how do you stay focused and interested...

[tracy]

i am wondering if any bowlers out there have any trouble staying focused or interested while they are bowling. the couples league that i bowl in (3 games) , i have no problem staying focused and interested but on the other league(4 game series) ,even though the first 3 games are fine and i do make my average and some times do better but it's when when we get to the 4th game i start loosing everything...not focused and not too interested... i guess it would be something like bored.and i'm wondering how do you bowlers deal with that situation or do you even run into the same feeling?

[J Anderson]

i am wondering if any bowlers out there have any trouble staying focused or interested while they are bowling. the couples league that i bowl in (3 games) , i have no problem staying focused and interested but on the other league(4 game series) ,even though the first 3 games are fine and i do make my average and some times do better but it's when when we get to the 4th game i start loosing everything...not focused and not too interested... i guess it would be something like bored.and i'm wondering how do you bowlers deal with that situation or do you even run into the same feeling?

Monday nights I bowl 4 games, 2 sets of 2, in a Sport singles scratch league. I general don't have any trouble with losing focus. Sometimes I do seem to get a little bit tired in the fourth game and have to adjust for throwing a bit slower.
Wednesday nights I bowl 3 games in a doubles league, where I am also the treasurer. I usually start recording the payments during the second game, so that I'll be able to make change for the late paying teams. Quite often that is my low game for the night as I keep switching form bowling to counting and back.
I'm looking forward to hearing if any one has any good advice for you.

[BowlingObsessed]

i am wondering if any bowlers out there have any trouble staying focused or interested while they are bowling. the couples league that i bowl in (3 games) , i have no problem staying focused and interested but on the other league(4 game series) ,even though the first 3 games are fine and i do make my average and some times do better but it's when when we get to the 4th game i start loosing everything...not focused and not too interested... i guess it would be something like bored.and i'm wondering how do you bowlers deal with that situation or do you even run into the same feeling?

I actually have the complete opposite problem, I'm usually too exicited and not relaxed enough and sometimes get lazy then make careless mistakes. In other words I have a problem with being unfocused but not staying interested. I'm usually too eager to get up on the approach and kill the pins, opposed to throwing a good shot or deciding on wether or to make an adjustment ect.

Whenever I get to a place mentally when I can feel myself tuning out I just go through my routines a little slower inorder to regain my focus. Something that might help you stay interested is to find something to do while your not bowling like read book, sip a drink, or just anything you can think of that occupies your time so you're not thinking about being bored.