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.