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    Before a match I usually need to get focused and in the "zone." If I am not concentrated I know I will have a bad game, which is why I prepare before hand. I find Yoga to be the perfect fit to relaxing all your muscles and relieving all of your stress, but what do you guys do to prepare for a game?

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    Yoga and meditation.
    Now and then, a beer helps.

    http://www.yogabasics.com/

    http://www.meditationiseasy.com/
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    For me it's:
    1. Be at the Lanes 15 minutes before practice starts.
    2. Get ready (shoes on, balls out of the bag)
    3. Get refreshments and food (if not able to eat beforehand)
    4. Stare at a point down the lane without the pins and forget everything that happen before coming to the lanes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Duke Harding View Post
    Yoga and meditation.
    Now and then, a beer helps.

    http://www.yogabasics.com/

    http://www.meditationiseasy.com/

    Does beer really help? I guess it would help to not think about the stress of getting that strike or spare
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    Quote Originally Posted by The KingPin View Post
    Does beer really help? I guess it would help to not think about the stress of getting that strike or spare
    As long as you don't have to many.

    Years ago, taverns would have a couple of lanes...Of course, the bowlers would get thirsty, and what better to drink than a lager or two.

    Shame the breweries disassociated themselves from professional bowling, (or did the PBA disassociate themselves from the breweries?).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Duke Harding View Post
    As long as you don't have to many.

    Years ago, taverns would have a couple of lanes...Of course, the bowlers would get thirsty, and what better to drink than a lager or two.

    Shame the breweries disassociated themselves from professional bowling, (or did the PBA disassociate themselves from the breweries?).

    I could see that the PBA would want to be away from bad publicity from beer companies, yet Miller has been a big advertiser, so I am not sure.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The KingPin View Post
    I could see that the PBA would want to be away from bad publicity from beer companies, yet Miller has been a big advertiser, so I am not sure.
    I think the PBA is trying to appeal to families and beer ad's and/or sponsors don't fit into that.
    Then again maybe the breweries are going to where the fans are.
    Look at NASCAR-Bud, Miller, etc. then again they have big shiny areas to paste their names.
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    That's the key - forget everything that happened prior to walking in to the house - relax and let your muscles do what they should.

    Everyone has routines - some to notice it. Stick with it, don't get off the gameplan, and last but surely not least - stay away from the negative bowlers or the ones we call whiners that evaluate every shot they make. You don't want to hear any bad things about the game - you just want to bowl your game - not your opponent.

    When I face head to head, I don't look at whom I'm bowling or how much crap they carry or I don't. I just bowl my game and more than not it's enough to win. Focus on your game more than your opponents - that's being relaxed and focused. When you get to this point -it's the zone we all strive for - where everything works.

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