The Bowlers Aide is specifically designed to do just this. How it works: Enter the number of pins you've bowled for the year into the field "Enter Current Total Pins". Next, enter the number of games you've bowled for the year into the field "Enter Games Bowled". To compute your current average and to see what it would take to raise or lower your average press the "What would it take to raise/lower avg." button. This populates the tables under this button. The values in these tables show series scores and what affect a score above (right table) or below (left table) would have on your average. After this information is supplied you can then compute a new average by supplying the score you've just bowled. Enter this score into the field "Enter Current Series Score" and press "What's your new average?" You will be presented with a screen showing your new average (note: this new average assumes you've bowled 3 games). You then have the options to "Forward" your new average, this simply means your new total pins and weeks bowled are incremented appropriately (again, this assumes your series is calculated on bowling 3 games) and the tables are automatically updated with new values showing what it would take to raise/lower your average including the series you just bowled. Finally, the values entered in each of the fields are stored so that the next time you use the Bowlers Aide your values you've been working with automatically be filled in.

The following will explain how to use this app to keep score for you. The app is designed for a 3 game series. If you only bowl one game that is fine. If you bowl more than 3 games, you will have to Reset the Series to restart score entry. At the end of completing your 3 game series, you will be prompted if you want to see the series summary detailing the frame by frame detail and you also have the option to save, email or message your series results. In the Series summary view, tap on a frame to see the pin count. This will illustrate the pins that you had to pick up on a non strike shot, and if you had an open frame, it will indicate the pins picked up and pins left standing. The key to scoring with this app is to remember you are only selecting pins left on your first ball and then select pins you have picked up on your second ball or tapping the spare "/" will understand you have picked up the remaining pins. To score: - Strike : Tap the strike button "X" for your first ball - Spare : Tap the pins you have left on the first ball and tap Ball 1, then tap the spare button "/" - Open : Tap the pins you have left on the first ball and tap Ball 1, then tap the pins you picked up on your second ball that did not result in a spare, then tap the "Open" button. To reset: - A frame : Select the Reset button in the upper right corner, then select Reset Last Frame from the list. - A game : Select the Reset button in the upper right corner, then select Reset Current Game from the list. - A series : Select the Reset button in the upper right corner, then select Reset Current Series from the list. Thank you for downloading and using this app and I hope it helps you keep score. Enjoy !