Bowled SOOOO BAD that I thought about Giving IT UP!!!

[e-tank]

i bowled a 157-120-146 yesterday which is better than my average but man that 120 game is still eating at me.

not to mention all the guys on the other team bowled a 300 or very close to it at some point during the series(9 pin no tap)

[MICHAEL]

i bowled a 157-120-146 yesterday which is better than my average but man that 120 game is still eating at me.

not to mention all the guys on the other team bowled a 300 or very close to it at some point during the series(9 pin no tap)

I FEEL YOUR PAIN e tank!!! I feel your pain!! (~~

[Zothen]

I feel your pain! When I came back to bowling in 2011 I struggled,even joining a practice league and a regular league and still struggled. Then I joined a Sport league and it was a blessing in disguise! Everyone in the league helped me out and I took what they pointed out that was wrong in my game and worked my *** off in practice so I would get better. I also took advantage of getting tips from Robin Romeo when she had a clinic at Mission Hills Bowl and wnet to a seminar in Sept of this year hosted by Mark Baker & Chris Barnes. Now as of 12/10/12 I have a 150(130 in '11)in Sport league and 183(150 in '11)on my Wed league. I continue to learn and practice to get better by working on my weaknesses.

In summery-Sometimes you have to get back to basics and start from scratch. Get a coach or take lesseons as this will help greatly in pointing out your weaknesses and helping you work on them,so you can be a better bowler.

Zothen

[SSG]

I havn't had that bad of a set this year yet *knock on wood*!!! but it makes you feel bad when you cant help your team at all when you can do absolutly nothing right!

[MICHAEL]

I havn't had that bad of a set this year yet *knock on wood*!!! but it makes you feel bad when you cant help your team at all when you can do absolutly nothing right!

That’s how I felt! We should have won, but I couldn’t figure out how to play the lanes! Funny today on our senior’s league, I did ok,,, ,,,, had a 642, 236, 214, and a 192. Nothing great, BUT a HECK of a lot better than Sunday! Joyce had another great day. She had a not so good first game, but then a 212, and final game of 170! Her first game is what hurt her series… 135…. Darn!!!!!

She could have easily had a 245, but a few 10 pins, ect… one open, but did have a 5 strike series in that game! I know she will get that 600 soon!!

I Just wanted you to know that I decided to give it another try today, before OD-ing on Ding, Dongs!!

I am glad I did, different AMF, with great lane conditioning, and I was able to use the Marauder all the way, (all three games)! I did miss 3 ten pins, due to the fact that my spare ball is being worked on, and is out of order!

Had to throw a Sling-Shot (weakest ball I have, and it still has that movement left that the spare ball doesn’t have! Miss that ball, hope to get it back by Tuesday League!

Bowling is a lot like LIFE!! It has its wonderful UP’s!!! And ,,,,,, IT has its downs!! I just hate it when I can’t figure out how to play a alley on a given night!! Lots to learn I guess, and so little time to learn it!!

[Hammer]

I have had nights like that when you can't seem to get out of your own way. No matter what line you use the ball does not want to hit the pocket right. When I did hit the pocket I kept leaving 7 pins or 10 pins. What made it worse was missing the 7 pin a few times I am left handed so the 7 can be a pain for me. When I miss the 10 pin which should be easy for me I look at the 10 after missing it and say to myself are you kidding me? I have a 176 average and what I bowled on league night was a 148, 158 and a 170. It hurts more when you lose your games by 5 pins then 13 pins and 25 pins. When that happens you have to be careful not to blame yourself. You have to remember that you are on a team and the other 3 bowlers on your team have to bowl good when you are having a bad night just like you have to pick someone up when they are having a bad night. Sometimes the whole team sucks on a night but you have to grin and bear it. Maybe the next league night you will be the teams savior. I would say hang in there. You have had good days of bowling before so I am sure they will happen again. I saw a pro bowler on youtube bowl a 100 game on TV. OUCH! I couldn't believe it. I thought to myself if this guy could have that bad of a day then I shouldn't complain when I have a low game of 127 on league night. I only have a 176 average and I only bowl every other Saturday and only practice one time every two weeks. So I can't expect too much out of myself. Those low games are what I deserve for as much time as I put into bowling. Better bowling only comes with more practice and maybe a lesson or two. Hang in there.

[ArtVandelay]

Our team has a tradition: If someone is having one of those nights when they are horribly below average, someone buys them a shot. If you can't buy a "shot," then someone will buy you a shot. If we are going to stink, we might as well get drunk doing it! hahahaha. But my team isn't very serious about much (but we're still in first, despite ourselves!).

It does annoy me, though, when you see guys sandbagging... One night our team had a 300 bowled against us by a guy carrying TONS of handicap he didn't deserve. We actually had a clean sweep of that team that night (our team was bowling VERY well that night... It's hard to explain). But the whole time I was thinking, "Man, how do guys this good carry such handicap?" Well, at the end of the night, once that 3rd game was all but settled and the sweep was inevitable we saw what was going on. To a man, everyone on that team gutterballed ever ball for the last 2 frames. Disgraceful. Even the 300 game guy.

It's a "just for fun," type league. We aren't sanctioned (although it was kind of nice someone in the league found a place that would sell a 300 ring to that guy who bowled the 300. It was his first ever, and I thought it was a nice gesture, even if you're a purist and say he shouldn't get one). I know you can file a complaint or whatever, but in this league it's just not worth it... There's a prize fund.

I guess in the end we just take solace in knowing that wherever our team finishes, we did it fair and square. I like to believe the Bowling Gods are pulling for us to win it all.

[EboniteKid299]

Sounds like my monday nights.. lol bowl awful then go eat at taco bell to make the pain go away although tonight was just bad bowling.. no taco bell ):

[AKbash]

This happened to me about 3 weeks ago...

Since I just started bowling about 2 and a half months ago, my average on league at the time was a... 108... But ever since I got serious about bowling I've been getting 150+ scores on practice and most days I would not go lower than 130.
The day before, I bowled a 182, 170-something, and a 193 (My highest score at the time). The next day, which was league day, I bowled a 97, 121, and a 124. I WAS SO DEPRESSED... I was getting gutter balls... Just when I thought I was getting better...
I messed up on the first few frames and just never recovered...

I need to learn to bowl every frame as if its the only frame and to remember to have fun!

[scottymoney]

AKbash, the reason you may have better luck during practice might also be the ability to bowl at a faster pace. When bowling league you will bowl much slower than you do during practice. I can rattle off practice games pretty fast and the pace allows me to keep in form better as I don't take all the extra time between frames to relax and not focus directly on form. I think it might be similar in your case.

In my case I hate sitting and waiting. In life I do everything at a fast pace, which is just me. I score better at bowling when I am not waiting for my turn. My league average would be 20 pins higher based on this I believe.