I am concerned about developing chronic wrist troubles

[Tampabaybob]

Muscle memory usually happens (for a specific movement) after 1200 to 1500 repetitions. As you get better, yes, the muscle memory it extremely important, however, when you get better, and your level of knowledge increases, you thinking process gets much more involved. Your base muscle memory should always stay the same, it's the hand adjustments, speed control, loft or no loft, and many other things that you have to change periodically, that may be tough to maintain. You may change them from one game to another, but your basic muscle memory should always stay intact.

[billf]

Bowling is no diffferent than any other exercise. You can't take 12 years off from bench pressing and do as much or as often as before. Work up to the number you want. I'm a freak in the number of games I bowl a day or week but it's with a purpose in mind. Next Saturday I have three entries in the local doubles/singles tournament. I will bowl 6 games each at noon, three and seven. So that will be 18 tournament games for the day. I also plan to bowl two practice games before hand and sub Sunday morning. Most bowlers wouldn't think of doing this when they have a choice but I normally bowl 20+ games a day anyway.

I was favored to win the overall title until I only bowled a 655 in team event yesterday. If I had the extra $20 I would have entered with another team after that. Now it looks like I will need a 700 series in doubles and 800 in singles to get back into contention. With my luck I will get them on different squads and not win. To put it in perspective, I bowl with Derrick at noon and he rolled a 744 yesterday so he has me by 90 pins already. The guy I bowl with at 3 didn't do team event so he won't qualify for overall. At 7 I bowl with another teammate, Chris, who rolled a 684 yesterday. If I can't beat those I'm bowling with then I sure won't beat those I'm not.

[unclemantis]

Just got done with a little Practice.
Bowled a 190, 182, 182, 146, 205 for a 905 series!

[unclemantis]

Oh and I discovered why I am dropping the ball after a few games. My fingers are site and swelled up. I need to.get my inserts replaced to one size larger.