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TheSquirrel

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How to get out of a slump?
« on: November 05, 2008, 05:11:53 AM »
I am looking for suggestions or superstitions how to get out of a slump?  I am a decent player average 220+ on house shots.  I practice 10+ games a week and bowl 2 leagues with occasional tournaments.  I just cant get out of a slump. To up and down please make your opinion because EVERYONE on this site has gone through this every year! Don't lie to yourself!
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Re: How to get out of a slump?
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2008, 01:27:28 PM »
Personally I never get into a slump, but that's because I am good, just ask me.

However, if I were to ever have that happen, I would go practice with a urethane ball, forcing myself to get back into good form habits.

My game is all form, so that's what would work for me, if I was slumping.  Highly unlikely, because I am just that good.

In all seriousness though, that's what I do.  Sometimes I lose sight of what I need to do physically in my game, because the technology made me lazy.  As soon as I get back to having my good form back, my score go up.

You could try that, but I'm not sure it would work for everyone?
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TheSquirrel

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Re: How to get out of a slump?
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2008, 01:37:57 PM »
Honestly I am going to get my plastic ball and see if I can notice a few things tonight I appreciate Spider ball, felt lame asking on here but it has come down to it.
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Re: How to get out of a slump?
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2008, 01:51:30 PM »
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Honestly I am going to get my plastic ball and see if I can notice a few things tonight I appreciate Spider ball, felt lame asking on here but it has come down to it.


Those who do not ask questions are the lame ones.  Everyone and I mean everyone goes into a slump every now and again.  Practice does make "perfect". It took me a month to get out of a slump I was in. Well the slump was more during league than practice.  I started leaving corner pins or just not hitting the pocket consistently or maybe timing.  I wasn't sure what I was doing wrong.  I would go practice on the weekends and nothing wrong. My release was great, carry was great, timing felt right.  But, things are a little different when you practice by yourself and when you bowl league with 10 people to a pair of lanes.

My issues ended up being not making the correct adjustments and not making them soon enough. That caused me to try to throw the ball faster, which threw off my timing.  So even though you don't think practice is helping. it is.
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Re: How to get out of a slump?
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2008, 01:26:46 AM »
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However, if I were to ever have that happen, I would go practice with a urethane ball, forcing myself to get back into good form habits.


That's IMHO a good suggestion, and taking a step back or having a break can also help, since one becomes unconsciously more and more result-conscious, the game becomes more and more stiff, and a downward spiral sets in.

Going back to basics and checking if the foundations are sound (e .g. with a urethane - I also have an old Blue Hammer which is a great training tool!) is a very good diagnosis step, just to see if there is a real physical flaw, and/or something that pushes you from the back of your mind.
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Re: How to get out of a slump?
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2008, 01:57:59 AM »
Sometimes a couple of weeks off does wonders, you come back with a fresh attitude and are more aware of what your doing, which allows you to address the issue leading to your slump.
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Re: How to get out of a slump?
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2008, 02:00:12 AM »
Just check out Urban Dictionary for "Slump Buster"... works like a charm!
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Re: How to get out of a slump?
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2008, 07:43:47 AM »
hahahaha very interesting


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Dan Belcher

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Re: How to get out of a slump?
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2008, 07:46:07 AM »
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Sometimes a couple of weeks off does wonders, you come back with a fresh attitude and are more aware of what your doing, which allows you to address the issue leading to your slump.
I agree.  The harder you try, the worse you do.  Take some time off.  If you still want to bowl your leagues that week, that's fine, but definately don't go practice during the week.  It's a good way to get back to basics.  If you start trying to fix things that aren't really problems normally, you just end up developing new bad habits, etc.
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Re: How to get out of a slump?
« Reply #9 on: November 06, 2008, 02:13:59 PM »
I usually take some time off and when I do bowl during this time I try to ignore the specific fundamentals and simply let it happen. If this persists, then I refocus on fundaments starting from the basics, foot work, pushaway, grip, slide, finish position, arm swing...etc.


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Re: How to get out of a slump?
« Reply #10 on: November 06, 2008, 02:54:55 PM »
I agree with the comments about taking a little break, every year about this time my game falls off with the extra hours at work this time of year.  I have found that if I take a week or two away and come back that I am executing better and not trying to force the ball.

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Re: How to get out of a slump?
« Reply #11 on: November 06, 2008, 02:56:49 PM »
Mark Grace said "do a fat chick."

Damn, Nick beat me to it!
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Re: How to get out of a slump?
« Reply #12 on: November 06, 2008, 10:52:46 PM »
Third on the slump buster...go to a bar, sport a 300 ring and a snickers bar and play it from there, moped it.
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