Fail.

[JaMau24]

Thanks everyone! I appreciate the advice. I don't really let things get in my head. I'll be honest and say I'm always thinking about my potential score, and I'm thinking of 300 if I have 6 to start the game. That's just how I bowl, and I wouldn't say it makes me nervous at all, and I wouldn't say it's detrimental to my game. I can definitely see how that would be a problem for certain people though. I love the pressure of closing out a game, and on Thursdays, I'm the anchor and love the pressure of having to get 3 strikes to win the game! I've been thinking about the split I threw, and I just keep reminding myself.. I threw the ball right where I wanted to! There is no reason to be ashamed. It would be different if I just choked and threw a horrible shot, but that wasn't the case. I just threw the ball right where I wanted it, where I had been throwing it, and it hit a dry board and hooked up early. It was just unfortunate I couldn't get a little bit of luck and got the 4 or the 6 to get knocked down by something, so I could have just cleaned up an easy spare. But oh well. I'll get a chance to redeem myself tonight!

Good shootin.. are you running out of fingers or does that mean another tat?

No no no, but I'm getting close to a full rack of pins! Jesse (the manager at our alley) gives us a really cool looking 300 or 800 pin. I'll have 8 pins after this one, but he's skipped a couple pins. They are awesome though.

[vdubtx]

There is no reason to be ashamed. It would be different if I just choked and threw a horrible shot, but that wasn't the case. I just threw the ball right where I wanted it, where I had been throwing it, and it hit a dry board and hooked up early.

Two words when I do the same thing..... Ball Speed!!

[JaMau24]

Two words when I do the same thing..... Ball Speed!!

Yep. As I keep replaying it in my head, that's the one thing I wish I'd have done different. Throw it harder. Not because I thought I threw it slow, but because even if I threw it harder, it still would have hit the pocket, and it would have had less of a chance of going high.

[YODA]

My brother has about 20 800 series, and when I was struggling to get my first I blew a couple chances on the last game. He told me the reason he got his first and keeps getting them is because he doesn't care and isn't adding his scores. Just bowls.

I got my first on a night when I was having fun in a social league, just doing my thing and presto.

Expectations will screw ya every time...and worse make it feel like you failed even with a high 700 series.

Congrats on that, and the 300, still some fine bowling!!!

That is actually great advice. I know many people including myself that bowl better then we are just bowling. Not worried about scores or what the opposing team or person is shooting. I try to relax and do that as much as possible, but its hard for me