Bowling sucks.
You get all the nifty crap from the pro shop..a new bag, a new ball with some reaction, new shoes, a glove or two..and you still can hit your mark for the love of Zombie Jesus. I basically blame the lane conditions. A heavy oil can make for some pretty lousy bowling if your ball won't snap at the right time. I can't explain it. I tried everything from changing my stance to out and out french kissing the ball on the thumb hole...clockwise...NADA...
I only use one ball. I have two, but the other is your basic polyester, 14 pounds no-frills orb. The one I'm using is a Storm Tropical. Tropicals have some reaction, but I've come to the point that I need more reaction because my actual physical condition has changed. Also my ball has already been resurfaced a couple times and the ball's graphics are starting to be rubbed away.
In league, I'll bowl great the first game, but exceedingly get worse in the second and third games. My average is 149. My best game was 247, and I have an award for hitting the 600 series mark (Thanks USBC...a magnet..oh joy..) Remember when they gave out those nifty patches and pins? *sigh* I also have small awards (magnets) for 150, 175, 200 and 225 games. Man..what does a guy have to do to get an actual trophy that he can sit on his mantle? Way back when I was a toddler, my mom bowled in a league or two and brought home a few trophies..but that was the early 60's, and I think all the bowling trophy mines have been tapped out by now...just sayin'...
Stay tuned..
I like to bowl. I'm not great at it nor a pro..but I like to toss a 15-16 pound spherical object down a wooden lane and take out a bunch of unsuspecting (sometimes mocking) pins. It gives me pleasure and sometimes, satisfaction. My average (when I last checked) is 149. The highest game I bowled on record is 247..just 53 pins shy of a perfect 300. DAMMIT!! *sigh*
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