Are you kidding??? You bowled 622!!! That's over your average by a long shot. A great series. Its always an exceptional set if you can be consistent throughout the three games. But its just the nature of the beast that you will have a game of struggle and transistion. You had the best of the best in that you adjusted (however you did that) and came back with a fantastic game.

One thing I've had to learn through hard knocks is to appreciate the good games that helped you compensate for the not so good. Do not dwell on the not so good. Instead remember how you came back from a 171 for a 246. That's an improvement of 76 pins in one game. That's incredible. A lot of people would have continued to sink into the 150s.

First time I got real close to 300 (I've not shot 300). I shot 297. When I called my Dad to tell him about my night the first thing out of his mouth was "what happened on that last ball?". Now....knowing that, is it any wonder I have problems accepting sucess? So take it when you get it and be receptive to the praise and skills that allowed you to do that. Its not easy if you have a background like mine. But you need to fight that initial impulse you "might have been" brought up with. Accept your accomplishments as hurdles you dealt with and excelled.

Erin

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But you need to fight that initial impulse you "might have been" brought up with. Accept your accomplishments as hurdles you dealt with and excelled.
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="VERDANA,ARIAL,HELVETICA,TAHOMA">You can't concenrate on what you need to do ahead of you if you're consumed with what you've already done. You're going to shoot bad games and make bad shots. That's a given for every bowler no matter who they are. But if you don't leave them in the past, they *will* effect the future.

When I've made bad shots or had bad games and let them get to me, it's killed me because it not only takes me out of my game, but it keeps me from focusing on what I need to do.

Thanks Erin!! the best part of it is my team was really struggling last night and we ended up splitting on the strength of our last game. We were down 160 pins after two games and won the 3rd by 171 to take the total by 11!
I've been really working on staying behind the ball and free armswing, putting the two together was a challenge for a while. Ron Cliftons site explains some things better than anything i've ever read, aaanywho things are progressing.
Two weeks ago i had 225-234-190 and I've had 4 600+'s in the last 7 weeks.
I also however had a 522 in the mix, my goal for the summer is to find some consistancy.

What I've found is that consistency is easier to find if you practise regularly and do not press yourself too much. Once you start pressing yourself and letting that pressure get to you, you tighten up and then the inconsistency gets worse. And its not easy to do.

Erin