This weekend was such a blast! Saturday was the Bowl Like the Pro's clinic and Sunday was the Masters Qualifier.

I have never been to a bowling clinic and haven't watched a video of myself bowling in quite a while! That was rather interesting and gave me quite a bit to work with. The only problem is, the next day was the Qualifier and after bowling for so long on Saturday and learning new things. Mostly was my timing and letting the ball go with a lot less human error spots but the qualifier was definatly not the place to apply them!

The Qualifier was excelent!! The first squad I bombed out and place like 70th or so for 5 games..It just wasn't a pretty thing at all trying to bowl how I normally do and trying to apply and not apply the things that were drilled in my head from the clinic! I found myself using both techniques and that is just not good at all.  Plus I am sooo not a morning person and didn't wake up till the 2nd squad.

What a rush!  I bowled 206, 221, 200, 237...which brought me to +64!! Totally a shoe in for the position...which in turn I followed with a 181...what a bummer! for a total of +45  I placed 9th of 96 bowlers and actually...if I would have bowled a 210...I would have had it.  What an emotional rollercoaster! I go from thinking that I was just there for the experience, to thinking that I might have a chance, to blowing it, and being dissapointed for being so close.

Oh well...for my first big tournament I felt I did rather well.  Actually 2nd cause I bowled the qualifier last weekend also.

Life is great though overall.

Good luck and good bowling.

Lately things have been so busy between working and bowling....and now I have the pleasure of having a cold. I am almost over it but it's really kicking my butt. 

I have been bowling  on the Monday Sportsman league and have a 186 average. They have VERY tough conditions and struggling my way thru that one but overall, I really enjoy the competition.

My Tuesday league I have a 197 average right now but seem to be losing focus.  I am not sure I should be there anymore.  The league has lost about 6 teams from last season and most of the high rollers are gone.  It is a shame because I really liked the fact it gave me something to shoot for. Don't get me wrong there are still some very good bowlers there, but it just sort of took the edge off and now it is a social hour.

Wednesdays working....yeah...it's going pretty well. It's good to see the firmiliar faces and some new ones, the lanes seem to be running well for the most part so overall...that is going pretty well.

Thursdays I have been trying to go practice on the Sportsman shot but lately since I have been sick...that has turned into just a relax after work day.

Fridays I was called in to "Substitute" for a Womans Classic league. I guess almost more of a premanent sub which is still pretty cool.  The team is great, and we are in first place! I have sub-ed for them twice now.  I have about a 196+ average and rising. It's 4 games per night and last week I ended up with a 201, 160, 234, 239...so not too shabby. It's fun and gives me something to do on a Friday night!

The everyother Saturday league is going well also. Just a bummer that everything seems to fall on those Saturdays...It is a really fun league with a lot of great people.  I sofar should have a 201 average on that league. We lost all 3 games due to a pre-bowl from the other team of 760 from a 186 average bowler.  I know that is possible...but it just makes you think that maybe they have the right idea outlawing the pre-bowls. 

Last Sunday I went to bowl an "8 Game Marathon" it was pretty cool! I honestly didn't know what I  was getting myself into. I was told it was just a tournment, then while I was sitting there before it starts...I start seeing some firmiliar faces.  Faces I recognized from some of the Pro/Ams I have bowled...but not the amatures!! I kind of started freaking out a bit realizing that I was bowling a tournament against some of the same pro's that I bowled with in the Pro/Am but I feel that I did rather well.  I only placed #29 out of 63 bowlers but that is the lower half of the upper half but still the upper half! -58 Final with a 196 entering. I know that sounds bad but seriously...when I went to the sheets I would start at the bottom thinking that's where I was at and just get more excited as I kept going higher!! I ended up getting High Womans Scratch for $50 so I was only out $35 in total, and just such an experience!! It really made me feel great to get comments like "it's good to see you bowling here...it's about time!"

On that note...go for your dreams, reach for the stars and you never know where you will land.