getting back into bowling after 20 years

[threeripmin]

thanks, daniel! he is the guy that fixed my ball. he charges $40 an hour and it includes bowling which i dont think is too bad. i paid $20 an hour not including bowling 22 years ago. my wife is going to take a lesson for sure, starting from scratch. she doesnt want to learn from me.lol

reading the lanes is really just going to take some time and a lot of practice. i need to just bowl and not keep score, im not even sure if i can do that, ill ask next time.

[DanielMareina]

$40 an hour is a good price when it includes the bowling. I definately think it is a good idea. Even as a coach myself, I have a fellow coach watch me every once in awhile to make sure I am not doing something weird that I can't see or feel. Third party perspective does help a lot. Good luck with your lessons, and your wife's lessons too!

[threeripmin]

i thought 40 sounded fair. ill give him a shot and see what i think. im not worried about him trying to change the way i bowl, i think im pretty soild and just need a refresher lesson. im not looking to make any big changes in my game. im going to bowl a few more times before i take a lesson and see how i feel. im sure he will do a good job teaching my wife and if she is willing to buy a pair of linds without even having an approach yet then im sure 40 is just fine.lol


those are some sick scores that you posted, nice work! just straight up sick!

[DanielMareina]

Thank you very much! I worked from 7:30 am till 6:30 pm on the night that I bowled league and started league at 6:35. I didn't get a lot of practice throughout the week, and found it hard to get in the right mind set that quickly. My average dropped 5 pins from last year and 12 from practice during the summer! Now that my league is done, I have been practicing 4 to 5 days a week getting ready for nationals. I found my groove again and am ready. I bowl Sunday night and Monday morning in Reno, so hopefully all this work will translate to big scores. Last year I had a 706 in team event with a 277. I would like to improve on that if I can. And not bomb during doubles, that would be nice too

[threeripmin]

youre going to do great! plus all the karma messengers youre going to get for helping me out on the internet!lol ill be wishing you the best of luck!

talking with you on here really makes me wish i had a good bowler friend to bowl with and learn from. everytime i talk to my old buddy i tell him how much i regret quitting bowling and how cool it was that we became such good friends.(i was 12 he was 22 and owned the pro shop) he would take me with him when he bowled in the best league ever at kearny mesa bowl, it was open doubles. my buddy and jes stayrook would fight for high average and my buddy ended with the best at 224.(i could be wrong but thats how i remember it) i remember walking in every week feeling so proud of my bud.

anyways, it sound like youre putting in the work and you know its going to pay off.

[threeripmin]

went out and bowled without keeping score and im happy with how i did. i just threw strike balls and at one point i threw 7 in a row. it feels so good to just crush the pocket, i love it! the way these new balls turn over on the back end is awesome. i cant wait to buy the hy-road and see how it rolls. when i was leaving the manager came over and introduced himself and told me i throw a nice ball, that made my day!

[DanielMareina]

Well I am very glad to hear it! That is very cool of the manager to come talk to you. I bowled yesterday and averaged 224 for 5. I had six 10 pins left in the 2nd game alone. I only have one strike ball and one spare ball here though. I made my dad pack my stuff for nationals in his trunk since he is driving and I am flying. When you keep score next, I want to hear about some 250 games and 700 series'

[threeripmin]

well, for the past 10 games ive averaged 211. yesterday i shot 201 213 205 257 and im very happy with how im coming along. the 257 i had an open in the first frame and then 8 in a row. only 4 open frames in 4 games and 3 were splits. its really crazy to me that i can quit bowling for over 20 years and within a month i can be bowling better than ever. lol i know i throw the ball a few mph faster, with more revs and a lot more control. i love this game!

daniel, i hope you did well at nationals.

[DanielMareina]

well, for the past 10 games ive averaged 211. yesterday i shot 201 213 205 257 and im very happy with how im coming along. the 257 i had an open in the first frame and then 8 in a row. only 4 open frames in 4 games and 3 were splits. its really crazy to me that i can quit bowling for over 20 years and within a month i can be bowling better than ever. lol i know i throw the ball a few mph faster, with more revs and a lot more control. i love this game!

daniel, i hope you did well at nationals.

I am very happy to hear that you bowled well! I knew you would have a 250 game in no time. As for me and nationals. I shot a 604 during team event. Singles didn't go as well and doubles was a catastrophe. They oil in the morning and we are the third squad on that oil! The pattern this year is almost all forward oil and I couldn't move left far enough. Not to mention my ring finger swelled up huge and I couldn't get it out of the ball. Needless to say, I am not happy with my performance, but my team event was just fine. I will have a full blog about my results at nationals up in a day or two.

[threeripmin]

thanks, daniel! i really thought it was going to be a much tougher struggle to get back to my peak. i guess its like riding a bike.

sorry to hear that you didnt do as well as you would have liked to at nationals, youll get um next year. maybe ill even be there. lol pretty lame about the oil, you would think that they would take better care of the lanes.

check out what i made for someone at the bowling alley to try to get league rates for the next 2 months. lol if you cant tell what it is its a bowling ball keychain made out of glass. im a glass blower when im not talking bowling. lol http://img442.imageshack.us/i/imga0297s.jpg/