when is it time to realize you are a has been...

[LOUVIT]

First off great paragraphs!!!! I've been out of school 40+years so that isn't an issue for me...lol

As I think I stated already i came back to the sport with high expectations. As was stated everyone seems to throw a great ball and carries pins. I figured hey if newbies can do it and since I averaged 190 when the game was hard this should be a piece of cake. Funny that with a 10+ year old NVS that I couldn't get to hook I was shooting good games. Bought a new ball won another from here and guess I'm trying too hard and watching too many videos on releases and stuff. This week practice or league I'm am going to forget most of what I've learned in the past 6 months and let the ball do the work. Stay tuned.


I also know some 70 year old guy;s averaging over 200, but they didn't stop bowling for 25 years

Ok I'm quoting myself...When I said stay tuned it certainly wasn't for this week, shot horrible and nothing to blame but me.....lol, Bob showed up to watch me and after a short talk with him I got a bit better because it's so hard to realize what you are doing wrong until some one tells you. I intend a lot of practice this week since my mistakes are fresh in my mind. I have written them down and will keep them in my pocket and read them before each shot. My biggest issue is that I actually aim at nothing...I look down at the floor on my release. If I look up at arrows or hash marks my equilibrium is totally off and cannot walk/run the approach. weird ha?

[Mike White]

Ok I'm quoting myself...When I said stay tuned it certainly wasn't for this week, shot horrible and nothing to blame but me.....lol, Bob showed up to watch me and after a short talk with him I got a bit better because it's so hard to realize what you are doing wrong until some one tells you. I intend a lot of practice this week since my mistakes are fresh in my mind. I have written them down and will keep them in my pocket and read them before each shot. My biggest issue is that I actually aim at nothing...I look down at the floor on my release. If I look up at arrows or hash marks my equilibrium is totally off and cannot walk/run the approach. weird ha?

Back when you posted a video (mid Sept) I commented that you appeared to have a balance issue.

http://www.bowlingboards.com/threads...l=1#post148512

Sounds like you still have the problem.

[LOUVIT]

Back when you posted a video (mid Sept) I commented that you appeared to have a balance issue.

http://www.bowlingboards.com/threads...l=1#post148512

Sounds like you still have the problem.

For all I know it's a medical issue, When I look up on my approach it's like I feel I don't know where I am. Yet I know where the spot is in my mind. So hard to explain....For some reason not looking at a spot and just trying to hit a spot makes me pull the ball. Today I started not bending so much on release and I was out on the right side of the lane. I've been to the Dr. (not for that) but they checked my ears and other normal stuff and found nothing. My right eye is very, very bad. Not sure if that's it. Matter of fact my dad was a golden gloves fighter and when I started boxing many many years ago the Dr. said if I got my left eye messed up I would have been almost blind. So much for boxing...lol.

[fordman1]

How do you know when you are a has been:

When the iron in your blood turns to the lead in your a$$!

When your get up and go turns to your got up gone.....

[got_a_300]

How do you know when you are a has been:

When the iron in your blood turns to the lead in your a$$!

When your get up and go turns to your got up gone.....

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is a great answer love it.

[LOUVIT]

How do you know when you are a has been:

When the iron in your blood turns to the lead in your a$$!

When your get up and go turns to your got up gone.....

lol, for sure a good answer.....

[Mike White]

How do you know when you are a has been:

When the iron in your blood turns to the lead in your a$$!

When your get up and go turns to your got up gone.....

About a billion years ago when going to the neighborhood video arcade was the thing, I used to set the top 2 or 3 high scores on the games, and used the initials WIZ.

After a while, I could barely get into the top 5, I switched to the initials WUZ.

[Tony]

It is an illegal shot if you throw between your legs. Unless it is done all the time. Same as shooting the 10 left handed.

What would make it illegal ?

[Amyers]

USBC rules if you start with a two handed release than you have to use that style throughout the game. This is not the same as the more well known two handed style where the release is single handed

[fordman1]

Ask the USBC that's what they said about 10n years when we had a guy throw his 12th shot that way on a bet. He had a lot of 300's already and had had quite a few beers. Something about not trying his best. Like bagging.