Has anyone seen their average go down bcause of age or.........

[Zothen]

Since I have relearned to bowl after a 13yr hiatus,my avg has been going up! i will be 50 in 2013 and since having a fitness trainer for last 5yrs my back has gotten better since strengthening my core. I have the occasional aches 7 pains,but,not enough to mess with my game! hopefully when i hit 70,I will not to many problems with my back.

Zothen

[MICHAEL]

Being 64, and with many health issues, I have to say, My AVERAGE has been going UP! I think Mainly attributed to the fact that I will fight in any way, shape or form all things that try to put me down! I have always been a fighter that goes the route of NATURAL, not medical! Medical Doctors have called me an ENIGMA!! That’s a quote from a RA Doctor!

All you older, and younger bowlers out there have the power to make life changing decisions in regards to you health, which in turn affects your bowling!!!!! I know this to be true, because I am living proof! So start by going to DR. Marcolla’s web site, type in your problem, look at his GREAT advice and implement it!! There are other natural healing web sites, and one thing they all have in common, they will improve your health, and mobility, and in turn greatly improve your bowling!! All main stream medicine does in MOST cases it treat a symptom! I say, find out what’s causing the symptoms, and eliminate them!

IT WORKS!! Again I am living proof!! I have taken care of cholesterol, blood pressure, inflammation, pain, ra, lupus, herniated disk, broken neck, all with natural means! Sure when I had the broken neck in 1992, they wanted to operate, but after carefully going over all the options, I decided not to have the operation!!! Look at me now,,, bowling with all the young Wiper-snappers, and beating them 53.6 of the time!! lol

Things don’t have to get worse with age!! They can actually get better when you get YOUR LIFE STYLE IN ORDER!! Don’t take it for granted its just part of getting old, low bowling scores!! Give your body what it needs to heal itself!! Quit putting bad gas in the tank, and wondering why your body is not running like it use to!!! LOL…. Ooooo well,,, my older friend,,,, I don’t know about YOU,,, but I feel a lot better getting that off my chest!! (Which happens to be 48 inch’s of solid Ice!! Lol….. Iceman!

P.S. This web site has helped my game 1000 percent,,, great information!! Keep up the great work, and stay HEALTHY!!

[sprocket]

It can actually go either way. Let's say a particular bowler had a very muscled release when they were younger. It was a bad habit to have so much muscle required in the swing, but they were able to compensate because they were young, limber and strong. Then one year they started the new bowling season and came to realize they just couldn't do it anymore. So they took lessons and learned how to bowl without muscling the ball. After some time to get used to the change, their average went way up! And then they asked themselves why they didn't swallow their pride and take lessons YEARS AGO.

[Scojoy]

I'm 44, and just back to bowling after 20 years off. I'm a medical provider and I'm pretty sedentary. Since I've come back I've got chronic wrist pain, knee pain and since last week, thigh pain. Went down to a 14 lb ball, wrist brace, etc. I really think the problem is not stretching on a regular basis. I've started a little stretching routine this week and I'll see how I feel Saturday.

[J Anderson]

I'm 44, and just back to bowling after 20 years off. I'm a medical provider and I'm pretty sedentary. Since I've come back I've got chronic wrist pain, knee pain and since last week, thigh pain. Went down to a 14 lb ball, wrist brace, etc. I really think the problem is not stretching on a regular basis. I've started a little stretching routine this week and I'll see how I feel Saturday.

Just because you can bowl in street clothes doesn't mean its not an athletic activity. I think you can access U.S. Bowler magazine through Bowlingball.com They had an article within the last year on stretches for bowlers. In fact, almost every issue has an article on conditioning for bowling.

[Travan]

Not me personally, but my dad is 69. He's still averaging 200+. He's got a knee replacement and no cartilage in the other. His scores are staying strong, but I have noticed a difference in his approach and release. His ball just doesn't crash the pocket like it used to. Gets a lot more, what some would call weak strikes than he used to, because he is losing power.