Per you 295.............just this past Tuesday night had a team mate shoot 293. He didn't seem nervous as he's a 210 ave, but he just flat out let the last one slip out of his hand. We all knew it immediately & were hoping for a 292 or maybe 294.More bowlers coming out of the woodwork here at Jack's...
I avg 195 bowling once a week--used to bowl twice a week for years-- and I used to be the guy that had to have the newest equipment as soon as it hit the shelves. Not any more...:nono:
There are plenty of guys in my league that get rid of all-but-new balls on a regular basis and I buy balls for as little as 50 bucks.
I bowl in state, regional and national tourneys with the owner of the house I bowl at and he gives me a great deal on plugging and drilling those balls I buy from the guys.
Kind of embarrassed about my high game. 295--pulled the chit out of the last ball in the 10th and left the "Greek church" High series of 744 the same night.
Been bowling like crap lately. had a killer 522 last night....:mj02:
Plenty of guys around here that buy a new ball about once per month it seems. They are always eager to sel lthem.
I don't bowl as often or as seriously as I once did, so I get one or two new ones per year. I know a couple of guys on the Pro Tour and they usually come back loaded with excess equipment and they are usually generous enough to give them to me for free.
Talk about slump.............my current one is lasting well over a year. It all started when the last of the big hurricanes came through here and blew my regular 60 lane house down. Not totally, but enough to destroy evertyhing. So we had to (luckily found one to accomodate us) move to a new house where conditions are alot tougher...........if you don't throw a big 17-18 mph crank shot you are out of luck there. Multi pin spares are very difficult. So, average-wise, I am down about 25+ pins (and counting), I usually ave high 190's or low 200's. One bad thing leads to another . I'm developing many, many bad habits, tugging alot of shots trying to get too much on them, lapsing concentration, bad reads, jerky follow thru,etc. I could go on & on. I always had one of the smoothest shots/deliveries, everyone would tell me. I only have one 700 in this new place after 2 years. , I usually get 4-5 per season.
I even took 6 weeks off recently, unheard of for me. In my 6 games back I've got a 232 & 225 and 4 terrible 150-160's. Not good !! I just can't line up right, & now I am getting really pissed off, frustrated & aggitated, making many foolish mistakes , costing my team points and am considering(after 40 years) quitting the game. It is painful for me to bowl like that. Somehow, team wise, we managed to win the last quarter, putting us in the playoffs at the end of the season, however. Ahhhhh enough o fthis rambling, no one, including me, wants to hear it.
:scared :shrug:
I,m sure your slump will be short lived. GL
