How do you control your emotions during a perfect 300 game?

[RoccoRock]

Two weeks ago I had a shot at one. After I threw the front 7, one of the lanes broke down. We had to sit and wait. Naturally, a 300 was all I could think about. When we resumed, I got the next 2 for the front 9. I took a walk after the 9th frame, calmed my nerves a little. Stepped up in the 10, relaxed, and threw a bad ball. My wrist flattened out, and the ball had very little rotation. It went light, left a split, and disappointment. The odd part is that it was the first game in 3 months that I bowled with one hand.

[I suck at bowling]

Try having the front 7, then burying the next shot only to leave a stone 8.

I was throwing a fit, lol

[Tampabaybob]

I have never had a 300 game, but I've gotten the first 7 or 8 a couple times... In each occasion I started to feel different around the 5th or 6th frame, so in my case: You DON'T control your emotions! hahahaha. You let them win! hahahaha.

It's funny though, because I've been bowling well lately, averaging over a 200 (which is great for me) for over a month now, and I had a really nice 644 series last tuesday. Just a few nights ago, I had a dream about bowling. And I guess if you LOVE yourself, you're supposed to have happy, supportive dreams. But noooooo.... My stupid Irish mind likes to torture me as some kind of sick joke!!!

So, in this dream I had the first 11 strikes, and on the FINAL ball I left the 10 pin for a 299. And OF COURSE it had to be the 10 pin because the 10 pin is already my nemesis. Maybe dreaming of a 300 game is the closest I'll ever come to a 300, so it's maddening to know I might never even get that 300 in my dreams! hahahahaha. It's actually kind of funny to me. I have a twisted sense of humor.

ART.....It'll come when you LEAST expect it. That's how my first one was.

[vdubtx]

When I am getting close to a 300, I try to just carry on like normal. Chat it up with team, watch others bowling, just staying engaged as normal. When I am up to the 10th and all others have stopped bowling, I just go through my normal pre shot routine and not think about anything else, remember to breathe. Just get up there and put down a nice shot. 11th same thing, breath. 12th dry my hands a little bit extra and go through my pre shot routine. Kind of hard at this point to get a good stance as your knees will be shaking at this point, they have in all 4 of my sanctioned 300's. Don't forget to breathe.

One thing I have learned is to not let myself get into a mind set that I need to adjust if my 10th and 11th shots were good. Even if they weren't great shots I still go out there and throw the same as the prior 9 strikes that go me to this point.