So tonight was first nite of league.  Bowled ok, we split 4-3 (them), but considering most of my team hadn't really touched a bowling ball all summer, we did pretty good.  

While we're packing up, shaking hands, etc., one of the guys on the other team says to me "Of all the people here, I really like watching you bowl.  You're really smooth and it makes me think of the things I need to work on."  I just said thank you.  

I know I'm good, knowledgeable, and I help others whenever I can, but I am FAR from the best bowler, I average low 200's, while high average is around 230...and really 204 on a THS isn't anything to brag about, so I was taken a little by surprise.  It wasn't even like I had an outstanding nite, I only shot 644 (high game was 223).

Anything similar ever happen to you?
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It IS next year!

Many times over the past 3 years I've had the other team compliment me. They say things like...sure am glad you showed up tonight so we could win, does that count ?
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az guy aka: R & L Bowlers Pro
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No Joe, I hate to break it to ya', but I seem to get that more than a "Good Morning", lol
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az guy aka: R & L Bowlers Pro
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Stay humble ... helps to keep the "Karma" positive !  
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I've been had both positive and negative compliment's.

I've been complimented on my form, accuracy, and basic knowledge of the game about knowing when to make an adjustment or ball change. I've also been told I throw way too fast, have too much hook on the ball, too high of a backswing, many other thing's. I take the good compliment's and thank the person for the compliment and use those to biuld up my selfesteem and confidance when needed. I take the negative comment's and just discard them as a grain of salt.

Most of the negative comment's come from this one guy in particular, he's been high average for the last 2 year's at around 212 both year's. Well after last night's 231 average start off this guy gave me all his little trick's in the book to try and break me off my mental game. I just laughed and said, see you next week bud. He get's this way to anyone who get's within 10 pin's of his average, work's on the guy's who don't have a strong mental game but doesn't work on me or a few other guy's.
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Mike Zadler
"When in doubt, Pull out" - Rob Stone
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