Konvict1982
07-25-2014, 11:15 AM
Hello everyone and thank you for having me. My name is David and I am a 31 year old married father of 2 boys ages 9 and 6. I started bowling in May 2013 with my kids after they convinced me to sign them up for kidsbowlfree.com and we got the family pass. When I started I was lucky if I could bowl over 100 and could not throw even a straight ball well. After the first month I bought my first bowling ball (12 Ib Ebonite Crush/R), shoes, and bag and a friend of mine started bowling with me also.
After a couple of months at 4 games a week I was averaging around 100 with a straight ball but I wanted to learn how to throw a hook. One day I noticed a teen throwing 2 handed and decided to give it a try. This taught me the fundamentals of throwing a hook but was too hard on my back and I quickly progressed to throwing a 1 hand no thumb hook and joined my first league, a fall mixed league with my buddy who started bowling with me where I set my starting average at 128 but quickly dropped to 118 in the first few weeks. I threw 1 handed with no thumb for a couple of months until I decided to try throwing with my thumb and using a Brunswick PowerKoil wrist guard. I also bought a number of different bowling balls over the course of my fall league trying to find one that was right for me. During my fall league I threw a 15Ib Hammer Spike but ended up giving it to my friend, a 14Ib Roto Grip Critical Theory I still have for heavy oil conditions, and finally a 13Ib DV8 Misfit Orange/Blue that I loved and used for the remainder of my fall league. By the end of my fall league I was improving considerably and had brought my average back up to a 136. I also placed first with my friend in a local tournament in the doubles handicap bracket by throwing my high game and series of that time which was a 221 game and 545 series.
Jump to my summer league I decided to revamp my whole arsenal and move up to 14Ib balls. I loved my DV8 Misfit Orange/Blue so I decided to stick with DV8 and purchased a Diva Pearl, Misfit Red/Orange, and Zombie Spare. I started my summer league with a 155 average and currently have a 160 average. I have also shot my new high game of 242 and high series of 589. With 4 weeks left in summer league I am hoping to hit my first 600 series before the end and complete all the goals I set for summer league which include 150+ average (done), 225+ game (done), and 600 series (in progress).
I also want to mention my oldest son (9) started bowling in a youth league this summer and his team is currently in first place. We recently bought him a new ball for his birthday an 8Ib Columbia 300 Lime/Slime which he threw his first 100+ game and new personal best in league last week with 109.
Well that is my bowling story in a nutshell and hope to meet some great people here. :cool:
After a couple of months at 4 games a week I was averaging around 100 with a straight ball but I wanted to learn how to throw a hook. One day I noticed a teen throwing 2 handed and decided to give it a try. This taught me the fundamentals of throwing a hook but was too hard on my back and I quickly progressed to throwing a 1 hand no thumb hook and joined my first league, a fall mixed league with my buddy who started bowling with me where I set my starting average at 128 but quickly dropped to 118 in the first few weeks. I threw 1 handed with no thumb for a couple of months until I decided to try throwing with my thumb and using a Brunswick PowerKoil wrist guard. I also bought a number of different bowling balls over the course of my fall league trying to find one that was right for me. During my fall league I threw a 15Ib Hammer Spike but ended up giving it to my friend, a 14Ib Roto Grip Critical Theory I still have for heavy oil conditions, and finally a 13Ib DV8 Misfit Orange/Blue that I loved and used for the remainder of my fall league. By the end of my fall league I was improving considerably and had brought my average back up to a 136. I also placed first with my friend in a local tournament in the doubles handicap bracket by throwing my high game and series of that time which was a 221 game and 545 series.
Jump to my summer league I decided to revamp my whole arsenal and move up to 14Ib balls. I loved my DV8 Misfit Orange/Blue so I decided to stick with DV8 and purchased a Diva Pearl, Misfit Red/Orange, and Zombie Spare. I started my summer league with a 155 average and currently have a 160 average. I have also shot my new high game of 242 and high series of 589. With 4 weeks left in summer league I am hoping to hit my first 600 series before the end and complete all the goals I set for summer league which include 150+ average (done), 225+ game (done), and 600 series (in progress).
I also want to mention my oldest son (9) started bowling in a youth league this summer and his team is currently in first place. We recently bought him a new ball for his birthday an 8Ib Columbia 300 Lime/Slime which he threw his first 100+ game and new personal best in league last week with 109.
Well that is my bowling story in a nutshell and hope to meet some great people here. :cool: