Walk-iin from Raymond, NH

[rTEXHammond]

Hows it going everyone, My names Rick Hammond. Everyone refers to me as Tex, because i seem to have a southern accent though ive never resided other wheres except NH.
Well my bowling experience is pretty small you could say compared to the majority of you here. I guess you could say its a past time from me and my grandfather back when he was around growing up from when i was 10-16.. We use to do marathon bowls together, and shoot out 15-30 games a day. I was never really any good he would walk all over me with 220-270 area. Id be about half of the shooting between 130-190.
Fast forward from a good memory to today. Well im 25 a left hander if that matters, reside in Raymond NH and currently bowl in tribute to him.
Up until june, I never bowled with a hook and always threw a plastic ball. This spring was my first league i ever joined, & though i only averaged a solid 155. Thanks to my teammmates (teams of 4) we took the league and tied first. Felt good as it was my first competing league and good starting point..
Well now its on to the switch, the house owner hooked me up with a couple balls and am in the process of learning more about approach, following through, reactions, hooks, understanding oil patterns, and everything else built into the equation. So thats what has brought me to the community i am now apart of. I hope to learn alot from you guys, and any other communities i come across.

My goals this year are pretty much consistency, and finding a solid local coach to guide me and help perfect my worse areas as the winter goes on. Obviously its not an overnight thing, and not easy. But i would like to get out of the 157 average and at least push my way up to 200+.. Its a reasonable goal to have for winter.

Well i look forward to meeting, greeting, and learning from all of you and what you have to offer.

Thanks for letting me introduce myself,
Tex

[75lockwood]

Welcome to the forums!

There are a lot of great people here that are always willing to answer any questions you may have. Good luck on reaching your goals!

[hehateme]

Welcome to the boards!

[striker12]

welcome to the boards

[bowl1820]

Welcome to the boards!

[Brother_jd]

Welcome!

[AngeloPD]

Welcome to bowling boards!

[billf]

Welcome to the forum.
To locate a certified coach go to http://membership.bowl.com/USBCsearc...oachesMain.jsp From what I saw the only certified coach is in Nashua. The alley owner may be able to refer one to you.
If you like to read and want more information visit www.bowlingknowledge.info www.bowl4fun.com
Ask any questions you want. Don't worry about if you think it might be stupid. Most questions aren't but if it is, we will tell you
Accuracy is a great goal to have. The difference between 150 and 200 is making spares.