Prepping for tournaments

[JCasey1992]

Hi all,

I bowled in my first tournament a while ago and was nowhere near prepared for it. How do you guys get ready for tournaments and do you have any suggestions for me?

Thanks,
Casey

[jaydee]

In what way did you feel unprepared? Equipment related? Skill related? Nerves? Didn't meet dress code? Please be more specific.

[billf]

I bring all my equipment. The night before I go to the alley and get acquainted with the place. Find the restroom, pro shop, etc and bowl a couple of games. That gives me a feeling for the approach and doesn't let the bigger houses feel so darn huge (which makes the lanes seem smaller). I show up to the tournament early and try to see if they will tell us anything about the pattern. If not, I watch bowlers to see where they are playing to score well. Then I go outside and select what equipment I want to bring in with me. I usually bring in six balls including my plastic spare ball. Then I get a something to drink, sit down, relax and have fun.

[eugene02]

I bring all my equipment. The night before I go to the alley and get acquainted with the place. Find the restroom, pro shop, etc and bowl a couple of games. That gives me a feeling for the approach and doesn't let the bigger houses feel so darn huge (which makes the lanes seem smaller). I show up to the tournament early and try to see if they will tell us anything about the pattern. If not, I watch bowlers to see where they are playing to score well. Then I go outside and select what equipment I want to bring in with me. I usually bring in six balls including my plastic spare ball. Then I get a something to drink, sit down, relax and have fun.

wow up to 6 balls! dam! i only have 2 now.. getting the 3rd one is already a difficult task!

[billf]

I bring 6 inside. I travel with 13. When I lose it's because someone else out bowled me, not because they had better equipment of I didn't have available what was needed to match up to the lane condition.

[eugene02]

I bring 6 inside. I travel with 13. When I lose it's because someone else out bowled me, not because they had better equipment of I didn't have available what was needed to match up to the lane condition.

thats just so many dude! am jealous!!

[martin]

thats just so many dude! am jealous!!

same here.. lol.. i only have 3 balls.. Brunswick Anaconda (bought it new.. about US$200), a yellow stormy spare ball (bought a used one, about US$40) and a reactive ball that i don't even know the name.. lol.. (a used ball also.. $52)

btw, my tournament prep is just finding my strike line and practicing the 10-pin and 7-pin spares..

[eugene02]

Bought my lane 1 maxxx curve in Singapore for $243.4619 USD
Columbia 300 White Dot Black Berry for $94.2433 USD
Dexter SST8 Shoes for $212.0474 USD
Brunswick 2 ball roller for $117.8041 USD

converted them into USD thru yahoo currency converter..

[jaydee]

I bring 6 inside. I travel with 13. When I lose it's because someone else out bowled me, not because they had better equipment of I didn't have available what was needed to match up to the lane condition.

I usually bring 5 with me. Any more than that, I'll think too much about which ball to use and what line to throw, not be able to execute.

[martinezsam2495]

wow up to 6 balls! dam! i only have 2 now.. getting the 3rd one is already a difficult task!

I know, I only have one and I thought that was enough, haha