Yes, I have had said brain fart moments. Would actually start with the wrong foot on approach and just keep going having to take a mini step to get back in time.
Have You Ever Forgotten How To Bowl?
So for two frames in the middle of league tonight I completely forgot how to bowl. I literally couldn't bowl. I backed off the approach three times because I couldn't remember what foot to start with. Either foot felt wrong.
It was so strange.
I went up to the concourse to try to figure how to bowl before my next turn and there was a lady who was bowling next to us up on the concourse doing the same thing. She described exactly what I was feeling.
That was really strange!
Then a few minutes later, Whack! That dude smacks his head on the wood.
Weird night.
Yes, I have had said brain fart moments. Would actually start with the wrong foot on approach and just keep going having to take a mini step to get back in time.
High Sanctioned Scratch Game - 300(12) Hi Sanctioned Scratch Series - 822(3)
2016/17 Book Average=221, 2017/18 Composite Average=223
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Rev Rate 400. Speed 18 at heads, 16.5-17 at pins. Axis tilt 10, Axis Rotation 55. PAP 5 5/8 x 5/8 up
Twilight zone - was Rod Sterling the dude who smacked his head on the wood or was it Aslan?
happens when i stop practicing. One time i literally could not hook the ball lol
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Storm Crossroad, Roto Grip Defiant, DV8 Too Reckless, Brunswick Avalanche Urethane
Ball Speed: 18Mph
Rev Rate: 450
Current average: 199
High game: 300
High Series: 769
Sounds like a senior moment!!
Lol. I did the same thing on the next frame.Originally Posted by vdubtx
Hey, now!!
Both were kinda scary. When Bunny said she forgot how to bowl, all I could think was, "Aw crap...is she having a stroke?" And when that dude went down...I don't think I've ever seen someone hit their head so hard...and he wasn't moving...his eyes were rolled back under his eyelids...yikes.
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USBC#: 8259-59071; USBC Sanctioned Average = 192; Lifetime Average = 172;
Ball Speed: 14.7mph; Rev. Rate: 240rpm || High Game (sanc.) = 300 (268); High Series (sanc.) = 725 (720); Clean Games: 198
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I forgot how to bowl "correctly" and "consistently" within the 4 years I was in college.
Not only have I forgotten how to bowl I don't think to this very day I have ever remembered how again! I now bowl thumbless and have for about 8-10 years. Prior to that I bowled thumb in and back in the early 90's average 216 doing so. Then things went downhill. I developed bad habits, like wrapping the ball behind my back. I took a few lesson but never enough. I tried thumbless out of frustration and found it solved several of my issues quickly. Now I am about to turn 50 and I know at some point I will need to go back to using my thumb. On top of that I really want to coach. Now if I had some fantastic thumbless delivery it would be one thing, but mine is just effective enough to get the job not. I would never want anyone to imitate it. How can I teach what I can't do?
After this season it is time for some lessons. Then I can feel a lot better about teaching.
Ball speed: 17 - 18.5 mph Rev rate: 400ish
PAP 6 1/8" over 1/4" up
13° axis tilt / 30°-60° axis rotation
Thumbless bowler
High game: 300 High series: 804 High average: 217
I was thankful enough to get lessons from a family friend who works for Turbo 2-N-1 Grips back in high school. This is what took me from a Saturday league bowler (pre-highschool) to competitive bowler.
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