RoccoRock
03-01-2013, 09:49 PM
I've been bowling like garbage since the start of the current league season. I only had one 600 series in the first half of the season, and then started the second half like garbage as well. As usual, I went back and forth between a few styles, which some people believe was the cause of my issues. I said I couldn't decide if I wanted to just stop bowling, and only bowl on league nights, or just bowl 1000 games and figure it out. I took the 1000 games route. Despite peoples suggestions, I split the games between a traditional one hand thumb in the ball delivery, and a two handed delivery. I put in hours of work on each, breaking down film frame by frame. At one point it looked like the harder I worked, the worse the result.
A few weeks ago I took to the lanes, two handed. My bowling shoes fell apart, and I bowled in sneakers. Had a good series, but it was all because of one game, where I strung 8 in a row and 2 of those were Brooklyn. The following week, I warmed up half one hand, half two hand. Bowled the league two handed, and this time a much more even series, good, but still not brilliant. Last week, I practiced 3 warmup games before league, all one hand. I decided to switch to two hand in the league. According to most, that was a huge mistake right? Stick with one thing, right? I bowled very well that night, and posted my second 600 of the season. This week, I had a great practice Monday night, again screwing up :rolleyes: by bowling both one handed and two handed. Bowled well one handed, and great two handed that practice. Last night, bowled my warmup game one hand, and the league two hand and had my best night of the season. So now, after only posting one 600 in 24 weeks, I've posted back to back 600's Too bad I don't know what I am doing.
So I busted out of a slump by bowling an insane amount of games, and being versatile. Oh, and the turning point just may have been when my garbage 3G shoes fell apart, and I bowled a league night in my sneakers. BTW, anyone want to buy a brand new pair of 3G sport deluxe shoes, new in box. No, ok, they're on the way to Ebay.
A few weeks ago I took to the lanes, two handed. My bowling shoes fell apart, and I bowled in sneakers. Had a good series, but it was all because of one game, where I strung 8 in a row and 2 of those were Brooklyn. The following week, I warmed up half one hand, half two hand. Bowled the league two handed, and this time a much more even series, good, but still not brilliant. Last week, I practiced 3 warmup games before league, all one hand. I decided to switch to two hand in the league. According to most, that was a huge mistake right? Stick with one thing, right? I bowled very well that night, and posted my second 600 of the season. This week, I had a great practice Monday night, again screwing up :rolleyes: by bowling both one handed and two handed. Bowled well one handed, and great two handed that practice. Last night, bowled my warmup game one hand, and the league two hand and had my best night of the season. So now, after only posting one 600 in 24 weeks, I've posted back to back 600's Too bad I don't know what I am doing.
So I busted out of a slump by bowling an insane amount of games, and being versatile. Oh, and the turning point just may have been when my garbage 3G shoes fell apart, and I bowled a league night in my sneakers. BTW, anyone want to buy a brand new pair of 3G sport deluxe shoes, new in box. No, ok, they're on the way to Ebay.