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Title: Finally bowled after 16 months yesterday...
Post by: clintdaley on February 21, 2008, 11:11:57 PM
with my 10# urethane ball, new span (1/8 inch shorter to relieve some stress-everything else identical to old) and shot 153-181...was very happy to be able to not only be accurate but to also hit the pocket, covered spares, and my ball speed was up around high 17s and I had NO issues with my elbow.

After coming home and resting, my elbow is somewhat stiff, as expected, but no pain, which is a great sign.

Just a quick update.

Clint
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Title: Re: Finally bowled after 16 months yesterday...
Post by: jkiser01 on February 22, 2008, 07:19:49 AM
congrats Clint, welcome back buddy!!
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Title: Re: Finally bowled after 16 months yesterday...
Post by: Rev_O on February 22, 2008, 07:23:37 AM
Nice and easy there big guy. Just dont try to over due it to much to soon. Glad to see ya back!
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Title: Re: Finally bowled after 16 months yesterday...
Post by: clintdaley on February 22, 2008, 07:25:23 AM
Thanks guys, a long way back already and another long way to get close to where I was when the injury occured!

Yep, no reason to push anything, already waited 16 months, why push it to get done a month or so quicker at this point?

Clint
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Title: Re: Finally bowled after 16 months yesterday...
Post by: NicholasE on February 22, 2008, 07:27:42 AM
what happended to you?
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Title: Re: Finally bowled after 16 months yesterday...
Post by: mumzie on February 22, 2008, 07:53:36 AM
welcome back!
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Title: Re: Finally bowled after 16 months yesterday...
Post by: Borincano on February 22, 2008, 07:58:59 AM
Glad to hear that you are back on the saddle again. Ice it up as soon as you get home or have a ice pack in your bag. Always take a couple of aspirins before you bowl.
Title: Re: Finally bowled after 16 months yesterday...
Post by: clintdaley on February 22, 2008, 07:59:20 AM
NicholasE,

Oct 6, 2006, I completely tore my distal bicep tendon off of my elbow throwing a shot. It happened in my downswing with 2 loud snaps accompanying the pain. Surgery reattached the tendon to the elbow by stitching a thread through the tendon, drilling holes in my elbow, stitch the thread through the holes to reattach the tendon to allow it to regrow to the elbow, and also 2 anchors attaching the elbow to the tendon was also used due to me wanting to bowl again. I have rehabbed is several months and was cleared to bowl again 4 weeks ago, and have just made it back out now.

Thanks to everyone else again!

Clint
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Title: Re: Finally bowled after 16 months yesterday...
Post by: NicholasE on February 22, 2008, 08:02:51 AM
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NicholasE,

Oct 6, 2006, I completely tore my distal bicep tendon off of my elbow throwing a shot. It happened in my downswing with 2 loud snaps accompanying the pain. Surgery reattached the tendon to the elbow by stitching a thread through the tendon, drilling holes in my elbow, stitch the thread through the holes to reattach the tendon to allow it to regrow to the elbow, and also 2 anchors attaching the elbow to the tendon was also used due to me wanting to bowl again. I have rehabbed is several months and was cleared to bowl again 4 weeks ago, and have just made it back out now.

Thanks to everyone else again!

Clint
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Wow, that sounds awful. I'm glad to hear you can get back into bowling and have as good of games as you did! I dont know if I would be brave enough to try and bowl after something like that my self! Good luck and don't push it too hard.
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Title: Re: Finally bowled after 16 months yesterday...
Post by: clintdaley on February 22, 2008, 08:07:16 AM
It does seem horrible, but honestly, the pain from the tendon not being attached was greater than any pain from the surgery or rehab....so, I am glad I went through with the surgery as originally, I did chicken out and delayed the surgery several months...but the pain became too much and I gave in.

Clint
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Title: Re: Finally bowled after 16 months yesterday...
Post by: clintdaley on February 22, 2008, 11:12:23 AM
Yeah, the Hoinke tourney is when I realized it was not just a small issue. I damaged my arm practicing the nite before, and put everythign away and took lots of Advil, etc, thinking I pulled a muscle or something along those lines. I downed another boatload of Advil about 30 minutes from the bowling center on the road to give the Advil enough time to kick in...I had brought 16 balls with me, but only took in 4 knowing my arm just wasn't right. The 4th shot I tossed I was in so much pain I ran off the approach biting my shirt so I would not scream in front of all of the other bowlers...I don't drive 5 1/2 hours to throw 4 shots and quit...so its was quite a shock to me as I really have never had any major injuries through all my years of sports, and this ended up being my only ever surgery...so far..

900...you have nit the nail on the head...I have missed bowling competitively, but realize now that I have been blessed to already put up 300s, 800s, and a major local scratch tourney win before my injury...so now my main goal is to go HAVE FUN...and if I don't bowl well...OH WELL..at least I am able to bowl at all!

Clint

Long way to go yet, but every step has been positive!
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Title: Re: Finally bowled after 16 months yesterday...
Post by: LuvThatWhiteDot on February 22, 2008, 04:52:37 PM
Welcome back!
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Title: Re: Finally bowled after 16 months yesterday...
Post by: Ahhbach on February 22, 2008, 05:10:36 PM
You still drilling balls in Columbiana?

Ahh
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Title: Re: Finally bowled after 16 months yesterday...
Post by: charlest on February 22, 2008, 05:12:49 PM
Glad to hear the road to recovery is paved with ... rubies ... continued good luck!
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Title: Re: Finally bowled after 16 months yesterday...
Post by: Alakazam on February 23, 2008, 02:34:21 PM
Excellent news Clint, those were pretty good scores after all this time with a 10 pounder, do take care.
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