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Bowling: First Night of League

I bowl on the Thursday Night Men’s League at AMF Deltona Lanes.  Last night was our first night of league, and I was excited to be back.

Sometimes I wish I was a little more social.  I enjoy hanging out with my team, but I am not outgoing enough to go up to other people and talk to them.  It’s a shame, because I am friendly, and in the right mix, can be very outgoing.

Enough about that.  The first night of bowling itself start out amazing.   I just drilled my new [bowlingball value=”6303″/] and really bowled well with it.  Even though there were a couple of small mistakes I made during drilling, it still reacted fine.

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Today’s Bowling Practice: Positive Self Talk

I went bowling with my father-in-law today. It was a great little practice session while also getting the chance to hang out with him.

Since I didn’t have a chance to drill my [bowlingball value=”6303″/], I ended up practicing with my [bowlingball value=”5996″/] and [bowlingball value=”6102″/]. I really like the [bowlingball value=”5996″/] as my primary bowling ball right now. It has the best fit of any of my equipment. I even used this ball to make my thumb mold for future thumb slugs.

The best thing I learned in this practice session was positive self talk. I have written about my old ways of anger and frustration, and how I have grown out of it. Today I started telling myself things like “Let the ball do it’s job” and “Trust the ball.”

I found that if I worried to much about the ball, I would end up trying to “steer” the ball. I would cross my body, push the ball to far right. All I need to do is slow down, hit my mark, and the everything else will happen on its own.

Also getting rid of the negative self talk helps me to make my spares. I know that making spares is almost more important than striking. If you can make all of your spares you are guaranteed of a score of almost 200, and when you do start striking you are in a position to really score well.

References:

Don’t allow your temper to get in the way of winning
Thought Stopping Methods

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Bowling

First Night of League Canceled

Well, I was all amped up for our first night of league. However it was closed because of Tropical Storm Fay. What an annoying little storm this is.

It has not effected me too much personally, beside knocking down part of my fence. But it just dumping a ton of water and flooding some parts of the state.

I guess I will have to wait until next Thursday to write about the [bowlingball value=”6303″/].

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Bowling League Starts Tonight

Well it’s been a long summer. I decided not to bowl for one summer.

Tonight is the first night of league bowling at Deltona Lanes. I have been looking forward to getting back to bowling for a little bit now. It’s nice to have a dedicated night to hang out and have a little fun.

Sure it can be frustrating if you are not having a good night, but all-in-all I usually have fun. This has never been more true since my wife went golfing with me. She saw my mental break down when I was playing a bad round and decided to talk to me. She helped me see the problems I was causing, not only for myself, but the people that were in our group. Ever since then, my bowling and golf have been dramatically improved.

Need help with the Mental Bowling Game? Check out what the greatest coach in the bowling industry, Coach Fred Borden, has to say.

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Bowling Vacation

Just Got an Ebonite NVD

Do you want to be envied? (I know, a silly pun)

I just received an [bowlingball value=”6303″/] to drill up for use. I am going to test this bowling ball out on Thursday 8/21/2008. I will write up a review on this later this week.

I am looking forward to this ball that has a bowlingball.com perfect scale of 205.7. Here is the description.

Be NVD by all of your opponents!

The NVD has a new core design, Spike Core Version 1A which provides a lower RG, high flare potential and a stronger mass bias rating. Wrapping around Spike Core Version 1A is a stronger version of our Traxion Reactive cover, Traxion Reactive 0.48. This cover has kept the oil absorption rate at 10.1 (the GB #) while increasing the Traxion Factor to 0.48. This increase in the number will allow the NVD to produce a stronger ball in higher oil volume environments. This ball will give you a stronger motion when compared to the Complete NV. Comes out of the box at 4000 Grit Abralon.

DON’T HOPE FOR VICTORY…TAKE IT.

The Perfect Scale™: Helping Bowlers Make Better Decisions. Because each manufacturer uses a different method for indicating a ball’s hook potential, bowlingball.com developed a way for the consumer to compare bowling balls across all manufacturers.

[bowlingball value=”6303,i150″/]

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Bowling Video

Video Editting Is Hard Work

I just completed my second editing job for bowlingball.com’s bowling videos. I am an e-commerce programmer for crying out loud, not a video editor… 🙂

However, I must say that I am enjoying this very much. Learning something new is extremely exciting. I do not have a lot of artistic ability, but I must say that I am very pleased with the outcome. I know there are some things that I could have done much better, but I was under very intense time constraints.

We shot the video last night. I didn’t think about editing until this morning. I spent maybe 4-6 hours on the project, so I definitely can not complain.

Check it out at bowlingball.com’s Bowling Ball Reaction Video of the Smash Zone.

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Bowling Practice

I went to AMF Casselberry Lanes to practice bowling today and was very happy with my results. While I should try and work with a coach or someone that can help me with my game, I have taken it on myself.

I have been stuck using a [bowlingball value=”5160″/] wrist brace for a couple of years now because I have not been throwing my bowling balls correctly. I have been letting my wrist break and I would not follow through.

I think I have finally had a revelation. I have started using an [bowlingball value=”2283″/] Brace which has helped make my wrist not hurt. I have slowed down my approach which has helped my timing. And with my timing under control it helps me aim correctly. It is amazing how all of these pieces kind of inter connect.

Using the big wrist brace made me feel mentally negative about my game. Changing to the new brace has helped my mental game as well as physical game.