Thursday league. I start off bad i thought oh no not another bad series i ended up shooting my worst game of the season a 128. I was about to go home but i pulled my self together next two games to shoot 232 and 194. To give me a 554 which is 10 pins above my average. Though i wished i could redo the first game i did everything wrong my feet were fast, arm swing wasnt relaxed., and ect.

Dennis ~ Yeah i hear you on picking up spares. First game missed 6, but second game didnt miss any, but the last missed one spare which cost me because it was in the 10th could of ended up with 200 game cause i stroke in the 9th but opened in the 10th.

Well off to practice tomrw morning on spare shooting.

Brandon, is this becoming a routine that you had a low game in your first? Then settle down for the 2nd and 3rd game? Maybe a pre game routine should be used. Loosen up, stretch, exercise. Bowl practice early. Have a shot and a beer.

Dennis,
You know usually it the second game is my worst. But there usually one game that is a bad game recently. Been happening for the last amonth or so i have one awful game. Yesterday it was just me rushing and thinking way too much. Once i settled down took a breather and adjusted about two boards to right for second game everything clicked. Plus my team mate what wrong with you slow your feet down. Sometimes i just have to remember that slow down and i usually tell my self at the line KISS (keep it simple stupid) but didnt the first game. When i do everything right it works. I use a pershot routine but i think the first game went away with it. Though the other team did say man look like it be easy night for us after i shot that 128 maybe that woke me up and got the sparks flying.

I dont practice before league anymore cause last time i did i hit disaster. Though i showed up early and was thinking maybe i should throw a game just to warm up but i didnt.

I just have to instell(sp?) in my head to do everything what i do when i bowl good in every game and i be fine. Keep my feet slow, dont over think, be confident, and use pre shot routine then i go bowl better. My Coach told me you could be 190+ bowler if you can do all the above everytime. Cause when you do it your spare shooting sky rockets but when you get away with it your spare shooting drop dramatically.

Dennis,
Just reread your post a pergame routine. Oh my mistake thought you said a per shot routine. hmm that might help maybe a drink some strethcing to loosen up i have to try that.

LOL. A shot and a beer before every shot? That would be quality entertainment by the second game!!!

: )

Chuck

Tonight was one of those nights where you bowled good but you felt as though you bowled MUCH better. I shot 220-238-216 for a respectable 674 series. The first game I missed a 10 pin in the 9th and had a pocket split after the front 6. The middle game was 3 ten pins in various spots and the 2nd game was all strikes or 10 pins except a pocket 8-10, yeah uhm ouch. Minus the first game split I'm not sure I didn't go 9/ or a X the rest of the game. The bad part is as a team we only took 1 of 4 points.

As for those ten pins I went to my Paradigm and played the 5 board which is my favorite line. The ball still has lots of side roll when it gets to the pocket so sometimes too much energy and I get ringing 10 pins. Believe me I didn't cheat myself tonight, this might have been my best 3 games of bowling delivery and confidence wise all season even though the scores don't reflect it. Considering I went into work at 2am this morning I guess I can't complain.

Up and down week for me.

Monday PBA league----Don't ask...

Tuesday---Subbed for my buddy's team at a house i've never bowled at. Shot 675 and won 2 jackpots.

Wednesday---Shot 520...horrible night...left about a dozen ten pins...really frustrating..but my team took all 3 games.

Thursday--Much of the same as Wed....Shot low 500...team took two games. Just couldn't find anything to work.

I'm really starting to believe that my bowling problems are all in my head. I'm going to see my coach this week to see if I can get myself out of this funk i'm in. I'll try and post progress..maybe even post a video for you guys to look at.

I subbed tonight and bowled so bad, I don't even want to tell you. Lanes were so dry, I couldn't hold any line I played with all of my ball options. Played inside, outside, backed up, moved forward, slowed down, used a wrist support, took it off, tried less side roll, and gave up. By the third game, I finally found that I could stay near the pocket over the 12 board. but, 1 board off either way, and I was in trouble.
I had 10, 10pins and missed 7.
I had 7 splits and picked up 5. The only misses were a 4-6-7-9-10, and a 4-6. Really ugly.
I cherried 3 spare attempts.
I had 1 double all night.
Absolutely horrible. Glad I didn't hurt the team I subbed on, since they won all games. I was embarrassed.

I did pretty well tonight. Again, I'm startin to feel in charge of my bowlin again. I've been gettin in as much bowling time subbing, or shadow bowling at home, and it seeming to pay off. My spare game still needs a little work b/c I can be on one night and off the other, but after watching some classic pba events I've changed my spare shooting angles and its helped. Tonight I went 249 first gm..clean, and was in the pocked with each ball running off the last 7. Second game front 7, ringing 10pin in the 8th, and off the sheet 279. Third gm stike, then missed a 7 pin, strike, big 4..then off the sheet, but only got 7 on my fill ball in the 10th. 249, 279, 209 for a 737 set. These last few weeks of bowling are good confidence boosters heading into a tournament this weekend.

I bowl stink today, 121-148-129. I waeing a golf glove, but I take it off on 2nd game.

I will focus on next week.

It is different than practice the games with oil lanes.