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MichiganBowling

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Missed Opportunity
« on: January 30, 2005, 08:38:36 AM »
For those of you that haven't seen me bowl, I average between 210-220 and once averaged 220 on a regular basis.  I hurt my leg 3 years ago, and have been recovering ever since.  My mental game is pretty good, but my physical game is holding me back.

So I went practicing today and the shot was quite a bit easier than usual.  $1.50/game special every Sunday before noon, so I use this as my practice time.  

I bowl a 235 first game, 247 2nd game, 233 3rd game, and am only working on finding the perfect angle and ball reaction to carry.  At this time I look back and see a young boy and his father standing way back behind me watching.  I smile and continue bowling.  I switch balls and shoot 257 the next game and see another kid back there watching with the other boy and his son.  

Again, the shot is REALLY easy.  I'm not throwing all that well.  So the next game I start working on my game trying to figure it out, and I shoot 191.  But alas, I figured out what I was doing wrong.  The people go back to their lanes, and I proceed to shoot 220 the next game.

OK, FINALLY MY POINT!!!

There are a lot of bowlers in my area that can manipulate a THS a lot better than I can.  What if these 230+ average bowlers could somehow be paid or compensated to practice during busy times?  I think the concept of "local heroes" has been lost with the sport, and could get the youth interested in the sport!  Believe me, I am not calling myself one of these people, but if someone like me could get people watching, imagine what the real good bowlers could do?  hahaha.

These people could also help tell the bowlers about leagues and seminars and such.

Any thoughts?
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mumzie

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Re: Missed Opportunity
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2005, 05:47:15 PM »
Good thought.
It would be great if you could get "demonstration" practice sessions going.
The houses would probably like it.

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MichiganBowling

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Re: Missed Opportunity
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2005, 05:55:18 PM »
Thanks Mumzie.

Oh yeah, Mika K moved this summer and lives about 30 minutes from me now.  I guess he was practicing a lot at Striking Lanes in Hartland, MI this summer, and quite a crowd would watch him.

The only problem here becomes, what do you do when people watch you bowl?  When I started to really work on my game in the story above, I shot lower and the people left.  So should Mika just bowl and throw strikes all day?  Unfortunately the average bowler doesn't understand what is happening when someone like Mika shoots a 191 on a THS.  Should he stop and tell the people what he is working on to explain it all?  

This might not be such a problem for the local heroes, cuz they usually like to strike all day.  hahaha.  And they like the ego boost of people watching them too!  I'm not gunna lie, it made me feel pretty good today!
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