Cliff Notes: Paragraphs. Too many kids. Aslan is great.
Foreword: Well I went and bowled my May VBT session yesterday afternoon. The stars were definitely aligned unfortunately I did not take advantage. I planned on leaving work at 3:30 to pick up the kids and take them with me. I left a little later so time was a bit of a factor. But right before I left I checked the bowling alleys website - it said closed. I decided to call to make sure and they answered and said yes they were open and had "some" lanes. I was a bit concerned by this statement but I went anyways. Picked up my 5 year old, went home, changed, grabbed my gear, picked up my 8 year old and headed to the lanes.
Introduction: They were having a tournament but it seemed they didn't get the turnout they hoped for so the tourney only took up about 10 lanes. The bowling alley is quite large - about 50 lanes I think. So it was no problem getting 2 lanes. And I didn't even have to ask because they put me down near the end on lanes 3 and 4 without really any other open bowlers around me - next set of lanes being used was like 9 and 10. So that was good. Unfortunately since they were technically closed today I couldn't use the 2 free games coupon for the kids from the kidsbowlfree.com website. But they have a summer special $10 a lane per hour. And ironically I had an hour to get my practice game and 3 games in so it worked out.
Meat and Taters: I bowled my practice game and let the 2 kids bowl - about half way through I realized there is no way I could bowl 3 more games and let the kids bowl 3 with me. The lanes were prime. Nice fresh oil. I know the alley because it is about 2 miles from my house. I bowled there once or twice a long time ago. Really nice lanes. People there are 5 star super accommodating - no issues with setting up 2 lanes in league format switching back and forth. No issues with printout after my bowling session (sent via email to you Aslan). We even had a waitress get us some pops so the kids were happy. Everything was great about yesterday - except my bowling.
I had streaks of consistency and nice shots - which kept my series in the ok range - but I struggled at some critical moments. It was a marathon of bowling to say the least. After the practice game - tried both balls to see how they worked - I removed the 2 kids from bowling and they were extremely well behaved and patient. I told them they could bowl another game if there was time left after my bowling so they were good with that. But ultimately in practice I decided the Melee was the better ball - at least I was throwing it better. The First Blood just didn't seem to be working that well for me. Some of the struggle I had was related to rushing through my 3 game series - not my style of bowling. I prefer to take my time but I wanted to make sure I got my 3 games in, the kids could bowl another game and I had to pick up my 9 week old son by 6pm (I actually rolled up to daycare at 5:58pm - talk about cutting it close). Totally my fault for not sticking to the plan and leaving work at 3:30pm or sooner. Next month I definitely have to make sure I have more time - lesson learned.
But I still had fun with it and definitely last month and this month have been my best open bowling to date. I typically bowl bad in open bowling but with the incentive of the VBT it made it more like league bowling - a mental issue for me personally.
Conclusion: The positives yesterday definitely outweighed the ultimate scores I achieved. Quality time with the kids doing something fun. Great lanes - actually I am contemplating joining a league there in the fall after bowling there yesterday. Great service by the staff. All in all A+ experience. Thanks again Mr. Aslan for coming up with this VBT format. As as said before it was a brilliant idea. I took video of practice and all 3 games so I will throw something together to post up when I get time - today at work should be slow so with any luck I can throw together a 5 minute or less video.
Last edited by Mudpuppy; 05-23-2014 at 10:50 PM.
Cliff Notes: Paragraphs. Too many kids. Aslan is great.
Now if ZDawg would stop dragging his @$$, maybe we could post some scores.
And SERIOUSLY. I made an exception to pre-pick centers for Jeral and tcc so they could bowl early given their upcoming pro tournament schedule or some Oklahoma non-sense...yet they haven't submitted scores yet. I bowled like May 4th so I could have mine out of the way...still NOTHING from the Oklahoma contingent. As if there's ANYTHING else to do in Oklahoma.
Yeah some breaks might help in the reading but I was typing fast - deal with it or fix it yourself.Originally Posted by Aslan
Practice video is done - just have to upload if my internet at home works tonight (unlike last night).
I was going to do the same as last month - 1 video practice and all 3 games but had too much fun with the practice video so with the training video May will be a trilogy.
A) I don't have the power to edit other people's posts. I have asked for it repeatedly though.
B) Yet another reason NOT to live in Michigan…poor internet service. Too many trees falling on the lines.
Why would you want that power?
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1) To add spaces and paragraphs to Hammer and Mudpuppys ramblings.
2) To add, "but obviously I hate Aslan" to the end of all of Bowl1820's posts.
3) To add, "but obviously I defer to Aslan's experience and teaching prowess" to all of Rob's posts.
4) To limit MWhite to only 2 excuses per defeat.
5) To fix noeymc's posts to make them readable.
6) To insert the statement; "this is where he keeps writing despite the meds wearing off" into Iceman's long posts where suddenly they take a right turn into some weird acid trip.
7) And "Other" for all reasons that haven't occurred to me.
Thats like asking God "why would you want to strike people down with lightening?"
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You need to Stop it.
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My previous post has been edited - I hope it is to your standards Mr. Placebo Moderator de facto.
Anyhooters - more important. For your edification and amusement my latest VBT video. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it:
Video of my 3 games forthcoming...Although I guess I need to wait until Z Dawg finally bowls to post it.
I like the music better.
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