frustration

[travkoiboi]

over thinking. Just try and bowl work on one thing... something as simple as just hitting your mark everything else will eventually follow. Overthinking shots or mechanics can really make everything else out of sync.

[10-in-the-pit]

I wouldn't think about something non-bowling right before you bowl. Maybe just concentrate on your target.

[Gordon325]

okay, consistently hitting my mark is something I tend to fall away from, as well as watching the mark till the ball rolls over (what I call peaking) I think these two go hand in hand... so I will try to just stare the crap out of my mark and hit it every time... I will be practicing this Saturday and this is the only thing i will work on the whole time,

Thanks

[J Anderson]

The paradox of bowling: If you don't think about bad shots, you can not make a correction. If you think about the bad shot on the next one you will generally repeat the mistake or over correct it.

You do have to analyze after a bad result, whether it was only a flat ten pin or a big nasty split. Did you hit your target? Were you balanced at the line? Did you release properly? etc. If you determine that it was a good delivery, then its a simple matter of making an adjustment to get back in the pocket.

If you determine that you threw the ball poorly, then you need to come up with a positive focus to counteract the mistake and use it when you get back up. You just need one or two words , like "follow though", "focus" or "slow steps" to make the correction.

I'm in the habit of taking a sip of water after every open frame. If it was really bad I'll walk partway down the concourse and back. Really bad games require ice cream!

[billf]

Ice cream?! Wish I had thought of that. Thanks for a tip I will actually enjoy using

[striker12]

thats one dose sound good ice cream thats something i have not had in a long time someone should send me some ice cream

[Gordon325]

Ice cream it is.

[billf]

I just had me a bowl of ice cream. My wife was surprised and just shook her head when I told her it was in preparation for tomorrow's tourney

[Gordon325]

Lol love it.

[peterfa]

I believe you answered this problem in your opening statements. You say you are perfectly fine shooting 550 in practice, but are failing during league. Do you set goals in practice or are you just doing it as it comes naturally? If so, then stop forcing yourself to shoot a specific goal and just concentrate on each shot as it comes up. Treat each frame as the first frame of a new game. No pressure to throw a double, triple etc. Just throw the ball as you naturally would to start a game.