Hey everyone,
This weekend was another in a long line of fantastic Amateur Bowlers Tour experiences for me. The Chicagoland Open took place at Lombard Lanes this passed weekend, first prize of 10K. Anyhow, come out and bowl a qualifying squad and bang to the tune of +37. I missed one easy spare in three games, chopped the 6-10, and left three splits, two of which were on balls that hit my mark, go figure. Anyhow, Sunday night rolls around and I'm still about 10 pins short of the cut. Feeling that I threw the ball well and that I just caught a few bad breaks, I went back in to try to get in during the final qualifying squad. Mind you, the condition was pretty worked over, two or three squads had bowled on it since it had been oiled, so the shot was not exactly fresh. However, there was a shot to be had. Anyhow, I went out there and threw the ball as bad as I can remember throwing in the last year. I couldn't hit my mark to save my life. I pulled shots, turned my shoulders, didn't stay down at the line. Basically, everything that a bowler can do poorly, I did. I'm not really sure why this happened. I've been bowling very well this year, and it just surprises me that such a horrible day came up out of nowhere. Anyone else ever throw up an air ball like this? For the sake of your sanity, I hope you haven't. lol.
