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LuvThatWhiteDot

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Picking up the ball again... I practiced on Wednesday....
« on: May 02, 2010, 04:20:19 AM »
...and walked like an OLD LADY for two days afterward.  YIKES.  

I am back to bowling after a 7-month hiatus!   A friend of mine (thank you, Mark!) invited me to bowl a summer league that starts in ten days.  It's a 4-person roster mixed league, so it should be good fun.  Since I was invited and said yes, I thought I'd better get out of the house and see if I can still throw the ball like a human, so off to practice I went...

A bowling center near me offers 3 games for $4.95, which is a pretty good deal.  I put on my shoes (they still fit) and did a LOT of stretching because I was worried more about injury than muscle memory.  The first two balls out of the bag were the Smokin' Inferno and White Dot and then I gave it the old college try.  My first thought?  HOLY CRAP, this ball is HEAVY!   I managed to throw a strike on the first shot as well (easy conditions) and felt some minor tugging in my quad and left hip muscle (I am a righty).  I also felt terribly winded.  Can you say cardiac deconditioning?!  At least with the pace of a league I won't be getting winded since there's breaks between shots.  During my practice session I threw some good shots and some brain dead ones (and naturally, I whiffed the first 7 pin I left)  I also missed one 10 pin as I rushing to the line because I was so excited to be back!!

The numbers:  203-162-178/543.  Not too shabby, since my last outing was in September 2009.  Like I mentioned earlier, I was SERIOUSLY sore the second day (Friday) and I dragged the left side of my body around the doctor's office where I work like Igor, but today I feel pretty good.  I will practice again next Wednesday to gear up for the league, which starts one week later.

I also ordered a new ball, a green/black Brunswick Avalanche.  I don't have the heart to take my Smokin' Inferno out of the bag just yet, so the Special Agent will have to sit on the sidelines for a while until I decide what will stay in the bag for the rest of the summer.

I am also bowling a mixed league in the fall, and it's going to be pretty nice since it's a shorter league (29 weeks), so I'll be done with league before April.  How cool is that?!  Thanks for asking again, Mark!

Bowling bowling bowling.  It is GOOD to be home.
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Re: Picking up the ball again... I practiced on Wednesday....
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2010, 01:12:58 PM »
Welcome back, Lisa.

Interesting to read your novella about your comeback.  You bowled pretty decently for that long of a layoff.  I like that you decided to order a new ball after one practice session.  You really are like the rest of us.  

I will probably find myself in the same condition when our center reopens again for next season since they closed in Jan for remodeling and repairs.  I lost all of my bowling calluses already and that has me worried.  Thanks for the reminder about stretching before bowling.


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Re: Picking up the ball again... I practiced on Wednesday....
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2010, 08:55:48 AM »
I also had to take a break of several weeks some time ago, and it is frightening how tiring bowling can be if you are not used to it anymore: the wrist gets weak and you tend to grip too tight with the thumb, sliding leg/knee is aching...

Just give yourself some time to slip your body back into the routines. Bowling is IMHO like cycling: you hardly lose the fundamentals, but getting back (and staying up) after a long break does not make you Lance Armstrong immediately

Just try to do some light and frequent practice before the league starts, and do not force it!
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