getting back into bowling after 20 years

[DanielMareina]

Glad to hear you had a good time! It is tough to focus when you are in a new environment. I am sure you will do better next time! Did the guy shoot a sanctioned 900 or in practice?

[threeripmin]

i had just read about the 900 the other day. i didnt mean i saw it or that it was around here.

i just shot 645 and i bowled 624 last night with my reign(practice). it doesnt turn over nearly as much as my reign of fire but its still a really nice ball. im getting my thumb hole redone on my reign of fire for the 3rd time, ill get it back tomorrow.

[StriKING]

Hey there threeripmin. We've got a couple of things in common. I'm back to the sport after 30+ years and I also picked up a new Storm ball recently (end of April). I got the Virtual Energy. Best $200 I've spent. The ball is awesome. I've done some of my best bowling in the last couple of weeks. Sorry to hear about your drilling/fitting issues. I was very fortunate I guess. My house pro does an excellent job with the layout & fitting. Hope that all gets worked out for you. Best of luck and I hope you're having as good a time as I am bowling again!

[threeripmin]

thanks, striking! ive done some of the best bowling of my life too, its crazy and so much fun. the funny thing is that my house pro is awesome too but i was dumb and went to two other places first. now i have 3 balls that fit my hand like a glove.

i was having problems with my new reign not hooking but after about 10 games the thing started breaking nicely. i have heard that they have a break in period but this was crazy. i went out on sunday and averaged 228 for 6 games. i had bowled with it in my league and averaged only 193 a few days before when it wasnt hooking so im hoping to do better in league this week.

[threeripmin]

well, i ended up my first summer league at 214. in sweepers last night i shot 744 and only got 3rd for 75 bucks. im very happy with how i bowled. i had 3 700's and a 699 but i also had 3 weeks under 600.

next week i start in a 800 scratch league and im bowling with some really good bowlers. it should be fun and im really looking forward to bowling with better bowlers.

i cant tell you how glad i am that i started bowling again.

[gparks]

good progress! i to took a long break(14yrs). and glad to be back.

i've been back about 2 yrs and having good/bad nights.thing for me is not getting much practice as of late(been a hella summer@ work).hope this fall/winter will bring me some extra frames.

something that helped me out was rolling in the pba experiance league this summer,if you have one in your area i'd look into it.it's amazing that the pros roll like they do on these patterns!!

good luck and keep rolling!