How do you silence that "little voice" in your head?

[Gordon325]

Thanks TGS

[Tampabaybob]

Many good points made here for you Gordon, and probably the best one was from Hampe. Don't get inside your own head on any of the games, just take the shots one frame, one ball at a time.

What I see a lot of guys do after they throw the first ball, they'll come back and talk to someone in the pit or the guy getting ready to bowl next to them. Those guys are wasting very valuable time that they 'SHOULD' be looking at the spare shot "CONCENTRATING' on where they'll throw the next ball, and not BS'ing. I've call ed attention to this many times to the guys I bowl with and pointed out bowlers that do this and tell them to watch the guy get up and blow the shot. Sure enough most times that will happen, and then they com back and complain about the ball or the lanes. Use that time to your advantage to stay FOCUSED.

Remember when you step up on the approach, it should be just you, the ball, and your target. Nothing else, then just make a good shot.

Bob

[Gordon325]

Sure enough most times that will happen, and then they com back and complain about the ball or the lanes.

This is one thing I do not do, most of the sports I play (besides hockey) are "singles" sports where you rely on your own technique (Bowling, Tennis, etc..) and I learned real quick that blaming the condition of the [lanes or court] or blaming the equipment, is a real fast way to make yourself look like an ***.