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mumzie

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Last night drove home the need to practice
« on: May 22, 2008, 04:42:04 PM »
practice, practice...

Which I haven't done for a year or more.

When I was practicing between 30-60 games a week, I woulda figgered this one out in 3 shots. However, last night was a bit different.

I was bowling the PBA experience league. I felt like I was throwing the ball pretty well, but my teammate kept saying things like "you helped that one a bit" - "you guided that one" "you placed that one on the lane" etc, etc....

Well - did I get a clue????? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...
I struggled for 2 games and 9 frames, throwing the ball "well" but watching it react differently every shot.

I got up in the third frame, and realized that prior to that frame, I was walking too far right, and doing STRANGE things with my armswing to make the ball hit the target. 3 shots DEAD on - great release, hit the target perfectly, and struck on all three.

It ONLY took 30 frames to figure it out.

DUH - <hits self squarely on forehead with heel of hand> whaddya want when you don't practice!
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mainzer

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Re: Last night drove home the need to practice
« Reply #16 on: May 24, 2008, 11:12:03 PM »
Just go out anytime practice is practice so it doesn't matter how you score try things you wouldn't normally be able to do like play the seventh arrow or try to get just the seven and ten pin off the rack accuracy drills is what I call it.
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scotts33

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Re: Last night drove home the need to practice
« Reply #17 on: May 25, 2008, 08:09:02 AM »
My advice.  Take a break.  Walk away from it a bit.  It gets old and stale.  Need a new perspective.  A break does this for me.
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