Won my first tournament yesterday

[jab5325]

Thanks everyone. It's my first time being part of a winning team at a tournament.

I played in several youth things in high school, but I/we never won. One time, I had high game (277), but didn't win. So, it was a great experience for me.

This season has been very rewarding, and I'm so thankful I got back into the game. I've found my passion, and formed many new friendships at the lanes. I was very rusty, and things started out slowly. Bowling in the 140s/150s isn't fun at all. But, practice, new shoes, new equipment and helpful tips/tricks from others has gotten me through it. I'm going to end the season at about 175 overall. My PinPal stats since the end of February has me at 188.84 since then with an 8.86 first ball average. I have a lot of work to do with spares, but it's been an extremely fun ride. I'm looking forward to my first summer league since I was 18.

This board has been a priceless resource for information/help/bowling news. I've enjoyed reading each and every one of the posts made here. Special thanks goes out to RobLV1 for helping me with a few pointers, and the wealth of information about equipment.

[Aslan]

I had a really, really odd day and started out very slow in some games. I ended up shooting 183, 185, 172, 255.

Looks like my scores...except for the 255. That is usually a 140...just to kick me in the nads as I'm leaving the center and make me question whether it's time to hang up the bowling shoes.

[jab5325]

Looks like my scores...except for the 255. That is usually a 140...just to kick me in the nads as I'm leaving the center and make me question whether it's time to hang up the bowling shoes.

I was there with you last Thursday, Aslan. Check out my thread in the "Scores" forum--I tweaked a muscle early in game 1, and couldn't do much. I was mildly concerned about playing the tournament on Saturday....but it worked out fine.

Bowling is an incredibly frustrating, yet rewarding, game.