BowlingTechGirl
12-22-2014, 12:13 PM
A few things to remember when bowling tournaments....
You must understand that it's going to be a marathon and not a sprint.
Keep each shot in perspective.Concentrate on the shot at hand.
Forget your score and just play. Avoid keeping score in your head.
Think in the present. It's important to train your mind to forget about your last shot.
So many bowlers are caught up in looking at,and worrying about the scores of the others around them.But as a bowler,you need to look at bowling as a competition between yourself and the best way the lanes
need to be played at that very moment.
You are not playing against a score,or other bowlers.You are playing against the lanes,one shot at a time,doing the best way you know how to.
This sport is the total sum of each frame.If you view it this way,you will immerse yourself in the "process". And ignore everything around you.
You need to stay driven and motivated regardless of where you stand in the tournament or leagues.Your commitment needs to be consistent from the first shot to the last.Day to day.Week to week.Year round.
When you stop following the "process", you can open yourself up to a lot of negative thoughts and feelings that will lead to major slumps. An major attitude problems.You start feeling sorry for yourself.It ruins your day,and the day of those around you. Keeping a positive attitude is the key.There is no other way.Any other choice it not beneficial to you.
Focus on the task rather than the outcome. This is probably the most difficult of the "basics" for bowlers to follow. It is natural to think about the result and then the consequences of the result. This thinking will not help get the job done. Whenever these thoughts come to mind, replace them with thoughts of the immediate task at hand.
Breathe. Even the best in the world get tense. That tension can increase a player's tendency to hold his breath in anticipation of a shot.
Remember that you cannot control things. Anyone who plays this game knows that something unexpected happens in nearly every game and round. Move on to the next one.
Play to succeed. Many bowlers will have a tendency to play to avoid mistakes and/or prevent something bad from happening. The bowlers who are successful are those who are confident in their abilities to go out and get the job done, and will be playing to succeed rather than to avert failure.
You must understand that it's going to be a marathon and not a sprint.
Keep each shot in perspective.Concentrate on the shot at hand.
Forget your score and just play. Avoid keeping score in your head.
Think in the present. It's important to train your mind to forget about your last shot.
So many bowlers are caught up in looking at,and worrying about the scores of the others around them.But as a bowler,you need to look at bowling as a competition between yourself and the best way the lanes
need to be played at that very moment.
You are not playing against a score,or other bowlers.You are playing against the lanes,one shot at a time,doing the best way you know how to.
This sport is the total sum of each frame.If you view it this way,you will immerse yourself in the "process". And ignore everything around you.
You need to stay driven and motivated regardless of where you stand in the tournament or leagues.Your commitment needs to be consistent from the first shot to the last.Day to day.Week to week.Year round.
When you stop following the "process", you can open yourself up to a lot of negative thoughts and feelings that will lead to major slumps. An major attitude problems.You start feeling sorry for yourself.It ruins your day,and the day of those around you. Keeping a positive attitude is the key.There is no other way.Any other choice it not beneficial to you.
Focus on the task rather than the outcome. This is probably the most difficult of the "basics" for bowlers to follow. It is natural to think about the result and then the consequences of the result. This thinking will not help get the job done. Whenever these thoughts come to mind, replace them with thoughts of the immediate task at hand.
Breathe. Even the best in the world get tense. That tension can increase a player's tendency to hold his breath in anticipation of a shot.
Remember that you cannot control things. Anyone who plays this game knows that something unexpected happens in nearly every game and round. Move on to the next one.
Play to succeed. Many bowlers will have a tendency to play to avoid mistakes and/or prevent something bad from happening. The bowlers who are successful are those who are confident in their abilities to go out and get the job done, and will be playing to succeed rather than to avert failure.