I say go and practice.  Sometimes its just nerves because you want to do well.
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Ok trying to get better

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I would say to consult a good coach. A good coach can spot bad habits or technique and help to correct it.

There is bad practicing and good practicing. Good practice involves working on specific things to make your game better. Bad practice is bowling with bad habits. If you practice with bad habits, you're just reinforcing those bad habits and they may become harder to break.

I used to practice a lot and saw mixed results in league. Once a consulted a coach, I worked on specific things and saw better results in a shorter time.


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3 holes of fun!!

I started Slow myself and i went back to practicing at lunch time, i have an alley right up the street from work. I try to think about what i am not doing right and correcting them. Last week i finally threw the ball well and got a 600 series, but lots of work to do and lots of time in the season. one thing is dont get drastic, think basics.
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Why does the 8 Pin laugh at me!

Sheppy

It happens, and the more one tries in this situation, the easier it is to choke and make things worse.

Personally, I try to figure out why I play badly. Sometimes it is just me, being tired and lacking tension and attention. If something is on the line I try to get a bit aggressive, and sometimes I can recover from a "spontaneaous" slump.
At other times I know taht I do not have proper equipment with me, and that I could score better. Then I just to play well with teh situation at hand, but I do not dwell upon low scores - esp. when other face similar problems.
I really get upset when I repeat mistakes, e g. pulling the shot on a 10 pin. But again, becoming angry or depressive does not help much - rather check what could have gone wrong, try adjustments and better next time, and never "take it home".

Even playing low scores can be very insightful. It is just a matter of perspective and expectation
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220...221...whatever it takes.

I had been going through a rough spot lately too - somewhere between 10-15 single pin spares in one night.  I wasn't getting the backend reaction I am used to.  This had been going on for a few weeks now.  It finally dawned on me I should get my grips replaced as it's been about a year since I have.

What a difference, it was like throwing a new ball last night.  I had plenty of backend movement on the ball and felt great.  I can't wait to go back out and build on that.

Over the summer, I felt very confident and was bowling great. I was making the right ball choices and I was throwing it better than I had ever before. But since starting college, I haven't had much time to bowl, other than the 1 league that I am in. It's a sport shot league, and last year my ending average was 200 I believe, and right now I think it's like 187. The lack of bowling is really hurting my timing and just my game in general. I've started drifting more than usual, opening up my body more, fouling more, and in turn, its hurting my scores and my confidence a lot.

Last night after league (which I think I averaged about 185 again) I decided to bowl and work on my timing and drifting and such. I ended up bowling about 13 or 14 games, half of which I used a one step approach to try to get my timing and balance back. I realized that I wasn't keeping my slide foot under my body, which is why I kept falling off shots. After working on that, I reduced my drift from 11 boards to about 6 boards which is where I used to be, my timing felt a lot better, and just my whole game felt better.

The one step can REALLY help your game. Susie Minshew as well as Tony Reyes both taught me the advantages of the one step and I think it's a great tool.
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