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    Money & Age, I'm 49.

    Prior to last year, I bowled twice a week as a regular, Monday's (mixed) & Wednesday's (Men's). On Monday, I got really anxious and cannot wait to bowl Wednesday. The worse was waiting from Wednesday to Monday. Last year, I was asked to sub on Tuesday, but ended up bowling as a regular. During the summer, I was asked to bowl in a league at a different house on Thursday. It sounded uncertain, so I figured they weren't going to start a team. The day before the league started, I got a call to bowl. I figured, another league wouldn't be bad. I also subbed Tuesday, at a later league, but that was every other Tuesday. I also subbed on Friday's, but very rarely. So I ended up bowling 4 times a week. This was the worse thing I ever did. I bowled well Monday & Tuesday, but scores plummeted on my Wednesday & Thursday. Part of the blame was also my release. I was trying to muscle my shots, thus tiring me easier. Not doing well in a league, meant, not much money. So I gave up the other leagues and came back to normal Monday & Wednesday league.
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    Definitely money is the main reason! I do get lucky with dollar bowl games on Mondays, but the most I bowl is 3 times a week with only 3 or 4 games each day.
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    i work two jobs but i bowl 20-40 games a week for the past 2 weeks i wanna get better and i think i am things are strating to click as i try new things and i understand more and more about the way i bowl also i am getting pretty good at adding and taking revs off the ball but the 2 jobs is killing me or id bowl a lot more
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    My low back/left hip act up and it prevents me from bending or lifting heavy objects.

    Zothen

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    Right now an injury has kept me out for 5 weeks.
    But normally the need for a happy marriage, means more then 2 leagues a week is out of the question.

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    Time and money. - Actually time is the only real excuse. I can bowl $1.75 per game daytime $2.50 per game nights. I go as often as I can. If I have a little time, I drop in for a quick 20 minute practice game.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zothen View Post
    My low back/left hip act up and it prevents me from bending or lifting heavy objects.

    Zothen
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