This is exactly what I did the 3rd game in league the other night. After bowling nearly 2 games and getting frustrated watching the ringing 10's and nothing was working, my wife asked "so why do you watch?". I had just switched to my brand new Silver Streak solid a few frames earlier, so I decided to try "not watching" in the 10th frame. I threw all 3 strikes in the 10th doing this, so I decided to continue on the next game, at least until the streak stopped. Well it didn't stop until the night was over. 15 in a row to end the night and I didn't see any of them. I could just tell by the reaction of my teammates and others around as to what the results were. From what people were telling me, every ball was flush. I don't know, maybe by knowing that I wasn't going to watch, I made sure that I executed and made better shots and now they carried. By not watching, I mean releasing the ball and then turning and walking away.

I don't think that I'll be replicating this feat anytime soon, it was just one of those moments.  

Anyone else ever do or witness anything like this?




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Edited on 1/28/2005 1:55 PM

First, congrats on the perfecto.

When I used to practice I would (sometimes) shut my eyes after I got set up on the approach.  Not only did I not watch the shot, but I didn't see the lane.  It's an interesting practice technique and I think useful in a number of ways: you gain confidence, you get a better "feel" for what you're actually doing and you concentrate more on the actual mechanics of your swing.
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